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Title: Spain’s Contador wins Tour de France for third time
Content: Yesterday, Sunday June 25, Alberto Contador of Spain won cycling’s most famous long distance race, the Tour de France. The Spaniard, who’d been wearing the tournaments coveted yellow jersey since stage 16, held on to beat...

Title: Shark attacks surfer in Cardiff
Content: In the early hours of Saturday morning pranksters surrounded a statue of a surfer with a huge papier mache shark. The stunt by persons unknown was carried out in Cardiff-on-sea, San Diego County, California. The shark app...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: SAAS-FEE RIDE 2010 - Event Cancelled
Content: This year's Saas-Fee Ride 10 event has unfortunately been postponed until next summer due to unusual weather patterns over the past few weeks. Extremely high temperatures has effected the construction possibilities of the compe...

Title: Stirling Council back fight to save mountain bike trails
Content: Following their most recent and high profile awareness raising event, SGH (Save Gillies Hill) the campaign group fighting to save a Stirlingshire wood from mining operations has received official backing from their local counci...

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

Title: What a year! And now it’s getting windy!
Content: Hill walkers and mountain bikers probably don’t mind a bit of wind but climbers when clinging to a rock face 1000ft up don’t much care for any more than a gentle cooling breeze and the swell caused by stiffening winds makes get...

Title: Gillies Go Fourth
Content: For the fourth year in a row campaigners will gather to re-enact the role played by Gillies at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The (SGH) Save Gillies Hill campaign is aligned against the “illegal” reinstatement of har...

Title: Summer snow kills cyclist
Content: An American cyclist who was leading an international expedition in a remote part of Himachal Pradesh, northern India has died after being caught in a heavy snow storm reports AFP. 57-year-old Joell Edward and 16 other cycl...

Title: Quarry claims another life in tombstoning tragedy
Content: Seven years after a 16-year-old from Bath drowned there, Holcombe quarry has claimed another young life. 19-year-old Dean Mason died when he failed to resurface after leaping 30ft from quarry cliffs into floodwater. T...

Title: Change Your World! Change The World!
Content: The fourth annual Change Your World campaign, a campaign that seeks to persuade individuals to adopt sustainable travelling practices, has just been launched by Sustrans, the charity responsible for much of the National Cycle N...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski Scotland This Easter! Why? Fresh Powder!
Content: Scottish ski resorts have been experiencing their best snow conditions in years and just this week over a foot of fresh snow fell just in time for Easter. This weekend – a weekend that in recent years many of us have been ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Racey Jasey Jay Anderson comes from behind to win gold in snowboard pgs
Content: Despite the heavy rain and falling in both his semi-final runs Jasey Jay Anderson confounded even his own supporters when he won gold in the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom. In the semis the 34-year-old Canadian foug...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Rapid Razzoli skis to victory in the final alpine event at Vancouver 2010
Content: In a close run thing Ivica Kostilic came very close to winning gold in the men’s alpine skiing slalom. The quick Croatian who won silver in the super combined was howeve...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Germany does it again as ladies’ slalom a la pea suppa
Content: On yet another fog and snowbound day in Whistler Germany topped the table yet again with Maria Riesch winning gold in the ladies slalom. In an exciting finish 25-year-old Riesch skied blindingly well, despite the condition...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: No mountains Netherlands win alpine event
Content: On a rain swept Cypress Mountain Dutch snowboarder Nicolien Sauerbreij swept the floor clean to win gold in the ladies’ pgs final. 30-year-old Sauerbreij first defeated Germany’s Selina Joerg in the semi-finals when Joerg,...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Women’s GS mayhem as race postponed half way through
Content: In an event that was overshadowed – to begin with – by dense mist rolling in off the north Pacific it was the Europeans who managed to shine through to the podium. The ladies’ giant slalom began on Wednesday with a few te...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: A history lesson - The Great Canadian Gold Rush
Content: In another eventful freestyle skiing event it was Canada once again sitting pretty on top of the hill – Cypress Mountain to be precise. This time it was the turn of 26-year-old Ashleigh McIvor who skied a tactically sound ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Switzerland’s next big hope has already arrived
Content: In a race that featured the great and the good from both Olympic and World Cup ski racing, 24-year-old Janka proved he has what it takes to perform on the big stage. The Swiss racer was up against Norwegian all rounder Aks...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Inaugural ski cross event entertains at Vancouver 2010
Content: For the first time in history skier cross or ski cross has featured as an event at the Winter Olympics. The sport like boarder cross or snowboard cross from which it derives has been around for years and is already an offi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bode Whistler’s his way to Olympic gold at Vancouver 2010
Content: After many near misses USA’s Bode Miller has at last broken his duck to win gold at the Vancouver 2010 winter games. The 32-year-old who at this competition had already won ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Norwegian raider plunders American gold in Men’s Super-G
Content: American Bode Miller has been denied Olympic gold once again. The alpine ski racer who has won everything from World Cups to World Championships just keeps getting bettered on Olympic race day. And that was the stor...

Title: British Gold in British Columbia as Williams wins ladies skeleton bob
Content: 27-year-old Amy Williams stormed to victory in the ladies skeleton bob event in Vancouver, Friday. The young athlete from Bath smashed the field including teammate and British favourite Shelley Rudman to win with a combine...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Brave new world as Bright lights up snowboard halfpipe
Content: Australia’s Torah Bright came back from a disastrous first run to claim gold in the ladies’ halfpipe event on Cypress Mountain. The 23-year-old Aussie and hot favourite came into the second run under immense pressure after...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Pipe dreams - it will be all White on the night
Content: Hot favourite and reigning Olympic champion Shaun White has collected his second Olympic gold in the men’s snowboard halfpipe event. The crowd were dazzled by the young American’s talent as he threw in some awesome airtime...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Gold for Riesch as Vonn straddles gate on slalom run
Content: She was the last person to ski. She was starting with a time advantage of 0.33 of a second over her nearest rival. It was her race to loose. And she did. American Lyndsey Vonn,

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vonderful Voncouver as Lyndsey gets her gold
Content: In an event that was packed full of drama, Lyndsey Vonn of the US rose above the field to win Olympic gold in the women’s alpine skiing downhill. Chemmy Alcott of Great Britain was amongst the early starters and with a sol...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Local lass is as good as gold
Content: Maelle Ricker, winner of the ladies’ snowboard cross event became the first female to win a gold medal for Canada on home soil. The 31-year-old from Vancouver stormed ahead to claim victory in an eventful final putting to ...

Title: Ladies that like to luge
Content: In the ladies’ singles luge event it was German speaking nations taking one, two and three. 26-year-old Tatjana Huefner of Germany claimed gold while Austrian student Nina Reithmayeur, 25 won silver. Behind them in th...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Mother Nature says no as she delivers lots of lovely snow
Content: For the second time at Vancouver 2010 organisers have had to postpone speed events because of too much snow. Although fabulous for recreational skiing, new snow before a race causes a real headache for race track preparers...

Title: European’s assert dominance in both biathlon and cross-country skiing
Content: On Monday 22-year-old Charlotte Kalla grabbed gold in the ladies’ 10km free cross-country skiing event, Sweeden’s first of the tournament. Kalla was followed by 32-year-old Estonian Kristina Smigun-Vaehi who trailed the wi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Downhill day in Whistler Creekside and not one Austrian in sight, that’ll please the Swiss
Content: Frenchman David Poisson was sitting pretty in top spot until Bode Miller of the USA knocked him down a peg. Then Canada’s Erik Guay separated the two downhill racers squeezing into second giving the home nation a glimmer o...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Seth Wescott retains title as boarders battle it out in nail biting spectacular
Content: Watching the boardercross event I felt I’d gained an insight into the sort of pleasure Roman’s got from viewing events at the coliseum. For me at least, the boardercross event was no less than a hugely entertaining moder...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Third time lucky as mogul man ends Canada’s gold drought
Content: A 22-year-old freestyle skier has claimed gold for Canada in the men’s freestyle moguls event. The win and prize come as a great relief to the host nation who had hosted two previous Olympic Games but failed to score gold...

Title: Vancouver 2010 - Canada come close in skating
Content: Canada have grabbed another medal in the ladies’ 3000m speed skating event. Canuck Kristina Groves was beaten into bronze by Czech gold medallist Martina Sablikova and silver medal winner Stephane Beckert of Germany. ...

Title: Luge event goes ahead in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili's
Content: Following the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili's who died following a crash while training, the luge event has gone ahead as planned. The race took place on the same track where the tragedy occurred only two days before albei...

Title: Biathlon is a European event
Content: Both the women’s and men’s biathlon events run so far have been utterly dominated by European athletes. In the men’s 10km sprint it was France one, Norway two, Croatia three. France’s Vincent Jay finished in first 1...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: North Americans take silver shine to Nordic combined
Content: America’s Johnny Spillane showed that the US could compete with the best in the Nordic events. The 29-year-old Steamboat skier came a very close second in the men’s Nordic combined on Sunday. He was pipped at the po...

Title: Athlete Dies In Ice Track Tragedy
Content: A young Olympian from Georgia was thrown into the air and over a concrete wall when his luge crashed into a metal bar on the final bend of the race track. 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili's was on his sixth and final trai...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vancouver 2010 speed events postponed
Content: The Vancouver 2010 Men’s Downhill and Ladies’ Super Combined was postponed due to too much snow. Recent snowfalls at Whistler Creekside – the venue for the main alpine skiing speed events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olymp...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: The first moguls mounted successfully
Content: Canadian freestyle mogul skier, Jennifer Heil found herself as a proverbial filling in a North American sandwich. The 26-year-old Canadian was sandwiched between USA’s Hannah Kearney who won gold and Shannon Burke, bronze ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Swiss take off at Whistler
Content: Swiss ski jumper Simon Amnann was the first athlete to claim a top spot at this years winter games. The world’s number one took gold with a record breaking 108m flight. He beat rivals, Adam Malysz of Poland into silve...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowtime like the present
Content: The organisers of this years winter games can at last breathe a sigh of relief as the white stuff begins to fall from the heavens. Vancouver 2010, Winter Olympic Games could have been set for an embarrassing hiccup becaus...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vonndering if she’ll make it
Content: The USA Olympic ski team are in crisis as there star performer’s participation is in doubt. Lyndsey Vonn, favourite to win no less than five medals at this years winter games in Vancouver, could call off due to injury. ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: The show must go on
Content: With only a matter of days to go to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Snowsport GB failed to make the finish line. The governing body of snowsports in the UK, the BSSF (British Ski & Snowboard Federation) who trade ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Financial market fiasco plays havoc with holiday plans
Content: By October the Pearson’s, a family of five from West London are normally looking forward to their winter skiing trip. However, this year things are a little different! Father Jim says, “I’ve usually got the ski holiday al...

Title: It’s birthday bumps for one of Scotland’s oldest outdoor centres
Content: Glenmore Lodge, the outdoor activities centre and one-time spy training facility is celebrating its 60th birthday this weekend. The centre that provides training in everything from mountain winter skills courses to white w...

Title: Europeans Dominate Mountain Biking
Content: In both the men’s and women’s cross-country mountain biking events it was riders from Europe who claimed all the glory. Germany’s Sabine Spitz took gold in the women’s race in a time of 1.45.11. She was followed onto the ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Brabants Bronzed in Beijing
Content: Golden boy Tim Brabants has secured himself another shiny piece of metal. The British kayaker couldn’t quite match his performance in the Kayaking 1000m race where he took gold on Friday. But, he did do well enough to cli...

Title: Kamikaze Shanazee Crashes Out of Medals
Content: Shanazee Reade Britain’s hopeful for a medal in the women’s BMX rider-cross final blew her chance of winning a medal in Beijing when she crashed in the dying moments of the race. The young rider from Crewe had been leading...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Brilliant Brabants Kayak King
Content: Tim Brabants swept the rest of the fleet aside to grab gold for Great Britain and himself in the men’s K1 1000 Kayak event in Beijing. Brabants, bronze medallist in Sydney 2000 and fifth in Athens 2004 became the first Bri...

Title: Three Heads above Open Water
Content: At first it was the women who hauled in the precious metals and then it was the men’s turn. In both female and male Marathon swimming events Britain managed to produce three medals from the two races. From the women...

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

Title: Bronze for Bryony
Content: The final day of racing in the windsurfing RS-X class saw Britain claim one medal and come close to another. In the women’s event an emotional Bryony Shaw had finished second in the final race which was good enough to secu...

Title: A Gold Star for Simpson and Percy
Content: It was yet more delight for Britain’s sailing squad when a couple of star performers managed to salvage some more gold in Beijing. Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson like colleague

Title: The Tricky Triathlon
Content: Britain’s Alistair Brownlee came close to finishing in the medals in today’s Triathlon at Beijing. The 20-year-old athlete had been leading from the front when he was passed by eventual winner Jan Frodeno of Germany. ...

Title: Pedal Power Pendleton
Content: Victoria Pendleton the four-time world champion has added to her and the UK's impressive medals collection. The plucky pedlar saw off the competition at Laoshan Velodrome to gold in the women's sprint competition. Vic...

Title: Tracks of Gold and Fields of Silver
Content: It seems Britain don’t just do well at the “middle class sports” such as Sailing and Rowing. We’re also not too bad at running and jumping either. In the women’s 400m race Christine Ohuruogu swept aside competitors from J...

Title: Goodison Gold
Content: Paul Goodison had to finish within eight sailboats of Sweden’s Rasmus Myrgren to take gold in the men’s laser class. Goodison finished the day a risky ninth but thank goodness as Myrgren couldn’t do better than 10th spot o...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Row upon row of success
Content: Britain’s men’s eight haul a sixth medal in an eventful Beijing rowing regatta. Cox Acer Nethercott steered his crew of Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Egington, Josh West, Alastair Heathcote, Matt Langridg...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Olymics Kayaking Round Up
Content: Britain’s Brabants makes this coming Friday’s 1000m kayaking Flatwater final. Brabant’s will also be competing in the K1 500m event that takes place on Thursday.

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: 3 in a row
Content: It was third time lucky as Britain’s men’s coxless four (no pun intended), as they claimed another gold at the Olympic Games. Tom James, Steve Williams, Pete Reed and Andy Triggs-Hodge came from behind in the 2000m event t...

Title: The Quickest Quartet
Content: Team GB cyclists set another world record in the male cycling Team Pursuit event. The riders including Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins produced a fabulous win to give Britain its sixth cycling g...

Title: To ride or to row
Content: Racy Rebecca Romero became the first British female to win gold in two different summer Olympic sports. A previous rowing champion, Romero beat fellow team-mate Wendy Houvenaghel in the final of the women’s cycling individ...

Title: Hoy Crowned King Keirin
Content: Chris Hoy took centre stage after taking gold in the Keirin cycling event in Beijing. The Scotsman was joined on the podium by colleague Ross Edgar who came in a silky second to claim the silver. Hoy won his third Oly...

Title: Silver Sailors
Content: In the men’s 470 class Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield sailed home in second place. The pair started the final days racing in fourth position overall, but went on to sail a sound tactical race that helped squeeze out close...

Title: Sailing’s Super Sunday
Content: It was seas of gold for Team GB on Sunday when 1st spot was nailed in both men’s and women’s events. Five-time World Champion and current Olympic title holder Ben Ainslee breezed home to another fabulous victory in the sai...

Title: Britain’s Cyclists Team Sprint Glints of Gold
Content: Last night three British athletes shared the joy of Olympic Gold, gleaned from men’s Cycling Team Sprint event. Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff and Jason Kenny successfully rolled over the rest of the field to take pride of place o...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Astronomical Oarsman Florence Finds Silver in Beijing
Content: A bagpipe playing Scotsman stormed to the front of the field in the men’s Canoeing Slalom on Tuesday in what have been described as some of the roughest conditions of any Canoeing Olympic final. The plucky pipes player was...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Inches separate the top three in the Double Skulls
Content: In a dramatic finish this morning New Zealand just squeezed out Germany and Great Britain in the Women’s Double Skulls. Britain’s Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington had to settle for a bronze medal in a final that saw only ...

Title: Adlington adds to Gold Cache
Content: Rebecca Adlington became the first British female to win a swimming gold in 48 years. The 19-year-old student from Nottinghamshire surprised everyone by flying to victory in the dying strokes of the 400m freestyle race. ...

Title: Cooke’s gone to the wall – Not.
Content: Nicole Cooke yelled for joy as she became the first Brit to win gold at the Olympic Games. The 25-year-old cyclist from Wales fulfilled a life ambition when she crossed the line in first place after the gruelling Women’s 1...

