In our weekly feature on the ins and outs in women's sport, another brilliant display from Ellyse Perry helped Australia to retain the Women's Ashes while New Zealand end their Netball World Cup drought.
A week in the world of women's sport
Cricket
Australia have retained the Women's Ashes after the one-off Test against England ended in a draw.
Ellyse Perry was once again the star of the show as she scored a century in the first innings and followed it up with an unbeaten 76 in the second, but rain meant a lot of play was lost.
After opting to bat first, Australia posted 420 for eight declared with Perry making 116 and Rachel Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney contributing half-tons while Katherine Brunt fared best with the ball with two for 48.
England replied with 275 for nine declared as Nat Sciver (88) and Amy Jones (64) kept the hosts afloat, but Sophie Molineux's four for 95 meant the tourists were always on the front foot.
Perry then dropped anchor again in the second innings as her unbeaten half-century saw the visitors reach 230 for seven before stumps was called on the final day.
The multi-format series will conclude with three T20s with Australia leading 8-2.
Football
The build-up to the new Women's Super League continues, but news from Spain is that Real Madrid have made their first signing ahead of their debut season in the Primera Division with Sweden international Kosovare Asllani joining.
The 29-year-old Asllani joins from Swedish club Linkopings.
Real Madrid took over newly promoted Deportivo Tacon in June, but Taco will keep the name for the 2019-20 season before they will switch Real Madrid the following campaign.
Golf
The LPGA's inaugural Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational took place at Midland Country Club in Michigan and American Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura from Thailand teamed up to win the team event.
The pair shot an 11-under 59 in the final-round four-ball to finish with 27-under-par 253 - an impressive six strokes ahead of South Korea's Ko Jin-young and Australian Minjee Lee.
"I couldn't even dream up to have won a Symetra event earlier this year and then to come out and win with Jasmine," Clanton said.
"It's so funny, this is the tournament that I wanted to come and play in. I was like, 'Team event, I'm in, let's go.' So, I'm blessed for the opportunity, I'm blessed that Jasmine came and let me come play with her."
Jasmine added: "I like this kind of format. You've got two chances on each hole. You're just trying to go for it and make some birdies. That's the best thing you can do in golf.
"You know that you have two opportunities each hole to make birdie, that keeps things fun."
Up next is the fourth major, the Evian Championship in France.
Netball
New Zealand are world champions for the first time since 2003 as the Silver Ferns claimed the narrowest of wins over rivals Australia in the final in front of 8,000 fans in Liverpool. It certainly doesn't get closer than a 52-51 scoreline.
It is their fifth Netball World Cup trophy.
The Silver Ferns found themselves up by seven points in the third quarter, but the defending champions clawed their way back to be just one point behind. However, the Kiwis didn't falter under the late pressure as they denied the Diamonds a fourth consecutive trophy.
"Our fossils stood up and led from the front," head coach Noeline Taurua said of her veteran players.
"I was actually quite speechless. Every day was going to be a challenge for us. To do the final is massive for the Ferns, for the sport and the community at home."
England, who suffered an agonisingly 47-45 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the semi-final, took bronze as they defeated South Africa 58-42 in their play-off match.
While it is not the gold medal that the reigning Commonwealth Games champions were hoping for, it was a winning send-off for head coach Tracey Neville, who had announced before the tournament that she would step down.
"When Tracey first came into his job it was a whirlwind, but to see her grow as a world-class international coach has been pleasure," England captain Serena Guthrie said.
"Today was about sending her off as best we could and we did that.
"It's hard to keep it together when we have got everybody crying at the moment. This has been the best experience.
"We almost feel like we have won a gold medal because of how we have changed the game. These 12 athletes have been up against it from the beginning and I'm so proud of everyone. I'm lost for words."
Tennis
Fiona Ferro can call herself a WTA Tour singles title winner after the Frenchwoman beat compatriot Alize Cornet in the final of the Ladies Open Lausanne.
The 22-year-old won 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in one hour and 40 minutes to win her maiden Tour-level trophy.
"I'm very happy and very relieved," Ferro told the press afterwards. "It was a very tough match against a fellow French player and a friend - it was very difficult to stay calm and to stay in the moment. When you play a friend the emotions always take over."
Over in Romania there was also a first-time WTA Tour winner as Elena Rybakina secured her maiden title at Bucharest Open.
The 20-year-old made light work of qualifier Patricia Maria Tig, winning the final 6-2, 6-0.
By Shahida Jacobs, editor of Tennis365.com
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