Women sport news

Patrick Riml, who coached U.S. Ski Team athletes to Olympic and World Cup titles, was named manager of Canada’s top performing Ladies team today as Alpine Canada Alpin sharpened its focus on winning medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver / Whistler. photo Alpine Canada

Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen/Snowmass, CO) has had several dreams and this weekend her most recent, to bring together some of the most powerful women in snowboarding, will come to fruition on her home mountain as the inaugural CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational kicks off Friday

THE Free Tibet Group have today revealed details of their plans to protest when the Olympic torch relay passes through London on Sunday

All is set in Nals for the 8th edition of the “Marlene Sunshine Race” this coming Sunday, April 6 2008. Over 500 participants from 22 nations have signed up so far

Scottish netball has been given a competitive boost today with the announcement that a Glasgow-based bid to join the Co-operative Netball Superleague has been successful, with effect from the start of the 2008-9 season.

"Jenny" Lang Ping will be in pretty exalted company among Women Olympic Volleyball coaches when she leads out the USA Women’s national team at the Beijing Games in August.

The U.S. Women’s National Training Team had its four-match win streak snapped with a 25-20, 28-26, 25-23, 25-20 loss to Jiangsu, a professional Chinese club team, Tuesday at Nanjing, China. photo US Volleyball

EHF NEWS LINKS 45 with the referee and delegate nominations for the semi-finals of the Women's European Cup competitions: photo EHF

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday. Serena destroyed Justine Henin to enter the Semi Finals.

She won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 18 years, 10 months and 9 days—the youngest in Tour history to win a major.

The Australian Defence Force Opals and the New Zealand Tall Ferns will begin a five day joint training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra on Tuesday.

REIGNING world champion Stephanie Gilmore showed onlookers at the Midori Pro at Merewether beach in Newcastle today exactly why many see her as a stand-out favourite to regain the women's crown in 2008. photo ASP

Britain's swimmers today took another step closer to realising their dreams of competing at this summer's Olympic Games by gaining some more fast times in the finals of the British Swimming Championships (50m).

Gemma Spofforth (Portsmouth) broke the British record with her strong swim in heat number six. Spofforth swam an impressive 50m and kept her lead throughout to touch in the new record time 59.89. photo UAF

The kick off event for the 2008 Kitespeed season couln'd have been better. Two races were held today in good speedsailing conditions, and a lot more is to come during the week.

For World Cup star Chemmy Alcott, (25, Twickemham) it was more like business as usual when she raced down the Du Corbey piste to win the British Women's Downhill for the fourth time since 2003. Day 2 and 3 results

Heather Fell rounded off a terrific weekend for British modern pentathlon by striking gold at the World Cup at Millfield in Somerset. photo Phil Searle, Digitalscape

Throughout the 2008 World Cup season, we will analyze some competitions statistics to prepare our audience for everyone ultimate goal: the Olympic Games. There are several important factors to look at in archery, but one thing is for sure the level is rising! photo FITA

The FIVB has confirmed the nomination of referees for the Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Tournaments at the Olympic Games in Beijing. photo FIVB

Sarah Kippax became the first English woman since 1999 to win three successive WIPSA World Tour squash titles when she clinched the Malmo Open trophy at the Bellevuestadion in Malmo, Sweden.

Local player Low Wee Wern celebrated her maiden Tour title triumph at the NSC Satellite No3 at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. photo WISPA

The 2008 edition of the Women’s Challenge Trophy came to an end in Larnaca, Cyprus on 30 March 2008. This event was established in 1999 and is aimed at the developing handball nations of Europe. This was the 5th edition of the women’s competition and was declared an outstanding success, with Finland taking the title. photo EHF

GREAT Britain Women achieved their target of finishing in the top four of the European Challenge Trophy in Cyprus last week, but narrowly missed out on the bronze medal after losing 23-16 to Bosnia Herzegovina.

Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova won on Monday to set up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash between former champions. Justine Henin is also among the winners so far. Serena Williams also advances to the QFs

After holding their own against world power Germany, Scotland’s senior women continue their international exposure and host Russia for two capped matches 4th and 5th April at Edinburgh’s Peffermill.

Lois Fidler's England and Denmark have joined France in the UEFA European Women's U17 Championship Finals in Switzerland after clinching two of the three remaining berths over the weekend.