Title: Chaos on Karakorum’s, K2
Content: A group of climbers got into difficulty this weekend high up on K2, the world’s second highest mountain. Apparently, problems arose when fixed ropes at a steep gulley known as the “Bottleneck” were torn away in an ice aval...

Title: Tour De Dope
Content: As another tour ends, the sport of cycling is once again shaded from the limelight by yet another doping scandal. For the 2008 Tour De France winner, Carlos Sastre, who according to his mother had “sacrificed” for the mome...

Title: Edinburgh Infested With Rats
Content: Edinburgh, the city of a thousand festivals – according to certain locals it certainly seems that way sometimes – usually plays host to a deluge of tourists during the summer months. This weekend however, it is inundated with ...

Title: Adventure Centre Death
Content: A 76-year-old man died after collapsing at an outdoor adventure park in Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire. The man who collapsed while on a platform at the Go Ape aerial assault co...

Title: Mountain Biker Attacked By Bear
Content: A 14-year-old girl was left fighting for her life after being mauled by a bear. The girl who was competing in a 24-hour mountain bike race in Alaska was severely injured when she was attacked by the animal. An emerge...

Title: Gillies walk the walk
Content: Nearly seven hundred years on from Robert the Bruce’s famous victory over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn the fight is still raging. However, the battle is not between the Scots and English but rather a small band...

Title: Ready for the Rob Roy Challenge?
Content: Bike week might be over for this year but the action certainly isn’t. This coming weekend competitors of all shapes and sizes, ages and genders, will be taking part in Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge. The event that...

Title: Sustrans cyclists roll out from George Square
Content: Following a weekend of mountain bike mayhem in Fort William you’d think Scotland would have been all cycled out. But this morning saw the beginning of...

Title: Get on your bikes and ride!
Content: That’s the message to all would be cyclists for the event otherwise known as Bike Week 2008 beginning Saturday 14 June. Up and down the country, lots of individual free cycling events will be taking place over eight days i...

Title: Time for 10
Content: Next weekend No Fuss events will be hosting yet another “10 Under the Ben” mountain bike race. The ten hour endurance event, now in its fourth year attracts competitors from all over the country. They compete as individua...

Title: Summer’s Here!
Content: As punters carve out the seasons final turns at Scottish ski resorts bold bathers plunge into the UK’s waterways to cool off as temperatures soar. The week following the first May bank holiday has seen most of Britain ba...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Briton to kayak around "beautiful" Bahrain
Content: A British teacher is aiming to do something he has "always wanted to do" - kayak around Bahrain. Talking to the Gulf Daily News, former resident of the island Mark Evans spoke about how "beautiful" the country is and explain...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow biking - an "exhilarating" alternative
Content: Winter sports enthusiasts who are looking for an exciting alternative to snowboarding and skiing are in luck. Resorts in Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies are still in peak season and are offering snow fans the c...

Title: Himalayan Club keeps flame alive
Content: The Himalayan Club has turned 80 and its members claim to have kept alive the flame of private mountaineering. Established in 1928, the India-based organisation is the only international club that has members across five con...

Title: Sir Ranulph to attempt second Everest climb
Content: Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who is 64, is going to make a second attempt to climb Mount Everest despite his wife's concerns about his health. If he makes it to the top, the adventurer will be the first man to scale the world's high...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: 'Snowriding' - the latest word in snow sports
Content: An online dictionary has found a new catch-all term to replace the words 'skiing' and 'snowboarding' as the two have become inextricably linked in the snow sports adventure fraternity. Addictionary recently ran a competitio...

Title: Travellers encouraged to visit Krakow
Content: Krakow in Poland has been described as "lovely" and "a very good place" to visit during wintertime. Travel group Fregata Travel has indicated that the Polish city - which has skiing destinations close by - has been growing i...

Title: Mountain bike professional offers skills classes
Content: A popular mountain biking professional in San Francisco has set up so-called skill clinics for adventurous and novice cyclists. Celia Graterol, who is a cross country, super D and downhill racer, recently opened the Mountain...

Title: Cyclists fight Montana mountain bike ban
Content: A proposed ban on bike riding in the forests of southwest Montana must be prevented, says the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA). Forest rangers in Montana hope to impose a blanket ban on mountain biking in the...

Title: Canadian reporter visits Glencoe
Content: A reporter for a Canadian newspaper has spoken of her adventure in the peaks and valleys of Scotland. Lindsay Salt, writing for the Vancouver Sun, visited Glencoe, which app...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: New Zealand kayakers win Olympics appeal
Content: Kayaking officials in New Zealand who have been calling for a re-run of the 1,500 metre Beijing Olympics qualifying event have got their way. Earlier this month, paddlers Troy Burbridge and Erin Taylor were beaten by Austral...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers take a tumble in Norway
Content: It seems that a few too many skiers in Norway took a tumble or got lost over the Easter break, according to new figures. Norway's Red Cross has revealed it was called out to help 963 skiers over the holiday, while ski resort...

Title: Great Barrier Reef's diving opportunities highlighted
Content: Snorkeling and scuba diving are often favourite activities for adventure sports enthusiasts taking holidays in tropical regions, according to one travel website. The Great Barrier Reef in North Eastern Australia is one of a ...

Title: Mountaineer to document unknown climbing routes
Content: A Japanese mountaineer is to tell the world about previously unknown climbing routes on Mount Kinabalu, south-east Asia's highest summit. Tsutsumi Nobuowho, who first scaled the Malaysian peak in the 1970s, did not name or d...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Europe's snow conditions 'look good'
Content: The Met Office has confirmed that snow conditions in Europe's ski resorts look very favourable. According to the Ski Club of Great Britain, which asked the Met Office for a prediction, snow is expected to fall in Tignes unti...

Title: Olympic torch will reach Everest, says China
Content: Organisers of the Beijing Olympics have confirmed they want the torch relay to go to the top of Mount Everest as planned. This is despite calls by Tibetan exiles to stop the relay going through Tibet because of China's crack...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowfall figures released
Content: Northern New England's snowfall was above normal during the winter, new research shows. The period between December 2007 and February 2008 saw some locations post all-time record winter snow totals, according to scientists a...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayaking in Florida
Content: Kayak races will be taking place in Florida next month, as part of the Charlotte Harbor Kayak & Wildlife Festival. Guided kayak tours and free kayak demonstrations also make up part of the event, which will be attracting vis...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: France score double victory in free technique event
Content: The winners of the final FIS event at the weekend were France's Virpi Kuitunen, who also won the overall World Cup, and Vincent Vittoz, also from France. In the final free technique (10 km handicap), Kuitunen claimed victory...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Mediascape in a Ski Resort
Content: A group of 30 journalists and one lucky mscaper got the chance to fly out to Les Arcs, a ski resort in the French Alps to experience a mediascape based in the town of Arc 1800. The event was run by HP’s Personal Systems Grou...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski resorts 'leading latest property trend'
Content: Snow sport enthusiasts looking for a property abroad are apparently leading a trend in which more and more people are shunning summer destinations like Spain and Cyprus in favour of France, Italy, Austria and Canada. Accordi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: US wins big at FIS Overall World Cup Awards
Content: For the first time in quarter of a century, two US skiers won both crystal globes in the Overall World Cup Awards. The ceremonies, which closed the FIS 2008 World Cup Grand Finals, saw judges reward both Lindsey Vonn and Bod...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Reisch and Reichelt win super-G finals
Content: Germany's Maria Riesch, who came second at the super combined event at Crans-Montana last Sunday, has won the super-G race ahead of Austria's Elisabeth Goergl. Riesch, who will now claim two crystal globes at the prize day ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Canada tastes victory at FIS freestyle half-pipes
Content: Despite controversy over the cancellation of the downhill ski event at the FIS World Cup Grand Finals, the freestyle half-pipe competitions continued as planned. In the men's competition, Canada's Michael Riddle won his fir...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: "Dead" canoeist admits deception
Content: LONDON (Reuters) - A canoeist accused of faking his own death at sea to claim life insurance money admitted deception on Thursday. John Darwin, 57, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to seven charges of obtaining cash by de...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: New Zealand kayakers want Olympics re-run
Content: Clumps of weeds in the water at the Sydney International Regatta Centre hampered New Zealand kayakers' chances of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics, it has been claimed. Kayaking officials for New Zealand want a re-run of ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bode Miller's coach hits out at ski officials
Content: John McBride, the coach of US skier Bode Miller, has criticised the decision made by ski officials not to hold the World Cup downhill event on Wednesday. It was cancelled after officials announced that Tuesday's training ses...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Didier do well – Cuche is downhill champ
Content: Didier Cuche is the new downhill skiing World Cup championship holder, after today's FIS Grand Finals 2008 event in Bormio was cancelled. The Swiss ended the season with 584 downhill points, followed by Bode Miller of the US...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vonn focuses on Olympics
Content: US downhill champ Lindsey Vonn, who scooped the prestigious crystal globe in Bormio this week after the final race was cancelled, has her sights set firmly on Olympic success. The 23-year-old explained to the AFP that she is...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: FIS Grand Final numbers confirmed
Content: It has been confirmed that a total of 28 competitions are due to take place at the FIS Grand Finals, starting Wednesday. More than 700 athletes will gather at three venues and all of them will be coveting the 19 crystal glob...

Title: Swiss alpine resorts 'buzzing with all-year-round activity'
Content: Snow sport enthusiasts who are considering buying a chalet or apartment in the Swiss Alps can be assured that there is plenty to do outside the winter season. Swiss alpine resorts are working villages and are always buzzing ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Jacobellis and Vaultier victorious at Snowboard FIS event
Content: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Pierre Vaultier (FRA) were both victorious at the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup. Jacobellis, who is already the reigning World Champion, secured her season's fourth win, beating Canada's Maelle R...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow to fall on Europe's ski resorts
Content: After a disappointing February, the snow forecasts for Europe's ski resorts look more promising. Many resorts are expecting a new fall of snow over the next few days and skiing enthusiasts are being urged to make their way t...

Title: 'Miracle' mountain climber to tell all
Content: A public affairs television programme in the US is to feature a two-time cancer survivor who has climbed the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. The half-hour Sharing Miracles show will tell the story of Sean Swa...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow conditions in Australasia 'look promising'
Content: Good news for skiers in the southern hemisphere. Snow conditions in Australia and New Zealand look promising ahead of the winter season. Perisher Blue in Australia got its first snow at the end of February and now Mount Hutt...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayakers warned off by female humpback
Content: Two kayakers off the Hawaiian island of Maui had the fright of their lives when they paddled into the path of a female humpback whale protecting her young. The pair were on a trip to spot sea turtles when they encountered th...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Adventure skiing course offered to disabled troops
Content: An adventure skiing course in Bavaria is being offered to British soldiers injured in combat. Nearly a dozen ski instructors completed an adaptive skiing course in January and they intend to pass on their skills to soldiers ...

Title: Devotion2motion.com – A world of extreme adventure?
Content: Devotion2motion.com is the new extreme and adventure sports portal providing a whole host of information on skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, climbing, sailing, surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, scuba diving, cano...

Title: La Maison Clarée signs up to Devotion2motion.com
Content: Devotion2motion.com is proud to announce the addition of La Maison Clarée to its database of accommodation. La Maison Clarée is a delightful farmhouse situated in the picture postcard hamlet of Les Alberts, positioned betwee...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Finn wins ski jumping comp
Content: Janne Ahonen has completed a memorable double, winning his second event on home soil in the e.on Ruhrgas FIS World Ski Jumping in Kuopio, Finland, on Tuesday. Ahonen finished a comfortable 7.9 points ahead of closest competi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowboarding champs approach
Content: As snowboarding's Burton US Open approaches, organisers have released this year's event schedule. Competitive rounds begin on Tuesday March 18th with the men's Halfpipe pre-qualifiers and qualifiers. Wednesday 19th will s...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bozzetto wins Whiteface giant slalom
Content: It was mixed emotions last night for France's Mathieu Bozzetto after he won the sixth parallel giant slalom at Whiteface Mountain. His victory at the 2007/2008 Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup meant that the USA's Tyler Jewell...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski jumper Happonen wins in front of home crowd
Content: Finland's Janne Happonen was celebrating with his home fans yesterday after he won the Ruhrgas FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition in Kuopio. He totalled 142.6 points, with a jump of 135.4 metres, making it his first vict...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Crawford, Gloersen win freestyle sprint
Content: Canadian Chandra Crawford has won the women's free technique sprint competitions at the Lahti Ski Games. The 2006 Olympic champion finished ahead of Russia's Natalia Matveeva, while Germany's Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle claimed...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bauer, Shevchenko win cross-country classic event
Content: Lukas Bauer from the Czech Republic has once again proved he is unbeatable when it comes to classic-style World Cup cross-country skiing. Bauer now leads with 428 points ahead of Germany's Rene Sommerfeldt, after winning the...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Junior ski championship sees Austrian and German victories
Content: Austria's Bernadette Schild has won the slalom at the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships at Formigal in Spain. Schild led after the first run and with a two-run combined time of 1:33.85 she skied to a safe victory, ju...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Finland, Norway victorious in Sweden
Content: Finland's Virpi Kuitunen has claimed victory on the one kilometre sprint outside the Swedish Royal Palace, her third World Cup win this season. She was 0.9 seconds ahead of Slovenia's Petra Majdic, who happened to be last ye...

Title: Out and about on the range
Content: This is a test article to demonstrate how it might look on the homepage with some nice photographs of the author standing by Loch Turret in Perthshire, Scotland while out walking with family.

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Soldier wins kayaking contest for army
Content: A soldier from Lancashire has won a kayaking competition for the British army, it has been reported. The annual inter-service championships in Dumfries, Scotland, saw Captain Alex Burt paddle to victory, beating the Navy an...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Yaka to exhibit kayaks in Mumbai
Content: An adventure sports company is bringing the world's top kayaks to the Mumbai International Boat Show 2008. Taking place between February 29th and March 2nd, the boat show is an opportunity for Yaka to exhibit equipment for s...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Star ski jumper suspended
Content: Finnish ski jumper Harri Olli has been suspended by his country's skiing association for his "unsportsmanlike conduct" and for breaching its rules, according to reports. Associated Press (AP) says Olli was suspended for the ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Freestyle veterans Kraus and David win again
Content: Tomas Kraus and Ophelie David both won their respective freestyle ski cross races at the weekend. On the men's side, the Czech Republic's Kraus came first in the Freestyle FIS World Cup in Spain on Saturday. Kraus, who no...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Germany's Riesch claims combined win at Whistler
Content: Germany's Maria Riesch posted the fastest time in the super-G and was then victorious at the ladies super combined at Whistler Mountain. Riesch collected 100 points in the last race at the 2010 Olympic test events on Sunday ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Double victory for Norway's junior skiers
Content: Norway has claimed a double victory at the FIS Junior Cross-Country World Championships in Italy. On the third day, Norway's Hans Christer Holund claimed victory in the men's race, while Therese Johaug was victorious in the ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Schlierenzauer become youngest-ever ski flying champ
Content: Gregor Schlierenzauer, the 18-year-old newcomer from Austria, has become the youngest ski flying world champion. At the event in Oberstdorf, Germany, Schlierenzauer recorded jumps of 212 metres and 217.5 metres on Friday, an...

Title: Dogs in training for Vancouver 2010
Content: Professional skiers and snowboarders will be cheek by jowl at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Police dogs have been commissioned to help maintain security at the event and they have been in training since 2005. The dogs...

Title: Colorado ranch land 'ideal for adventure sports fans'
Content: A property company is trying to entice adventure sports enthusiasts to buy land near the Durango Mountain Resort at Purgatory, Colorado. "Unique" ranch land with a private river for kayaking and a 500-ft high cliff range th...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Moonlight skiing in the Alps
Content: Snow sport enthusiasts in the Alps have been enjoying the chance to ski by the light of the moon. A full moon and clear skies has meant that skiers have been able to strap on their skis and take to the slopes during the nigh...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski flying championships start tonight
Content: The 20th FIS Ski Flying World Championships begin tonight (February 21st) with an opening ceremony. It is the fifth time that Oberstdorf in Germany is hosting the four-day championships and up to 80,000 spectators are expect...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vancouver course given thumbs up
Content: Some of the world's top ski racers have given the women's downhill course for the 2010 Winter Olympics the thumbs up. A number of the sport's big names took part in a training run on the Vancouver 2010 course on Tuesday ahea...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vermont considers snowboarding proposal
Content: Legislators in the US state of Vermont are considering a proposal to make snowboarding the official state sport. The idea came from a group of students who gave evidence in support of their plan to a Vermont Senate committee...

