Women sport news

BEIJING (CBA) – China have handed the reins of the women’s national team to Sun Fengwu, a former captain of the men’s side who competed in three Olympics and three FIBA World Championships. photo FIBA

Four time World Champion Windsurfer Allison Shreeve will be in Stanley (Tasmania) today Tuesday 24th March 2009 preparing to set a new world speed record across Bass Strait landing in Inverloch (Victoria) this week. photo Luca Vilata

USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that D3 Skis will continue as a Bronze Sponsor of the national governing body of organized water skiing through 2009. In addition to its Bronze Sponsor designation, D3 Skis will be recognized as an Official Sponsor of USA Water Ski.

The 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships will open in Los Angeles, USA, today March 24. Los Angeles will host the World Figure Skating Championships for the first time. A new record number of 216 skaters from 52 ISU members have been entered for the Championships.

The three individuals are U.S. Figure Skating International Committee Chair Lorrie Parker, 1984 Olympian and International Skating Union (ISU) dance judge Richard Dalley, and U.S. Figure Skating’s Senior Director of Athlete High Performance Mitch Moyer. photo Paul Harvath US Figure Skating

A new thigh-busting, brute of a cycle challenge – Ride 24 – has been launched by leading charity Action Medical Research. Inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorsports race, this is a unique team relay bike race that takes place at Dunsfold aerodrome, Surrey, home of the Top Gear test track, on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2009.

Mavericks started this Co-operative Netball Superleague play-off with pep. From the first centre, theirs, start you got the feeling they wanted to get the win in the bag as soon as possible and for six and a half minutes Leeds Carnegie were left reeling.

Squash 2016, the sport\'s bid for inclusion in the Olympic Games, used the high-profile ATCO Super Series Finals in London as a platform to outline the key elements of their campaign, with former world No1 Peter Nicol making a presentation at a Squash 2016 press conference.

Qualification for the 2010 Championships is held tomorrow in Vienna Austria. A total of 16 teams will take part in the final tourmament.

The last round of the Womens EHF CL Main Round was played on Saturday and Sunday and the second leg of the quarterfinals was played in the Womens European Cup competitions. photo EHF

England women today lifted the coveted Women’s World Cup for the third time in its 36 year history after beating New Zealand by four wickets.

England defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets on Sunday to win The ICC World Cup. View a selection of the pictures from the match. All photos taken by Christopher Lee.

Pat Hurst had been up and own on the first two rounds at the 2009 MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta Presented by Nextel. But it wasnt until the the 72nd hole from 10 feet for birdie that Hurst finalized the win.

The cream of the diving world will be descending on Sheffield on April 18-19 as part of the highly-charged FINA Diving World Series.

Britain’s top snowsport athletes are one step closer to the most important event in their calendar - the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The British Olympic Association has just announced the Olympic Qualifying Standards for Vancouver 2010, and the top British athletes now have the chance to earn a place in Team GB.

The HotChillee Challenge Team survived the scorching wind and a South African heatwave in Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town.

England Women retained their RBS 6 Nations crown on Saturday at London Welsh RFC, and in doing so became the first womens team to ever record four back-to-back Six Nations titles.

Nicky Shaw was the accidental hero as England won their third World Cup after a thrilling four-wicket win over New Zealand. Seemingly with one hand on the trophy after they reached 109 for one in reply to New Zealands 166 all-out, England then lost five wickets for just 40 runs as the final turned on its head. photo Christopher Lee

The 17-year-old smashed a 23-year hoodoo that has never seen a local surfer win a main event at Newcastle when she edged out Sunshine Coast surfer Dimity Stoyle (Maroochydore) by less than one-and-a-half points. photo Surfingaustralia

After eight months on the sidelines, Brazilian Beach Volleyball player Juliana Felisberta Silva is ready to return. photo and report FIVB

England Women will play New Zealand in the ICC Women’s World Cup Final on Sunday March 22 at the North Sydney Oval. photo Christopher Lee

GENEVA/BANGKOK (FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) - FIBA would like to announce the competition schedule for the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. photo FIBA

Ophelie David of France won the womens competition and the womens World Cup ski cross title.

The first decisions at the 4th Orage European Freeski Open by Swatch in LAAX are made: Kaya Turski from Canada are the 2009 Slopestyle Champions after showing amazing performances at the 2200 m high Crap Sogn Gion mountain in LAAX. photo C Stadler

Britains top ranked snowboarder Zoe Gillings finished third in the snowboardcross final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup Finals earlier today (Friday) in Valmalenco, Italy.

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) today announced an expansion of their partnership to enhance local sports programming to assist in the rehabilitation process for injured service men and women.