Younger sister of RCD Espanyol's Marc Torrejón, Spain captain Marta Torrejón has been upholding the family tradition of high-quality defending in France this week.
Norway skipper Maren Mjelde says that the pressure will be on France when the two sides meet on Sunday in Romorantin with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
Juventus have been dealt a major blow with the news that defender Jorge Andrade has suffered a repeat of the left-knee injury that decimated his last campaign.
James Allenby took his Twenty20 bowling form into the LV County Championship as Leicestershire dismissed Derbyshire cheaply on another rain-shortened day at Derby.
Essex transferred their excellent one-day form into the four-day arena as they dominated the opening exchanges of their LV County Championship match against Glamorgan at Cardiff.
Lance Klusener and Johannes van der Wath made undefeated half-centuries as Northamptonshire took control of their LV County Championship clash with Worcestershire at New Road.
Isa Guha enjoyed a special two days at Loughborough - on Friday she won her 50th ODI cap and 24 hours later recorded career best figures in a 10-wicket win against West Indies.
Russian Athletics News. Rome, Italy - Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own World record in the women's Pole Vault with a stupendous 5.03m victory** at the '28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport', the third fixture of the six meet ÅF Golden
Italy's success at the Women's U19 Championship in France continued when they stole the show at Friday's players' party with a memorable karaoke performance.
Germany's success at these finals is again based on sound defensive foundations even if its keystone, Stefanie Mirlach, is more used to playing in midfield.
A draw against England on Sunday would see Sweden through to the last four but winger Louise Fors insists that settling for a solitary point could be dangerous.
England may have begun their campaign on the back foot but Toni Duggan says the youthful side will go into Sunday's do-or-die Sweden match "full of confidence".
The pressure was mounting on Ian Bell before his mammoth innings of 199 in the first Test at Lord's - but the 26-year-old insists he was never worried about his place in the England team.
Isa Guha recorded her best figures in one-day internationals as England thrashed West Indies by ten wickets. The medium pacer finished with 5-14 from eight sublime overs as the tourists were dismissed for a measly 41.
