Women sport news

After competing on the domestic and international Beach Volleyball circuits for the past two decades, legendary Brazilian Sandra Pires will retire from the sport after competing next month in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour season opener in Brasilia. photo Sandra Pires (centre left) with Brazilians Larissa Franca (left), Jackie Silva (centre right) and Juliana Felisberta Silva FIVB

Beach Volleyball legend Sandra announces retirement

RUISLIP Eagles and Great Dane ladies look set to take this yearâ€™s English Womenâ€™s League title to the last game of the season, with both securing victories last weekend.

British Handball News Update

England Womens captain Catherine Spencer has warned that theres no room for complacency ahead of Saturdays RBS 6 Nations showdown against Scotland, kick-off 130pm at London Welsh RFC.

England Women cant be complacent, says captain Spencer

Worcesters Gemma Sharples has been called into the starting line-up for Englands RBS 6 Nations showdown against Scotland on Saturday at London Welsh RFC, kick-off 130pm.

Sharples called up to England staring line-up

19. March Cricket1109

England whitewashed by the The Aussies

Englands 17-game winning run was ended in emphatic fashion as they were trounced by eight wickets by Australia. The North Sydney Oval was awash with pink shirts to mark Jane McGrath Day, but the team in blue shirts left with red faces after being hammered in front of the 2,214 spectators - the biggest crowd of the tournament to date. photo Christopher Lee

19. March Football1258

Norway test at Shrewsbury

Following on from a successful Cyprus Cup campaign, Hope Powellâ€™s England side will take on Norway in an international friendly at Shrewsbury Townâ€™s ProStar Stadium on St. Georgeâ€™s Day.

19. March Swimming1218

Jackson seals second national title

Jo Jackson (Loughborough ITC) continued her impressive form into the womenâ€™s 200m Freestyle final by smashing her own British record and taking her second gold medal of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009.

19. March Swimming1132

Simmonds secures second gold

Eleanor Simmonds took her second gold medal of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009 with a strong performance in the womenâ€™s 200m Individual Medley.

19. March Swimming1275

Adlington Swims to National Title

Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington swam an impressive race in her main event, the womenâ€™s 800m Freestyle, and sealed her place on the World Championship squad on the fourth day of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009.

19. March 821

Nautiques Continues Sponsorship With USA Water Ski Towboat manufacturer renews partnership through 2009

USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that Nautiques by Correct Craft will continue as a Premier Sponsor of the national governing body of organized water skiing throughout 2009.

19. March Skiing1200

Kearney takes Mogel Title

The U.S. Freestyle Ski Teams Hannah Kearney (Norwich VT) finished ninth Wednesday to solidify her spot as the 2009 World Cup moguls champion. photo doncookphoto.com

19. March Skiing1209

LAAX shows 2 faces: sun and wind at the European Freeski Open Halfpipe Qualification

Today at the Orage European Freeski Open by Swatch the qualification took place in a perfectly shaped 140 meter long halfpipe. The women stormed the pipe the top 6 riders making it to the semifinals on Saturday 21st.

19. March Cycling1472

GB Announces Squad for UCI Track Cycling World Championships

British Cycling has today announced the team of female riders who will travel to PruszkÃ³w in Poland to compete in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, taking place on 25 29 March 2009.

19. March Other Sports1359

Inaugural National Girls EID Cup Festival

A celebration of Islamic Culture and sporting competition featuring participants from across England is happening this Saturday in London.

19. March Other Sports1233

CAAWS endorses resolution calling for the inclusion Womenâ€™s Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity, has added its name to the growing number of organizations calling on the International Olympic Committee to include Womenâ€™s Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

18. March Volleyball1442

U.S. Sitting Team to Play Canada in Denver

The U.S. Womenâ€™s Sitting Volleyball Teams will face their counterparts from Canada on March 20-21 in matches that will be played as part of the Colorado Crossroads tournament at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. photo US Volleyball

18. March Squash1108

Briggs Captures KL Crowns

England\'s Lauren Briggs emerged triumphant in (Friday) finals of the NSC Series No3 Squash Championship at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. photo WISPA

18. March Squash1738

Squash girl being squeezed out

Rigid scottish procedures are forcing aberdeen champion hodgson to look to america. Despite being the best under-19 girl in Scotland, Hodgson has been consistently overlooked for her country â€“ because she chooses to train in her home city and not in Edinburgh.

18. March Hockey1296

U.S. Womenâ€™s National Team Preliminary Roster Announced

USA Hockey today announced the 32 candidates for the 2009 U.S. Womenâ€™s National Team. A tryout/training camp will be held at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., from March 24-30, with the final 21-player roster to be announced on March 26.

18. March Cricket1066

Ruthless Southern Stars dispatch pacesetters

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars set aside the disappointment of failing to qualify for the ICC Womenâ€™s World Cup final to dispatch tournament pacesetters England by eight wickets in a ruthless team performance at North Sydney Oval today. photo Christopher Lee

18. March Basketball1495

AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final

CANBERRA (WNBL) - The Canberra Capitals have been crowned the 2008/09 Australian Defence Force Women\'s National Basketball League Champions in front of a sell-out crowd at the AIS Arena tonight. Photo: www.wnbl.com.au

18. March Swimming1321

Records Fall at British Championships

The second day of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009 saw Britainâ€™s top swimmers on good form as they lowered one European and four British record in front of a packed audience in Ponds Forge, Sheffield.

18. March Swimming1215

Frederiksen and Simmonds Lower World Record Times

Heather Frederiksen (Salford, S8) and Eleanor Simmonds (Swansea Performance, S6) have lowered the world records in their classification on a day of excellent swimming at the British Gas Swimming Championships 2009.

18. March Vancouver Winter Games 20102175

One year to go! Canada celebrates 365-day countdown to Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

Exactly a year from today, the world will come to Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games to celebrate and witness human beings push themselves to the limit for a shot at gold and glory, reminding everyone what is possible if they dream.

18. March Figure Skating5520

World Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2009 to be inducted at ISU World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Hall of Fame Chair Barbara Holland announced today the Class of 2009 for induction into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame March 28, 2009, at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy World Figure Skating Museum

18. March Speed/Short Track Skating1844

China dominate in The Skating Team Championships

The ladies from China continued to show why they have dominated the world circuit this past season, taking the win in seven of the ten races in the finals, to finish first overall.

18. March Other Sports1639

IEC in Sports Rallies into New Table Tennis TV Magazine Show

IEC in Sports, the Swedish-based sports marketing company specialized in media rights production and distribution, has today announced an exciting new sports magazine show, â€œITTF World of Table Tennis.â€

18. March Other Sports1143

Halliday to work with Porsche Human Performance

Professional racing driver and 3 Day Eventer Liz Halliday will link up with the Porsche Human Performance Centre in 2009 as their Silverstone-based experts provide her with physical training assistance during another season in the two highly-competitive sporting disciplines.

18. March Other Sports1234

Most Important line up head the Impressive Sportaccord 2009 Conference

In two weeks time, some of the most influential people in world sport will gather at Sportaccord 2009 - the most important annual international sports business event, taking place in Denver CO, March 23 - 27 2009.

18. March Gymnastics1832