Women sport news

The call was made today to postpone The Saltrock Open until the weekend of 12th – 13th April. photo Gwen Croyd Photos

Britain's relay women swept to gold on the final night of the European Championships in Eindhoven and with it added their name into the record books.

Speed:World:Cup is the officially sanctioned world tour of the International Speed Windsurfing Class (ISWC) and the Professional Kite Riders Association (PKRA)

Quebec provincial ski racers opened with victory in the Ladies division as the President’s Choice Canadian K2 Championships got underway today at Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon, BC. photo Alpine Canada

NORTHERN IRELAND has missed out on the opportunity to stage matches in the Olympic football tournament in 2012 because of continuing delays over building a new stadium, insidethegames can reveal.

PROTESTS against China's rights record and crackdown in Tibet disrupted ceremonies in Greece today to light the Olympic flame for the Beijing Games.

USA Cycling’s Women’s National Team’s Alison Powers (Boulder, Colo.) was the top American finisher in the second round of the 2008 UCI Women’s Road World Cup.

Fans of women’s cycling are familiar with Americans like Kristin Armstrong, Christine Thorburn, Tina Pic, and Amber Neben not only because of their success on domestic professional teams, but because they have been a part of USA Cycling’s increasingly successful National Team program. photo US Cycling

The world ranking lists published on 13 March 2008 do not show significant changes after the World Ranking Events held in Bangkok and Merida.

With the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials - Triathlon in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday, April 19, less than a month away, the U.S. athletes eligible to compete are well into their season training. photo ITU Media

También texto en español. Aspiring athletes will compete as members of the Team BG - Elite Athlete Development Project (EADP) at the Mooloolaba BG Triathlon World Cup in Australia this Sunday photo Spomedis ITU Media

The following American athletes won individual gold medals at the 2008 World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships, March 17-22, in Clermont-Ferrand, France

Sunday morning we stumbled out of our rooms for our last breakfast in Tianjin to find a pink and yellow bundle by our doors—hooray! The Easter bunny found us after all!

Australia’s return to the international Beach Volleyball calendar featured the women’s Country Quota and Qualification Tournament matches here Tuesday for the season-opening event on the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour on Glenelg Beach at Moseley Square. photo FIVB

In a dramatic climax to the 25th staging of the European Junior U19 Team Squash Championships in the Norwegian city of Stavanger, England upset top seeds France 2/1 to win the European Squash Federation event title for the 23rd time.

Match results and rankings of the W-U20 World Championship Qualification Europe. photo EHF

Both Top seeds met in the final, and Ana Ivanovic lived true to her top seed status, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in two sets 64 63. Safina and Vesnina won the doubles title ousting Yan and Zheng of China in 3 sets.

Kent Ravens women’s team are looking ahead to their first training session of pre season. The Head Coach of the women’s team, Kenny Bell, is in a positive mood, ‘We’re looking forward to a great season linking all the local women’s rugby clubs together.

England ladies U21 and Girls U16/18 competed on Sunday against Spain and Belgium. England U18 team drew with two goals a piece. England U21and U16 both lost. photo Andew Beckett

England Head Coach Hope Powell admitted she was disappointed with just a point at home to Czech Republic, but said that it was up to the players to learn from the performance and move on to the next challenge. photo FA

England international Rachel Jennings has won the French Lady Junior championship at St Cloud with a gutsy 2/1 victory over Spain’s Ane Urchegui.

Reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) has defeated 2004 ASP Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta in classic four-to-six foot (2 metre) surf at Bells Beach today. photo ASP Kristin Covered images

Gloucester is to host the European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships 2009 after LEN confirmed the bid had been successful.

World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) laid down the fastest run to win the national slalom title at the 2008 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships Saturday. photo Doug Haney US Ski Team

The U.S. Ski Team's Stacey Cook (Mammoth, CA) won the super G title on a sunny Easter Sunday as the 2008 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships concluded their second day of competition. photo Mark Fox Summitt Daily

Shona Rubens (Calgary, AB) continued a recent trend today at the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships, becoming the latest Canadian alpine ski racer to defend a national championship title. photo Alpine Canada