5 September, 2008 : - - As of 11:00 PM EDT Thursday / 03h00 GMT Friday, Hanna was still a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. Hanna is located near 26.5 north 76.3 west, or about 50 miles east of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, or about 540 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. Hanna is moving to the northwest around 14 mph.

5 September, 2008 : - - El Presidente de la Federaci?n de Surf de Costa Rica (FSC), Jos? Ure?a, hizo p?blica hoy la lista de los seleccionados nacionales para el siguiente gran compromiso internacional: el Mundial Open a celebrarse del 11 al 19 de octubre en Costa da Caparica, Portugal.

7 September, 2008 : - - Pantin, Spain ? William Cardoso (BRA), 22, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Movistar O'Neill Pantin Classic in three foot (one meter) waves defeating Michel Bourez (PYF) in the final man-on-man battle of the week winning 2000 valuable points counting for the international ratings. Cardoso, who defeated Bourez in tricky conditions, ended a week of high performance big wave surfing after posting some of the event's best scores for his maiden WQS victory.

7 September, 2008 : - - Rio De Janeiro -- The waiting period for the 2008 Billabong Girls Pro Rio is just days from commencing and the world?s best female surfers are descending upon the idyllic beaches of Barra de Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro for stop No. 4 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women?s World Tour.

7 September, 2008 : - - The Kommetjie based duo of Davey Brand and Tanika Hoffman clinched the premier U16 boys and girls? titles at the second stop of the Rip Curl Gromsearch presented by Island Tribe event at the Inner Pool in Mossel Bay on Sunday.

7 September, 2008 : - - San Clemente, California ? The waiting period for the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley started today, but event officials have opted not to run Round 1 at Lower Trestles this morning. The waiting period for the seventh of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour stretches from Sept. 7-13, 2008.

6 September, 2008 : - - Carlsbad, California ? Casey Brown (Kona, HI), 20, claimed a win at The inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego today over Dillon Perillo (Malibu, CA), 18, Jason Collins (Santa Cruz, CA), 34 and Brad Ettinger (Huntington Beach, CA), 24, in one-to-three foot surf at Ponto Beach in Carlsbad, California.

6 September, 2008 : - - Dernier virage avant le rendez-vous que beaucoup attendent, la 7 ?me ?dition du Royal Single Troph?e pr?sent? par Vans les 12, 13 et 14 septembre. L'?v?nement le plus d?jant? de la plan?te surf sera plac? sous le sceau de la f?te pour tous cette ann?e encore. Rendez-vous est donn?e ? tous les singl?s plage de l'oc?an ? Anglet d?s le vendredi 12 septembre 21 h pour l'opening party

6 September, 2008 : - - South Africa?s Antonio Bortoletto, David Weare and Dave Richards have advanced to the last 16 in the Movistar O?Neill Pantin Classic, a 5-Star rated, R825 000 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event at Pantin in Spain. Bianca Buitendag (George), who turns 15 next Thursday, has also reached the quarterfinals of the 3-Star women?s event which will be completed at the same venue today.

6 September, 2008 : - - Despite having to surf their back to the wave, goofy-foot surfers (those riding with the right foot in front) dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Rip Curl Gromsearch presented by Island Tribe event at Mossel Bay on Saturday. The second stop of four on the series combined perfect spring weather with highly contestable half to one metre waves which peeled down the Inner Pool point in light variable winds.