Women sport news

Britain's top divers will be put to the test when they face some of the world's biggest Olympic hopes at the CAMO Invitational meet this weekend in Canada.

The Roxy Park at Kitzsteinhorn Glacier in Kaprun Austria is open and already 24 of world’s leading female riders have confirmed their spot in the Roxy Chicken Jam on Saturday, December 15th 2007.

After eight weekends of exciting qualifying competitions at various locations across the globe, 18 U.S. skaters earned coveted spots at the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Junior Grand Prix (JGP) Final, to be held Dec. 6-9 in Gdansk, Poland. photo Paul and Michelle Harvath US Figure Skating

The global women's sports community and industries who are involved in women's sports are about to get a big boost to their visibility via a new programming service devoted just to women's sports.

Following on the Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics “Good Luck Beijing” Tournament”, 16 Individuals and 10 Rhythmic gymnasts Groups took the floor at the newly built 7,500 capacity Beijing University of Technology Olympic venue.

Despite the homework and exams of the 2007 school year being over for many, the 1500 students competing at the 2007 Australian All Schools & Youth Athletics Championships will be studying their competition very closely.

Sunningdale-based Cathy Panton-Lewis is to be co-captain of the World Team to play the United States in the Handa Cup match over the Slammer & Squire Course at the World Golf Village, St Augustine in Florida later this month.

PISCATAWAY (NCAA Women's) - Entering the game a perfect 10 of 10 on the season, Maryland's luck finally ran out against Rutgers on Monday.

World silver medallists Gemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes stole the show with their impressive new Technical Duet routine at the British Synchronised Swimming Championships.

The Spanish Duet of Gemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes continued their dominance of the British Synchronised Swimming Championships on the final day of competition.

The World 29er Champion Sophie double act of Weguelin and Ainsworth are celebrating after landing the invaluable Marlow Ropes Award just three months after making the step into the Olympic Classes arena. photo

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) opens today the virtual doors for its new Olympic Store at www.vancouver2010.com

On Friday evening Anna won the 2007 Elmbridge Sports Personality of the Year Award. It is the second year in a row that she has won this title. It was just announced that Anna has also won the 2007 BBC London Sports Personality of the Year Awards!!

The victory of the Chinese crowd-pleaser Cheng Fei, was expected and well-deserved. The 2005 World Champion on Floor combined the most powerful tumbling (6.20) with further improved artistic and dance capability (9.075)- 15.275. Gymnastique Artistique Finales par engins – Jour 1/3

A comprehensive directory covering all areas of women's sports is being published. The directory is being produced by Women's Sports Cares and will include individual athletes, amateur, college, semipro and professional teams and leagues as well as manufacturers that produce products for women's sports.

Last season’s Para-Alpine globe winner Lauren Woolstencroft (Vancouver, BC / Calgary, AB) will be joined by the largest team in Canadian history as they pursue more globes in the the 2007/08 ski season. photo Alpine Canada

Natalie Blake (Newark, Notts) turned her fortunes around after a technical fault in her second lift to take bronze in the up to 56kg category,

From 27 November to 2 December 2007 the qualification phase 1 for the 2008 Women's European Championship in FYR Macedonia took place. The qualification phase 1 was played in one group of six teams and two groups of five teams. Group 1 was organised by Lithuania in Panevezys, group 2 by Slovakia in Michalovce and group 3 by the Czech Republic in Plzen.

KNOXVILLE (NCAA Women's) - Team USA's Candace Parker had 21 points and 16 rebounds to power No. 1 Tennessee past fourth-ranked North Carolina, 83-79, in a rematch from last season's Final Four.

Team Northumbria stays top of the Co-operative Netball Superleague after the side’s fifth win of the season, 64-30 over Celtic Dragons at Gateshead Leisure Centre this weekend.

England's Jenny Duncalf extended her giant-killing run in the Women's Carol Weymuller US Open Squash Championship to reach the final of the WISPA Gold event at Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New York.

Australian Donna Urquhart triumphed in the NSC Squash Satellite No6 Championships in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur after victory in the final at the National Squash Centre in Jalan Duta. photo WISPA

Top seed Natalie Grainger beat England's Jenny Duncalf in the final of the Women's Carol Weymuller US Open Squash Championship to win the WISPA Gold event at Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New York. photo WISPA

Olympian Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) won her second event of the meet in the women’s 100m backstroke, turning in a time of 50.64, third-fastest of all-time. photo US Swimming

USA Water Ski has selected Dallas Friday (Orlando, Fla.) as it's Female Athlete of the Month for November. The U.S. Wakeboard Team was selected as Team of the Month. Friday and the U.S. Wakeboard Team are now eligible for the United States Olympic Committee’s Athletes and Team of the Month honors.

Anna Goodman (Pointe Claire, QC) was eighth today in the opening Ladies Slalom of the Coupe Nor-Am Cup season. photo Alpine Canada