Women sport news

Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) dominated the Cortina super G to notch the 47th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win of her career and launch ahead of Austrian great Renate Goetschl to stand alone at third on the women's all-time win list. Lindsey Vonn and the U.S. Ski Team coaching staff celebrate after winning the Cortina Trophy for the most successful nation over the two-race series (Doug Haney/U.S. Ski Team)

Victoria Azarenka has taken the Apia International Sydney title from Li Na — literally. The No. 3 seed took out the defending champ in a match that featured extraordinary tennis, winning 6-2 1-6 6-3 in front of a spirited Ken Rosewall Arena crowd.

Canadian alpine skier Alexandra Starker has received the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for December. photo Alpine Canada

The final battle for Olympic country qualification in Women's match racing is coming up.

Kat Driscoll scored 53.730 to finish just outside the medals in 4th, in women's trampoline finals at the London Prepares test event from the North Greenwich Arena.

England teenager Charley Hull is ranked sixth in the world after her win in the Harder Hall Invitational in Florida. photo leaderboard photography

Doncaster Rovers Belles have signed Republic of Ireland international winger Julie-Ann Russell from Peamount United. Photo - Doncaster Rovers Belles FC

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remained comatose in critical condition at Salt Lake City’s University Hospital on Thursday, www.sltrib.com

Australian Women's RS:X windsurfer Jessica Crisp has been selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

British Cycling has today announced the team of female riders who will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium, taking place on 28 - 29 January 2012.

Defending champion Li Na has advanced to Friday’s final. Earlier this week, the 2011 French Open champ sat down to discuss her tumultuous summer–and how she’s piecing herself back together at the Apia International Sydney.

Destinee Hooker was recently voted Sportswoman of the Year for the third time by her hometown newspaper, the San Antonio Express-News, but the focus now for team USA and former high-jumper Hooker is a trip to London in the summer. photo FIVB

Lincoln Ladies have confirmed the signings of Collette McCallum and Laura Alleway subject to international clearance. Photo - Lincoln Ladies FC

The 2012 ITU season officially gets underway this weekend, with the best of the Americas heading to Argentina for the 2012 LA Paz PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships. photo Delly Carr

Honiton gymnast Jes Kennaway is the inaugural winner of the prestigious Patricia Wade Trophy – the highest UK accolade that an acrobatic gymnastics can be awarded for endeavor in their sport.

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) took her second World Cup win today after only three events this season.

Caroline Wozniacki and Petra Kvitova remain on course for an Apia International Sydney and world No. 1 showdown after both players had tough three set wins on Tuesday afternoon.

On a hot Tuesday afternoon, world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki came back from the dead after trailing Dominika Cibulkova 4-0 in the third set. Wozniacki won the match 7-5 2-6 6-4 at the Apia International Sydney.

Buckinghamshire Golf Club, home to the Ladies European Tour's headquarters, will become the venue for its flagship tournament when the first ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters takes place, from 16-18 August.

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) capped the 11-day, 9-stage Tour de Ski with a strong finish up the towering Alpe Cermis hillclimb to finish tenth in the Tour. photo Sarah Ely/U.S. Ski Team

England’s Charley Hull has launched her 2012 season in great style with victory in the Harder Hall Invitational, the first event on the US amateur Orange Blossom Tour.

Martina Sáblíková (CZE) was crowned the European Speed Skating Champion of 2012. It was Sáblíková’s fourth title.

SkySports continued their live coverage at Queens Club in London, for the final day of the event that saw the reigning world No1 contain a spirited challenge from Madeline Perry, ranked two places below her.

The star-studded event features the world’s top 16 judoka in each weight category, according to the International Judo Federation world rankings, which produces a field brimming with continental, world and Olympic champions. Photograph by : Gabriela Sabau / IJF

MaryAnne Kennedy-Menefee (Lansing, Mich.) and Haley Skarupa (Rockville, Md.) each recorded two goals to help the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team to a 7-1 victory against Germany in the semifinals of the 2012 IIHF Women's World U18 Championship.

Day three of the ATCO World Series Finals is the last day of the group stages. Those who haven’t yet cemented a place in the semi’s have to dig in for a result, and those with no chance of qualifying play purely for pride. photo Jordan Mansfield