Women sport news

GREAT Britain Women beat Greece 25-23 in the final match of their World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Holland on Sunday to cap a superb week for the squad. The team had made no secret of their ambition to beat Greece in the event, but the tournament was more successful than they thought after strong performances against top nations earlier in the event.

GB Women finish World Championship campaign on a high

From 25 to 30 November 2008 the qualification Europe - phase 1 - for the 2009 Womens World Championship in China took place. The qualification phase 1 was played in three tournaments (2 groups of six teams and 1 group of five teams). Group 1 was hosted by the Netherlands in Emmen, group 2 by Montenegro in Pljevlja and group 3 by Poland in Dabrowa Gornicza.

2009 Womens WCh Qualification Europe

England Sporting Chance Women were crowned champions of the Dubai Rugby Exiles 7s on Saturday after a thrilling 12-10 victory in the final against the Wooden Spoon team.

England Sporting Chance Women crowned Dubai 7s champions

Four key players from the Australian womenâ€™s cricket team, the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, will be employed by Cricket Australia as National Female Cricket Ambassadors.

Female players take CA Ambassador roles

01. December Golf2268

Team International win the Lexus Cup 2008

An interrupted final day of the Lexus Cup 2008 produced some nail biting matches that took it right down to the last match when Team International clinched the trophy 12 Â½ to 11 Â½ .

01. December Surfing1727

Rosy Hodge Scores a Fifth Place at Reef Hawaiian Pro, Requalifies for 2009 World Tour

East London-born World Tour surfer Rosy Hodge placed a well-deserved fifth-place in the Reef Hawaiian Pro to secure her berth on the Womenâ€™s World Tour for 2009.

01. December Kiteboarding1180

Kiteboarding on target for official World Championship Titles

For the first time in history, the 2009 kiteboarding world championship title will be sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). This became possible by approving the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) as official class association during the quadrenual ISAF general meeting in Madrid last week.

01. December 905

USA Water Ski Sanctions Record Number Of Events In 2008

USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that 2008 denotes the second consecutive year it has broken the record for the number of sanctioned water sports events held during the season. In 2008 there were 1,024 events compared to 1,004 in 2007.

01. December Skiing1341

Tessa Worley of France Wins Aspen Giant Slalom

Tessa Worley of France, who sat sixth after the opening run, won The FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom race in Aspen, USA. No Canadians qualified for the second run.

01. December Figure Skating1124

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, NHK Trophy Day 2

The NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan continued Saturday with the Free Dance, the Pairs and Ladies Free Skating. Qing Pang/Jian Tong of China skated to victory in the Pairs event. Rena Inoue/John Baldwin (USA) took the silver medal and Canadians Jessica DubÃ©/Bryce Davison settled for the bronze.

01. December Figure Skating1338

Flatt breaks into top 10 in latest icenetwork.com world figure skater rankings

Rachael Flatt used her first medal in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series to propel her into the top 10 in the latest icenetwork.com World Figure Skater Rankings. photo Paul Harvath US Figure Skating

01. December Speed/Short Track Skating1181

Samsung ISU World Cup Short Track Beijing

The third event of the 2008-09 Samsung ISU World Cup Short Track season was held this weekend in Beijing, China at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium. The facility was recently used this past summer as the venue for the volleyball events at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

01. December Other Sports1369

Shea Holbrook wins The Cooper Tire Scholarship At The Women In The Winners Circle Driver Development Academy

Shea Holbrook, 18, of Groveland, FL was named the inaugural recipient of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Scholarship for the first phase of the Women in the Winnerâ€™s Circle (WWC) Foundation Driver Development Academy.

28. November Netball1870

The Co-operative Netball Super League ticket giveaway

The Co-operative Netball Superleague have tickets up for grabs. You could have the chance of seeing your favourite team in action. Just answer the simple question to win free tickets.

28. November Rugby1244

England Sporting Chance Women through to Dubai 7s Semi-Finals

England Sporting Chance Women booked their place in the semi-finals of the Dubai Rugby Exiles 7s on Friday with wins over the Wooden Spoon and the Pink Baa Baas.

28. November Golf1336

Lexus Cup locked in tie on first day

Team Asia and Team International are locked in a 3-3 tie following the first round of play at the Lexus Cup. The Lexus Cup features Team Asia captain Se Ri Pak attempting to lead her squad to a third consecutive victory over Annika Srenstam and Team International

28. November Snowboarding1461

Sarka Pancochova The New Czech kid on the block!

Sarka Pancochova is the new rising star on the Swatch TTR Womenâ€™s Tour, and with seasoned vets like Tina. photo TTR

28. November Figure Skating1251

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - NHK Trophy, Day 1

The NHK Trophy is the sixth and last event in the series and provides the last opportunity for skaters to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December in Goyang City, Korea.

28. November Athletics1285

Brown Trafton wins 2008 Jesse Owens Award

Olympic gold medalists Stephanie Brown Trafton was named the female winner of the 2008 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field. This marks the first time in her career that Brown Trafton have earned this prestigious distinction.

27. November Netball2605

A Special Night for Netball

Netball received great recognition at the 46th Annual Torch Trophy Awards last week at the Army and Navy Club in London.

27. November Volleyball1647

Lang: I will never give up Volleyball

USA Volleyball announced Tuesday that â€œJennyâ€ Ping Lang has decided not to extend her contract as head coach of the U.S. Womenâ€™s national Volleyball team for the upcoming Olympic quadrennial. photo FIVB

27. November Beach Volleyball1932

Zhang & May-Treanor Top 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Womenâ€™s Award Winners

With Beijing 2008 Olympic podium placers Xi Zhang of China and Misty May-Treanor of the United States leading the way, the top players on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour were revealed. photo FIVB

27. November Handball1244

Battling GB Give Holland a tough time

GREAT Britain women produced one of their best performances so far in the opening match of the World Championship qualifying tournament in Emmen, giving hosts Holland a tough time before losing out 37-21.

27. November 1945

Heymans named Diving Canadaâ€™s athlete of the year

Ã‰milie Heymans was named Diving Canadaâ€™s female athlete of the year respectively at the associationâ€™s annual general meeting held this past weekend in Ottawa.

27. November 2465

Canadian diver Marie-Ãˆve Marleau announces her retirement

Marie-Ãˆve Marleau is about to start a new chapter in her life. Marleau, a member of Canadaâ€™s Olympic diving team in 2008 and a national team member since 2002 announced her retirement today as a high performance athlete. photo divingcanada.ca

27. November Skiing1264

Vonn Cleared to Race in Aspen

Reigning Audi FIS World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) was cleared to race this weekend at the Aspen Winternational.

27. November Figure Skating1208

Khokhlova, Novitski surprise winners in Russia

On the final day of the Cup of Russia, Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski upset their teammates Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin to win their first gold medal on the Grand Prix series.

26. November Squash1368

Noom Wins First WISPA Title In Czech Republic

Orla Noom made her mark in squash history by becoming the winner of the first WISPA World Tour event to be staged in the Czech Republic.

26. November Basketball1573

EUROLEAGUE Women - Fowles dunks again in EuroLeague Women

VIDNOJE (EuroLeague Women) - Team USA\'s Sylvia Fowles is believed to have made history last week by becoming the first player to dunk in the EuroLeague Women. photo FIBA

26. November 2387

Ã‰milie Heymans commits to 2012

Ã‰milie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., the Olympic silver medallist on womenâ€™s 10-metre tower, announced today she is committed to competitive diving until the 2012 London Olympics.