Women sport news

Emily Brydon (Fernie, BC) leads the roster of Canadian skiers that will open the North American leg of the World Cup Tour which begins this Saturday at Panorama and Lake Louise.

Horsepower International Inc, funding co-ordinator of Liz Halliday, has issued a Claim against Team Modena for repayment of around £100,000 in a multiple breach of contract claim

Introducing Laura Collett (event rider) and Natasha Baker (para-equestrian dressage rider), both riders on the World Class Development Progarmme.

Sarah Mills Dressage rider on The World Class Development Programme.

The highlight of next weekend, when the World Athletics Family gathers in Monaco, will be the crowning of the Male and Female World Athlete of the Year during the prestigious World Athletics Gala which will be hosted at the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Club d’Eté, on Sunday 25 November. photo World Athletics Gala Logo (c)

With just three days to go to the announcement of the winners of the prestigious World Athlete of the Year and Performance of the Year awards at the World Athletics Gala, which will be hosted at the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Club d’Eté, on Sunday 25 November, a long list of world class athletes from the past and the present are already on their way to the Principality to celebrate yet another great year of athletics.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Derebe Alemu, who won last month's New Delhi Half Marathon champion, heads a competitive women’s race field at the 2007 TOYOTA Great Ethiopian Run, a 10km event set for Sunday (25) in Addis Ababa.

USA Track & Field announced on Tuesday that Jane Frederick will be inducted in the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. Below is a recent interview with the inductee.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced the winning bids for the 2010 IPC World Championships in Athletics and Swimming. photo Matchtight

Laura von Bertouch has just been crowned a netball world champion, but the talented Australian mid-court player has today announced her retirement from all levels of the game. photo Micheal Bradley

Women’s rugby in England has been given another boost with Sportsmatch awarding the Rugby Football Union for Women £7125 to invest in grass roots rugby. photo Dale McMillan

England Women will begin their preparations next month for their international indoor comeback with a training camp at the University of the West of England in Bristol for which the following 17 athletes (per squad) have been selected.

Scotland coach Keith Joss announced the women’s squad to face Ireland in a test series 23rd-25th November at the free Forthbank pitch opening, hosted by Active Stirling.

Greg Ryan, U.S. Women's National Team Coach, 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, will join the list featured presenters from the USA and Europe at the Third Annual Elite Club Seminar dedicated to Elite Girls and Women's Soccer. photo FA

Lorena Ochoa had already secured her second consecutive Rolex Player of the Year award before the ADT Championship, but her final margin of victory was not determined until Sunday.

When Se Ri Pak's final putt on the 18th hole dropped and signaled the completion of her first round at the 2007 McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, Pak officially qualified for entrance into the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame, one of the most difficult in all of sports in which to gain entry. photo Seoulsisters.com

Rashanda McCants continued her outstanding start to the season on Monday night, scoring 18 points to lead sixth-ranked North Carolina to a 99-64 win over Georgia State.

British swimmers destined for the 2008 Beijing Games have been selected to race at the first major international meet of the Olympic year when they compete in Eindhoven for European titles.

Sally Barkow of Nashotah, Wis. and her crew of Amanda Callahan (Canton, Mass.), Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) and Annie Lush (Poole, U.K.) have won one of the world's most prestigious women's sailing regattas. photo Rolex Dan Nerney

The 2007/2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating continues this week with the Cup of Russia in Moscow from November 22 to 25. The Cup of Russia is the fifth of six events in the series. photo Paul Harvath US Figure Skating

Preparations for the Archery World Cup Final, being held on 24 November at the Madinat Amphitheatre in Dubai, are underway and tension is mounting amongst the finalists as they prepare to compete for the prize and prestige of being World Cup Final Winner.

Les préparatifs pour la Finale de Coupe du Monde de Tir à l’arc, qui se déroulera le 24 novembre à l’Amphithéâtre de Madinat à Dubaï, sont en cours et la tension monte parmi les finalistes qui s’apprête à concourir pour les prix et le prestige d’être consacré Vainqueur de la Finale de Coupe du Monde.

World-champion sprinter Allyson Felix on Monday was named female winner of the 2007 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field. The 2005 Owens honoree, Felix becomes a two-time Jesse Owens Award winner.

The Stanford University women successfully defended their NCAA Division I Cross Country title, their fourth in the last five years.

As a result of their outstanding season, five of Australia’s most talented athletes, including the only female Jana Rawlinson has been chosen for nomination to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection into the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Lightning ladies are readying themselves for the biggest game of the Cooperative Netball Superleague season so far.