Title: Resort offers climbing holiday for families
Content: Canadian Mountain Holidays, a heli-hiking company, has teamed up with Banff Rocky Mountain Resort based in Canada's Banff National Park. Together they have created a six-day family adventure holiday in the Rocky Mountains, ...

Title: It's a Hat-trick for Hoy
Content: Super Scotsman Chris Hoy rolled up a third gold medal in Beijing's cycling competition. In the men's individual sprint Hoy beat team-mate Jason Kenny to secure the prize and become the first Briton to win 3 golds at one Ol...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Double victory for Norway on Sunday
Content: Norway won both the men's and ladies' team sprints on Sunday at Liberec in Czechoslovakia, which is due to host the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009. Comprising Simen Oestensen and Martin J Sundby, Norway II men's tea...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Morgenstern victorious at Ruhrgras
Content: Austria's Thomas Morgenstern claimed a World Cup victory after a fifth-place finish on Sunday at the Ruhrgas FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition. The 21-year-old is the first Austrian to win the overall World Cup title sin...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Austria's Matt wins Zagreb slalom
Content: Mario Matt, from Austria, claimed victory at the men's premiere slalom event in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Croat Ivica Kostelic came second, while Reinfried Herbst, of Austria, finished third with the top eight men fini...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: More Brits to go on ski holidays
Content: Skiing is becoming an increasingly popular pastime among Brits, a new study has found. Around 1.34 million people from the UK are set to take to the slopes this year, a 13 per cent increase on 2003, according to market analy...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Low-lying ski resorts 'face uncertain future'
Content: A new report has warned that the ski industry's future is uncertain because of global warming. Market analyst Mintel has found that many low-lying ski resorts have suffered from poor or absent snowfalls in recent years. T...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: California's Mount Waterman to reopen after 4 years
Content: Mount Waterman in southern California is reopening on Saturday after a four-year hiatus. Back in 2004, the state's forest service was planning to remove all equipment from the hill and in order to reclaim the mountain as Na...

Title: "Chic" chalets in Switzerland popular in 2008, predicts expert
Content: Ski resorts in Switzerland are anticipated to be very popular this year with those who would like to own their own chalet, it has been claimed. Steve Thomas, the managing director of Alpine Property Investments, said that Sw...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Preparations underway for snowboard and freestyle finals
Content: Preparations for the snowboard and freestyle components of the FIS Grand Finals 2008 are well underway, the authority has announced. Set to take place in the valley of Valmalenco, Italy, the competitions are to commence on W...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: High demand for FIS Grand Final tickets
Content: FIS Grand Finals tickets are in high demand but there are still some available for those who want to experience the culmination of months of ski events. There are now just a few weeks before the first Grand Final event and ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: America's Vonn wins downhill contest in Italy
Content: US skier Lindsey Vonn won her fourth downhill of seven competitions this season at the weekend. She finished the 1.84-mile course at Sestriere - the site of the 2006 Turin Olympics - in one minute, 38.86 seconds. Kelly V...

Title: Kilimanjaro climb 'amazing despite altitude sickness'
Content: A climber from Manchester has spoken of the struggle to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Paul Taylor, along with 14 others, climbed the mountain to raise money for the Voluntary Overseas Service, reports the Salford Ad...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Austria's Herbst wins Alpine World Cup slalom
Content: Austria's Reinfried Herbst claimed his second career win at the weekend when he posted the fastest times in both runs to win the slalom at the men's Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in Garmisch. Manfred Moelgg of Italy and Ivica Ko...

Title: Kilimanjaro climb 'amazing despite altitude sickness'
Content: A climber from Manchester has spoken of the struggle to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Paul Taylor, along with 14 others, climbed the mountain to raise money for the Voluntary Overseas Service, reports the Salford Ad...

Title: All-year-round ski chalets recommended
Content: Skiers and snowboarders interested in buying a ski property should look for a resort that offers something all year round, one expert has said. Steve Thomas, the managing director of Alpine Property Investments, said there i...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: All-year-round ski chalets recommended
Content: Skiers and snowboarders interested in buying a ski property should look for a resort that offers something all year round, one expert has said. Steve Thomas, the managing director of Alpine Property Investments, said there i...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Jested, Liberec ready for ski jumping finals
Content: The first ski jumping competitions at a renovated venue in Liberec in the Czech Republic have been confirmed. According to the International Ski Federation, the official 2009 World Championship Ski Jumping will definitely ta...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski chalet buyers urged to consider global warming
Content: Snow sports enthusiasts hoping to buy a chalet or other type of property in the Alps should look at high-altitude resorts if they are concerned about global warming, one expert has said. Steve Thomas, the director of Alpine ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: FIS Grand Finals will be 'greatest event' of season
Content: The International Ski Federation is looking forward to the FIS Grand Finals 2008 and says it will be the "greatest highlight event of the season". Talented racers from four FIS World Cup circuits - Alpine, snowboarding, cros...

Title: Europa-Sportregion now calls itself 'Zell am See-Kaprun'
Content: Leading holiday region wears a new guise but holds to its values Change accomplished: the popular holiday region in the heart of the province of Salzburg has been using its new name for several weeks already for internal pur...

Title: Europa-Sportregion now calls itself 'Zell am See-Kaprun'
Content: Leading holiday region wears a new guise but holds to its values Change accomplished: the popular holiday region in the heart of the province of Salzburg has been using its new name for several weeks already for internal pur...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Brydon takes first-ever win
Content: Emily Brydon of Canada achieved her first ever win last weekend at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup ladies super-G in St Moritz. The International Ski Federation (FIS) reports that Brydon delivered a "great run" on Sunday, dist...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: British boarder "superstoked" at performance
Content: A British snowboarder has expressed her delight at participating in the Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colorado. Emma Lonsdale finished ninth after becoming the first British boarder to qualify for the Halfpipe at the event. Th...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bode Miller in line for World Cup crystal globe
Content: The International Ski Federation has said it is "clear" that the USA's Bode Miller will be the winner of the first of the 55 FIS World Cup crystal globes at the Bormio Grand Finals 2008. Miller, who won the super-G trophy la...

Title: Weald Park 'too flat' for Olympic mountain biking
Content: The International Cycling Union has said plans to host the London 2012 Olympics Games' mountain biking races at Weald Country Park in Essex should be scrapped. Mountain biking should be staged over a course full of obstacles...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Barr and David win World Cups at North America ski cross race
Content: Canada's Davey Barr has said he is "ecstatic" about winning the first-ever Freestyle FIS World Cup ski cross race in North America. Barr was victorious in the Deer Valley ski cross at the weekend and is now celebrating his f...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Double win for Austria's Morgenstern
Content: The FIS World Cup Ski Jumping contest was a "hard competition due to changing winds and waiting times", according to Austrian Thomas Morgenstern. He said this after a double win at Sapporo, Japan, at the weekend, reports the...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Speed skiers compete in Vars, France
Content: For the first time in history, the world's fastest skiers are competing in the French ski resort of Vars. The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup started on Wednesday 30th January and is running until Sunday February 3rd. Up to te...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Val d'Isere preparing for 2009 test races
Content: France's Val d'Isere resort is already preparing for the 2009 Federation de Internationale Ski (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships. The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill and super combined races will take place from Januar...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: FIS president "happy" with season so far
Content: The president of the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) has said he is "quite happy" with the 2007-08 season so far. Speaking at the half-way point of the season, Gian Franco Kasper said the skiing community has witnesse...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Chinese student attempts to ski home
Content: A student in China thought he could beat the heavy blanket of snow that has covered large parts of the country by skiing home for Chinese New Year. The university student needed to travel 124 miles from Hubei to Wuhan and de...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: World's best snowboarders drawn to Chamonix
Content: Some of the world's best snowboarders and skiers are set to descend on the French town of Chamonix between February 24th and March 2nd for the Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Pro 2008. According to the organisers of the event, t...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to consider Turkish winter ski breaks
Content: Skiers and snowboarders are being urged to consider taking advantage of Turkish ski resorts during the winter. The director of lifestyle magazine ShelterOffshore.com said that the Turkish ski market is currently overlooked b...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Canada's Omischl wins FIS Freestyle event
Content: Canada's Steve Omischl has won the 15th world cup of his career at the Freestyle FIS World Cup. Omischl took the lead in the first round at Mt Gabriel, Canada, with a successful jump that he went on to emulate in the second...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Norway's Bardal wins World Cup Ski Jumping contest
Content: Norway's Anders Bardal has claimed his first World Cup win in the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping second competition in Zakopane, Poland. The 25-year-old won thanks to a 137-metre landing, beating World Cup leader Thomas Morgenste...

Title: 'No such thing as-off-the-peg travel insurance'
Content: There is a "huge amount" to consider when looking at travel insurance and there is no one-size-fits-all solution, says STA Travel. Every travel insurance policy is different and each offers extreme sport enthusiasts differen...

Title: 'Beware of risks before adventure trips'
Content: Brits that go on extreme sports trips or adventure holiday should be aware of the risks involved, according to STA Travel. The increasing popularity of skiing and diving holidays means that considerations like the cost of mo...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: FIS highlights the needs for World Cup-style training
Content: The Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) has spoken of the importance of professional training for both male and female skiers before entering competitions. In the men's European Cup, the FIS said it saw the need to provi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Norway dominates Canmore
Content: Norway dominated the World Cup sprint cross-country ski races at Canmore Nordic Centre yesterday. Boerre Naess, Ola Vigen Hattestad, Eldar Roenning, Anders Gloersen and Tor Arne Hetland, all from Norway, finished first to fi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Calls for skiers to pay for rescues rejected
Content: The Canada West Ski Areas Association has rejected calls for skiers and snowboarders to pay for their own rescues if they become stuck on the slopes. Representing almost 100 ski resort operators in British Columbia, Alberta ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: River festival confirmed
Content: The 2008 California Rivers Festival is to be held at Sacramento's Waldorf School on March 15th, organisers have confirmed. Staged by the Friends of the River conservation group, the festival is primarily designed to promote ...

Title: Thrills and spills in China
Content: China's 11th Winter Games produced thrills and spills for competitors and observers alike on Wednesday. In front of the crowd, Zeng Xiaoye of the People's Liberation Army team collected gold in the men's individual half-pipe...

Title: World bids farewell to Sir Edmund
Content: The world has said goodbye to the icon of mountain climbing, Sir Edmund Hillary, whose funeral took place in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday. A 500-strong congregation filled St Mary's Church and the service was beamed by sa...

Title: Fins emerge victorious after difficult weekend in Harrachov
Content: Bad weather conditions and reports of theft spoiled the World Cup ski-flying event in Harrachov, Czech Republic. The rain was a hindrance and the take-off board was battered by strong winds, making it dangerous for contender...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New generation of ski boots to be launched
Content: Outdoor recreation company Black Diamond Equipment is preparing to launch nine lines of high-performance ski boots. The all-terrain boots have been three years in the making and have cost $4 million (£2 million) in research ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bode Miller claims US ski record
Content: Bode Miller is now the most successful American skier ever with 28 World Cup wins following a double victory at the weekend. Miller wowed spectators at the Hahnenkamm World Cup when he won the combined title for the Sunday s...

Title: Gap year adventurers 'hindered by money concerns'
Content: Students are finding it increasingly hard to go on adventure sports holidays like mountain climbing in Nepal or hiking in Australia because of a shortage of funds, new figures suggest. Research by Abbey Mortgages indicates t...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Family ski trips resulting in more knee injuries, says surgeon
Content: The increasing popularity of family skiing holidays has led to an unfortunate rise in the number of serious knee injuries, it has been claimed. British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association's president said the number of ski...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Canadian Olympics boss steps into women ski jumping row
Content: The Canadian Olympic Committee president has come out in support of female skiers. Michael Chambers has said it would be unfair to prevent women skiers competing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and has pledged to support ...

Title: High hopes for Southern Alps
Content: The Southern Alps are expected to benefit from the expansion of low-cost airlines across Europe, resulting in an injection of capital from overseas investors, it has been claimed. Last December, Easyjet launched more flights...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Winners emerge from fog in Bad Gastein
Content: The foggy conditions surrounding the season's third Boarder Cross Competition in Bad Gastein, Austria, did nothing to stop two clear winners emerging. US competitor Lindsey Jacobellis, the reigning world champion, claimed vi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Double triumph for Norwegian Hilde
Content: Norway's Tom Hilde is celebrating after claiming two victories at the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition in Val di Fiemme, Italy. On Saturday, the 20-year-old won his first-ever World Cup at a ski jumping competition that...

Title: Manchester counts down to World Sport 08
Content: Manchester has fired the started gun in a major sporting campaign that will take place in March. Following the successful hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2002, the city has been chosen to host the World Sport 08 campaig...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Double victory for Canada in Freestyle FIS half-pipe
Content: Canada is celebrating after claiming a double victory in the opening half-pipe of the Freestyle FIS World Cup. Held in the French town of Les Contamines-Montjoie on Sunday, the event saw Sarah Burke from Canada ski to victor...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: North America dominate podium in Wengen
Content: Swiss ski racer Didier Cuche narrowly missed out on victory this weekend on Wengen’s famous Lauberhorn downhill course. The Swiss favourite ended up sandwiched in second place between the US’s Bode Miller and Canada’s Manuel O...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Tomas Kraus and Ophelie David triumph in FIS Freestyle
Content: The two-time FIS World Champion Tomas Kraus from the Czech Republic won the Freestyle FIS World Cup at the weekend. He beat the USA's Casey Puckett and 2007 FIS World Championship silver medallist Stanley Hayer into second a...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Tasman Sea kayak trek completed
Content: Two Australians have managed to paddle across the dangerous Tasman Sea in a specially-designed kayak in a mammoth 62-day, 2,050-mile journey. Starting in New South Wales, James Castrission and Justin Jones, both 25, intended...

Title: Hillary takes a final step into the unknown
Content: Sir Edmund Hillary, the first human being – along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay – to have climbed Earth’s highest mountain and lived to tell the tale has died aged 88. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbe...

Title: New Olympic-standard BMX track announced
Content: Sport England and Manchester City Council have jointly announced that work has officially started on a new BMX race track in Platt Fields. It will be home to the Manchester BMX Club, which will aim to produce Olympic-standar...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Jan Hudec faces surgery after ski accident
Content: Skier Jan Hudec faces reconstructive surgery on his knee after a skiing accident during a training run in Wengen, Switzerland. He was doing about 130 km/h when he took a tumble after colliding with an edge before being air-l...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers gear up for Carving Cup
Content: Skiers are preparing for the start of the ninth season of the FIS Carving Cup, due to start on Saturday January 12th. The schedule of the International World Edition includes ten venues, six of which are in Italy, with Switz...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: FIS extends a hand to youngsters
Content: The International Ski Federation (FIS) is launching a global campaign to promote snow sports among the young. Known as Bring Kids Back to the Snow, the campaign aims to "generate passion for snow activities" and this will be...

Title: Sills takes under-17 windsurfing title
Content: British youngster Sam Sills took the gold medal in the under-17 division of the IV Bay of Cadiz New Year Regatta in Spain this week. Sills, who is 14 years old, beat France's Helene Noesmoen to the Techno 7.8 title, BYM News...

Title: Whistler attracting an increasing number of mountain bikers
Content: The British Columbian resort of Whistler attracts mountain bikers long after the snow has dried up, the OC Register reports. Indeed, the publication suggests that "a booming number" of them are attracted to the destination e...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Lapland ski resorts 'increasingly popular'
Content: The availability of flights from the UK to Finland and the growing popularity of skiing holidays mean resorts like Lapland's Levi are going "from strength to strength", it has been claimed. British Midland now offers flights...

Title: Scuba diving sobers up Winehouse
Content: Singer Amy Winehouse has attributed her success in battle against alcohol and drug addiction to Caribbean scuba-diving trips with rock legend Bryan Adams. Winehouse spent Christmas and the New Year at the rocker's home in Mu...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to take out medical cover
Content: Ski and snowboard enthusiasts are being urged to make sure their travel insurance adequately covers medical expenses. InsureandGo has said that medical expenses are the "biggest part" of travel insurance, while ski policies ...

Title: One bag rule lifted at some UK airports
Content: From today (January 7th), skiers and other holidaymakers will be allowed to take more than one item of hand luggage on board a plane. The one-bag rule, introduced in August 2006, has been lifted at more than 20 airports arou...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vouchers for Michigan ski novices
Content: Ski areas across Michigan have partnered with local McDonald's restaurants to offer an introduction to snow sports. Known as Discover Michigan Skiing, the programme includes a lesson for beginners, ski or snowboard rental eq...

