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Women sport news - Put the LOVE back in 2 your relationship with sport this Valentines day.
Girls and women in London are on average 10% less likely than men to take part in sport and physical activity*. PRO-ACTIVE South London are dedicated to raising awareness of this inequality and are going someway to reduce it as well by organising the LOVE2 Festival for sport for women and girls.
Women sport news - Rounders has highest % increase participation of any UK Sport
Following the Active People survey 2008 which showed that Rounders had the biggest % increase in participation of any sport and the funding announced to us by Sport England, we find ourselves in a position to help develop the game of Rounders and to offer opportunities to play, especially for women returnees to sport.
Women sport news - Rudman in battle for title as Skeleton World Cup reaches climax
Britain’s Shelley Rudman faces a last-gasp battle to win her first Skeleton World Cup series title in Park City, the USA tonight (Thursday) – one year to the day to the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Women sport news - Britain’s Rudman ends Skeleton World Cup series in second with Williams fifth
Great Britain ended the 2008/9 Skeleton World Cup series with two women in the top five of the world rankings when the series reached its climax in Park City, the USA tonight (Thursday).
11. February Other Sports852

UK anti-doping agency to open by end of 2009

BRITAINS new independent anti-doping agency will be operational by the end of this year, the Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe promised today in what represents a major shift by the Government and UK Sport.
11. February Other Sports5940

Vassiliki Watersports Festival & Midsummer Madness

For the past two years the small village of Vassiliki on the idyllic Greek island of Lefkas has been host to a Festival of freestyle and slalom windsurfing competitions, sailing regattas for all types of boats, BMX and skateboard displays, drinks parties, beach barbeques, Greek cultural evenings, UK rock bands, and, of course, the famous Vassiliki Miss Bikini competition.
11. February Other Sports868

5th places for Conway and Howell in Paris

The British judo team returned home from the first International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event with two 5th places.
10. February Other Sports961

Yukon Arctic Ultra 430

Sophie Collett has recently completed the Marathon des Sables 2008 (150 miles) and the Jungle Marathon 2008 (150 miles) where she finished as the second girl. The next challenge she is taking part in is the Yukon Arctic Ultra 430 miles in February 2009
09. February Other Sports8147

Pro Skeleton Athlete Amy Williams Update

GBs Amy Williams is riding high after her recent Skeleton silver podium position in Whistler Vancouver last week. Read Amys Update
09. February Other Sports835

X Factor star Laura White set to wow crowds at European Badminton Championships

Spectators at the 2009 European Team Badminton Championships, which take place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, can prepare themselves for a fantastic musical interlude during the event finals on Sunday 15th February.
06. February Other Sports5858

Amy wins silver on Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games track

Great Britain’s Amy Williams produced a stunning performance to win her first medal of the 2008/9 Skeleton World Cup campaign, taking silver on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games track.
06. February Other Sports1168

‘It’s all coming together’ says silver medallist Williams

Britain’s Amy Williams is celebrating the best skeleton World Cup performance of her career on the track that will be used at next year’s Olympic Winter Games.
04. February Other Sports985

Columbia teams up with Eurosport for 2009 outdoor season

Eurosport agreed a new co-marketing agreement with Columbia Sportswear Company for a multi-platform advertising campaign to run on Eurosport and Eurosport websites.
02. February Other Sports1147

Sporting Equals Response to Audit Commission Report - ‘Tired of Hanging Around’

Sporting Equals welcomed the publication of the Audit Commission Report “Tired of Hanging Around” that showed sport and leisure activities can help stop young people drifting into anti-social behaviour.
02. February Other Sports1202

Olympic/Paralympic Involvement dominates CAAWS 2008 List -- Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity

From the Beijing Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to the organization and preparation for the 2010 Games in Vancouver, the impact of the Olympics and Paralympics is evident on the 2008 list of Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity.
02. February Other Sports7444

