Women sport news

IOC executives were in Vancouver for a visit to monitor to the progress of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games but took time to meet with ITU staff and tour ITU headquarters. IOC Sports Director Christophe Dubi met with ITU President Les McDonald along with Executive Director Loreen Barnett and other ITU staff to discuss triathlon’s programme for inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 in Singapore.

Two further European records were broken by Louise Watkin in the 50m and 100m Freestyle events. The Kelly College swimmer beat both of Claire Cashmores records in the S9 class, with new times of 30.31secs and 1min05.14 respectively. photo shows East region Louise Steadman who won the National Prize

An on-fire Wang Yimei scored 16 points to help Olympic Champions China claim their fifth straight win over Cuba in the Women's Volleyball friendly series between the two teams in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang province, on Saturday. photo FIVB

Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), a middle blocker on the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team, was one of 58 NCAA student-athletes to be awarded an education grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. photo US Volleyball

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team will take part in Colorado Crossroads activities over the two-weekend event held at the Denver Convention Center. photo US Volleyball

FIVB President Rubén Acosta announced on Friday that the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball Men's and Women's World Championships will be hosted in Stavanger, Norway.

Tzipora Obziler won her first round in straight sets on Tuesday to set up a second round match with Serena Williams. Also in action Tuesday are Russians Vera Zvonareva and Maria Kirilenko

England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made eight changes to the team that defeated France in the RBS 6 Nations for this Saturday’s penultimate match against Scotland at the Meggetland Stadium in Edinburgh, kick-off 12pm.

English Premier League-Liverpool scored a significant victory over Premier League rivals Birmingham City, as they edged away from the bottom of the table with a narrow win. photo FA

Coach Nelson Isley works with St Vincent coaches and players on developing a coaching structure. The Price Waterhouse Coopers Under-15 Girls and Boys League got off to a great start with four games at the Digicel Court.

Brazilian surfer Gabriela Leite (15) won the first Billabong Pro Junior event in Peru last year, and now did the same, winning again this year in Chile. “Another victory outside Brazil, i am very happy.

The Chinese athletes dominated the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup that took place in Beijing (CHN) from February 19-25 by conquering seven out of the eight titles at stake. photo diving.ca

Sabrina Beaupré of Longueuil, Que., and Véronique Lemieux of Mascouche, Que., made an impressive international debut in women’s three-metre synchro on Friday placing fourth to open the second stop on the Grand Prix diving circuit. photo diving.ca

Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Rachel Kemp of Victoria, competing for the third time together internationally, placed fifth on women’s 10-metre synchro on Saturday at a Grand Prix diving competition. photo diving.ca

The Chinese stars had no major difficulties in sweeping the eight events of the second leg of the 2008 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Shenzhen (CHN) from February 29-March 2. photo diving.ca

USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that Overton’s, the world’s largest water sports dealer, has renewed its partnership as a Premier Sponsor of the national governing body of organized water skiing with through 2008.

The U.S. Ski Team's Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy) made history Thursday, taking bronze in the women's 15K mass start in the Under-23 Cross Country World Championships in Italy as three Americans finished in the top 11. photo US Ski Team

In the women's slalom race, the U.S. Ski Team's Kiley Staples (Park City, UT) finished 24th followed by teammate Laurenne Ross (Klamath Falls, OR) in 29th.

Eve Routhier (Sherbrooke, QC) battled through rain and intense fog to be top Canadian in a Ladies slalom which was also held today, finishing 20th with a two-run combined time of one minute 37.26 seconds. photo Alpine Canada

Larisa Yurkiw (Owen Sound, ON) added another highlight to what has already been a very successful season, finishing second in the combined today as the 2008 FIS World Junior Championships wrapped up in Formigal, SPA

After having the 15th fastest time in qualifications, Randall won her quarter-final heat, also in a photo finish over Norway's Marit Bjoergenwas. Randall was the "lucky loser” in her semi-final heat to make the final. She was headed for a second place podium when she got caught up with other skiers 100 meters from the finish. photo Doug Haney US Ski Team

The U.S. Ski Team's Emiko Torito (Denver) skied to the podium Saturday night in dual moguls at the FIS Freestyle World Cup in Marianske Lazne. Torito, a winner in January, was third in the women's event. photo Emiko Torito (Denver) celebrates her third place at the FIS Freestyle World Cup, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. (Brian Pinelli/U.S. Ski Team)

Women's 10K winner Virpi Kuitunen of Finland extended her lead in the World Cup standings over Norwegian Astrid Jacobsen.

U.S. Snowboarding's Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) capitalized on strong teamwork and all out aggression to win the exhibition Team SBX event at the Visa U.S. Snowboarding Cup Sunday at Whiteface Mountain outside Lake Placid. photo Oliver Kraus FIS

U.S. Snowboarding rider Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) barreled her way to the top of the podiums Saturday winning the Visa U.S. Snowboarding Cup at Whiteface Mountain, outside Lake Placid.

Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA) rocked out in the pipe to win the Van's Cup halfpipe session for the second year in a row Sunday at Northstar-at-Tahoe.