Women sport news

The Animal Slopestyle Championships wrapped up the final day of snowboard competition at the BRITS on Friday 26th March with Laura Berry scooping up the womens gold.

On Friday 23 April in Pickering town centre, British Cycling and its partners will host the opening of the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Cup weekend with an evening of racing and free entertainment in the heart of North Yorkshire.

Catriona Morrison is set to top the bill at the Stirling Duathlon on Sunday 28 March 2010. Scotlands in-form athlete will take on the scenic but tough standard distance duathlon that doubles as a qualification event for Age Group athletes aiming for a place in the GB Age Group Team for the 2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in September.

IFNA Netball Europe U17 Championships Results, England 39 Wales 37, Northern Ireland 38 Scotland 19, England 64 Scotland 15 Northern Ireland 17 Wales 58

It looks like Surrey Storm have recruited well in replacing their England defensive pairing of Geva Mentor and Sonia Mkoloma, as they added another win to their debut season tally in the Co-operative Netball Superleague.

Rome, Italy, March 23, 2010 - SWATCH FIVB World Tour duo Daniela Gioria and Giulia Momoli have said they are aiming for a top 16 finish on the tour ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games in two year’s time. photo FIVB

USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, announced today that BETH NUGENT of Glen Cove, N.Y., will serve as the defensive line coach of USA Football’s 2010 Women’s National Team which will compete in the sport’s first women’s world championship this summer in Sweden.

Elena Baltacha is out of the Sony Ericsson Open after suffering a 6-1 6-3 second round loss to Belgiums Yanina Wickmayer in Miami.

RVA South Africa is presenting a series of surf contests across the country. RVA is a grassroots project aimed at getting the whole family down to the beach.

Today USA Water Polo announced a new recreational program for young people designed to foster strong aquatic skills for beginning swimmers in a safe, fun environment.

The skiers went head to head in a close battle at the Trespass Skiercross Championship on the third day of the BRITS 2010. But it was snowboarder Charlotte Bankes who shone through and went home with the gold medal and the glory.

The third day of the BRITS saw some explosive action from all age categories in the SNO!zone Snowboard Halfpipe Championships but the podium spots ultimately went to Team GB riders, Kate Foster

flash quotes from the U.S. ice dancers following the free dance at the 2010 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Tornio, Italy.

Ladies Short Program Flash Quotes. “I think it was a good way to end my season this year. It was a good program. I just have to keep my concentration for tomorrow (the free skate).” “It felt great. Right before I took my (starting) position, I was really nervous. But, then, I just believed in myself - - and crossed my fingers for the triple-triple.”

Lauren Woolstencroft (North Vancouver, BC). Five time gold medalist at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, continued her impressive season by winning the giant slalom in the ladies standing category as the TELUS Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Championships got underway in Mount Washington, BC. photo Alpine Canada

Zurich-born Gaby Schmohl celebrated a historic breakthrough in the final of the Swiss Open when she became the first Swiss winner of the womens squash title in the 37th year of the event in Geneva. photo WISPA

The first day of the British Snowboard Championships kicked off in style when the Trespass British Snowboardcross took place in perfect spring like conditions that saw a double family victory from newcomers Thomas and Charlotte Bankes

The youngsters stepped up to hold their own against the established names at the Animal Freeski Slopestyle on the second day of the BRITS.

Blue skies welcomed in the second day of snowboard competition and the Giro British Big Air Championships at the BRITS with newcomers Billy Morgan and Katie Blundell taking the 2010 Giro British Big Air Championship Titles.

The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2010 opened in Torino, Italy, on Tuesday with the Compulsory Dance and the Pairs Short Program.

The 2010 ITU World Cup series kicks off this weekend on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. More than 80 elite athletes from around the globe will descend on Mooloolaba, officially signaling the start of the 2010 season.

Team Baths run of six Superleague wins hit the buffers tonight (Monday) in a 34-44 defeat to Mavericks at the University of Bath Sports Training Village.

Catch up with round 1 of the ANZ Championships

Top seeds Nicol David triumphed in (Saturday) final of the CIMB KL Open, beating her opponent in straight games in the finals on an all-glass court at Berjaya Times Square in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. photo WISPA

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has introduced the official logo for the inaugural 2010 IFAF Women’s World Championship that will be played in Sweden this summer:

The third and final day of the 2010 IHF/EHF Women’s Challenge Trophy saw Israel take on Cyprus in Group 2 of the regional tournament. Israel thrilled their home crowd by easily taking the match away from Cyprus in the 6th edition of the competition. This game finally decided the tournament as Israel won all three of their matches; Cyprus finished 2nd, Armenia 3rd, Malta 4th.