Title: Panama to make adventure sports 'comeback'
Content: Panama is making a comeback as a destination hotspot for extreme sports enthusiasts, according to one expert. Trish Hare, owner of BikeHike Adventures, said that 2008 will see Panama's return as a favourite destination for h...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayakers get destination tips
Content: Kayakers have been offered some tips on potential destinations from a thrill-seeking sportsman who has launched a new website designed to offer more information for boat-loving travellers. The man behind the site, Kayaking-B...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Good snowfall in Alps means happy New Year for skiers
Content: It is proving to be a happy new year for ski-lovers heading to the Alpine slopes after snowfalls across Europe gave the mountains a renewed appeal, according to reports. Previous weeks had witnessed predominantly sunshine an...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Kitzbuhel hoteliers introduce Russian quota
Content: Hotel proprietors in the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbuhel have put a cap on the number of Russian visitors allowed to stay. The quota has been introduced as Russian Orthodox Christians flock to the Alps to celebrate Christma...

Title: Good news for skiers as airport union signals strike cancellation
Content: There is good news for snow sports enthusiasts hoping to fly to ski resorts in Europe and the US. A proposed pensions deal between BAA and the Unite union could prevent the virtual closure of seven airports including Heathro...

Title: What, where, who, when, why and how?
Content: Welcome to Devotion2motion.com, the de facto adventure sports portal where you can find out; where to go, when to go, what you can do there, where to stay, how to get there, who to go with, when to go and why you should go ther...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski Solutions buys out ifyouski.com
Content: Ski Solutions, a specialist ski travel agency, has bought ifyouski.com from Online Travel Corporation, it has been announced. The ifyouski.com brand will be retained by Ski Solutions and will enjoy "substantial" new investme...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Vanoise Express shut due to safety concerns
Content: The Vanoise Express high-speed cable car connecting the high-altitude resorts of Les Arcs with La Plagne will be shut for the whole season due to malfunction worries. Work on fixing a problem regarding the outer coating of c...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Paoli Peaks opens at last
Content: The Paoli Peaks Ski & Snowboard Resort in Indiana has reopened for the season thanks to several snowmaking machines. Mild weather since the start of the month had delayed the opening of the ski areas and snow tubing facilit...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: West Virginia snow conditions hailed
Content: A long ski season and abundant snowfall makes West Virginia one of the US' best ski areas, it has been claimed. According to Easier Travel, ideal ski conditions have boosted the reputation of Canaan Valley, Snowshoe Mountain...

Title: Diving banned on South Africa coasts
Content: The adventure sports tourism sector in South Africa looks set to take a knock now that the authorities have banned scuba diving and snorkelling along the Cape coast. Policy-makers have said the ban is being implemented from ...

Title: 2010 Winter Games venues completed
Content: Construction work at Whistler, Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games has been completed - two years ahead of schedule. A workforce of 2,500 men and women was recruited from across Canada to help build the eco-friendly v...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: 2010 Winter Games venues completed
Content: Construction work at Whistler, Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games has been completed - two years ahead of schedule. A workforce of 2,500 men and women was recruited from across Canada to help build the eco-friendly v...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowball charge against ski worker dropped
Content: An Australian man accused of assaulting a fellow employee with a snowball at Copper Mountain resort in Colorado has been let off by the courts "in the best interest of justice". The case against 21-year-old Andrew Thistleton...

Title: Intrepid Brits to 'blaze a trail' in 2008
Content: British travellers are intrepid, adventurous and optimistic and are not frightened to go to unusual places, it has been claimed. According to STA Travel, British adventure sports enthusiasts are among the first to revisit a ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Eurostar's home 'will deter some ski fans'
Content: Many adventure sports fans will find the Eurostar's new home badly located and hard to access, it has been claimed. According to travel firm Ascend, St Pancras is too "decentralised" for many snow sports enthusiasts who are ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Euro ski resorts to remain popular despite eco concerns
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts are expected to continue flying to mountain resorts in Europe next year despite concerns about carbon emissions, it has been claimed. Online booking service lastminute.com said that snow sport fa...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Rail Europe enthuses about travel links
Content: High speed rail across Europe offers adventure sports enthusiasts both "freedom" and "good value", it has been claimed. According to Rail Europe, the expanding high speed rail network combined with the benefits of the InterR...

Title: Hiking in Africa a 'popular pastime'
Content: Africa is one of the most popular places in the world for hikers and other adventure sports enthusiasts, it has been claimed. Gapyear.com said there are "loads of opportunities out there" for young enthusiasts and gap year t...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Glencoe Mountain resort saved
Content: A Scottish ski resort which ran in to trouble because of poor snow conditions has been bought out by its management. Glencoe Mountain Resort, which has an altitude of just 304 metres and boasts seven lifts and 19 runs, recen...

Title: Loetschberg Base Tunnel welcomed
Content: The new Loetschberg Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps has been welcomed by adventure sports enthusiasts who will now be able to reach ski resorts more quickly and efficiently. It runs from Frutigen in the Kander valley to Val...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Glencoe bounces back from the brink again
Content: For the second time in three-and-a-half years Glencoe Ski Centre has narrowly escaped closure. The ski centre that had been owned by the Glenshee Chairlift Company until it was taken over by Glencoe Mountain Resort in Ju...

Title: Bananas base-jumper Baumgartner lands the 101
Content: Austrian base-jumper Felix Baumgartner has successfully leapt off the world’s tallest building. On Tuesday this week Baumgartner a professional extreme sports athlete managed to elude security at Taiwan’s Taipei 101 Tower ...

Title: Branson welcomes adventure sports travellers with open cargo doors
Content: BA (British Airways) could have handed Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and other competitors the competitive edge following their decision to impose restrictions on the size of items allowed on their aircrafts. In Oct...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Branson welcomes adventure sports travellers with open cargo doors
Content: BA (British Airways) could have handed Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and other competitors the competitive edge following their decision to impose restrictions on the size of items allowed on their aircrafts. In Oct...

Title: Branson welcomes adventure sports travellers with open cargo doors
Content: BA (British Airways) could have handed Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and other competitors the competitive edge following their decision to impose restrictions on the size of items allowed on their aircrafts. In Oct...

Title: Munich bids for 2018 winter Games
Content: The Germany city of Munich has thrown its hat into the ring to host the 2018 winter Olympic Games. Germany's Olympic Committee has endorsed the bid, which would see the main snow sports events held at the nearby resort of Ga...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Why do so few women heli-skiers?
Content: A researcher in Canada wants to know why heli-skiing attracts only a small proportion of women. Dr Simon Hudson is investigating what motivates existing female skiers and why so few of them go on heli-skiing trips. To enc...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Most expensive heli-skip trip ever?
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts not afraid to raid their savings to pay for the trip of a lifetime may be interested to know that Canadian Mountain Holidays is offering what could be the most expensive ski trip ever. A week of ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to buy protection
Content: The Ski Club Great Britain has recommended that all skiers and snowboarders take out insurance before setting off on their trip. Skiers should check that their policy covers all activities, including snow shoeing, dog sleddi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New budget flights to Innsbruck
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts are being reminded that they will soon be able to fly with budget airline easyJet to Innsbruck, which is in the federal state of Tyrol in Austria. The first easyJet flight lands in Innsbruck on F...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: 1 in 4 skiers not insured, says survey
Content: More than a quarter of skiers (28 per cent) are not insured for injury to themselves or others, according to a new survey. The study by moneysupermarket.com found that men (31 per cent) are more much likely to ski without s...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Strbske Pleso opens to British skiers
Content: Holiday operator Mountain Paradise has announced that its Slovakian ski resort is open to British snow sports enthusiasts. The Strbske Pleso settlement, located high in the Tatra mountain range, is popular with starters and ...

Title: Vinokourov to retire in protest over doping ban
Content: Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov has said he is to retire following the announcement that he is now subject to a one-year doping ban. Vinokourov was expelled from the 2007 Tour de France after he tested positive for a ban...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Alpine resorts developing off-slope attractions
Content: A number of ski resorts in the Alpine regions of Switzerland, Austria and Germany are making alternative arrangements to meet the challenges of climate change, according to one report. While many resorts are installing more ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Wife admits photo is genuine
Content: The wife of a canoeist who went missing five years ago near Hartlepool has admitted a photo of her and her husband taken in Panama last year is genuine reports the BBC. 57-year-old John Darwin was presumed dead after his w...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Norwegian ski resorts open for business
Content: Ski resorts are now open in Norway and one resort is offering a money-back pledge if snow conditions are not up to par. The largest resort, Trysil, has said that skiers disappointed with poor snow conditions should not despa...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to go green
Content: Skiers and snowboarders should consider going to resorts that are committed to eco-friendly practices, a new report has said. According to the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition, which rates 77 US ski resorts from A to F depending...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Very special Himalayan ski breaks offered
Content: A specialist UK tour operator to India has launched a new winter programme, which involves travelling to one of the world's highest peaks in Kashmir. Indus Tours is organising tours to the Himalayan village of Gulmarg, which...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: North America enjoys snowfall
Content: Skiers, snowboarders and other snow sport enthusiasts in North America have been revelling in more than 50 cm of snow since storms hit the continent on Sunday. Up to 53 cm of snow fell on ski resorts in British Columbia, Alb...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Missing canoeist arrested
Content: A man who turned up in a London police station on Saturday following his five year disappearance has been arrested. John Darwin went missing in March 2002 and was presumed dead after his canoe was discovered smashed up on ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski season opens in Scotland
Content: Cairngorm Mountain opened its lifts at the weekend following reasonable snowfall during the previous week reports The Ski Club of Great Britain. ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Brasov Bulgarian Bargains
Content: Extreme sport enthusiasts looking for a bargain this winter should consider Bulgaria, Romania or Slovenia. The Ski Resort Report by Post Office Travel Services has found that Borovets in Bulgaria is the cheapest ski destinat...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Tasman kayakers held back by strong winds
Content: Two Australian kayakers who are making their way across Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand have run into trouble. Justin Jones and James Castrission, aged 25 and 24 respectively, are making their way from the shore...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Missing canoeist reappears five years later
Content: A canoeist who went missing while canoeing off the east coast of England has turned up in a London police station. In March 2002 on a beach near Hartlepool, the remains of John Darwin’s smashed canoe were found. Their dis...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Visit Voss for "wonderful" ski trip
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts are being urged to check out a skiing resort in western Norway as part of a trip arranged by DFDS Seaways. There are slopes aplenty at Voss, with something for skiers at all stages in their devel...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to buy insurance
Content: A tenth of Brits who go on skiing trips do so without insurance and are at risk of more than just a broken leg, it has been claimed. While only one in 20 snow sports enthusiasts have to make a claim on their insurance polici...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Take advantage of new ski lifts in the Tirol
Content: Investment in the Austrian Tirol is apparently paying dividends after an impressive fall of snow in recent days. Thanks to three new ski lifts, adventure sports enthusiasts have been able to enjoy the two metres of snow that...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New speed riding course for skiers in Les Arcs
Content: Ski travel firm Action-outdoors has announced the launch of the UCPA speed riding course in Les Arcs. The course, which runs on March 5th, 12th and 29th, combines skiing, parachuting and paragliding. It starts on the begi...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: 66 mile kayaking trip for charity
Content: A 22-year-old East Lothian retail assistant is to go on a 66-mile kayaking trip next summer to raise money for charity, it has been announced. Michael Hanratty is currently attending nightly gym sessions to strengthen his bo...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Enjoy a skiing break in New York
Content: Skiing in New York State (NYS) would make a great holiday for adventure sports enthusiasts, it has been claimed. NYS, which is famous in the skiing fraternity for its Adirondack and Catskill mountains, boasts around 100 dow...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Arizona's Waveyard to go ahead
Content: A cutting-edge water sports resort is to be built in the city of Mesa, Arizona, following a successful public vote. Waveyard will host a massive wave pool, scuba diving, a multi-channel whitewater rafting and kayaking course...

Title: Arizona's Waveyard to go ahead
Content: A cutting-edge water sports resort is to be built in the city of Mesa, Arizona, following a successful public vote. Waveyard will host a massive wave pool, scuba diving, a multi-channel whitewater rafting and kayaking course...

Title: Airport strike talks fail
Content: Impending airport strikes in Britain next month could affect snow sports enthusiasts hoping to fly to ski resorts in Europe and the US. Failed talks between BBA employers and the Unite union mean that more than half a dozen ...

Title: New Zealand's top female cyclist retires
Content: Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand's Olympic gold medallist cyclist, has retired due to a chronic leg injury. The 31-year-old set a world record at the 2004 World Track Championships' women's 3,000 m individual pursuit before going on...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Enjoy a ski break in West Virginia
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts are being encouraged to head to Snowshoe Mountain Resort in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. The resort has 100-per cent snowmaking facilities, which is on top of the 180 inches of natur...

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Title: Free photo album for scuba trainees
Content: Scuba training institute Aqua Sports, is planning to make training "even more fun" for Florida adventure sports enthusiasts, it has said. Aqua Sports announced that it will provide a free underwater digital photo album of a ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Unfit skiers ‘could waste their break’
Content: Unfit skiers who are hoping to enjoy a week on one of Europe's snow-covered mountains could find they waste half their holiday recovering from an injury. A new survey by Halifax has found that four in ten snow sports fans a...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Come to Bavarian Allgau, skiers urged
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts are being urged to head over to the Bavarian Allgau region in Germany. Snow started falling on the northern fringe of the Alps in September and to celebrate, resort managers in Oberstdorf have an...

Title: Spiderman climbs Chinese mountain
Content: Famous French climber Alan "Spiderman" Robert has climbed a mountain with a Chinese villager called Su Xueli. The climb took place in China's Hunan Province at the weekend and Mr Robert scaled the left side of the steep 200-...

Title: Pilgrims to scuba dive in Israel
Content: Thousands of evangelical Christians and pilgrims are expected to descend upon Israel next May in a trip that will combine scuba diving with prayer. Christian broadcaster God TV is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the mode...

Title: Kayaking trips to Greece announced
Content: A new sea kayaking trip to Gavdos, Greece has been launched, with two trips scheduled for June 6th-13th and September 20th-27th. Travel firm The Northwest Passage, which has run trips to Gavdos for years, is now offering a s...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Mount Bachelor to open on Thanksgiving
Content: It has been announced that Mount Bachelor in Oregon is open to skiers on Thanksgiving Day (November 22nd) but only for a limited time. Skiing costs will be reduced as a result but with snow depths ranging from between one an...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Safety first on the slopes
Content: The increase in the popularity of off-piste skiing combined with warmer winter weather means that extreme sports enthusiasts are in greater danger of getting caught in an avalanche. Skiing groups are advised by the Ski Club ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski tunnel built in Finland
Content: A company in Israel has devised a way of allowing skiers to remain on the slopes without going numb from the cold. Polygal Plastics Industries, which is based on a kibbutz in the north of the country, has developed a ski tun...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: High-altitude skiers urged to buy insurance
Content: Skiers and snowboarders flying out to high-altitude resorts are being urged to buy quality winter sports insurance cover in order to avoid expensive medical costs. Extreme sport enthusiasts who travel without suitable insura...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Europe's largest indoor real snow slope opens
Content: A new indoor skiing centre in Manchester has opened its doors to the public. Known as the Chill Factore, the ski centre, which is also suitable for snowboarders, is situated near the Trafford Centre, near junction 10 of the ...

Title: Belize scuba trip ends in flames
Content: Two married scuba divers from Washington were expecting great underwater views in Belize in Central America but ended up having to abandon the dive boat after it caught fire. Mike and Brenda Dobbs had booked a two-week vacat...

Title: Diving treasures to be found in Red Sea
Content: Visitors to Israel who enjoy doing something different on holiday could enjoy a spot of scuba diving in the south of the country. Colourful fish, coral and dolphins are some of the delights that can be found in the Red Sea, ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bansko mayor puts tourists first
Content: Bansko mountain resort in Bulgaria will halt construction work on December 1st as adventure sports enthusiasts take to the slopes. Mayor of Bansko Alexander Kravarov told construction companies that they cannot carry out any...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Man-made snow jumps banned in Canadian Rockies
Content: A number of resorts in the Canadian Rockies have banned man-made snow jumps. Resorts affected by the ban include Fernie, Lake Louise, Kimberley, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Stoneham and Nakiska. The ban has been implemented due to ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayakers to brave deadly Tasman Sea
Content: A pair of Australian kayakers will paddle their way across the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, it has emerged. James Castrission and Justin Jones, aged 24 and 25 respectively, are making their way from the shor...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Swiss and Austrian ski resorts highlighted
Content: The appeal of Austrian and Swiss ski resort lies in their "traditional Alpine feel", one expert has said. According to Betony Garner, from the Ski Club of Great Britain, wooden chalets and iconic glaciers such as the Matterh...

