Women sport news

Lausanne, February 18, 2009 – The FIVB has released updated world rankings for Women’s Volleyball, with the Brazilian Women’s national teams retaining their No.1 positions.

While all the womens seeds prevailed in todays (Wednesday) first round of the NSC Series No1 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur

British Swimming has teamed up with light therapy expert, Lumie, to provide athletes on the national team a brighter and more invigorating start to each day that will enhance performance and also help them feel refreshed, energised and ready to compete.

Women’s Match Racing teams looking to represent Great Britain at this year’s international Olympic Classes Regattas are now invited to enter the RYA Womens Match Racing National Qualification Series.

Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) finished second Friday in the final World Cup super combined, shelving her run for the American record books one more day. With 18 World Cup wins, one more surpasses Tamara McKinneys total and officially secures Vonn as the greatest female ski racer in American history

Canadian and Japanese riders dominated the halfpipe at the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup in Stoneham. U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team rider Kaitlyn Farrington (Sun Valley, ID) qualified for finals and finished seventh in the night finals. Photo © Tom Zikas

The 2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will take place March 4-7 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine.

SECOND ANNUAL INVITATIONAL BANKED-TRACK ROLLER DERBY TOURNAMENT ROLLS INTO AUSTIN, TX JUNE 20-21, 2009

MPS agency and FITA seals exclusive, six-year worldwide deal to distribute the federation’s media rights

INDIANAPOLIS - Team USA will compete Sunday in Yokohama, Japan, at the 2009 Yokohama International Womens Ekiden.

UKA today announced their intention to create a new midweek athletics competition featuring the cream of British athletes representing their home cities. Mixed teams of men and women will compete with significant prize funds available for both individuals and teams.

CHRISTINE OHURUOGU, the Olympic and world 400 metres champion, today claimed that new anti-doping rules mean that sportsmen and women are monitored more closely than criminals.

Creteil squash star Camille Serme provided the perfect climax to the Womens Internationaux de Creteil by winning the $12,000 WISPA World Tour event in its third year at Centre Marie Therese Eyquem in Creteil, in the outskirts of the French capital Paris. photo WISPA

Estes-Lee, a two-time Olympian from the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games fills an athlete representative slot, previously occupied by Rachel Ruano. Estes is joined by Sternfels, a managing director at McKinsey & Company and former member of the USA Junior National Team.

The World Games, first held in 1981, is an international multi-sport event meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympics. The water ski program consists of three-event water skiing, barefoot water skiing and wakeboarding.

Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) made good on her promise to be back on top of the podium, winning a dual moguls World Cup Saturday to extend her lead in the overall points.

Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) continued to reign supreme over the world of snowboardcross Thursday as she marked her 17th career World Cup win in Stoneham.

Friesinger and Sablikova win in Heerenveen Netherlands. The last World Cup this season in Europe took place in Heerenveen (NED), where the last spots for the World Cup final, in March, Salt Lake City, were to be earned on the 1500 meter and tickets to the World Single Distance Championships in Vancouver on the 5000m for ladies a distance that won’t be skated in the World Cup final.

Auto racing legend Lyn St. James today announced the first-ever “Lyn St. James Need for Speed Experience,” combining classes in high performance race car driving with physical, mental and life skills coaching by leading national experts.

The New BBC Extreme Game show Total Wipeout are looking for more contestants to tackle the nearly impossible obstacle courses. Fancy tackling punching walls and big balls?

Today Team GB’s women curlers remained undefeated at the EYOWF competition and guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal after defeating hosts Poland 5-1. At the Cieszyn Ice Rink, Katie Powell (West Kirby), completed a fantastic performance in the Free Programme to finish 12th with a personal best score of 96.07

At the Cieszyn Ice Rink Sophie Jones (Gillingham) and Richard Sharpe (South Woodham) completed their first international competition with another personal best score in the free dance , finishing in 8th place, with a combined score of 95.99. This result qualifies them to compete in the British Junior Championships in December

European Athletics is pleased to announce that Croatian High Jumping star Blanka Vlasic have been selected as the European Female Athlete for the Month for January. photo Picture Alliance

For the first time in its history, the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team will enter the IPC World Championships as the top-ranked team in Nations Cup rankings. photo Alpine Canada

TEENAGE Paralympic swimming sensation Eleanor Simmonds today visited Buckingham Palace to receive her MBE from the Queen.

With Loughborough Lightning flying high in second place in the Co-operative Netball Superleague (CNSL), it is little wonder that two of its players have been selected to represent England at the forthcoming international series against Jamaica.