Women sport news

Olympian Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) ignored a blizzard Saturday to equal her best World Cup result, finishing fourth in stormy conditions during the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom of the season. photo Lauren Ross

Global Racing Team are pleased to announce a major sponsorship partnership with Swift Group which will fund a significant new initiative to find and train top riders from the UK in the build up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Global Racing Team had a very successful trip to the 2nd round of the women’s cyclo-cross world cup in Pijnaker, Holland. Having fully recovered from a heavy crash the weekend before, Gabby Day lined up with Helen Wyman for the familiar race that had been seriously affected by recent bad weather.

November 6th saw the second and final day of the quarter final groups. Predictably the Netherlands suffocated their perennial rivals, making a fast start and effectively closing out the game after 15 minutes. Superior in all facets of the game, and totally re-emphasising their dominance of world korfball

The chilly winter may be around the corner but the rankings race is heating up as the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup series concludes in Eilat, Israel on December 1st. Last year’s overall world up champions Javier Gomez of Spain and Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal both led the world rankings for most of this season. photo Silke Insel

Julie Ertel raced to victories at the San Francisco ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup at Treasure Island on Saturday, and in the process captured the overall title of USA Triathlon's Haul to the Great Wall series. photo ITU Media

Pumping music, hoardes of people, smoke, flashing strobe lights – to a pounding soundtrack and screams of the fans, the New World Netball World Championships is finally under way. In front of a packed house at the Trusts Stadium in Auckland, Netball New Zealand welcomed the world to their championships – and the world came to watch! photos Micheal Bradley

Fiji def Singapore, England win through, Wales defeat Botswana,,,and more. photo Micheal Bradley

Rona Hunnisett blogs from New Zealand. It was a surprise to see the Trusts Stadium less than half full for one of the group stages’ most interesting contests between an emerging Malaysia and a resurgent South Africa. On this occasion, the South Africans’ better conditioning and broader experience held more power, but with some coaching and greater exposure to the world game. photo Micheal Bradley

Jia Tian and Jie Wang ended the 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball campaign like the Chinese pair started their international season last May in Shanghai with a gold medal after the world’s No. 2-ranked team captured the US$30,000 Crocodile Hong Kong Beach Festival 2007 here Sunday at Victoria Park. photo FIVB

Botwright, the sixth seed from Manchester, fought back from a game down to defeat third seed Grinham, who is also the reigning British Open champion, 5-9, 9-6, 10-9, 9-4 in 58 minutes.

World number one Nicol David secured her third successive title in Hong Kong with a victory over the second seed in today's (Sunday) finals of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Squash Championships. photo WISPA

That is what's heard all over the country. But with the help of the NWFA (National Women's Football Association) and Stormy Stroud owner of the first full contact women's football team in Modesto, California, women are playing professional football.

Kate Walsh, 27, who this year has led England to bronze medals at the Champions Challenge and the EuroHockey Nations Championships, has today been announced as the 2007 Great Britain Hockey Athlete of the Year.

More than one coach in America is waiting for the telephone to ring with news from top-ranked junior Vicky Hurst. And more than one college women’s golf program courting the talented teen would love to add the nation’s best girl player to its roster next fall.

The women's basketball tournament at the Beijing Olympics will tip off in less than 10 months and Australia will have as good a chance as any team to capture gold.

Week one of the 2008 EuroLeague Women had a distinctly Russian feel to it as CSKA Moscow, UMMC Ekaterinburg, Spartak Moscow Region and Dynamo Moscow all opened with wins.

MARIA Catalano was crowned British Open Ladies champion at Rushden SC on Saturday (November 10) to prove that three weeks on the US pool circuit has not dulled her snooker skills. photo Kevin Legg

The 7th day of competition at the FIVB World Cup 2007 still maintains the same standings as yesterday: Italy and U.S.A. are topping the FIVB World Cup 2007 standings, after their 7th win in a row against Kenya and Thailand respectively.

It will be 10th-seeded Jarunee Sannok and Usa Tenpaksee of Thailand and three teams from China competing for the gold medal at the US$30,000 Crocodile Hong Kong Beach Festival 2007 and each tandem won semi-final-qualifying matches here Saturday at Victoria Park.

Justine Henin reached her second straight Sony Ericsson Championships final on Saturday with a hard-fought 64 64 win over Ana Ivanovic. Meeting her there will be Maria Sharapova.

Day 2 of the Netball World Championships - pictures credited to Michael Bradley

womensportreport.com - BLOG DAY 3

All 16 teams have now arrived in New Zealand ready for the New World Netball World Championships that begins in Auckland on Saturday.

Defending champions New Zealand are ready for action in the New World Netball World Championships that begin at the Trusts Stadium, Waitakere this Saturday.

Tokyo, 8th November 2007 – The 12 Head Coaches of the Women’s World Cup 2007 had the press conference today to open officially the third Round of the event.