Title: BA still the focus of surfers' anger
Content: British Airways (BA) is still the focus of surfers' anger after it banned surfboards from its flights. Although Virgin Atlantic has offered free carriage to surfers, it seems that adventure sports enthusiasts are still irrit...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski flights from Southampton
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts hoping to go on a ski break this winter can access a number of international resorts by flying from Southampton Airport. Destinations include Geneva, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Berne and Chambery, whic...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Stowe prepared for 'uncooperative' weather
Content: Ski resorts on Mount Mansfield in Stowe, Canada, are apparently well-equipped to deal with those occasions when snow ceases to fall. Swimming, lazing around in hot tubs, walking, enjoying a eucalyptus body wrap, ice skating,...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Eurostar ski train moves to St Pancras
Content: The Eurostar ski train will begin taking passengers to French ski resorts from December 22nd. Earlier this week, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened the refurbished St Pancras station, which is now the home of the ski...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Virgin extends welcome to kayakers
Content: News that Virgin Atlantic is allowing kayaks on its commercial planes has no doubt been welcomed by adventure sports enthusiasts. Last month, British Airways (BA) angered kayakers when it announced that from November 6th, pa...

Title: Virgin welcomes surfers
Content: Good news for surfers. Virgin Atlantic has announced that in addition to baggage allowances, it will offer free carriage on large sporting items. Last month, the surfing community was stunned when British Airways (BA) said i...

Title: Mount Kenya 'offers thrilling hikes'
Content: Endurance sports fans holidaying in Africa who are looking for an adventure beyond the usual safaris, should consider climbing the continent's second-highest mountain. This is the view of Rhett A Butler, an environmental sci...

Title: Hawaii's Shark's Cove closed until April
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts thinking of flying to Hawaii to enjoy a few days of snorkelling should remember that commercial diving tour operations at Shark's Cove have temporarily shut down. The state closes the reef in Pupuk...

Title: Wave Master 2007 'a great success'
Content: Organisers of the British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) Wave Masters 2007 have said the event was a great success. Held at Porthcawl, South Wales, at the end of October, the event saw 25 riders compete for the titles in the...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: French snow resorts offer new ski pass
Content: A dozen ski resorts in France have teamed up in order to offer adventure sports enthusiasts another day of skiing for very little money. For €10 (£7), snow sports fans can get their hands on a XXL pass, which enables those w...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to consider lesser known American resorts
Content: While the resorts of Aspen and Whistler are well-known North American ski destinations, there are plenty of other less famous locations that offer a great time for adventure sports fans, it has been claimed. One of the resor...

Title: Miami windsurfing pro exalts bad weather
Content: The owner of Sailboards Miami has been extolling the virtues of windsurfing in windy weather in Florida. Olvidio DeLeon, who owns Sailboards Miami, said that it irritates him when he hears people fretting about high winds of...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Buy-to-let a 'growing trend in ski resorts'
Content: The prospect of empty chalets and ghost towns in some European ski destinations has led to an increase in buy-to-let property deals being made, one organisation has said. According to Investorsinproperty.com, developers in s...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: UK skiers favour French resorts
Content: France is Britain's favourite destination in Europe when it comes to skiing trips, a new survey has found. According to the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta), the majority of British skiers stay within the boundari...

Title: Swiss ski resorts good place to buy property
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts looking to buy property at one of Europe's ski resorts would do well to consider Switzerland, it has been claimed. While popular French ski resorts can prove very expensive for a chalet seeker, m...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Andorra skiers to benefit from Seu d'Urgell airport
Content: A proposed new airport close to the Andorran and Spanish border could lead to a rise in the number of people skiing in the region. The airport in Seu d'Urgell, which could be open for business in 2010, will be a 15 minutes d...

Title: Surfers navigate lethal Chinese river
Content: Two surfers from France and Brazil have reportedly broken world records by surfing on the notoriously dangerous Qiantang River in China. According to the Chinese media, the surfers successfully navigated 100 km of the river,...

Title: Sick surfers challenge Guernsey lawmakers
Content: Surfers who became sick from polluted water on the shores of Guernsey have challenged politicians at the Royal Court House. The Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners are urging policy-makers to build new sewage treatment ...

Title: Surfers battle it out at the Interclub 2007
Content: The British Interclub Surfing Championships 2007 in Newquay saw eight teams fight it out at the weekend but the Newquay A team won every round and claimed the title. However, the battle for second place was the most intense ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: ‘Head to northern Europe for family ski holidays'
Content: Skiing enthusiasts who are going on a winter break with their families would do well to head to Norway, Sweden or Finland, one expert has said. These countries are particularly appealing for families as there are plenty of t...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayakers angered by BA ban
Content: News that British Airways (BA) is banning kayaks has caused a stir among the adventure sports community. From November 6th, passengers will no longer be able to take their kayaks on board because of their size, BA has said. ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiing opportunities in Greece, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan
Content: Adventure sports enthusiasts looking to get away this week should think about heading to the upper resorts in northern Greece and Bulgaria. Parts of Eastern Europe will be hit by snow this week, according to weather forecast...

Title: BA bans surfboards from flights
Content: It's a bad day for surfers. British Airways (BA) has announced it is banning surfboards from all flights. From November 6th, passengers with surfboards will be turned away because BA believes the boards, which are often six...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Get insured, snowsports fans told
Content: Now that the winter sports season is here, extreme sports enthusiasts are being warned not to take to the slopes without adequate travel insurance. According to esure, a quarter of all Britons planning to go abroad are mista...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: The greatest show on earth
Content: Today the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show opened its doors to the public for the 35th time. The show that is held in London’s Olympia promises to be an exciting one. (Let’s hope it’s a bit faster paced than their

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Metro Ski shows starts in London
Content: Today (October 24th) marks the launch of the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show, which will run until Sunday. Held at London's Kensington Olympia, this year's many exhibitions, which include the Ski Club of Great Britain, will fil...

Title: Divers carve out a niche for themselves
Content: Scuba divers may be used to some exotic sights underwater but not many will have seen fellow extreme sports enthusiasts carving a pumpkin in snorkelling gear. But this is exactly what has happened in Philadelphia, Tennesse...

Title: Enjoy climbing in Oman, says tourist board
Content: Famous for its surfing, diving and beach-lounging, the Gulf state of Oman is also a good place to enjoy mountain climbing, it is claimed. According to Oman's tourism department, climbers should not hesitate to explore the 3,...

Title: Cutting-edge sharksuit 'available to rent'
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Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New York ski resorts 'hit by staff shortfalls'
Content: Dozens of ski resorts in New York have been hit by staff shortages due to visa restrictions, it has been claimed. Due to a shortage of temporary non-agricultural worker visas for January, February and March, there are hundre...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: High-altitude resorts a hit with skiers
Content: Higher altitude resorts are likely to be more popular with skiers this season, along with resorts which have been keen to market their snow-making capabilities, it has been claimed. This is because some resorts saw a poor sn...

Title: Swim with sharks in the Bahamas!
Content: The Bahamas boast endless scuba diving opportunities and is a great place to swim with sharks, it has been claimed. Its many islands, tropical coral, hundreds of species of fish and clear underwater visibility makes the Baha...

Title: Extreme sports camp finishes successful 15-week run
Content: An extreme sports summer camp for young people in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales, has been hailed as a success. Organised by Catapult, the 15-week camp included activities such as kayaking, mountain biking, climbing, abseiling a...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Cut price ski trips available, says club
Content: A slow period for tour operators could be good news for extreme sports enthusiasts, it has been claimed. The Ski Club of Great Britain has said there are a number of cut price deals on offer over the winter holiday season as...

Title: Have a close encounter with crocs in South Africa
Content: Scuba divers may be used to swimming with sharks, but now a growing number of extreme sports enthusiasts are trying croc cage diving. Cango Wildlife Ranch in South Africa is charging £20 for a ten-minute underwater close enc...

Title: Check out the Caribbean, divers urged
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts who enjoy scuba diving should check out the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. According to Grenadagrenadines.com, the islands, which have eight fully-equipped dive cent...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: New York plays host to kayakers
Content: Kayakers from around the globe gathered in the Big Apple at the weekend to take part in the New York Water Fest. The most exciting event by all accounts was the Mayor's Cup, where kayakers paddled 27 miles around the island...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: North American ski season highlighted
Content: Skiers ought to be looking forward to the winter season this year as "big money" is being spent on North America's resorts, one travel writer has said. For example, Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada, boasts a 1....

Title: European extreme sport trips launched
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts who are looking for a relaxing break that does not involve lying inert on a beach should consider a holiday in northern Europe. DFDS Seaways has launched its new holidays and sea crossings brochure...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow sweeps in over Colorado
Content: Ski resorts in Colorado have been hit with a snow storm - news that will be welcomed by extreme sports enthusiasts. Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone all had their first major snowfall of the season over the weekend. More snow...

Title: Australian teen surfer defends NAB Beachley title
Content: Australia's Stephanie Gilmore, the teenage surfing sensation, has been celebrating this weekend after her successful defence of the NAB Beachley classic. The 18-year-old is now ranked world number one after winning the Beach...

Title: Redman-Carr swaps surfing for motherhood
Content: Top female surfer Melanie Redman-Carr has quit the waves in favour of motherhood at least for the time being. The former world number one-ranked surfer was eliminated from the NAB Beachley Classic and then told her colleague...

Title: Mountain bikers prepare for 24-hour race
Content: Around 2,500 mountain bikers are preparing to gather in the Australian forest this weekend for the ninth annual Scott 24-hour mountain bike endurance race. Taking place in Canberra's Stromlo Forest Park, the 24 km race will ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Arapahoe Basin ski area opens early
Content: In exciting news for skiers and snowboarders, Colorado's Arapahoe Basin Ski Area has opened its first lift of the season, much earlier than expected. In its 61-year history the resort has never opened as early as October 10t...

Title: Barefoot skiing weekend in Australia
Content: Barefoot skiing (water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis) is back on the agenda in Wauchope, Australia. Extreme watersports enthusiasts will gather this weekend at Rocks Ferry Reserve and there are 15 g...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Canadian snowcat ski operation to open before Christmas
Content: A billion dollar resort is due to open in Canada in December and one organisation believes it will be a mecca for snowcat skiers. Revelstoke will open on December 22nd and it is likely to become a one-stop destination for sn...

Title: Students climb 48 mountains in 3 days
Content: New members of the Tufts Mountain Club (TMC) in the US have climbed 48 mountains in three days, it has emerged. At the end of September, the climbers took part in an event known as Peak Weekend, which involves climbing almos...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski resorts ‘go green’
Content: Ski resorts in a northern US state has gone green as concerns about global warming continue to mount. The Green Mountains in Vermont are set to get greener now that a number of resorts are using bio-diesel, energy-efficient ...

Title: Don't forget Dundee Film Festival, climbers told
Content: Extreme sports and climbing enthusiasts are being reminded that the Dundee Mountain Film Festival is running from November 21st to 24th. The festival includes a wide range of discussions, activities and displays, including t...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayaking paradise in Malaysia
Content: Lake Temenggor in Malaysia has been described a kayaking heaven by one newspaper. Mindy Tan, writing in Singapore's Electric New Paper, said the manmade lake is a beautiful place to go kayaking, especially as it is surrounde...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Top review for Pragelato ski resort
Content: The new five-star Pragelato Village Resort in Italy has received a positive review in the Scotsman newspaper. Boasting multi-lingual staff, 4,440 km of piste, fine restaurants, bars, 97 "stylish" Alpine chalets, which contai...

Title: Poker players go to extreme lengths
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts who like to take a gamble might be interested to hear about a group of poker players who go to extraordinary lengths to win money. This week, a knock-out game of Texas Hold'em took place on a on a ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: £300m skiing destination to be built in South Caucasus
Content: Around £300 million of public and private money is to be spent on a new eastern European skiing destination. Azerbaijan, a little-known country bordered by Turkey, Russia and Iran, will spend the money on the Shahdagh Mounta...

Title: SailFleet J80s to set sail in All Ireland Sailing contest
Content: The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has announced it will use their new SailFleet J80 sportsboats this weekend in the 2007 ISA All Ireland Sailing Championship, which is now in its 60th year. On Saturday, competitors will ra...

Title: Get intimate in eastern Europe
Content: Mountain hiking in Europe offers extreme sports enthusiasts the chance to get their kicks by being "intimate" with nature. According to travel writer Alex J Smith, the most recommended hiking spots are the Sumava Mountains i...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Canadian skiers to get Olympics cash boost
Content: More money has been promised for winter snowsports in Canada in the run-up to the Olympic Winter Games. The Own the Podium (OTP) committee wants Canada to excel at the winter Olympics this year and has ringfenced CAD $23.5 m...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: More to Trinidad kayaking than water
Content: Sea kayaking off the shores of Trinidad is much more than just paddling in water, it has been claimed. According to Helen Wilson, writing in North Coast Journal, coming in close proximity with marine mammals is what makes ka...

Title: Robert Swan to give Edinburgh talk
Content: Robert Swan, the first man to walk to both the north and south poles, is to give a talk in Scotland next week. Skiers and snowboarders in attendance can hear all about Swan's adventures and he will also discuss his commitmen...

Title: Spend 90 minutes with Titus Kinimaka for just over £30
Content: Hawaiian surfing hero Titus Kinimaka is teaching wannabe surfers how to brave the waves for as little as $65 (£32) for a 90-minute session. The Hawaiian School of Surfing, which is led by Kinimaka, enjoys passing his knowled...

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Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snows falls over Europe
Content: Good news for skiers. Several resorts across the Alps have reported a thin covering of snow. Val Senales in Italy has received the largest fall of the white stuff, with more than 30 cm glistening on its glacier. According...

Title: Street surfing hits south Florida
Content: Snowboard-skateboard contraptions are becoming a familiar sight in south Florida, one newspaper has said. Hybrid boards, sometimes branded as RipSticks, are popular with young people who may one day be extreme sports enthusi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Last-minute ski-break in Tignes
Content: Extreme sport and snow enthusiasts hoping to make a last-minute getaway this weekend could be in luck. The Tignes resort in France is opening its glacier on September 29th, according to the Ski Club of Great Britain. In f...

Title: Rock climbing 'attracting more and more women'
Content: A growing number of women are rock climbing, showing that male strength is not necessarily a mandatory requirement. According to the Telegraph, growing demand from women has led to an emergence of clubs, schools and classes ...

Title: Kayaking tours planned for Australian island
Content: Palm Island, Australia could soon introduce kayaking tours as part of an eco-tourism programme. The island's council will submit plans at a meeting next week and if successful, it could mean that extreme sports enthusiasts h...

Title: New York to become diving destination
Content: While hikers are no strangers to upstate New York, it could soon be a major freshwater diving destination. Joe Zarzynski, a member of the New York State Divers Association (Nysda), has complained that little is done to alert...

Title: Mountain bike training for Manchester cops
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts who enjoy riding on rough terrain on mountain bikes might be interested to read that Manchester police have been told 'get off' their bikes as part of a safety clampdown. Despite inviting scorn fro...

Title: Don't travel without insurance, sports fans warned
Content: Extreme sport enthusiasts who are travelling abroad are being urged not to consider travel insurance an unnecessary luxury. InsureandGo has said that going overseas without proper cover "simply isn't worth the risk", even if...

Title: Action-packed cruises announced
Content: A cruise line has decided to cash in on the growing trend for extreme sports such as white water rafting and scuba diving by introducing a number of new excursions. Ocean Village has announced new destinations for its Caribb...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: 'Confusion' over Scottish ski adverts
Content: The Scottish tourist board has advertised Scotland as a snowy wilderness perfect for skiers looking to enjoy a wintry break in Britain. But tourism experts, who are well aware that Scotland has not seen a heavy fall of snow ...

Title: Cancun is a diver's dream, says travel writer
Content: The Mexican Caribbean city of Cancun offers every watersport imaginable, including diving, kayaking, jet skiing and windsurfing, one expert has said. Extreme sports enthusiasts can go snorkelling in Laguna Nichupte and more ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New Andorra airport 'good news for skiers'
Content: A new airport close to the Andorra and Spain border could lead to a rise in the number of people skiing in the Pyrenees. The creation of an airport in Seu d'Urgell, which should be completed by 2011, will be good news for th...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bond in action on ski slopes
Content: James Bond, who is no stranger to extreme sports and feats of endurance, is to make an appearance in the Swiss Alps Reports say that 007 actor Daniel Craig is taking ski lessons before filming starts for the new Bond movie, ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New gondolas for Val Thorens
Content: Val Thorens, the highest ski resort in Europe, will soon have two new eight-seater gondolas, designed to make it easier for extreme sports enthusiasts to access the lower section of the ski area. They will replace the Cairn ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Night-kayaking 'popular in Ireland'
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts looking to for something a little different could try kayaking at night off the coast of Cork, Ireland. A growing number of tourists are going night kayaking in Castle-haven Bay in the hope of catc...

