Women sport news

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand - The LPGA returns to Siam Country Club this week for the third staging of the Honda LPGA Thailand, which will be played on the Plantation Course for the first time. Boasting a $1.45 million purse, 60 players, led by defending champion Suzann Pettersen, are in pursuit of the $217,500 winners check.

With the world economy suffering a period of such upheaval and uncertainty, it is a major boost for the Swedish-based marine electronics company Nexus Marine AB, to announce that a couple of top flight names operating at the sharp end of international yacht racing.

The Canadian team heading to the FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships will include several racers with FIS World Cup and Coupe Nor-Am Cup experience, Alpine Canada Alpin said today in announcing the 12 ski racers that will represent Canada. photo Alpine Canada

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) put her mark on an already historic Nordic Ski World Championships for the USA, taking silver Tuesday in the cross country sprint to garner the highest medal for a U.S. cross country skier at Worlds in history. Photo Credit: Pete Vordenberg

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2009 continued Wednesday in Sofia, Bulgaria with the Pairs Free Skating.

The market leader in furniture removals in Australia and New Zealand, Allied Pickfords has re-signed as the Official Umpire Sponsor for the 2009 ANZ Championship.

England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Amor has announced his squad for next month’s inaugural IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens.

News from The England Slazenger Hockey League. Bowdon Hightown defeat second placed Olton and WW by 2-1. Chelmsford and Leciester continue their domination going into the weekend fixtures. photo John Coxon

Tournament sponsors HSBC have given their two sponsor invites for the US$2 million HSBC Women’s Champions to Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta and Japan’s Shiho Oyama. photo Getty Images

Canadian-born Biz Price took over the reigns as British Synchronised Swimming National Performance Director in 2007 and guided by a vision of the 2012 Olympics as the prize she has transformed the sport.

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2009 opened Tuesday in Sofia, Bulgaria with the Compulsory Dance and the Pairs Short Program

MALTA should set up a technical committee with the target of winning its first-ever Olympic medal at the London 2012 Games, a leading official said today.

It’s now just 4 weeks until the first race of the season for Vision 1 Racing and final preparations are under way. These start when the team meet in Belgium on 17th February for a team building camp and for an opportunity to ride over the course of Tour of Flanders.

THE European Unions top sports regulator has called for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to suspend its controversial rule requiring athletes to give detailed schedules of their whereabouts for drug testing while he examines it.

EQUESTRIAN EDGE have become the latest company to sign up for the British Show Jumping Association\\\'s business partnership, which was set up to help Britain\\\'s riders challenge for Olympic gold medals.

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls March 7th Bout Is Another Double Header Featuring Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Home Teams, Sugar Kill Gang & Red Ridin Hoods, Against Salt (Lake) City Derby Girls Home Teams, Bonneville Brawlers & Deseret Destroyers. These Two W.F.T.D.A. Member Leagues Are Very Incredibly Strong & This Bout Guarantees Fast Action & Bone Crushing Hits.

The city of Brea (Orange County) on Saturday hosted the grand opening of the Brea Sports Complex, a 26-acre park that includes a softball field, two baseball fields, a football/soccer field, practice field, two basketball courts, two overlay soccer fields, a loop running/walking path, tot lot, central quad, concession stand and restroom facilities.

When your company’s bread-and-butter business is providing packaging for everything from frozen ice pops to sinus medications to take-out Chinese, a bronzed beauty sporting an oh-so-teeny bikini likely doesn’t come to mind.

Rusty Kanokogi learned to scrap when her name was still Rena Glickman and she wandered the Brooklyn boardwalk. She learned to struggle when her parents ignored her in a tiny house near Coney Island.

Weighing in at 60kg, World Kickboxing Champion Natalie Bee is preparing to step into the ring to defend her title against Barbara Sewerynik (Poland) as IKF Lightweight World Champion. With 11 wins out of 14 fights and 2 TKO’s under her belt this is one young lady that is taken very seriously when she steps in a ring.

After the first day, Nicola and Gillian lay in 2nd place, just 0.04 seconds behind Shauna Rohbuck / Elana Meyers of the USA, who would ultimately finish as runners up in the final standings. photo Mark Carter

New British record holder Kate Dennison headlines a 10-strong Loughborough University contingent in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Indoor Championships in Turin (Italy) from 6-8 March. photo Nigel Farrow

Team USA finished seventh at the 2009 Yokohama International Womens Ekiden Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. Host team Japan won the final edition of the event with a time of 2:15:05. The U.S. team was timed in 2:20:27.

In 2009, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will for the third time be honouring members of the Paralympic Family and those who contribute directly to Paralympic Games and the Paralympic Movement with Paralympic Awards, which are proudly partnered by IPCs Gold Patron Allianz.

England started off the First Test Series with fast paced action in the first quarter to take them to a 21-9 lead. This continued throughout the match with the home side’s nearly 8,000 strong crowd Mexican-Waving with delight.

Tickets are now on sale to see the top six netball nations perform to a brand new set of rules in the World Netball Series.