Women sport news

The draw for the 2008 Women’s Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournaments took place on December 1, 2007 in Rome (ITA), with the following results

The world’s best female riders, including the 06/07 TTR Women’s Top 5, are ready to tear up the Roxy Glacier Park located 2900m above sea level. The Kitzsteinhorn Glacier in Kaprun, Austria hosts the first all-girl SIX(6)STAR event of the 07/08 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, the European Roxy Chicken Jam.

A controlled team performance powered Team Northumbria back to the top of the Co-operative Netball Superleague last night, with a 58-31 win over Northern Thunder's young squad.

England Women’s captain Catherine Spencer will be the guest of honour when she returns home to her former club Folkestone RFC to host a training session this week.

Six golfing students from Scottish universities are to compete on Florida's Orange Blossom Tour for women amateurs nex month.

Nottinghamshire teenager Alex Peters has wrapped up her sparkling 2007 season with yet another title – and her third course record of the year.

PARIS (Euroleague Women) - French clubs once ruled the roost in the EuroLeague Women but in recent times they have played second fiddle to the teams of Russia. photo FIBA Europe Castoria

After a brief pulse last night which saw some solid sets break through Honolua Bay, the swell has dropped once again, prompting event organizers to call the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines off for the day.

Mandy Nightingale (Sapulpa, Okla.), who competed on the U.S. water ski team and collected four individual medals in the process, has been selected as USA Water Ski’s 2007 Female Athlete of the Year, respectively.

Larisa Yurkiw (Owen Sound, ON) is making a habit of finishing second early in the 2007/08 Nor-Am season. Her time in today’s Ladies Super G was 1:10.73 to finish as the runner up to American Leanne Smith. photo Alpine Canada

A WALKDEN triathlete is hoping to represent her country at the 2012 Olympics in London after being one of only five girls selected for a prestigious national squad.

The USA Track & Field Foundation has presented Elite Athlete Development Grants to four athletes, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced Monday.

Paige Rice of Oregon CC has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the midget girl's title Saturday at the 2007 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, presented by Finish Line, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.

The President and Chief Executive of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) were in London last week to sign an agreement with ParalympicsGB to develop a cooperative partnership in the run up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

PISCATAWAY (NCAA Womens) - Matee Ajavon scored 15 points and added four assists as third-ranked Rutgers stopped No. 12 California, 56-51, on Monday night.

Loughborough Lightning completed the last of its 2007 matches in the Co-operative Netball Superleague this Saturday (8 Dec), with yet another win against Leeds Carnegie, propelling them to the top of the table as we head in to 2008.

Melbourne Vixens create sporting history on April 5 next year when they contest the opening match of the inaugural ANZ Championship netball competition against Wellington’s Central Pulse

The Capital Indoor Stadium (CAS), which is the official competition venue for the Volleyball tournament of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is showing a fresh face after the renovation was completed days ago. photo FIVB

The indirect turnouts of the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam event 2007, the double gender event played in the region of Wörthersee from 1st to 5th August, show outstanding figures. The results stress that through this top FIVB Beach Volleyball event an additional turnover of € 6 Millions has been gained. photo FIVB

Two international rugby matches will take place this week in Sunbury when England Women and England A Women take on the USA Eagles at London Irish ARFC.

CATANDUVA (Women's Campeonato Nacional) - Catanduva and Ourinhos ensured both will go into their top-of-the-table clash defending 100% records after both claimed victories at the weekend. photo FIBA

In celebration of the two-year countdown to the 2010 Winter Games, the Cultural Olympiad team proudly presents a spectacular gala concert featuring Canada’s new generation of leading singer-songwriters.

Las Palmas (sgh) – Application to take part in the Open MTB Canary Islands opened on the 1st December 2007. The sunny islands has grown into a very popular destination to start the MTB season. Las Palmas (sgh) – Morgen, am 1. Dezember 2007, öffnet die Online-Anmeldung des Open MTB Gran Canaria. Der Marathon auf der Sonneninsel hat sich zu einem beliebten Saisonauftakt entwickelt.

Paige Rice of Oregon CC claimed her second title in as many years Saturday at the 2007 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, presented by Finish Line, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.

Britain's World Marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe has been voted the Female European Athlete of the Month for November after her outstanding performance in the New York Marathon at the beginning of the month.

Loughborough Lightning shot to the top of the Co-operative Netball Superleague with a stunning 72-36 victory over a determined Leeds Carnegie side.