Title: Caribbean diving holiday for $560
Content: A holiday package is being offered to extreme sports enthusiasts who fancy four days of unlimited shore diving on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curacao. The Undersea Paradise dive package at Lodge Kura Hulanda and Beach Club...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Les Deux Alpes 'a great place' for skiers and children
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts who have children are being urged to check out the Les Deux Alpes resort, which boasts the largest skiable glacier in Europe. Between October 27th and November 5th, which is the half-term holiday p...

Title: Cycling pros who use drugs 'should be banned for life'
Content: Professional cyclists caught using performance-enhancing drugs should be banned for life, one expert has said. Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, has supported calls to raise bans from two years to li...

Title: Shark research 'could lead to better diving equipment'
Content: New shark research in a Florida university could lead to advances in protective swimwear and shark-proofing equipment, it has been claimed. The University of Tampa's shark expert Professor Dan Huber is researching the "bite ...

Title: Tour of Britain rides through Liverpool
Content: World-class cyclists rode through Liverpool at the weekend as the city prepares for a major race during the 2008 Capital of Culture event. Competitors started the 105-mile north-west leg of the Tour of Britain in Sefton Park...

Title: Cycling track opens in Liverpool
Content: A cycle track costing almost half a million pounds has been opened in Liverpool. The new track is situated at Litherland Sports Park in Sefton and will be used primarily by the Liverpool Mercury Cycling Club, which aims to m...

Title: Widowmaker biking event 'very tough'
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts are being called on display their mental and physical toughness at a 3,000-foot mountain bike climb at Snowboard Ski Resort in the Gad Valley, US. The Widowmaker Mountain Bike Event is set to take ...

Title: Lancashire divers raise £3k for charity
Content: Members of a Lancashire diving club have raised £3,000 for charity by doing what they love to do in their spare time. Ribble Valley Sub Aqua Club explored five sunken ships in five countries within a five-day period and the ...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Kayaking ideal for extreme sports enthusiasts with families
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts looking to combine their love for endurance activities with a family holiday are being urged to consider kayaking. One kayaking resort in the US is marketing itself as a family-friendly establishme...

Title: Lawyer in his 60s speaks of love for climbing
Content: A corporate lawyer from California who became a hiker and high-altitude climber in his sixties has spoken of his love for climbing hills and mountains. Bill Burke, who has climbed almost to the top of Mount Everest, said he ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski instructor courses launched at Canadian resort
Content: A ski instruction firm in Britain has launched a series of courses for extreme sports enthusiasts at the Whistler skiing resort in Canada. Alltracks Academy says its ski and snowboard courses, led by expert professionals, ar...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers urged to obtain up-to-date insurance
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts are being urged to make sure they have adequate insurance when holidaying abroad. Moneysupermarket.com has said that more than 50 per cent of Brits travelling to European ski resorts "will learn a ...

Title: Alps a growing attraction for adventurous holidaymakers
Content: There is likely to be a surge of interest from people wanting to have a more adventurous break during the winter and summer seasons, it has been claimed. According to Investors in Property, a growing number of people are ho...

Title: Nurse hopes to capture Kilimanjaro climb on film
Content: A nurse in Wales has decided to film herself as she climbs Kilimanjaro as part of a television documentary. Trudi Walker hopes to climb the mountain in seven days in an effort to raise money for Alzheimer's research and has ...

Title: Lost Rocky mountain couple vow to be 'better prepared'
Content: An American couple who got lost in Rocky Mountain National Park while hiking have said they will not give up extreme sports. Terry and Marion Jones were stranded for five days due to an alleged mistake on their map and a tra...

Title: Philippines a big hit with scuba divers
Content: European extreme sports enthusiasts are apparently flocking to the Philippines to enjoy a spot of scuba diving. The Philippines tourism department has said that the country is proving to be a big hit with scuba divers who wa...

Title: Relax at an extreme sports book and film festival
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts in need of a break are being urged to consider the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival in Alberta, Canada, which celebrates the sport of mountain climbing and endurance. Taking place between Octo...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Free snow activities for extreme sports fans
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts are being invited to take advantage of free skiing and snowboarding in Colorado. From November 25th to December 15th, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is offering free tickets to the slopes. Accom...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Upgrades to be made to New Mexico ski area
Content: An all-year round mountain resort in New Mexico has announced it will continue to make improvements to its facilities and services. A multi-million dollar hotel refit and an expanded skiing terrain are among the upgrades tha...

Title: Jane Tomlinson dies after years of gruelling events
Content: Endurance sports enthusiast and cancer campaigner Jane Tomlinson has died at the age of 43. Since 2000, when she was given six months to live after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Ms Tomlinson completed an Ironman event,...

Title: Politicians to scale new heights in the Appalachians
Content: Two North American politicians are set to rise to new heights by climbing two mountains. The premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the governor of the US state of Maine will climb together in the summer of 20...

Title: Gap year travellers 'need to be fully insured'
Content: Many gap year travellers who take time off from their studies to go on extreme sports holidays are underinsured, one expert has said. Tom Griffiths, founder of the Gapyear Company, said that adventurous travellers often assu...

Title: Surfing ‘no longer dominated by men'
Content: More and more women are taking part in watersports such as surfing, according to a reporter who writes an 'outdoor' column. Chester Allen, writing in the Olympian, said a growing number of women are surfing off the coasts of...

Title: Jane Tomlinson – a combatant worthy of the highest honour
Content: Jane Tomlinson MBE CBE, has died aged 43, following her seventeen year battle with cancer. According to the BBC’s website, her husband Mike and children Suzanne, Rebecca and Steven said they were heartbroken but "honoure...

Title: Nicole Cooke opens up 80-point lead
Content: Commonwealth Games 2002 competitor Nicole Cooke has opened up an 80-point lead after finishing second in the Grand Prix de Plouay, France at the weekend. Cooke claimed 50 points after she came in half a minute behind Noemi C...

Title: Crete adventure holiday aimed at extreme sports fans
Content: Extreme sports enthusiasts are being offered the chance to paddle in a kayak and hike the mountains of southern Crete for $1,160 (Â£575). Equivalent to $166 a day, the package includes seven nights' accommodation, transporta...

Title: 'Green' extreme sport climbing walls launched
Content: A new range of environmentally-friendly extreme sports products has been put on sale by a rock climbing wall manufacturer. Extreme Engineering has created a new material that enabled the manufacturer to mould its rock climbi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Sam Smoothy wins heli-assessed finals
Content: New Zealand's Sam Smoothy has won the Icebreaker Big Mountain heli-accessed finals in Wanaka. Smoothy took away the top prize of NZ$1,000 (Â£350) after impressing judges with an exposed line down the slopes. Alistair Easo...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Who are the others?
Content: Hi there to all you other types. what's the type of story thta you'd really like to read? What sort of thing floats your boat? Tickles your fancy? Chortles your chomper? Juices your joints? Makes you laugh? Please write...

Title: French Alps a 'profitable investment'
Content: Property investment in the French Alps is performing well due to good weather and the availability of leisure facilities, according to an overseas property adviser. Paul Collins, editor of BuyAssociation, said that propertie...

Title: Paddle a kayak 'among dolphins and whales'
Content: Kayaking fans are being the offered the chance to come face to face with a grey whale and swim beside dolphins in California and Mexico. Sea Kayak Adventures is running an eight-day event in which participant can snorkel and...

Title: Watertown 'needs to raise Kayaking profile'
Content: The organisers of North American Cup Kayak Championships are looking to boost attendance figures in Watertown by attracting more people irrespective of the weather. In recent times, the turbulent stretch of the Black River k...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Is Elbrus the last resort for skiers?
Content: Mount Elbrus in southern Russia, near the border with Georgia, has been described as the last refuge for downhill skiers. According to the Independent, the mountain, which at 5,642 metres is the highest in Europe, may become...

Title: Swiss ski chalets 'still a bargain'
Content: Switzerland's good ski resorts have outperformed the rest of the property market, a sector specialist has said. Investors in Property spokesperson Simon Malster said that chalets in emerging resorts such as Les Collons can b...

Title: Cavendish glories in eighth win this season
Content: British cyclist Mark Cavendish won the second stage (199.1 km) of the Eneco Tour in Belgium at the weekend. The T-Mobile rider told reporters that once he is in the top three in the final 200 metres of a sprint there are few...

Title: Injured war vets to go extreme
Content: US soldiers who have received eye-related injuries in combat in Afghanistan or Iraq are being invited to go on an extreme sports holiday called Operation Night Vision this weekend. Organised by the Lima Foxtrot, visually-imp...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: 'Strut your stuff at Snow Farm, New Zealand'
Content: One of New Zealand's most popular ski areas is a good place to "strut you stuff", according to one writer. John Anderson, writing in the Dominion Post, has paid a visit to Snow Farm, the place where the New Zealand prime min...

Title: Rasmussen in talks with Italian team
Content: Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen is hoping to return to cycling after the Tour de France told him to get on his bike. He is in talks with Acqua & Sapone, an Italian team, and it is thought a decision could be reached by earl...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Torah Bright in her element at home
Content: Torah Bright, the 21-year-old snowboarding star, is back in the Snowy Mountains for the Australian Open, which also happens to be her home. She told the Sydney Morning Herald that she was "pretty worn out" as she has not had...

Title: Climbers 'love to scale volcanoes in the dark'
Content: Yesterday it was reported that skiers are taking to slopes at night, but snow sports fans aren't the only ones finding sources of amusement under floodlights. According to Marc Llewellyn, writing in the Age, climbers are get...

Title: Jura Mountains 'ideal for the adventurous and the green'
Content: Eco-friendly Brits keen to avoid long flights but who enjoy holidaying in the mountains are advised to head for the Jura Mountains in the Franche-Comte region France. According to travelbite.co.uk, an eco-friendly hotspot is...

Title: Team Astana to return from the wilderness
Content: Team Astana are set to emerge from a one-month break in September by competing at the Grand Prix de Plouay. The cycling team have not competed for around a month after team members Alexandre Vinokourov and Andrej Kashecklin ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skiers 'enjoy being in the dark'
Content: A growing number of sports enthusiasts are doing something rather unusual in the dark, according to one man. Marc Llewellyn, writing for The Age, has discovered that people are increasingly attracted to the prospect of skiin...

Title: Nicole Cooke sets the pace after 8th victory
Content: A new cycling record has been set by Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Nicole Cooke after she won her eighth national title in nine years at the weekend. The British Road Race championships in Essex saw Cooke finish the 70...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Study shows 55m skiers visited US in past 12 months
Content: Skiing enthusiasts who took a trip to the US during the 2006-07 season would have been in good company. A new survey has shown that US ski industry recorded 55.1 million visits, up 0.4 per cent from the preliminary estimate ...

Title: Albeau keeps calm to claim gripping tour win
Content: Windsurf star Antoine Albeau produced a stunning final day performance to do just enough to win this year's Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam. After 13 great races, there was little to choose between Albeau and American surf broth...

Title: Scuba diving myths exploded
Content: Some of the myths surrounding scuba diving have been exploded by one website. According to LesirePro.com, there are a number of false beliefs associated with the sport, one of which is that scuba divers are prone to shark at...

Title: Burton Snowboards profiled in market report
Content: Burton Snowboards has been added to Research and Markets' company profile report in recognition of its position in the global snowboarding market. According to the research firm, Burton Snowboards has "successfully driven" t...

Canoeing & Kayaking

Title: Mysterious Burnley couple go missing at sea
Content: Following the disappearance of a Burnley couple police in Jersey have been left scratching their heads. Andrew Keeble and Hannah Tye were last seen buying an inflatable kayak and lifejackets on Friday before being taken to...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Cross country skiing is 'great exercise'
Content: Extreme sport enthusiasts are being urged to consider cross country skiing, where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski. Also known as Nordic skiing or XC skiing, it is a great form of aerobic exercise as it involv...

Title: America's Cup destination 'on the up'
Content: The Spanish city-region of Valencia is on the up both in terms of economy and reputation thanks to two sporting events. Both the success of this year's America's Cup and the prospect of hosting the European Grand Prix have g...

Title: Montreal yacht clubs lapping it up
Content: Yacht clubs in Montreal are so busy that they have to turn away customers, according to one report. A number of clubs are operating at almost full capacity in terms of membership, while others have had to create waiting list...

Title: Fastnet race in chaos as bad weather strikes
Content: The Fastnet yacht race has been hit by typically bad British weather, with nearly a 100 boats forced to find shelter. Some 300 yachts set off on the 608-mile trip yesterday but adverse conditions on the south-west coast have...

Title: European ski resorts 'diversifying to offset losses'
Content: Alpine ski resorts are making a concerted effort to drive up visitor numbers during the summer season after a disappointing winter, according to a report. Warmer climates mean that resorts are getting less snow in the winter...

Title: Mediterranean wreckages drawing in scuba divers
Content: The wreckage of an aircraft from World War Two and a 14th century BC shipwreck off the south coat of Turkey are attracting divers from western Europe, according to a report. According to eastern European newspaper the New An...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Hold onto your hats
Content: Attention snowboarding enthusiasts - your beloved sport just got even more interesting. A brand new product has made its way onto the market, and wherever you like to go and enjoy yourself on the slopes, it will undoubtedly ...

Title: Skateboarding - not just for kids
Content: Skateboarding is one of those sports that appears to be very age-restricted. Not so, apparently, because skateboarding is something that can be enjoyed even if you're not a cool kid or a trendy teenager. According to Extrem...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Wild weather at New Zealand Open
Content: Snowboarding is a pretty thrilling sport at the best of times, but the competitors in the New Zealand Open had a more exciting time than usual recently thanks to some rather wild weather. Last Friday (August 3rd), skilled sn...

Title: Male surfers in action at Fistral beach
Content: The opening round of the five star Men's World Qualifying Series (WQS) contest kicked off at Newquay's Fistral beach yesterday (Wednesday). On day two of the Rip Curl Boardmasters, the event saw the likes of Oli Adams, Johnn...

Title: NYC welcomes Red Bull Manny Mania
Content: A host of professional skateboarders will be showcasing their skills in New York City later this week as part of the final round of Red Bull Manny Mania. The competition is due to take place on Sunday, August 12th at Coleman...

Title: The Skydiving OAPs
Content: A pair of American pensioners are to get their first taste of an exhilarating sport this weekend in a bid to raise money for their day centre. Betty Gross and Ken Hill will be taking part in their first skydive on Saturday, ...

Title: Carmichael eyeing 150th win
Content: Following his success at the X-Games, Motocross star Ricky Carmichael is busily preparing for the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship - and his sights are set firmly on gold. The ninth round of the 12-event series is due to ta...

Title: Downloadable demo of skate star's new game
Content: Fans of the Tony Hawk video games will be able to get a sneaky peak of the latest release this autumn, courtesy of a downloadable demo. According to PS3Fanboy, PlayFrance has reported that developer Activision has announced ...

Title: US college students to be credited for extreme sports
Content: A school in the US state of Colorado is to credit students for participating in extreme sports. Western State College in the town of Gunnison has entered into a partnership with New Hampshire-based Jack Mountain Bushcraft & ...

Title: Newquay welcomes Rip Curl Boardmasters
Content: The 26th annual Rip Curl Boardmasters was officially launched in Newquay yesterday (Monday). Held on Fistral beach, it is the biggest surfing competition in Europe and began with the Davidoff Cool Water Wave Women's 5 star W...

Title: Subaru drivers triumph at X Games Rally
Content: Drivers from the Subaru Rally Team USA have clinched first, second and third place in the X Games 13 Rally Car Super Special event. Ken Block and Travis Pastrana won silver and bronze medals respectively at the Home Depot Ce...

Title: The 12-year-old skating star
Content: Extreme sports can be taken up by people of all ages, but generally speaking you have to have passed through high school at the very least before you can think about calling yourself a professional. However, there are those ...

Title: Billabong triumph for Aussie surfer
Content: Heath Joske, Australia's number two pro junior surfer has won the final event of the Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia. The young sportsman beat South Africa's Shaun Joubert in the last event in the three-leg competition...

Title: Motocross challenge lapped up by Dubai bikers
Content: Following on from the success of the Motocross Challenge 2007, it appears that extreme sports are becoming increasingly popular in Dubai. The event was held over two days last weekend at the empty lot next to Sungai Besar, ...

