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Inaugurated in 1977, the 16th edition of the San Fernando Race will depart from Hong Kong on 08 April to the destination of San Fernando in the northern Philippines.

The U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team and the U.S. Senior Barefoot Water Ski Team each won overall team gold medals, the U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team earned the overall team bronze medal, and 15 U.S. athletes combined to earn 37 individual medals in respective events as the Barefoot Water Ski World Championships

USA Water Ski has selected Caroline Hensley (Hixson, Tenn.) as its Female Athlete of the Month, respectively, for January.

The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2009 went on in Vancouver, Canada, Friday with the Free Dance and the Ladies Free Skating. The Four Continents Championships come to Vancouver for the first time. Canada has hosted ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships before in 1999 in Halifax and in 2004 in Hamilton.

America\'s most decorated gymnast stands barely taller than 5 feet – even in 3-inch heels. It makes her the perfect height to take pictures with children who dream the same dream she had – winning Olympic gold.

Under Armour, the originators of performance apparel, have extended their technology platform to include the launch of a new range of running footwear in the UK.

Billboards featuring naked British rugby players - apparently in action during a match - have been successfully grabbing media and public attention in the run-up to this year’s Six Nations.

A record opening partnership between Alex Blackwell and Shelley Nitschke was the key to the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars 104-run win over New Zealand in Hamilton today.

An apparent silver-medal finish in the super combined evaporated Friday as officials ruled that Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) missed a slalom gate at the 2009 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d Isere. Kathrin Zettel of Austria won.

VeloPress is pleased to announce the release of Weight Training for Cyclists: A Total Body Program for Power and Endurance by Ken Doyle and Eric Schmitz. The book is now available in the U.K. at good bookshops or direct from www.cordee.co.uk.

Great Britain’s Amy Williams produced a stunning performance to win her first medal of the 2008/9 Skeleton World Cup campaign, taking silver on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games track.

Britain’s Amy Williams is celebrating the best skeleton World Cup performance of her career on the track that will be used at next year’s Olympic Winter Games.

For the second time, FIG Vice President Slava Corn (CAN) has been named to the 2008 CAAWS list of Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity in Canada.

Approved by the FIG Presidential Commission at its recent meeting last week at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne (SUI), two Acrobatic competitions have been added to the official 2009 FIG World Cup Series calendar.

A world-class tournament with world-class talent needs a world-class stage for the performers and Tanah Merah certainly provides that. The Garden Course is a classic example of what can be created from the least promising piece of land. photos Getty Images

The U.S. Ski Teams Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) was fastest in the second day of downhill training at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val dIsere Thursday. Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) led the USA on the mens course, finishing 13th. Vonn, who won the opening super G on Tuesday, will be among favorites for Fridays super combined. photo ASP Red Bull

Premier League football clubs are to offer thousands of young people the chance to get involved in Olympic sports in a groundbreaking £3.8 million partnership with the Government. photo FIVB

The first round of The Federation Cup for 2009 is held in Moscow with the big names out in force. Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova headline the team nominations for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties to be played 7-8 February.

With widespread snowy conditions on Sunday, and throughout the week the Slazenger EHL suffered only five postponements due to inclement weather on Sunday. photo John Coxon

Eurosport agreed a new co-marketing agreement with Columbia Sportswear Company for a multi-platform advertising campaign to run on Eurosport and Eurosport websites.

The 12th edition of the European Indoor Tournament in Nimes (FRA) delivered the goods. A participation record with 1,100 athletes from 26 nations, an archery showroom filled up for three days. photo FITA

Hurricanes defeat The Celtic Dragons in the last 15 minute of the game. A late push by Leeds Carnegie earned them a convincing victory over Team Northumbria. Convincing win for Superleague leaders Team Bath against Northern Thunder

Englands unseeded Tania Bailey claimed a significant scalp in her comeback campaign after almost a year out with injury when she beat sixth seed Madeline Perry in the opening round of the Womens National City Burning River Classic, the $39,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at Cleveland Racquet Club in Pepper Pike in the US state of Ohio.

A 74-run partnership between Amy Satterthwaite and Lucy Doolan guided New Zealand to a two-wicket win against the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars in the opening Rose Bowl Series match in Whangarei this afternoon.

A late innings collapse from the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars has allowed New Zealand to escape with a four-run victory in the second match of the Rose Bowl Series in Whangarei this afternoon. photo Getty Images

U.S. Veterans Golf at Ladies Invitational - Xerox Supports Troops at FBR Open - Sunday, Jan. 25