In our weekly feature on the ins and outs in women's sport, women's football continues to shine bright at the World Cup in France while Fran Wilson takes a stunning catch.

A week in the world of women's sport

A week in the world of women's sport

Cricket

It's another clean sweep for the England Women as they brushed aside the West Indies with victory in the rain-marred final ODI of their three-match series.

Having won the first match by 208 runs and the second ODI by 121 runs, the hosts followed it up with a 135-run win via the Duckworth/Lewis method at Chelmsford.

Asked to bat first in a match reduced to 39 overs, England posted 258 for four thanks to 80 from opener Amy Jones and a 61-ball 70 from Sarah Taylor.

The Windies' chase of the revised target of 267 never got going as they were bundled out for 131 with Sophie Ecclestone and Kate Cross each picking up two wickets.

In case you missed it from the highlights above, here is the stunning catch from Fran Wilson.

Up next is the Women's Ashes and Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy expects a "feisty" series.

"It's been a busy month or so build up... we're ready to get on the plane and I know I'm ready to go and get amongst it," she said.

"It's always a highlight of your career (playing in an Ashes series); it's always feisty and fiery and good fun to be a part of."

Don't forget the first T20 gets underway on July 26.

Golf

Brooke Henderson has become Canada's most successful golfer in terms of tournament wins as the 21-year-old won her ninth LPGA Tour title at the Meijer LPGA Classic.

She carded a final round two-under 69 at the Blythefield Country Club in Michigan to finish on 21-under - one stroke ahead of Lexi Thompson, Nasa Hataoka, Su Oh and Brittany Altomare.

It means she is now one title ahead of Sandra Post, George Knudson and Mike Weir in terms of most trophies won by a Canadian golfer.

"That's really cool," she said. "Earlier this year to get my eighth win and to tie that record was a huge deal for me. To now to kind of breakthrough that is awesome. I'm just really excited for the rest of the summer and hopefully many more wins in the future."

Up next on the LPGA Tour is the third major of the year, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.

Netball

Australia remain the top-ranked team in the latest International Netball Federation Rankings with a 209 rating with England second (173) and Jamaica third (172).

Scotland were the big movers as they are up to a new high of eighth place.

"We set ourselves the ambitious target of reaching eighth in the world by 2019 at the start of our last strategic plan back in 2015, and it is testament to the hard work, dedication and expertise of the entire Netball Scotland performance team, programme and players that we have realised this goal," said Claire Nelson, CEO of Netball Scotland.

"With world netball now more competitive than ever it is imperative that we continue to build on our recent successes as we strive to become one of our sport's top netballing nations."

Football

We have reached the business end of the FIFA Women's World Cup group stage as England, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Spain and the United States have all been confirmed for the knockout round.

England booked their places in the last 16 when they beat Argentina 1-0 in their second group match with Jodie Taylor scoring the game-winning goal in the 61st minute.

Up next are Japan on Wednesday and the winner will go through as group winners.

But if you are a women's football enthusiast then it's perhaps best to keep up to date with the FIFA Women's World Cup through Google.

Want to know when the playoffs start? Then ask Google Search and Google Assistant. Want to know more about your favourite teams' results? Google Search and Assistant is your friend. Want highlights from the matches? You know the drill.

Still not sure how to use Google Search and Google Assistant, then here is a good blog post to start.

Rugby

The New Zealand Black Ferns squad for the upcoming Women’s Rugby Super Series in San Diego include six uncapped players in the 30-player squad with Olivia Ward-Duin, Forne Burkin, Luka Connor, Karli Faneva, Joanah Ngan-Woo, Kennedy Simon, Pia Tapsell and Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu all newcomers.

Black Ferns squad:

Forne Burkin, Luka Connor, Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, Phillipa Love, Toka Natua, Aleisha-Pearl Nelson, Leilani Perese, Olivia Ward-Duin, Eloise Blackwell, Karli Faneva, Joanah Ngan-Woo, Charmaine Smith, Les Elder (captain), Charmaine McMenamin, Marcelle Parkes, Kennedy Simon, Pia Tapsell, Kendra Cocksedge, Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, Chelsea Alley, Kelly Brazier, Krysten Cottrell, Ruahei Demant, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Carla Hohepa, Ayesha Leti-I'iga, Natahlia Moors, Alena Saili, Renee Wickliffe, Selica Winiata

Tennis

Can you smell that? It's the smell of the grass-court season in full swing.

Actually it wasn't quite grass at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham as most of the tournament was played on an indoor hard court due to rain, but it went according to the draw as top seed Caroline Garcia took on second seed Donna Vekic in the final.

And it was Garcia who edged out the Croatian as she won 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) to secure her seventh WTA Tour title.

"I’m very happy and very proud of all of the week, and the way I fought today on court," Garcia said.

"The first set was tough for me, she was starting very well, but I knew there was only one way to go, and it was by fighting. I didn’t know if I was going to get the win, but I really wanted to fight hard, and try to get the experience and enjoy it, and I definitely did a lot."

At the Libema Open in the Netherlands, it was the unseeded Alison Riske who produced a stunning comeback to beat top seed Kiki Bertens 0-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 for a second WTA Tour title.

"I'm just really proud of myself. I looked at the clock, and it was 6-0, 1-0 at 32 minutes in, and I thought, 'I can't possibly be bageled in a final,'" Riske said.

"I had faith that things would turn around at some point, I just wasn't sure when. I thought maybe it was too late, even when I broke back to make it 4-3, but I stayed in there and I fought for every point."

By Shahida Jacobs, editor of Tennis365.com

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