Women sport news

England Women’s Captain Catherine Spencer says her side cannot rest on their laurels ahead of this Saturday’s penultimate RBS 6 Nations clash against Scotland at the Meggetland Stadium in Edinburgh, kick off 12pm. photo pinnacle photo

New Zealand has defeated the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars by four wickets in a Twenty20 international at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, Christchurch, this afternoon.

Northern Ireland defender Rebecca Corish says that despite the task facing them on Thursday evening, they will do everything they can to secure a result against England. photo Stephen Hamilton Irish FA.com

On a blustery evening in Lurgan Hope Powell's England made hard work of their first away qualifier, but showed grit and determination to earn a crucial three points that keeps their 100% record intact. photo FA

RIO DE JANEIRO (Women’s Campeonato) - Ourinhos have been crowned champions of Brazil’s Women’s Campeonato for the fifth time after edging Catanduva 82-80 after overtime in a fifth-game title decider on Monday. photo FIBA

Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., earned her first Canadian senior title on Thursday to open the Winter Nationals diving competition photo Diving.ca

Champion Torah Bright from Australia who not only won the women’s Halfpipe in Japan, but also moved into TTR World No. 1. Bright now sits just a few points ahead of TTR World No. 2 Jamie Anderson (USA) who did not qualify for the Halfpipe final. photo Shane Eecen / Burton / TTR

Under sunny Japanese skies Jenny Jones from Great Britain won the Slopestyle competition at the Swatch TTR FIVE(5) STAR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open. (C)Shane Eecen / TTR

For the second year in a row, local Austrian riders Julia Baumgartner was able to blow by the competition and take the Title at the NASA Austria Cup Tour finals of 2008. photo Austrian Masters

Australian athletes are Beijing bound after they were chosen for nomination to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection into the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games.

UK Athletics (UKA) today launched the revised Norwich Union elevating:athletics teaching resource supported by the National Sports Foundation and the NASUWT with British record holder Goldie Sayers at The Heathland School, Hounslow.

There was Malaysian disappointment in the final qualifying round of the women's WISPA Gold event when 17-year-old Low Wee Wern went down 9-2, 9-3, 9-2 to Hong Kong's experienced Rebecca Chiu.

While Malaysia's Nicol David continues to head the Women's World Squash Rankings, the March list of which is published today (Tuesday) by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA), the Dutch content of the top 20 has been significantly boosted following the nationality switch by world number two Natalie Grinham.

The Houston Town Texas Cyclones are proud to announce that they will attend the Championship Series hosted by Houston's Only All-Women's Organized Flag League - the HWFFL.

EHF NEWS with the results form the EHF Champions League Main Round 4.

Erneut in Ruswil kämpfen am Samstag, 8. und Sonntag, 9. März 2008 vier Frauen- und vier Männerteams um den Regionalen Cupsieg. Für die qualifizierten Mannschaften ist dies ein Saisonhöhepunkt und verspricht daher spannende und interessante Spiele.

Volunteers from Gloucester Rugby Girls youth talent squad have been awarded the RFU Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Rugby certificate, delivered by RFU

Wasps and Army player Jane Leonard has been called up to start for England against Scotland in the penultimate RBS Women’s 6 Nations match on Saturday at the Meggetland Stadium in Edinburgh, kick-off 12pm.

Katie Alcock, captain of Letchworth's U18 girls' rugby team, has won national recognition an award from the Rugby Football Union as part of their Young Volunteer scheme.

The Women’s Premier Division took an interesting twist when second bottom Poynton scored three goals for only the second time this season and, perhaps more importantly, kept their first clean sheet against second placed and local rivals Bowdon Hightown. photo John Coxon

Jack Birkenshaw, former England player and currently assistant coach to the England Women’s cricket team on their tour down under has affirmed his support for women’s cricket. photo Don Miles

Dorset’s Fern Grimshaw has scored a win on the US college circuit with a five-stroke victory in the B-CU Spring Invitational at Indigo Lake, Daytona Beach in Florida.

England international Kerry Smith bowed out in the quarter-finals of the Spanish women’s championship at La Reserva.

The Roxy Invitational Mozambique is an invite-only girls surfing event. A group of the best female surfers in the country have been invited to compete. There will also be a few alternate surfers at the event.

On his second visit to Vancouver since the city was awarded the 2010 Olympic Winter Games five years ago, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, praised the progress that the Organising Committee (VANOC) is making.

Svetlana Boldikove of Russia won the women's races, beating out World Cup leader Nicolien Sauerbreij, who came in seventh. photo Doug Haney US Ski Team