Women sport news

Last week Elena Dementieva won her 12th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title in Auckland. She made it a bakers dozen in Sydney, defeating Serena Williams and Dinara Safina en route.

Petra Kvitova won an all-Czech, all-lefty final with Iveta Benesova on Friday evening, 75 61, to capture her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title at the Moorilla Hobart International

The First Grand Slam of 2009 begins Sunday. The Australian Open defending Champion Maria Sharapova will not play due to a right shoulder injury. Top seed Jelena Jankovic is favourite with Serena Williams number 2.

After a bright start, the young experimental GB side took the lead against the more experienced Spanish with Rebecca Herbert finishing off a promising move in the third minute by scoring from close range in the opening match of a three friendly games. All matches will be uncapped.

England girl international Holly Clyburn secured a top-10 finish in her first appearance in the Harder Hall Women’s Invitational, which tees off the annual Orange Blossom Tour in Florida.

Record numbers are clamouring to the Outdoor Capital of the UK this year to take on some of Britains toughest off road triathlons. In the first of three races organised by Fort William based No Fuss Events demand has doubled the organisers expectations turning the popular Wee Triathlon into two days of racing on the 7 and 8 March 2009.

UK Athletics have announced the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the Junior International Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal on 1 February 2009.

Its just 50 days until the 2009 Rugby World Cup 7s kicks-off and England Women start their campaign to be crowned the inaugural Womens 7 World Cup Champions.

Great Britain’s women started their Australian Youth Olympic Festival against a strong Indian side. With temperatures approaching 40 degrees the match was a serious challenge for the GB team both physically and mentally.

BRITAIN\'S women’s basketball will be fighting for their top-flight EuorBasket status in the remaining two games after they lost 60-55 to Finland in Worcester tonight.

Spanish Pro Kiteboarder Gisela Pulido has just signed with Arnette. We´ve being shooting the 2009 collection in Barcelona, and they rock!

Duncan Truswell admits he is relishing the challenge of continuing Britain’s unprecedented success in producing young world class sailors after being named as the new RYA Youth Racing Manager.

With one week before online registration closes and two weeks before racing begins, US SAILINGs 2009 Rolex Miami OCR is shaping up to be an international must-sai regatta for elite Olympic and Paralympic-class sailors.

To celebrate a flying start to both their seasons, two of the region’s top sporting teams got together this week to swap some training tips.

With the preparations nearly complete the start of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) is looming large for Great Britain’s youth (U21) hockey teams in Sydney.

England forward Kelly Smith spoke of her great honour after being part of the FIFA World Player of the Year Gala on Monday evening.

The U.S. Ski Teams Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) moved up a notch from Saturdays jumps, finishing third in a Continental Cup in Germany on Sunday to advance from fifth to third in the Cup standings.

Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) tied for fourth in Sunday\\\'s slalom after skiing the fastest second run of the day. Vonn came from 18th place after run one, trying to catch German slalom ace and current overall World Cup leader, Maria Riesch, who had a 1.39 second advantage. Riesch won to mark her fourth consecutive slalom victory. photo Doug Haney

Zoe Gillings, Britain’s best hope for gold on the snow at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, recorded her first World Cup podium finish

CHRISTINE OHURUOGU the world and Olympic 400 metres, claimed today that she is in talks with officials from London 2012 about having an official role in the build-up to the Games.

A SCHEME sponsored by B&Q which helped Dame Kelly Holmes win her Olympic gold medals is to end because of the economic crisis, it was revealed today.

A NEW logo has been officially launched for the first-ever 2010 Youth Olympics, to be staged in Singapore.

The World Netball Series will take place at the MEN Arena from the 9 -11th October after a great deal of development over the last 12 months to create a netball competition with the ‘wow’ factor.

England Netball has announced The Co-operative as official sponsor of the International Netball Series, England v Jamaica – The Rematch, taking place in London, Coventry and Nottingham in February.

TeamBath came, saw and conquered in Glasgow tonight to beat Glasgow Wildcats 27-88. Mavericks defeated the Celtic Dragons in Cardiff tonight 21-52. Loughborough Lightning defeated Northern Thunder convincingly tonight 68-38. Leeds Carnegie defeated Brunel Hurricanes by a mere two goals last night.

Hungary and hosts Slovenia clinched the two tickets available for the FIVB 2010 Womens World Championship second round at the Pool A first-round tournament in Lendava this weekend.