Title: Scuba diving myths dispelled
Content: One of the world's largest scuba equipment retailers has addressed some of the myths surrounding the exhilarating sport. Scuba diving instructor Ben Teichberg of LeisurePro has revealed what he believes are the top ten myths...

Title: Brilliant Bob gets X-Games underway in style
Content: Bob Burnquist was the standout perfomer on the first day of this year's X-Games in LA, scoring an exceptional 95.6 on his final run to take Skateboarding Big Air gold. Jake Brown had looked likely to take gold, despite messi...

Title: Cavendish continues good form behind Breschel
Content: Young local hope Matti Breschel scored his second successive win in stage two of the Tour of Denmark, while Brit Mark Cavendish continued his impressive post Tour de France form with another top ten finish. CSC rider Bresche...

Title: Rally stars ready for Finnish fight
Content: Sebastien Loeb is looking to buck all the trends by defeating home favourite Marcus Gronholm at this weekend's World Rally Championship (WRC) round in Finland. Loeb is looking for his fourth consecutive overall WRC victory b...

Title: Cycling chain to put females first
Content: Evans Cycles, one of the country's biggest bike retailers, has announced the details of a special series of 'Ladies Nights' aimed at getting more girls on their bikes. Running at a number of different Evans' branches through...

Title: Newquay ready for super summer celebration
Content: This year's Rip Curl Boardmasters returns to Newquay from this weekend and looks to be bigger and better than ever before. With early weather forecasts looking positive for the event, which starts on August 6th and runs all ...

Title: Star boarder talks up Scotland's extreme offerings
Content: Top Scottish snowboard star Lesley McKenna has signed up to become a part of a new marketing campaign aimed at getting more people to see what Scotland has to offer. Aviemore resident McKenna, a former FIS world number one h...

Title: Motorised skates deemed too dangerous for sale
Content: A set of super-powered roller skates that looked destined to come on to the UK market have been shelved after British officials seized the items amid health and safety fears. Gasoline Skating Shoes are a new extreme-sports-s...

Title: New York authorities go green to help out cyclists
Content: Cyclists along a busy street at the heart of New York's downtown area are being encouraged to get on their bikes by a new scheme to make them more visible to motorists - by swathing the cycle lane along the route in a garish gr...

Title: Stannard to support Cavendish on Tour of Denmark
Content: T-Mobile Tour de France rider Mark Cavendish will kick off his post-Tour cycling season as a lead figure in the team's crew for the upcoming Tour of Denmark. Cavendish will be expected to score highly with his explosive top-...

Title: Daring diver grabs giant lobster
Content: A huge lobster which may be as much as 50 years old has been safely installed at Weymouth's Sea Life Park after being snagged in an epic underwater tussle by a local diver. The beast, which is almost a metre long and has bee...

Title: Government unveils new cycling task force plans
Content: The government is to form a new task force to help promote the interest of cyclists in future agreements over railway franchises and station changes, a new white paper has revealed. The move has been warmly welcomed by UK cy...

Title: Livingstone launches new Tour bid
Content: London Mayor Ken Livingstone is looking to focus on one of the few bright spots from this year's Tour de France by organising a deal to bring the event back to London as soon as possible. This year's Tour kicked off in Londo...

Title: New cycle site ready for construction
Content: UK cycling clubs are finally now able to apply to organise events at the new Hog Hill track to be built in Redbridge, the temporary replacement for the Eastway site which is now undergoing Olympic development. The welcome ne...

Title: Contador claims win at end of turbulent '07 Tour
Content: Spain's Alberto Contador stayed well out of trouble to cruise home along the Champs-Elysees cobbles to seal victory in this year's tainted, traumatic Tour de France. Contador, at 24 the youngest winner of the Tour since Jan ...

Title: Magnificent Mangold takes London Red Bull race title
Content: US high-flier Mike Mangold screamed to victory in front of thousands of thrilled fans as the Red Bull Air Race World Series hit the skies above London. The event saw 12 of the best stunt riders from around the world get to g...

Title: Divers asked to keep eyes peeled for jellyfish
Content: Divers and beach-lovers across the UK are being asked to report any jellyfish sightings off the coasts of Britain and Ireland to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) as part of a special marine-life salvation scheme. The si...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Perisher Blue ready for big board event
Content: Australia's Perisher Blue ski resort has been confirmed as the venue for one of the biggest freeride events on the country's snow sports calendar, the Garnier Fructis Australian Open 2007 Snowboarding Championships. Part of ...

Title: Wiggins reveals Tour withdrawal woe
Content: This year's Tour de France is "null and void" according to Bradley Wiggins, one of the cyclists most badly-hit by the recent drugs furore that has surrounded the event. British Olympic gold medallist Wiggins was pulled out o...

Title: Awesome Albeau scores World crown with Spanish success
Content: Dominant Antoine Albeau wrapped up both the Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam title and this year's overall world crown with three superb wins on the spin at this year's running of the popular Spanish event. Conditions were ideal...

Title: Red Bull Air Race ready for London lift-off
Content: The racers are raring and almost ready to go as the Red Bull Air Race World Series touches down in London for the first time this weekend (July 28th and 29th). The sixth race of this year's series will see some of the world'...

Title: Tour in chaos as Rasmussen goes
Content: This year's Tour de France was thrown into chaos as long-time yellow jersey-wearer Michael Rasmussen was withdrawn from the event and sacked by his Rabobank team. The Danish rider, 33, had been at the centre of a storm throu...

Title: Amazing Lister completes Isle of Wight mission
Content: Hilary Lister has moved one step closer to her dream of circumnavigating the British Isles on her own by becoming the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around the Isle of Wight. Exactly two years after Hilary, 35, becam...

Title: Herts hike to raise cash and increase heart rate
Content: A charity hike has been organised for people in Hertfordshire which will both raise funds for the needy and lift the heart rates of those people taking part. The Herts Hike is the idea of the St Albans Oxfam branch and will ...

Title: Tour once again cloaked in controversy
Content: This year's Tour de France will once again be remembered as much for its doping debate as its actual riders, routes and stages after pre-race favourite Alexandre Vinokourov tested positive for blood doping. Vinokourov's Asta...

Title: Brits confirm America's Cup entrance
Content: A new British syndicate has become the third team to be confirmed among the runners in the challenge to wrest the America's Cup from the hands of double-champions Alinghi. Swiss team Alinghi scored their second successive...

Title: Londoners set to soak up more Street Wars
Content: A novel water-weapon assassination game is set to return to streets of London next month - and promises to give its entrants a real-life crime rush! Street Wars is an assassination assignment which lasts around the clock for th...

Title: Millar hits out at Tour leader Rasmussen
Content: British cyclist David Millar has launched the most stinging attack yet on Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen as the intrigue over his missed doping tests again threatens to shadow the world's premier cycling event in contr...

Title: Burrow brings home huge Tour win
Content: Aussie surf star Taj Burrow was on top form to rip through a top-class field and win this year's Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in South Afirca. The win is Burrow's second so far on this year's ASP World Surf Tour and moves him ...

Title: Yo-yo Vino scores second stage win
Content: Star Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov continued his up-and-down Tour de France by recording his second stage win in three days. Pre-race favourite Vinokourov had looked like a man possessed as he claimed Saturday's Time T...

Title: Honda US Open of Surfing finally underway
Content: The world's largest professional surfing competition, the Honda US Open of Surfing, kicked off today at Huntingdon Beach, California. More than 600 world-class extreme athletes from more than a dozen countries will do battle...

Title: Royal Yachting Association names sailors for Olympic Test Event
Content: The Royal Yachting Association's Olympic Selection Committee (OSC) has announced the sailors that will compete on behalf of Skandia Team GBR at the 2007 Olympic Test Event in Quingdao, China, next month Leigh McMillan and Wi...

Title: Tour de Fat heading back to US
Content: As some of the fittest athletes on the planet endure unbearable pain in the 12th stage of the gruelling Tour de France, Belgium Brewing has announced that its annual Tour de Fat, a "ballyhoo of bikes and beer", will hit cities ...

Title: Hunter strikes big blow in green jersey quest
Content: South African Robbie Hunter sprinted to victory in stage 11 of this year's Tour de France to hand wildcard entry Barloworld there surprise second win so far and improve his own chances of winning this year's green jersey. Hu...

Title: Slow swells continue to test surf tour organisers
Content: Round three of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay event has finally been completed - but organisers of the World Surf Tour event are still battling to beat the woeful waves that have so far blighted the South African stop. Aussi...

Title: Crazy kayaker completes his mission
Content: The self-styled 'Crazy kayaker' Jacob van der Merwe has successfully completed his solo kayak mission down the Mississippi River. Completing the Mississippi paddle has been a lifelong dream for van der Merwe and, having star...

Title: T-Mobile's Tour takes another turn for the worse
Content: The T-Mobile team has hit more problems in this year's Tour de France after the German cycling federation (BDR) reported that one of the team's riders, Patrik Sinkewitz, has been found to have failed an out-of-competition drugs...

Title: Brazil to host new world windsurfing event
Content: The PWA has confirmed that Brazil will host a new round of the Wave World Cup for the first time since 1999 when the Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest kicks off this September. The addition, the third new venue already salted ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Super Aussie ski season is best for nearly 20 years
Content: Though the freezing conditions may have left many Australians reaching for their heat controls, the recent cold snap is more good news for the country's skiers and snowboarders, with the latest readings now showing the best sno...

Title: Vicious Tour begins to claim its victims
Content: Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler stole a surprise first place on stage nine of this year's Tour de France with a stunning solo break on what was another punishing stage for many of the event's top-rated riders. The Barloworld t...

Title: Forgetful flier lands without wheels
Content: A distracted pilot went through all his usual steps as he was coming in to land at the Middlesboro/Bell County Airport in Kentucky but forgot one crucial component - to lower his landing gear! Thomas Lepsch, 50, of Kingsport...

Title: Irish dive group get rare killer whale treat
Content: A group of Irish dive enthusiasts were treated to a rare close-up view of a group of orcas, or killer whales, at both an unusual time and place. The two orcas were spotted by a group being led out by the Waterworld dive team...

Title: Star sail duo crown another top champs for Team GB
Content: Following a week of star performances, British 49er-class duo Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes clinched gold in their division in this year's World Sailing Championships to confirm Britain's place on top of the medal rankings onc...

Title: Brilliant BMX-ers light up Bath festival
Content: The big name BMX riders on this year's Braun CruZer Tour once again pulled out all the stops to impress fans at the NASS Festival in Bath. In the second event of the three-part series, local fans had plenty to cheer as Briti...

Title: Brits set to be top of the sailing world again
Content: The British sailing team are set to come out on top of the medals table in this year's Cascais World Championships - a result that further backs up their claim to be the world's most accomplished sailing nation. Britain's sa...

Title: Butt out say beach campaigners
Content: Environmental campaigners from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have joined forces to ask smokers to keep their butts away from Britain's beaches. Alarming figures released recently by t...

Title: Ayton takes step ahead in Olympic battle with Worlds win
Content: Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb, together with newcomer Pippa Wilson, have taken gold in the Yngling class at this year's Sailing World Championships to take a major leap ahead of former team-mate Shirley Robertson in the race for O...

Title: Iceman Thor takes latest Tour win
Content: Norwegian star Thor Hushovd stayed cool to outdo the chasing pack, an early attack of stomach cramps and a recent crisis of confidence to roar to first place in stage four of this year's Tour de France. Hushovd had not won a...

Title: Intrepid explorer finally gets green light
Content: Epic adventurer Erden Eruc has finally been able to set off on the opening leg of his incredible plan to circumnavigate the globe - after adverse weather had delayed his three previous attempts to get going. Turkish-born Eru...

Title: Slater still in tow as latest surf pro kicks off
Content: This year's Fosters ASP Surf World Tour hits the halfway stage as the world's top surfers reach South Africa for the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, the fifth event of ten on this year's schedule. Day one saw the Jeffreys Bay or...

Title: Cancellara keeps Tour lead after stage three
Content: Prologue winner Fabian Cancellara took a surprise first place in stage three of this year's Tour de France after his brave early break proved too much for the assembled sprinters waiting to make their own attacks. At 236.5 k...

Title: Super Soven fills his boots again
Content: Huge crowds turned out hoping for a home win in the latest edition of the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour at Kelowna, Canada - but were left disappointed as young Florida superstar Phillip Soven took his third win from four...

Title: Super Soven fills his boots again
Content: Huge crowds turned out hoping for a home win in the latest edition of the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour at Kelowna, Canada - but were left disappointed as young Florida superstar Phillip Soven took his third win from four...

Title: Diverse dive clubs share perfect passion
Content: Two diving clubs have decided to twin with each other - despite the fact that they are worlds apart! While divers at the Sydney Sub Aqua club enjoy summer-long perfect dive conditions and crystal clear waters, those making u...

Title: Sprint star Cavendish in second successive crash
Content: Big British sprint hope Mark Cavendish rode into trouble again for the second successive day as he was again involved in a painful pile-up towards the end of stage two of this year's Tour De France. Having tumbled to the gro...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: World's best boarders set for NZ Open
Content: A stellar cast of some of the world's best snowboarders, featuring scores of Olympic and X-Game gold medallists, has now been confirmed for the Burton New Zealand Open, the Kiwi country's biggest snowboard event. The event a...

Title: Classy Khodr is big WQS winner
Content: Brazilian Jihad Khodr reaffirmed his country's dominance on the Mr Price Pro World Qualifying Series event by taking this year's title with a win that shoots him up into overall contention for a position on next year's professi...

Title: Classy Khodr is big WQS winner
Content: Brazilian Jihad Khodr reaffirmed his country's dominance on the Mr Price Pro World Qualifying Series event by taking this year's title with a win that shoots him up into overall contention for a position on next year's professi...

Title: Tour kicks off with Canterbury classic
Content: Thousands of Britons got their chance to catch a glimpse of the world's most famous cycle race as this year's Tour de France kicked off with a London prologue and then a gripping first stage to Canterbury. Racing round a sit...

Title: UK divers given chance for rare sub sighting
Content: British divers are being given a rare opportunity to dive to the wreck of protected Holland V submarine off the Brighton coast this August. The Holland V was the first ever submarine actually commissioned by the Royal Navy, ...

Title: Kitesurfers up to speed at Spanish tour stop
Content: Fresh from their exertions at the Dominican Republic leg of the Pro Kiteboarders World Tour, the world's finest kitesurfers were quickly on the move again as round five kicked off in Tarifa, Spain. Tarifa is one of the most ...

Title: Saffer starman Smith in shock knockout at home event
Content: Some adverse weather conditions at the latest qualifying series event for surfers looking to reach next year's ASP World Tour saw a mixture of huge scores for some and shock lows for others. The biggest surprise in the openi...

Title: Youth Olympics plan given go-ahead
Content: Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have approved plans for a Youth Olympics open to sports stars of the future. The games, the first new event started by the IOC since the Winter Olympics began more than 80...

Title: New dive sites offer fresh marine life
Content: Keen British volunteer groups launched a range of interesting and innovative dive studies during June with the help of Seasearch, the British marine life research organisation working under the Marine Conservation Society. A...

Title: Tour de France gears up for big London kick-off
Content: All preparations are now made and this year's Tour de France is ready for its Grand Depart in London, over the weekend of July 6th, 7th and 8th. The famous Tour starts outside of France every four years and organisers of the...

Title: Awesome Alinghi seal Cup with slenderest of wins
Content: Swiss team Alinghi scored victory in a thrilling seventh rubber to grab their second America's Cup triumph and become the first European team to successfully defend the title. Having fought back from two-one behind in the pr...

Title: Fort William World Champs will be best yet
Content: Preparations for the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships are gearing up as the clock ticks down to the Fort William fiesta. The Scottish Highlands town has become famous for delivering some of the best condit...

Title: Summit seven-up sees Irish climber smash world record
Content: A novice Irish climber has broken the record for the shortest time taken to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Ian McKeever, from Bray, began climbing little over a year ago and undertook the Seven Summ...

Title: Defending champs fight off the field as freestyle season kicks off
Content: This season's first freestyle windsurfing event got underway in ideal conditions at the PWA Costa Teguise Grand Slam, on the Spanish island of Lanzarote. Early heats were fast and furious, and a number of high-profile shocks...

Title: South-west dredging scheme draws major criticism
Content: A major dredge dumping programme in Cornwall's Whitsand Bay is threatening to detract from the summer scuba tourism season. The Ministry of Defence scheme began a few weeks ago and could see up to 20,000 tons of material mov...

