Women sport news

Jen Hudak (Park City, UT) led the U.S. in skier halfpipe at the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Championships Thursday, finishing with the bronze for women in Japan. photo Tom Kelly US Ski Team

World Cup downhill champion and overall leader Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) finished eighth in giant slalom to carry a 414 point lead in the overall standings into Saturdays slalom.

Geneviève Simard (Val Morin, QC) concluded the regular World Cup GS season with a confidence-boosting 14th place result on the snowy and foggy Ofterschwang Horn piste. photo Alpine Canada

The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association has (WPRA) the results of their recent elections and Kathi Myers of Pedricktown, N.J., will take over the duties of President on March 15 after receiving 335 votes to Patti Roberts’ 234 votes.

Warrior Promotions Fighter Management are proud to announce that Europes number one pound-for-pound female Mixed Martial Arts fighter Dr Rosi Sexton has signed a four fight deal with the US based Bellator Fighting Championships.

Liz Halliday’s 3 Day Eventing season began in fine style last weekend as she secured impressive fifth and 11th places in the 100-strong field at the CIC* event at Barroca d’Alva.

Just a few days until the big fight at The Opera House in Bournemouth on March 8th 2009 and I’m feeling excited with little nerves.

The third-place finisher in the heptathlon at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Pickler will be challenged by fellow Olympic heptathlete Jacquelyn Johnson and Olympic high jumper Sharon Day, who owns a pentathlon personal best of 4,276 points and a heptathlon career best of 5,642 points set last year. photo USA Track and Field

The rewards are great this weekend as the final round of the McCain UK Cross Challenge Series takes place at the Inter Counties and World Trials event in Woollaton Park, Nottingham.

The brightest netball stars of the future have been named in an Australian 21/U team to tour Jamaica following a selection camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

Loughborough Lightning finished comfortable 56-42 winners against Team Northumbria in a high-tempo Co-operative Netball Superleague encounter on Monday night (2 March).

Lucie Safarova has never before taken a set from Russian Maria Kirilenko but today was different, Safarova now steam rolls into the last eight, Kirilenko retired with a left knee inflammation just before being defeated in straight sets.

Australia’s Southern Stars have completed their preparations for the ICC Women’s World Cup with a runaway win over Sri Lanka at Manly Oval this afternoon.

Britain is set to welcome the worlds very best divers as Sheffield prepares to hold the third leg of the 2009 FINA Diving World Series which promises to showcase many of last summers Olympic heroes.

The Grand Prix Petit Navire, one of the most renowned competitive kiteboarding and sailing events, will host the 2009 European Course Racing Championships. photo Carlos Delicado

Sol Campbell today called on footballs authorities to deduct points from clubs whose supporters are found guilty of racist chanting - a call which Sporting Equals thinks should go much further.

The OutRider 4 - a world-class four-hour mountain bike endurance event - at the Outsider Festival on Sunday 28 June 2009

A field of nearly 100 athletes representing nine national federations will compete this Saturday, March 7, at the fifth annual North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships at the Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville, Fla.

Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), a two-time Olympian with the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team, assisted the Jack Brewer Foundation in ringing the New York Stock Exchange closing bell on Feb. 27. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time U.S. Olympian and Best Scorer of the 2008 Olympic Games, is playing with Hisamitsu Springs in the Japanese V-League.

Action from this week\'s semi-finals and final of the CIMB KL Open - the first Women\'s International Squash Players Association (WISPA) Gold event of the year - can be viewed on mobile phones for the first time in a ground-breaking trial that extends squash\'s regular TV and streaming options.

The world of Squash is uniting to support the sport’s bid for inclusion in the 2016 Olympic programme with a massive worldwide festival on May 23rd.

Hypo Niederösterreich qualified for the semi-finals and Viborg are only a step behind in Group A. Both favourites won their away matches over the weekend.

Rugby Canada womens team will be in action around the world in the coming week - as the World Cup of Sevens hosts the womens teams in Dubai.

The USA Hockey Foundation today announced the 10 finalists for the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. In its 12th year, the award annually recognizes the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.

Bowdon Hightown kept up their unbeaten run this season thanks to a 6-3 victory at Sutton Coldfield. The game was a tight affair at the halfway stage with the visitors only leading by the odd goal but two second half goals from Fay Nash took the game away from the midlands team. photo John Coxon

Australia’s Southern Stars have completed their preparations for the ICC Women’s World Cup with a runaway win over Sri Lanka at Manly Oval this afternoon.