Women sport news

Yu-Na Kim of Korea grabbed the Olympic title with a world-record score of 228.56 points, while her chief rival, Mao Asada of Japan, collected the silver medal with 205.50 points.

Yu Na Kim grabs Olympic Title

Germanys Maria Riesch won her second gold of these Games in Fridays slalom, with Sarah Schleper (Vail, CO) leading the U.S. in 16th. Lindsey Vonn (Vail) straddled a gate on the first run and didnt finish, yet was happy to close the Games with a gold in the downhill and bronze in super G.

Schleper leads US in Slalom

Women Sport Report offers its congratulations to 220 magazineâ€™s Coach of the Year, Olympian and former World Champion Michelle Dillon. We have regularly featured illustrated reports on her racing achievements and more recently those of the female Team Dillon athletes she has coached who have shown dramatic , rapid improvement under her guidance and full-on support. Report and photographs from John Coxon

Team Dillon 220 Tri Awards Scoop

Back to the bread and butter of the Co-operative Netball Superleague after the international break. Six of the players in action in the south-east derby at the University of Hertfordshireâ€™s Sports Village had been on-call for the exciting, if ultimately disappointing series again Australia.

Storm duo head off on winning note

26. February Cricket5006

England Womenâ€™s Cricketer Claire Taylor today received her MBE at Windsor Castle.

Batsman Taylor is an outstanding member of the England Womenâ€™s team, having played over 140 times for England, for over 14 years for Berkshire along with being a dedicated club cricketer for Reading Ridgeway. She is currently second best batter in the world in the International Cricket Council ODI Womenâ€™s rankings. photo ICC

26. February Cricket1175

4th ODI England Women v India Visakhapatnam

England Women\\\'s hopes of winning a first-ever series in India vanished after they lost the Fourth ODI in Visakhapatnam by five wickets - a defeat that handed the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead with one game to play.

26. February Bowls1714

Black Jacks deal opening hand

New Zealand has fired an opening day salvo against Australia in Auckland claiming two of the three lawn bowls tests on offer. In the Junior Trans Tasman, the Black Jacks drew first blood as Australiaâ€™s ironclad grip on the under-18 trophy looked shaky for the first time in memory.

26. February Sailing1364

Tunnicliffe and Gulari Honored at US SAILINGâ€™s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Ceremony

Neither rain nor sleet nor snow, all of which had combined to cancel flights and delay trains in the Northeast, could deter Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) from getting to Manhattan today for her moment in the spotlight at US SAILINGâ€™s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Awards ceremony. photo Dan Nerney Rolex

26. February Vancouver Winter Games 20101830

Fast 2nd run lands Mancuso 8th

WHISTLER CREEKSIDE, BC (Feb. 25) â€“ Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) rebounded well from Wednesdays unfortunate restart, carving Thursdays third-fastest run to move up from 18th to eighth in giant slalom.

26. February Vancouver Winter Games 20102344

Germanys Rebensburg a surprise giant slalom champion

Germanyâ€™s Viktoria Rebensberg has gone from World Junior champion to Olympic champion in less than a year.

26. February Vancouver Winter Games 20101924

Netherlands Takes Home PGS Gold

The Netherlands Nicolien Sauerbreij won gold in ladies parallel giant slalom Friday, beating Russias Ekaterina Ilyukhina in the final. Michelle Gorgone (Boston) finished 14th after losing in the first round on a late charge from Ilyukhina.

26. February Other Sports1344

Amazing Run Continues as Guo Yan is Next to Fall at Japanese Hands

Japanâ€™s Ai Fukuhara continued her amazing run of success at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open Saturday 27th February 2010 by beating Chinaâ€™s Guo Yan, the no.3 seed, at the semi-final stage of the Womenâ€™s Singles event. photo Guo Yan beaten by Ai Fukuhara Mohammed Al Tayer

25. February Hockey1509

Hockey Womens Cup reaches quarter finals

Eight teams vie to reach semi finals in both Womenâ€™s Cup and Womenâ€™s Trophy Thursday 25 February 2010. Hockeyâ€™s Womenâ€™s Cup and Trophy competitions reach the last eight this weekend with teams aiming to book their place in the semi finals. photo John Coxon

25. February Cricket1169

Taylor awarded 50th Cap for England

At the start of todayâ€™s 1st One Day International between India and England Women, Sarah Taylor was presented with her 50th cap for England. photo Don Miles

25. February Golf2567

Cristie Kerr â€“ Misunderstood?

