Women sport news

Italy, March 30th 2014 – Style and innovation were the judging criteria for the Big Air contest that took place on the 29th of March 2014 in Livigno, Italy for the Suzuki Nine Queens presented by O’Neill.

The final day of the 2014 British Championships at Echo Arena, Liverpool saw the chance for medals across apparatus finals and in the disability all-around events.

England Women passed their biggest test of the Women's World Twenty20, easing to a seven-wicket victory in a must-win game versus Sri Lanka at Sylhet.

Lexie Laing (Marblehead, Mass.) scored a power-play goal and Erin O'Neil (Minnetonka, Minn.) made 27 saves, but the U.S. National Women's Under-18 Team fell to Canada, 5-1, in the gold-medal game of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women's World Championship here today.

Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte of Italy danced to the gold medal, edging out Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje. Mao Asada of Japan earned her third World title in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

World Number one Serena Williams battled against world number 2 Li Na in a fierce match, to win her 59th WTA title and a record seventh Sony Open Tennis crown. She finally won the match in straight sets 7-5 6-1.

Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte of Italy clinched a narrow lead in the Short Dance, edging out Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje by less than one point. France’s Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat follow closely in third place.

Williams enters her ninth Sony Final defeating fourth seed Maria Sharapova. For a while it looked like Sharapova was finally going to break her losing streak against Williams but Williams prevailed in straight sets 64 63.

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have recorded a record-breaking 78-run win over Ireland in their third match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 against Ireland in Sylhet today.

Olympian Sally Conway will return to Samsun in Turkey this weekend (28-30 March) to defend her International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix title there.

The USA's Katie Hursey proved once again she will be a major contender in the 2014 triathlon season in New Zealand, collecting her third World Cup title over...

The rematch of last year's women's final as World No. 1 and 6-time Sony Open champion Serena Williams faces familiar foe Maria Sharapova in the women's semifinal starting at 1p.m. Thursday.

Anya Shrubsole and Jenny Gunn starred with the ball as England got their first win of the Women’s World Twenty20 on the board against India.

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars recorded a six-wicket win over South Africa in their second group match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in Sylhet tonight.

World Cup winner Marie-Michèle Gagnon completed a sweep of North American slalom titles with a dominant performance at the Sport Chek Canadian Championships in Whistler, B.C.

The Women’s International Match Racing Series realized its inaugural season last year with five successful events and 25 crews from 13 countries in fierce competition.

Hannah Kearney of the United States won a fourth straight Crystal Globe and the fifth of her career.

Canadian skicross star Marielle Thompson capped her dream season in style Sunday by winning her second career Crystal Globe.

Five players scored goals and 10 players recorded at least one point as the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team rolled past Hungary, 6-0, in its second game of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women's World Championship here today.

England Women’s World Twenty20 campaign started with a nine-run defeat against West Indies in Sylhet.

The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2014 will open in Saitama, Japan, on March 26. Saitama hosts the ISU World Figure Skating Championships for the first time, but Japan hosted the Championships five times before: in Tokyo (2007, 1985, 1977), in Nagano (2002) and in Makuhari (1994)

Newcomers Kayseri Kaski spor have secured a magical maiden trip to the EuroLeague Women Final Eight and will now join fellow Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Galatasaray odeabank in Ekaterinburg next month.

Kia Magic consolidated their position at the top of the table with an impressive 49-44 win over Melbourne Vixens in Melbourne on Sunday.

For the first time in history, the South American Beach Volleyball Tour will arrive in Sucre, Bolivia for the fifth weekend of the tournament, March 21 to 23.

New Zealand has defeated the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars by seven runs in their first match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Debutantes Nakhonratchasima Club are preparing to launch an audacious bid to gatecrash the "Princess Cup" 2014 Chang-Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship's top four on home soil next month.