Women sport news

The FA is pleased to announce that the application process for joining The FA Women’s Super League is now officially open. Packs with all relevant application information have now been released.

In the world of womens football, Canada has long been toiling in the shadow of her southern neighbour. But they are hoping things are about to change as they welcome a new head coach in the form of former Italian icon Carolina Morace. FIFA.com caught up with the recently appointed Canuck boss a few weeks into her new role.

The 19-year-old, whose home is in Witham, had a two-stroke victory in the UMHB Lady Cru Spring Invitational at Mill Creek Golf Club, Salado, Texas.

The winners podium at the 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday alternated multi-time champions with first-time winners at the Reggie Lewis Center. Jillian Camarena won her fifth consecutive title in the womens shot put with a toss of 18.59 meters/61 feet 0 inches. Liz Wanless was second (18.18m /59-07.75) and Karen Shump third (17.26m/56-07.50).

Jones became the first back-to-back Visa champion, but it didnt come without a substantial amount of dramatic tension. Jones entered the final meet of the Visa Championship Series eying a performance of 7.86 seconds in the womens 60m hurdles to overtake series leader Jenn Stuczysnki.

Cricket Australia (CA) today announced that Western Fury bowler Jenny Gunn has been found to have displayed an illegal bowling action under the Cricket Australia Doubtful Bowling Action Procedures.

Japanese superstar Ai Miyazato is back. After suffering a demoralizing breakdown of her swing when wielding her driver, the 23-year-old sensation returns to Singapore for next week’s HSBC Women’s Champions with the spring returned in her step, the smile returned to her face and the self-belief oozing from every pore. Q & A with Ai Miyazato

British Basketball is working with Sports Recruitment International to find a new head coach for their senior women\\\'s team with the London 2012 Olympics just 41 months away. photo FIBA

The dates for the 2009 United States Wind & Water Open (WW09) have been set, and not only has the event expanded in length, it\'s expanded in stature. This year\'s event will be headlined by the 2009 North American Course Racing Continental Championships as well as the US Kiteboarding National Championships. photo Carlos Delicado KPWT

POLK CITY, Fla. – USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that former U.S. Elite Water Ski Team member Brandi Hunt (Clermont, Fla.) will spearhead USA Water Ski’s revamped GrassRoots program.

The U.S. Ski Teams Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) wrote a page in the history books of cross country skiing Tuesday as the first American woman to win a medal at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Her silver is the highest result for any American cross country athlete, male or female, to be attained at the Worlds level.

Riders from around the globe are getting ready to come to LAAX, Switzerland, and to join the 4th Orage European Freeski Open by Swatch from March 17 to 21, 2009. photo Christian Stadler

Double World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) added a new line to the U.S. Ski Team record books Saturday, becoming only the second American in history to win back-to-back World Cup downhill titles. Vonn tied for 12th on the day, but mathematically clinched the title with an insurmountable 111-point margin over Swiss racer Dominique Gisin.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the selection of Greensboro, N.C., as the host city for the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Jan. 22-30, 2011. The event, held annually since 1914, is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating event. Over the course of a week 12 national champions will be crowned in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.

The 2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will take place March 4-7 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. The North Atlantic Figure Skating Club of Falmouth, Maine, is the host club of this year’s event.

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2009 went on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria with the Ladies Short Program and the Free Dance.

Maxgear.co.uk today announces a new sponsorship deal with Vision 1 Racing. Maxgear will be one of the team’s official equipment suppliers for the next two seasons.

Sport England today unveiled a £10 million investment fund that will create sporting opportunities for people in rural areas.

THE Queens granddaughter Zara Phillips, the world eventing champion, has criticised the choice of Royal Park Greenwich Park as the equestrian venue for the 2012 Olympics.

The FIG 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup season will start in Montreal (CAN) with the International Gymnix FIG World Cup B Tournament. The Claude Robillard Sports Complex is the venue for the event. photo Gymnastics Canada

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the location for the 2009 ITU Triathlon Team World Championships will be in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA on June 28 in conjunction with the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup.

Having been outplayed in the first two matches of the series Jamaica went to Nottingham looking to salvage one win from the three match Co-operative International Netball Series.

USA Volleyball conducted its three-day U.S. Womens National Team Open Tryout Feb. 20-22 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The tryout attracted a record 160 athletes seeking spots on the U.S. Womens National Team, the U.S. Womens Junior National Team or the USA Womens Senior A2 Team. photo Bill Kaufmann US Volleyball

The current edition of the U.S. Womens National Team Weekly update released on Feb. 24 includes briefs on national team players competing overseas, U.S. Womens National Team Open Tryouts, trivia questions, how to purchase replica national team jerseys etc. photo US Volleyball

The television results of the 2008 Women’s European Handball Championship, which took place in FYR Macedonia (Skopje / Ohrid) from 2 – 14 December 2008, have just been published by Infront Sports & Media, the exclusive marketing partner of the EHF EURO.

The women’s European handball season is rapidly approaching the final stages. The draw for the Champions League semi-final matches and round 6 of the European Cup will take place on the 24th March at the EHF Headquarters in Vienna. Parallel to this, the qualification matches for the Women’s Euro 2010 (DEN/NOR), that will be played between September 2009 and May 2010, will also be drawn.