At a time when the psyche of Americaâ€™s best male golfer has been analysed and dissected more than any other human on the planet, thereâ€™s an irony that the achievements of the top US womenâ€™s golfer, Cristie Kerr, have to some extent been overlooked because not enough people have taken the time to understand her. Tim Maitland reports.

25. February Skiing2163

Schnoor Tops U.S. In 9th

Australias Lydia Lassila won womens aerials gold Thursday, sticking two of the nights most difficult jumps for a score of 214.74 as Chinas Nina Li and Xinxin Guo claimed silver and bronze. Lacy Schnoor (Draper, UT) led three U.S. finalists in ninth. Ashley Caldwell (Hamilton, VA) followed in 10th, with Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) taking 11th.

25. February Other Sports1325

NSPCC announces â€˜Call to Actionâ€™ to put child protection at the heart of sport

The NSPCC is today (25 February 2010) announcing a â€˜Call to Actionâ€™ to sports organisations and their partners in England to sign up to a shared vision of child protection in sport for 2015.

24. February American Football5760

IFAF Womens World Championships of American Football

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced the seeding, groups and schedule for the inaugural 2010 IFAF Womenâ€™s World Championship and the six nations that will make football history in Sweden this summer.

24. February Baseball1100

Bandits resign four to bolster 2010 roster

ELGIN â€“ Chicago Bandits GM Aaron Moore announced the resigning of four fan-favorites to the Bandits roster today. photo of Amber Patton, photo by Dina Kwit

24. February Athletics1350

Johnson and Reese soar into Albuquerque for USA Indoor Champs

Chelsea Johnson and Brittney Reese highlight a talented group of womens field events at the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, February 27-28 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

23. February Netball1523

Australia beat England to win series

Australian head coach Norma Plumber made significant changes to her starting line-up for the decider while a familiar England starting seven came on court. First centre pass to the Green and Gold was duly landed with England reciprocating .

23. February Handball1286

2010 IHF/EHF Womens Challenge Trophy

On 19-21 March and 2-4 April 2010 eight teams will convene in two regions to play the 2010 IHF/EHF Women\\\'s Challenge Trophy. The sixth edition of the competition will be hosted by the National Federations of Estonia and Israel.

23. February Rugby1876

England Womens team announced for Ireland RBS 6 Nations encounter

England Head Coach Gary Street has named his team for Sundays RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland, kick off 3pm at Esher RFC.

23. February Hockey1455

Snow creates havoc

Ipswich continue to lead the way in Womens Conference East. They overcame Cambridge City 5-0. Second placed Sevenoaks remain in touch after beating relegation threatened Southgate 4-0. Southgate in ninth remain two points ahead of Northampton who lost 2-1 at Old Loughtonians. photo Ady Kerry

23. February Hockey4710

Brooklands-Poynton on a Roll

Following their away win at Polo Farm against Canterbury plus a home win against Trojans, Brooklands-Poynton have continued their run of form with a richly deserved 2-1 victory over Olton and West Warwicks today at sunny Manchesterâ€™s Regional Hockey Centre , Belle Vue. Report and photographs by John Coxon

23. February Golf2629

Artistic flair on display at The HSBC Womens Champions 2010

Five of the worldâ€™s top ten players joined VIPs at the iconic Raffles Hotel today to officially launch the HSBC Womenâ€™s Champions 2010 in true Singapore fashion.

23. February Bowls1215

Australia claims day one honours

Australia has claimed opening day honours against England at the Moama International thanks to a come-from-behind victory from world number three Kelsey Cottrell this afternoon (22/2).

23. February Bowls1247

England wins Moama International

Down and seemingly out after this morningâ€™s menâ€™s triples encounter, which saw Australia skip to a 3-1 lead with just two rubbers to play, world number 12 Ellen Falkner played one of the shots of her life to breathe oxygen into the contest before Sam Tolchard completed the impossible.

23. February Vancouver Winter Games 20102050

U.S. Olympic Womens Ice Hockey Team Tops Sweden, 9-1

The U.S. Olympic Womens Ice Hockey Team defeated Sweden, 9-1, here this afternoon in the semifinal round of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. With the win, Team USA advanced to the gold-medal game, which will take place Thursday (Feb. 25) at 3:30 p.m. PST. photo Jeff Cable USA Hockey

23. February Other Sports3502

Jennifer Pendergast by Norm Coleman

I grew up a daddyâ€™s girl on a small ranch in the outskirts of a small town in Amity, Oregon, located in Oregonâ€™s plush Willamette Valley. The town had about 1400 people in it. Interview by Norm Coleman