In our weekly feature on the ins and outs in women's sport, Alex Greenwood is ready to test herself against the best players at Lyon while Jamie Chadwick sets her sights on F1 after W Series success.

Cricket

The Kia Women's Super League is up and running and the Surrey Stars, Southern Vipers and Western Storm are the early front-runners after winning their opening two games.

The Stars beat the Yorkshire Diamonds by nine runs and Lancashire Thunder by eight wickets in their two openers, the Vipers got the better of Thunder by 34 runs and Loughborough Lightning by two wickets while the Storm defeated the Thunder seven wickets and the Lightning six wickets in their games. 

England batters Heather Knight (129) and Fran Wilson (127), and West Indies star Stefanie Taylor (122) lead the run-scoring charts after the opening few rounds.

As for the wicket-taking honours, Tash Farrant from the Southern Vipers and the Western Storm's Claire Nicholas have each picked up six wickets.

You can catch the highlights of matches on the England & Wales Cricket Board YouTube Channel.

Football

The start of the new WSL is still weeks away, but it is busy in the transfer window and England left-back Alex Greenwood's move from Manchester United to European champions Lyon in a deal worth £36,900 is the biggest.

Greenwood joins fellow England players Lucy Bronze, Nikita Parris and Izzy Christiansen at the French club.

"So excited to be joining @OLfeminin the best women’s club in the world and to test myself against the best players everyday. Excited for the journey ahead," she said on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Manchester City have snapped up South Korea forward Lee Geum-min from Gyeongju KHNP on a two-year contract and Republic of Ireland midfielder Tyler Toland from Irish Premiership side Sion Swifts.

"To my team-mates, coaches, manager, the fans and everyone involved, I want to be remembered as a good player," Lee told the City website.

Chelsea have retained the services of midfielder Ji So-yun for the next few years after the South Korea international signed a new contract that will keep her with the club until 2022.

"It means so much to me to be able to extend my contract with Chelsea," the 28-year-old told the club's official website. 

"I am always grateful for the opportunities and I am excited to stay with the club."

France's Stephanie Frappart will create a bit of history on Wednesday as she will become the first female to officiate a major UEFA men's match.

The 25-year-old will take charge of the Super Cup clash between Champions League winners Liverpool and Europa League champions Chelsea in Istanbul.

Golf

Mi Jung Hur has broken her drought as she claimed her first LPGA Tour win with a tournament record 20-under par to secure the Ladies Scottish Open at Renaissance Club.

In far from ideal conditions, the South Korean finished with a flurry as she posted a five-under-par 66, finishing four shots ahead of Moriya Jutanugarn from Thailand and Jeongeun Lee6 from South Korea.

"My goal for the day was just enjoy my golf and just stay dry from the rain and just keep focused on my game," Hur, whose previous LPGA Tour win was at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in 2014, said. "That was working really well today and it bring me a good result."

The tournament also marked the cut-off date for qualification for the Solheim Cup and England pair Charley Hull and Georgia Hall, Spain's Azahara Munoz and Carlota Ciganda, Caroline Masson of Germany, Sweden duo Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, and Dutch player Anne van Dam have all qualified automatically.

Europe captain Catriona Matthew is still to reveal her four wildcard picks event against the United States at Gleneagles.

The US Solheim Cup team will be announced on August 25.

Motorsport

Jamie Chadwick has written her name into history as she has won the inaugural all-female W Series.

The 21-year-old Brit finished fourth in the season finale at Brands Hatch to clinch the title ahead of Beitske Visser from the Netherlands and Brit Alice Powell, who won the final race.

Chadwick won the series opener at Hockenheimring in May and the third race at the Misano World Circuit in June to set up her Championship success.

She has set her sights on competing in F1, but knows there are challenges ahead.

"I’m under no illusions as to how tough it’s going to get," she told Reuters.

She added: "If you look at all the drivers who’ve made it into F1, they’ve all come with significant backing. Whether that’s personal or through sponsors or a team, none of them have paid their way scraping the barrel."

Netball

Jess Thirlby has named her first England squad since taking over as head coach from Tracey Neville.

The 25 players on the full-time netball programme features one major surprise with former Australia defender Kate Shimmin, who has dual citizenship, including in the group.

Nine players who were part of the bronze-winning team at the World Cup in Liverpool were also included. 

"I would like to congratulate all athletes on their selection into the Roses programme," Thirlby said. "It is wonderful to have so much talent in our Roses and Futures programme. There are a lot of exciting international competitions for us to look forward to in 2019-20 calendar, which I see as opportunities for us to expose both our experienced and newer talent to. I’m very much looking forward to working with this team as we head into another very exciting year for our sport." 

England full-time squad:

Beth Cobden, Layla Guscoth, Jo Harten, Helen Housby, Geva Mentor, Chelsea Pitman, Kate Shimmin, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Rebekah Airey, Summer Artman, Eleanor Cardwell, Ella Clark, Iona Darroch, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, George Fisher, Jodie Gibson, Serena Guthrie, Laura Malcolm, Gabriella Marshall, Vicki Oyesola, Natalie Panagarry, Yasmin Parsons, Razia Quashie, Jessica Shaw and Fran Williams.

Roses Futures programme:

Halimat Adio, Olivia Tchine, Imogen Allison and Amy Carter.

In the Vitality Netball Superleague, Dan Ryan has been appointed as head coach of the Leeds Rhinos ahead of their debut in the top flight in 2021.

"The opportunity to be a part of this sporting club with such a rich history is one I couldn't pass on," Australian Ryan, who also coaches Northern Ireland, said.

"How it lives and breathes performance sport and truly cares about its people - this is an organisation I really wanted to be aligned to.

"It's going to be a very special journey for all of us as we work towards making our mark in 2021."

Tennis

What a week it was for hometown hero Bianca Andreescu in Toronto as she became the first Canadian woman to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. 

It wasn't a final for the ages as her opponent Serena Williams was forced to retire with a back problem while trailling 1-3 in the opening set, but the 19-year-old Andreescu will remember this tournament for the rest of her life.

"It's not easy for Serena, for sure, to pull out, especially to pull out in a final," Andreescu, who also won the Indian Wells Masters in March, said. "I know how she feels because I've done that many times in my short career. But sometimes you just have to listen to your body. And, yeah, it's not the way I wanted to win, but a win is a win. So I'm really, really happy."

She added: "I would say that the win in Indian Wells was a hard-fought battle. So I felt like it was a sweeter victory at the time. But this tournament is at home. I've dedicated so much hard work and sweat on that tennis court and in this gym, so this tournament is definitely ten times more special."

By Shahida Jacobs, editor of Tennis365.com