Women sport news

A hat-trick from Sarah Page helped Surbiton maintain their battle for a place in the end of season play-offs with a 6-1 win at Slough in the Investec Women’s Hockey League on Saturday.

USA Hockey announced today that the U.S. Women’s National Team will play Canada on Dec. 20, 2013, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D., as part of the “Bring on the World Tour” to help prepare the U.S. women for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

The main break at Margaret River, WA provided excellent conditions for the opening day of the 2013 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Margaretriverpro.com

Victoria face South Australia in the final of the U21 National Netball Championships.

Casey Stoney says confidence is high after England defeated Canada to lift the Cyprus Cup. FA

The 20th edition of the Algarve Cup featured a host of competitive matches amongst the 12 participants only to end in familiar fashion as the top two teams in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking – USA and Germany – faced off in the final. FIFA.com

To celebrate International Womens’ Day, charitable organisation Mama Hope has produced an inspirational video about the women of Chiga village in Kenya and their love of netball.

Kauai's Tatiana Weston - Webb scored an almost perfect wave with a deep left and a 9.7 average from the panel of judges.

Line Hansen clinched her 12th WSA World Tour title today as the Danish player won the NSC Series No1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Australian Diamonds will contest seven Test matches in 2013, starting with a five-Test Constellation Cup series against New Zealand before concluding with a two-Test series against Malawi for the first time ever on home soil.

With the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, less than a year out, the U.S. Women’s National Team program is earnestly preparing in its quest for gold after medaling in each of the first three Olympic Winter Games that have included women’s ice hockey.

The Northern Territory have withdrawn from the 2013 21/U National Netball Championships after a horrid run of injuries has left the side with just seven players for the remaining four days of competition in Canberra. Netball Australia

Superior goal difference sees South Australia at the top table, ahead of the undefeated Victoria, following day two of the 21/U National Netball Championships at the ACT Netball Centre in Canberra on Wednesday. Netball Australia

The 2013 ITU World Cup season will get underway in the familiar city of Mooloolaba this weekend. photo Delly Carr

Australia took top honours at the 2013 Oceania Championships in Wellington when Felicity Abram scored gold.

After the team put together its best regular season in over three decades, the Atlantic 10 honored four Fordham Rams women’s basketball players with All-Conference Honors.

They might have already wrapped up a first RBS 6 Nations title but Niamh Briggs admits she wants more with Ireland's women eyeing up a Grand Slam. rbs6nations.com

The RBS 6 Nations title might be heading somewhere else for the first time in eight years but England women's head coach Gary Street is urging his troops to finish their campaign on a high after naming his team for their final clash with Wales on Sunday. rbs6nations.com

Europe's oldest snowboard contest, the Champs Leysin had a cloudy start during the semi finals. But for the finals the unique slopestyle parcours waited for the best 6 women with perfect conditions.

HARTFORD (NCAA Women) - All eyes in women's basketball are on the American college game right now.

FIH announced the line-up for the women’s Investec Hockey World League Semi Final tournament to be held in London in June, following the completion of the women’s Hockey World League Round 2 tournaments.

New South Wales began their tournament with consecutive victories on the opening day, beating hosts ACT 52-41 and Western Australia 54-51.

New South Wales coach Maria Lynch has played down her sides chances of creating history at the 2013 21/U National Netball Championships in Canberra. By Steph Burnham, Netball Australia

When the bar came crashing down, the pain on her face told more than just the story of elimination from the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Göteborg.

ZAMORA (Copa de la Reina) - There was a very important spectator at the Copa de la Reina over the weekend. FIBA

For many of the competing nations, the 2013 editions of the Algarve and Cyprus Cups are nothing more or less than dress rehearsals for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 in Sweden. FIFA