Adidas and Candace Parker empower female atheltes to share personal stories in ME MYSELF Training Contest

Adidas announced today that starting February 1 it will host an enter-to-win promotion encouraging women to share their real stories about training struggles and successes.
31. January Other Sports937

Season Opener for The Rocky Mountain Roller Girls

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Season Opener Feaures Killer Double Header Premiering RMRGs Newest Home Team: The Dooms Daisies, Against Pueblos Derby Devil Dollz Jailhouse Jawbreakers. Saturday 7th Feb 7.30pm
31. January Other Sports2122

New Efforts Needed to Increase Number of Women Sport Leaders

IOC member Nawal El Moutawakel called on the IOC and other sports organizations to increase female leadership. (ATR). A panel of experts says much more needs to be done to include women in leadership positions of international sports organizations.
27. January Other Sports1027

A New Chinese Star Wins First Pro Tour Event

Liu Shiwen was crowned Womens Singles champion at the ITTF Pro Tour Danish Open. The 17 year old teenager succeeded in the final in four straight games against Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah.
26. January Other Sports1014

Birminghams Rollergirls Head to Germany for a Massacre!

The Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames rollergirls will be heading to the old country (Europe) for the roller derby bout rematch against the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz (SVRG) which is optimistically entitled: ‘New Year’s Massacre’ on 31st January 2009.
23. January Other Sports2919

Jessica Kurten won the eighth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup

Irish riders were in short supply, in the standings of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ competition after seven rounds. But now the ‘greens’ are back in town. Jessica Kürten won the Leipzig leg of the global indoor jumping competition, her compatriot Cian O’Connor ended up third.
21. January Other Sports1026

Medals galore for Minichiello

British bobsleigh driver Nicola Minichiello has collected three World and European medals in just two days in St Moritz, Switzerland.
21. January Other Sports861

WWC Driver Development Academy Alumni Prepare for the 2009 Race Season

As the first major races of the 2009 season rapidly approach, more than 15 already-successful Women in the Winner’s Circle (WWC) Driver Development Academy alumni are preparing to solidify their mark as the next wave of talented women drivers who stand on podiums in nearly all race Series.
19. January Other Sports496

Rudman wins European crown despite broken finger

Britain’s Shelley Rudman today won the European Bob Skeleton Championships – despite racing with a broken finger she sustained in training two days ago.
13. January Other Sports1598

B&Q ends Olympic sponsorship with BOA

A SCHEME sponsored by B&Q which helped Dame Kelly Holmes win her Olympic gold medals is to end because of the economic crisis, it was revealed today.
13. January Other Sports2429

Singapore launches new logo for 2010 Youth Olympics:

A NEW logo has been officially launched for the first-ever 2010 Youth Olympics, to be staged in Singapore.
10. January Other Sports1195

Rudman wins World Cup silver

Shelley Rudman, Britain’s Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games bob skeleton silver medallist, today (Friday) collected the second medal of her 2008/9 World Cup campaign by taking silver at Konigssee in Germany.
09. January Other Sports2633

CLOCKWORK CARNAGE: Steam Rollers v Ultraviolent Femmes

Whats more exciting than two teams of highly tough, highly trained, all-female roller skaters beating each other to a pulp in a game thats as brutal as it is tactical? When its the deciding match to find out who willll go through to the finals of the London Rollergirls first full season, of course!
06. January Other Sports1195

Record Prize Money for Players – Better Service for Journalists

The 2009 Kuwait and Qatar Open will have new record prize money of US$ 300,000. The winner of the Women’s Singles event will receive 30,000 respectively; the runner-ups earn 15,000.
05. January Other Sports1021

Chicago bandits step out to support community, meet fans Saturday Jan 17th

The snow is continuing to fall, the temperatures are continuing to drop and we need your help. Saturday, January 17, help better the Elgin community with a donation to Elgin Food Pantry and meet the 2008 World Champion Chicago Bandits while doing so.
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