Women sport news

USA Water Polo will hold the S&R Sport Junior Olympics in Irvine, California for 2008, as the world’s largest water polo tournament, it will boast some exciting changes from past formats.

Australia blew a three-goal, final-quarter lead to draw 8-all with world champion United States of America in the opening women's water polo test at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. photo Kirby Lee

Australia took a 1-0 lead in the international women’s water polo series with world champion United States of America at Bicton Pool tonight, winning the second test 13-11.

Team USA fell to Australia by a count of 10-8 in their third of a five game test series in Perth, Australia. The two teams will meet in Sydney for the remaining two contests of the trip for America. The win for Australia represents a run of five games unbeaten against Team USA.

Three races were completed on day two at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2008 in incredibly shifty conditions with wind speeds ranging from 0-15 knots.

Day three at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2008 got underway in winds ranging from 8-15 knots.

The final day of racing at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2008 was abandoned today due to lack of wind. Performances from nine races completed over the last three days have made up the final results.

Created in 2002 to introduce women sailors to one-on-one match racing (the format most likely to be chosen for the 2012 Olympic Games), the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 event focuses on round-robin racing in Sonar keelboats on Tampa Bay.

Triple-amputee Lauren Woolstencroft (Calgary, AB / Vancouver, BC) was a winner in the slalom race in Abtenau, Austria got the Para-alpine World Cup season underway. photo Alpine Canada

Olympian Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY), off to the best start of her young career, is recuperating at home following a racing crash in Austria that ended her season. "I haven't gotten bored yet, but I'm looking forward to getting back on skis," she said. photo Lauren Ross

In an effort to provide national sponsors with more opportunities in women's sports Women's Sports Cares has announced the formation of a Women's Sports Marketing Coalition.

KTM International Team Eva Lechner will be representing the MTB Italian National Team to the Olympic event scheduled next August in China.

USA Triathlon (USAT) is pleased to announce that Avia has joined on as a corporate partner and will be designated as the official running shoe of USAT.

Now that 2008 has arrived, attention at USA Triathlon has turned toward those athletes who are competing for the final spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team that will be representing the U.S. in Beijing in August.

Cheryl Foody of Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the women's race at the fourth annual Avia OC Marathon presented by Nutrilite in Newport Beach, Calif.

It was great day for Canadian para-alpine skiers at the super G and super combined races were held at the IPC World Cup in Abtenau, Austria. photo Alpine Canada

Arly Fogarty (Montreal, QC) won the first IPC World Cup podium of her career today, highlighting another successful day for Canada that included nine podium performances and five gold medals. photo Alpine Canada

It was a closely fought match this Saturday (5th Jan) for Loughborough Lightning, the East Midlands premier netball team, who faced the Brunel Hurricanes, away, in the Co-operative Netball Super League.

USA Volleyball has invited 14 athletes to an invitation-only U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team tryout to be held Jan. 7-12, 2008, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Great Britain (women) has today announced the names of the 18 athletes who are to take part in the trip to Terrassa, Spain, between 11-14 January. As well as training, the squad will also play one test match and two practice matches. photo Andrew Beckett

Two-time Olympians Kikkan Randall won cthe classic technique gold medal - for the women's 10K - Thursday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships. It was the seventh U.S. title for Randall, who recently became the first U.S. woman to win a World Cup cross country race. photo Jonathan Selkowitz Selko photo 2007

Denise Karbon of Italy continues to roll, picking up her fourth consecutive World Cup Ladies Giant Slalom victory today in Spindleruv Mlyn, CZE.

Defending champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) led every heat Saturday en route to winning the women's freestyle sprint title at the U.S. photo Doug Haney US Ski Team

Last season’s Ladies World Cup slalom champion Marlies Schild of Austria got her third slalom victory of the season, winning today in Spindleruv Mlyn, CZE. photo Julianne Fritz

Anna Goodman (Pointe Claire, QC) a week removed from the best World Cup Slalom performance of her career, won today’s Northwest Mutual Funds Coupe Nor-Am Cup slalom race in Mont Ste. photo Alpine Canada

U.S. Cross Country Championships. Lindsey Dehlin (Mahtomedi, MN) and Lindsay Williams (Hastings, MN) won the women's team sprint in a big upset. photo US Ski Team