Women sport news

GUJO-GIFU, Japan (Feb. 23) - Jacobellis finishes as top American in Japan.

Michelle Gorgone (Boston, MA) was the top American women in 18th. World Cup parallel giant slalom points leader Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands won the women's races.

También texto en español. Ricarda Lisk from Germany won the ITU African Cup Triathlon in Bloemfontein, South Africa this past weekend.

También texto en español. The 2008 Freudenstadt ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships wrapped on Sunday with team relays. The exciting team races are popular events for the fans and athletes because of the fast and furious pace. Each team member completes a 2.5-kilometer run, 3-kilometer mountain bike and 3-kilometer cross-country ski before handing off to their teammate. photo ITU Media

Women's long jump winner , Hyleas Fountain "I had a lot of fun during the competition today. I actually enjoyed competing with and helping out some of the younger ladies. It keeps me more relaxed when I'm talking it up. Once I get on the runaway I'm very serious. photo usatf.org

BOSTON - Distance and field event finals provided champions in nine events Saturday at the 2008 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center, and familiar names topped many of the results tables.

Lolo Jones took the women's Visa title Sunday at the 2008 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center, on the campus of Roxbury Community College.

Women's 3,000 Meters Race Walk, Teresa Vaill "The pace felt very comfortable. I was just trying to maintain contact and see what I had left. I raced at Millrose, but haven't done a whole lot of other racing this season. My legs felt good. I wasn't going for time today, I just wanted to win here in Boston."

Team Northumbria assured themselves of a place in the end of season play offs of the Co-operative Netball Superleague after a businesslike 54-25 win over Celtic Dragons at the Welsh Institute of Sport today.

With England GA Asha Tett suffering from a broken finger, and England U21 defender Stacey Francis out for the rest of the season with a broken hand, suffered while playing for England at the Netball Europe Open championships last weekend, TeamBath Jan Crabtree named some new faces in her match squad.

Brunel Hurricanes revived their Co-operative Netball Superleague play off aspirations with a 69-12 victory over an injury weakened Northern Thunder at the Guildford Spectrum Centre.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2008) - Bryn Kehoe (North Bend, Ohio), a libero/setter on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team, has provided the following responses to questions posed to her as part of a "Getting to Know" feature. photo US Volleyball

Morgan Beck (Coto De Caza, Calif.), an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team, has provided the following responses to questions posed to her as part of a "Getting to Know" feature. photo US Volleyball

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Open Tryouts concluded Sunday morning as 113 athletes finished their fourth training session of the three-day event held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. photo US Volleyball

For Beato Miguel Cruz there is light at the end of the tunnel for his Dominican Women’s team currently in preparation for the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to be held in Tokyo, Japan, on May 17-25. photo FIVB

Seven-time World Beach Volleyball Tour champion and Sydney and Athens Olympic silver medalist Adriana Behar has only just left the court for the final time but is already thinking about getting back into Volleyball. photo FIVB

England A Women also picked up a victory on French soil today (Saturday) with a hard fought 3-0 triumph in Bourgoin.

Last November Camp Hill Chargers suffered their worst league defeat in over 3 years, losing 45pts to 11 against then league leaders Darlington Mowden Sharks in a clinical display from their northern counter-parts.

Annika Sorenstam started this week's Fields Open in Hawaii's Ko Olina Resort with one eye on next week's HSBC Women's Champions and her first encounter of the year with reigning world number one Lorena Ochoa. photo Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Everyone is getting really stoked about you and Lorena meeting in Singapore. How do you feel about it? I think it's going to be great! I think you have a fantastic field (at the HSBC Women's Champions), you can't ask for any better and it's a privilege to be part of it.

Se Ri Pak heads for Singapore and this week's HSBC Women's Champions with a very new look. This year her bright yellow golf bag bears a large World Golf Hall of Fame badge and an even larger "S" logo. Part Gothic, part hip-hop the S also dominates the cap on her head.

You have both the Hall of Fame badge and your own brand's logo on your bag this year. I imagine you're very proud of both? This is about timing. I was thinking about what I could do for my career and I decided on having my own clothing for the first time. We play golf for at least 360 days, and we know the uniform you have to wear on the golf course.

THE 19TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S BODYBOARDING PIPELINE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MEMORAY OF DON AND JOSIE OVER

Reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) was in sensational form this morning, lighting up the punchy three foot (1 metre) surf at Duranbah Beach to claim a Round 1 victory in the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by LG. photo Robertson Covered Images

It’s been a big week on the Gold Coast, the ASP Annual General Meeting and Board meeting is done and dusted, the ASP Banquet, where we crown the respective World Champions, went off successfully and the first shots have been fired in the 2008 Men’s & Women’s World Tours.

Britain secured another Olympic place at the FINA World Cup in Beijing with Sarah Barrow and Monique McCarroll providing the necessary expertise in the final of the Women's 10m Platform.