Sarah Meier of Switzerland skated to the gold medal on home ice, Carolina Kostner of Italy surged from sixth to claim the silver and Finland’s Kiira Korpi earned the bronze medal.
First lady Michelle Obama has teamed up with USA Hockey and the National Hockey League to produce a public service announcement as part of her “Let’s Move!” initiative that encourages children to become and stay active by playing hockey, as announced today by the White House, USA Hockey and the NHL.
Two-time Olympic Games 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was the class of the field in the Visa Women’s 60 meters, part of the USA vs. Jamaica Sprint Challenge
Competing in her first Tour event since recovering from a foot injury last July, England's Dominique Lloyd-Walter waltzed to an impressive comeback triumph in the Artemis Women'sEdinburgh Open, a WISPA World Tour 4 squash event at Edinburgh Sports Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. photo WISPA
A tightly fought super sixes women’s final between Bowdon Hightown and Reading completed the women’s indoor season at Wembley Arena on Sunday. After a nail-biting, action packed 40 minutes it took 22 penalty strokes to separate the sides with Bowdon Hightown winning the national indoor title for the second time in three years; 9-8 on penalty strokes following a 5-5 draw. photo Ady Kerry
The 2011 Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS), featuring a minimum of five events across Europe, will commence with the Terre Blanche Ladies Open from March 16-18.
There was medal success also in the women's 470 event, where Penny Clark and Katrina Hughes took silver to claim their first podium spot together - and 21-year-old Hughes's first at a senior event. photo Richard Langdon//Skandia Team GBR
Canada’s Sarah Burke put her recent past behind her Thursday night and reclaimed the women’s halfpipe skiing gold at the Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. Brita Sigourney (Carmel, CA) finished second behind Burke in her X Games debut.
U.S. Women's National Team Preliminary Roster Set-Selection/Training Camp to Take Place in Ann Arbor, Mich., April 4-12; Includes Two Pre-World Championship Games Against Canada
Europe's top Ice Sledge Hockey players are counting down the final 10 days before the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships kick off in Solleftea, Sweden.
Loughborough Lightning maintained their 100% record in the Fiat Netball Superleague, despite a fourth quarter fight back by the Celtic Dragons. photo www.stillsport.com
Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) opened up a new chapter for women's snowboarding Saturday night, stomping out a huge 1080 to become the first woman to land the maneuver in a competition, and earning her the gold in the Winter X Games halfpipe.
An icy course greeted the Elite Women on the second day of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships. Current National Champion Helen Wyman lined up alongside Nikki Harris and Gabby Day to represent GB in the Elite Women's category.
Team Northumbria put on a good show against current champions TeamBath, for their opening Fiat Netball Superleague at their brand new venue, Sport Central in Newcastle.
It was the first big clash of the 2011 Fiat Netball Superleague with
Northern Thunder taking the initiative in the title race by scoring an
impressive victory over Surrey Storm in front of a home crowd in Bury
Costa Rica defeated Panama 3-1 to win the AFECAVOL Women’s final Sub Zonal Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Tournament that finished on Sunday at Montelimar Beach in Nicaragua. photo FIVB
The British Women's Water Polo Team, powered by British Gas, got their
European campaign off to a great start with a convincing 26-1 win over
Israel last night.
Britain’s sailors claimed their first medals of the Miami World Cup regatta with gold going to the Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas, and bronze to SKUD duo Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, as the Paralympic classes wrapped up their race series.
After the postponement of Saturday's matches, the Argentine women’s team clinched their place in the second round of the CSV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup on November 7 with a 4-0 victory over visitors Peru. photo FIBA
Kim Clijsters is and will go down in history as being one of the best female tennis stars ever, winning her fourth Grand Slam Title denying the historic run of China's Li Na in the final, 36 63 63.
Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) nailed down her fourth gold in a row Saturday, making her the first woman to ever four-peat in X Games history. Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Gordwood, AK) finished right behind her teammate to take the silver.
Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat of France danced off with the gold medal in the Postfinance Arena in Bern on Friday, their first medal at the European Championships.
Eight months after she retired, three-time Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft is being honoured for the numerous achievements from her Para-Alpine career.
Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy of Germany struck gold in the Pairs event and took home their fourth European title. The silver and bronze medals went to Russia’s Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov and Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov.
Sport England's Chair, Richard Lewis, today urged grassroots sports clubs to examine how they could benefit from the Sportsmatch programme, which has been re-launched for 2011-12.
Li Na became the first Asian player in the Open Era, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam final. She defeated World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki in three sets. Kim Clijsters also continues her form defeating Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.
Christabel Goh has claimed the Host Country Invite to play in the HSBC Women's Champions 2011 after winning the Local Qualifying Tournament today at the Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC). photo IMG
Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) is among athletes named to the 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team announced Wednesday. The biennial event opens Feb. 8 and continues through the 20th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
