Welcome to our weekly bulletin of British women’s sports results from around the globe.

Archery:

Britain’s women won several medals at the World Archery Para Championships in Bangkok this week.

The first medal came courtesy of Mel Clarke on November 5, who took bronze in the women’s open compound. She missed out on the final after a shock defeat in the semi-finals to Turkey’s Burcu Dag.

Double Paralympic champion Danielle Brown faced Dag in the final, but lost a close battle to take the silver medal.

Brown and her teammate John Stubbs won the silver medal in the mixed team compound event November 7.

Despite her success, Brown will no longer be able to compete in international Para-Archery events due to a change in classification procedures.

Brown shoots sitting down due to a medical condition which causes her chronic pain in her feet. However, from April 1 next year, the rules will change so that only athletes whose disability directly affects their performance will be allowed to compete.

Rugby:

England’s women convincingly beat France in their first autumn international at Twickenham on November 9, with a score of 40-20.

Tries came from Maggie Alphonsi – back in the team after a 20 month absence due to injury – as well as captain Katy McLean, Claire Allan, Ruth Laybourn and Kay Wilson.

Gymnastics:

Britain’s women won the world team trampoline title in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 9. Emma Smith, Laura Gallagher, Bryony Page and Kat Driscoll scored a total of 164.845 points to finish ahead of Canada and  Belarus.

Driscoll said, “We had worked so hard over the last two to three years and this comes as an acknowledgement of all our efforts.”

Hockey:

The International Hockey Federation announced this week that England is to host the 2018 women’s World Cup.

The event will be held at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre.

England Hockey chairman Philip Kimberley said, “We’re absolutely thrilled to have secured the World Cup. It’s of huge importance to us as we look to build our momentum and increase the visibility of our sport.”

Ice Skating:

Short-track skater Elise Christie set a new British record in the 1500m at an Olympic qualifier in Turin on November 9. The 23 year-old finished sixth with a time of 2:18.696 minutes.

Christie also competed in the 500m, where she suffered two falls in the quarter finals. After colliding with another skater on the first corner, she fell again at the restart. She attributed the second fall to a damaged skate.

“It was pretty embarrassing. I’m here for comical value,” she told the BBC.

Cycling:

Emma Pooley is to return to the top level of road cycling next year. She has joined the Lotto Belisol team, and plans to target several top events in 2014.

The 31 year-old, one of Britain’s top road cyclists, has taken a step back from racing this year to focus on completing her PhD.

Swimming:

Lizzie Simmonds won two silver medals and a bronze at the Tokyo leg of the FINA World Cup series on November 9.

The 22 year-old beat her own English record to win silver in the 50m backstroke, just 0.01 seconds behind Brazilian Etiene Madeiros.

Her second silver medal came in the 200m backstroke, and her bronze in the 100m backstroke.

Also competing was Sophie Allen, who won bronze in the 200m individual medley, and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, who finished seventh in the race.

The final leg of the series will take place in Beijing from November 13.