Title: Sail stars line up for World Championships
Content: More than 1,600 of the world's finest sailors have made their way to Cascais in Portugal for the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with racing all set to get underway this Tuesday (July 3rd). Olympic, Tornado and 49er c...

Title: Slater Quells Retirement Rumours
Content: It was reported in the Association of Surfing Professionals newsletter that recent reports regarding King Kelly Slaters' retirement were no more than fantasy. Slater, the current world champion has denied outright any such...

Title: King of Shaves is powerboat top dog
Content: British boat King of Shaves notched a notable victory in the Powerboat P1 German Grand Prix of the Sea to score a slender lead going in this year's championships. Ilmor-powered King of Shaves, manned by James Sheppard and Cr...

Title: Iron-man Andy strikes massive blow in Surf World Tour
Content: Defending Rip Curl Pro Search champion Andy Irons blew this year's ASP World Surf Tour apart by disposing of the hotly-rated twosome of Mick Fanning and Damien Hobgood to win the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Chile. Hawaiian hero Irons ...

Title: Dominican event gets surprise local winner
Content: A new name adorns the kitesurfing record books today after home hero Ariel Cornel scored a popular victory in this year's Cabarete World Cup in the Dominican Republic. Cornel was the star man for much of Cabarete World Cup w...

Title: Iron-man Andy strikes massive blow in Surf World Tour
Content: Defending Rip Curl Pro Search champion Andy Irons blew this year's ASP World Surf Tour apart by disposing of the hotly-rated twosome of Mick Fanning and Damien Hobgood to win the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Chile. Hawaiian hero Irons ...

Title: Extreme sports extravaganza at Wakestock
Content: Wakestock, Europe's largest wakeboard music festival, promises to be bigger and better than ever this year. Taking place at Abersoch Bay in North Wales, Wakestock is primarily an opportunity for the world's wakeboarders to d...

Title: Man glides towards world record
Content: A man from New Zealand is awaiting news on his latest world record attempt, after he flew more than 587 kilometres in a glider. According to the Western Leader, Murray Wardell travelled from the village of Parakai to Northla...

Title: Kayaker rescued after three days at sea
Content: A 49-year-old kayaker has been rescued in the Gulf of Mexico after three days floating aimlessly. Aptly, for a man so willing to take chances with his own safety, Michael Graham was eventually picked up by a SunCruz Casino S...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Excitement builds for Snowboard Grand Prix series
Content: The 2008 Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix promises to be the most impressive on record and excitement is already building. Stopping at many of America's top resorts, next year's series will be covered by NBC and press cover...

Title: Climate change 'threatens UK surf'
Content: Surfing in the UK could face a bleak future if the effects of climate change continue to worsen, according to a new report. Published to coincide with last week's International Surfing Day, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) argue...

Title: Divers lured to the Caribbean
Content: The Caribbean promises to be one of the most exciting destinations for scuba divers this year and it seems enthusiasts are already planning their travels. According to CheapFlights, now is the best time to visit the Caribbea...

Title: Kelly Slater rumoured to have retired
Content: Rumours are abounding that surfing legend Kelly Slater has quit the sport after a disappointing Rip Curl Pro Search tournament in Chile. According to the Australian Associated Press, Slater's fourth-round exit affected him b...

Title: Violent youths offered outlet in extreme sports
Content: Children in one of El Salvador's most brutal districts are being offered the opportunity to take part in extreme sports, as part of an attempt to keep them away from violent crime. A US government grant has offered hope to t...

Title: Space diving takes extreme sports to new heights
Content: Always seeking a bigger thrill and a new challenge, fans of extreme sports my soon be able to launch themselves from space. Experts are currently developing pioneering equipment that will allow people to fall from 120,000 fe...

Title: Flying Scotsman movie ready for release
Content: The feature-length film that charts the incredible rise and fall of Scottish cyclist and record-breaker Graeme Obree is almost ready for release. More than 12 years in the making, The Flying Scotsman stars former Trainspotti...

Title: Surf tour leader in shock early exit in Chile
Content: Day six of this year's Rip Curl Pro Chile proved a stunning, action-packed affair as this year's Surf World Tour took a truly unexpected turn. Clean and clear waves, rising up to six foot, saw surf authorities stage 16 heats...

Title: Cabarete kite event ready for kick-off
Content: This year's Pro Kiteboard Rider's Tour returns to one of the sport's most prime locations again this week, as Round Three gets set for lift-off. The clear beaches and warm breezes of Cabarete, in the Dominican Republic, will...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Strong snow fall reported Down Under
Content: The Oceania ski season looks set to kick off in fine style, with resorts in both Australia and, in particular New Zealand, reporting massively strong snowfalls. Although skiing is already available at some Kiwi resorts, most...

Title: All-square as America's Cup gets underway
Content: Honours are even after the first two, gripping heats in this year's America's Cup final in Valencia, Spain. Under picture perfect sailing conditions on Saturday, defending champs Alinghi had taken the first heat with a domin...

Title: Nicole Cookes up another storming tour win
Content: Welsh wonder-woman Nicole Cooke has added to her burgeoning reputation - and medal collection - by defending her Grande Boucle Feminine title, the female equivalent of the Tour de France. Cycle starlet Cooke took the lead of...

Title: Young windsurfers gearing up for first-ever World Champs
Content: Young windsurfers worldwide are now gearing up for the first-ever RS:X Youth World Championships, as the sport's governing body sets to extend the infrastructure of the event. Following the successful conclusion of this year...

Title: Timely final flourish keeps Irons in with a chance in Chile
Content: Hawaiian three-time former ASP World Champion Andy Irons was seconds away from a humiliating last place finish as the latest event on this year's tour kicked off. The Rip Curl Pro Chile started in strong wave conditions of b...

Title: Teams gear up for Americas Cup showdown
Content: The wait is nearly over as this year's eagerly-anticipated America's Cup match-up gets ready to kick off this Saturday (June 23rd). Valencia will host the 32nd running of the world's premiere sailing event, with challengers ...

Title: Snowkite expedition set to explore the power of wind
Content: An innovative new Arctic expedition heads to Greenland this week, attempting to cross the mammoth land mass by combining the power of wind and a new extreme sports hybrid. Ice-covered Greenland is the largest island on earth...

Title: Opinion mixed over Everest Olympic road
Content: A new plan by organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to build a paved road leading to Everest base-camp in order to ease the progress of the Olympic torch to the top of the mountain has met with mixed reactions. Seen by som...

Title: Awesome Albeau claims tour lead with Costa Brava win
Content: Reigning World Champion Antoine Albeau raced to the top of this year's PWA Kitesurfing World Cup standings after leapfrogging upcoming American star Micah Buzianis to take victory at the Catalunyan Costa Brava Slalom. After ...

Title: He-man Hutchinson makes it eight straight wins
Content: Cycling superman Michael Hutchinson scored his eighth consecutive National 50-Mile Time Trial Championship victory, but had to be at his dynamic best to keep his nearest rivals at bay in this year's event. Riding for In Gear...

Title: Wind waivers but kitesurf event is still big hit
Content: Patchy wind conditions meant not all of the scheduled events at round three of this year's British Kitesurfing Championships could be completed but, as part of a special Lifestyles Festival, the event was still a huge success. ...

Title: Mallory homage breaks new Everest barrier
Content: An Everest expedition which has seen its two lead climbers take a step back in time by dressing in full 1920s outfits has broken another barrier - by becoming the latest ever expedition to reach the mountain's summit in the pre...

Title: Impressive Aussie in mammoth Great Wall walk
Content: An epic Australian adventurer has set off on an incredible six-month trek which will see him walk some 4,000 km along the Great Wall of China in order to raise funds for deprived communities around the world. Mark Scholinz i...

Title: Classy Cavendish may yet get tour berth
Content: Rising British cycle star Mark Cavendish may yet be a late entrant in this year's Tour de France after his T-Mobile team advised him to start training with the top event in mind. In his first pro season, Cavendish was never ...

Title: Miarczynski and Alabau scoop top sail spots
Content: Polish star Przemyslaw Miarczynski and Marina Alabau, from Spain, were the eventual winners as the ISAF Grade C1 RS:X European Championships came to a gripping conclusion at Limassol, Cyprus. World number one Miarczynski too...

Title: Incredible Campbell continues to post new dive bests
Content: Relative newcomer Sara Cambpell has continued her assault on the diving world by smashing more British records during a four-day dive off Dahab, Egypt. Campbell, 35, from South London, has been a revelation since coming into...

Title: Big Wave bigwigs remain calm over uncertain swells
Content: Top officials at the Red Bull Big Wave Africa have insisted they are not concerned for this year's event, despite reports of hugely erratic swells on their way to the South African coastline. The event, at Dungeons, Cape Tow...

Title: Top surf brand O'Neill launches own TV platform
Content: World-renowned surf brand O'Neill has announced it is to launch its own digital TV platform. The new platform will be available for free via the internet and will screen a number of different action sports footage, as well a...

Title: Thousands of Brits again get set for Bike Week
Content: The UK is once again gearing up for the annual celebration of cycling that is Bike Week. This year's bike-ride festival takes place between June 16th and 24th, and more than 1,500 different special events are expected to col...

Title: Sea conservation campaign gets national acclaim
Content: A campaign designed to enable buyers to make informed decisions about the sustainability of seafood being sold across Britain received recognition after it was nominated for a prestigious award. The Marine Conservation Socie...

Title: Lady Longboarders to head back to Biarritz
Content: Everything is now in place for this year's second-ever Women's World Longboard Championship as the Roxy ASP event was confirmed to be heading back to the brilliant beaches of Biarritz. This year's event will feature 48 of th...

Title: On-screen industries raise fast cash on charity cycle
Content: A 70-strong crew of advertising and film industry workers are in the middle of a gruelling cross-country ride to raise money for a top cancer charity. The Fireflies charity bicycle ride was set up seven years ago by famed fi...

Title: Brit kitesurf event to form part of fun-packed festival
Content: The third round of this year's British Kitesurfing Championships are all-set to take place amid a massive value-added event as part of the innovative Lifestyles Festival. After opening events at Watergate Bay in Cornwall and...

Title: Dominant Riou clinches Calais win
Content: Longed-for perfect prevailing weather conditions were too late to break any records but arrived just in time to welcome French sail star Vincent Riou home to a comfortable victory in the 2007 Calais Round Britain Race. Foggy...

Title: Sharks to get protection from international fund
Content: Divers hoping to experience the thrill of a close encounter with a great white shark can expect significant support for years to come in the form of a welcome conservation fund. Mexico's Isla Guadalupe is currently one of th...

Title: Head-strong oarsman to carry on unaided despite catastrophic capsize
Content: An independent rower is going to extreme lengths to retain his sense of self-sufficiency - by sending a text refusing help even after he capsized in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Epic Indian oarsman Bhavik Gandhi is atte...

Title: Firm Finn makes best of Swiss soap-dish
Content: Young Finnish mountain biker Matti Leihonen scooped his second World Cup event victory in mud-soaked conditions in Champerey, Switzerland. One of the toughest courses on the World Cup circuit was made ten times harder as hea...

Title: Spanish surfers are Guincho Wave winners
Content: A pair of Spanish stars doubled up to take top honours at this year's PWA World Cup Guincho Wave Contest. In the men's event, up-and-coming windsurf star Victor Fernandez, just 23-years-old, showed the nouse and noodle of a ...

Title: Date set for third International Surfing Day
Content: Surf-lovers the world over will be downing tools and heading for their nearest beach once again on June 21st this year, as Surfing Magazine launches its third International Surfing Day. The surf celebration is aimed at remin...

Title: Skatebaording set for Olympic seal of approval
Content: Skateboarding may be set for the ultimate makeover from shaggy street style to international star sport after ongoing discussions to include the sport in the 2012 London Games gathered speed. Officials from the International...

Title: Shark campaigners launch high-street attack
Content: The UK's leading shark and marine conversation group has launched a furious attack on high-street herbal medicine store Holland & Barrett for their policy of stocking a shark cartilage product. Extracted from the spiny dogfi...

Title: Kiwi team gear up for America's Cup rematch
Content: The scene is now set for what should be an epic 2007 America's Cup after Emirates Team New Zealand scored a whitewash Louis Vuitton Cup victory to set up a repeat of the 2003 final which saw the Kiwis lose their crown. By ...

Title: Slick sleeping bag claims top award
Content: An innovative sleeping bag design has seen a California-based outdoor equipment and clothing maker pick up one of this year's coveted Outside Magazine Gear of the Year awards. The popular outdoor title tests hundreds of diff...

Title: Hampshire Moto event is huge crowd pleaser
Content: Nearly 6,000 fans turned out for an enthralling, rip-roaring day out as Langrish in Hampshire hosted a Maxxis British Motocross championship event for the first time. The fourth round of this year's champs saw some of the ...

Title: Cool Cooke stays in control of World Cup first-place
Content: Top Welsh cyclist Nicole Cooke preserved a healthy lead in this year's World Cup standings, after coming fifth in the Montreal Grand Prix in Canada. With just three events in the nine-race season to go, Cooke inched ever c...

Title: Half-naked 'Iceman' gets halfway through incredible Everest attempt
Content: A Dutchman nicknamed the 'Iceman' for his incredible ability to control his heart rate and body temperature in even the coldest of conditions finally had to abort an attempt to scale Mount Everest wearing just sandals and short...

Title: Government confirm cycle lane changes
Content: CTC, the UK's national organisation for cyclists, has succeeded in getting the government to amend two highly controversial rules in its updated version of the Highway Code. The group launched a high-profile campaign agains...

Title: Dejected Bullimore back on dry land
Content: British yachtsman Tony Bullimore has arrived in Auckland after being forced to abandon his latest solo circumnavigation due to a rigging problem. The 68-year-old sailor had to call an end to his latest attempt shortly after...

Title: New dolphin discovery may be great news for divers
Content: The changing face of Britain's marine life has again been shown after a sizeable pod of bottlenose dolphins was spotted just off the Isle of Wight recently. Britain's coast is gaining in popularity all the time among dive fa...

Title: Hikers rescued from cliff top ledge
Content: As wintry conditions advanced into Scottish mountain ranges on Monday three inexperienced walkers found themselves in a sticky position. The men aged 18, 21 and 23 ventured off the track and onto terrain more familiar to climb...

Title: The oldest and the highest for a new world record
Content: Just eight days ago on the border between Nepal and Tibet atop a little known mountain, a new world record was set. Katsusuke Yanagisawa has become the oldest man to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 29,035ft. ...

Title: Brit boarders fight competition - and freezing conditions - at top Cornwall event
Content: After months of immaculate planning everything seemed set for a great weekend in the run up this year's British Longboard Championships at Godrevy Beach, west Cornwall. That was, of course, until the British weather steppe...

Title: Near-death kitesurfer charged for trespassing
Content: A kitesurfer who had to paddle more than an hour back to shore after running into difficulty found his problems did not end when he hit dry land - after a local park ranger cited him for trespassing. Brian Ackerman was on a...

Title: Kiwi team one step closer to another crack at Americas Cup
Content: Emirates Team New Zealand will face Luna Rossa in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup after comfortably seeing off Desafio Espanol. The Kiwi team needed only seven of the scheduled nine race semi-final to confirm their spot ...

Title: New clues to cutting carbon emissions - kitesurf to work!
Content: An innovative IT manager has come up with a wild idea to save himself time, money and stress, and do his bit to save the planet at the same time - by kitesurfing to work every morning. David Grimes lives in a beachside hous...

Title: Shark threat surfers mistake frenzied warning for friendly wave
Content: Five South African surfers coolly joked and laughed as a honeymoon helicopter circled above their heads - after they mistook the pilot's frantic warning signs as a happy hello and nearly ended up as shark bait. The group we...

Title: Watergate Bay gets ready for surfing competition
Content: Surf Relief (SRUK), a UK charity, is working alongside White Stuff to organise a free beach festival in Cornwall this summer. Organisers and participants are stepping up their efforts as they bring Surf Relief Day 2007 to t...

Title: Night-time event is a must-see for cyclists
Content: A new event to be held London's historic Smithfield Market is set to get Britain's cyclists buzzing in the build up to the London leg of this year's Tour de France. Just two weeks before the Tour arrives, the Smithfield Noc...

Title: Hobgood sizzles to Tahiti surf success
Content: After an interminably slow start, this year's Billabong Pro in Tahiti came to a roaring, rousing finish as Damien Hobgood just pipped Mick Fanning for the title. The Teahupoo event started with several days of dull surf but...

Title: Daring team launch 1920s-style Everest assault
Content: An experienced Everest climber has returned to the mammoth mountain for another crack, but this one comes with a twist - as his team will be attempting the hike dressed in 1920s outfits. Conrad Anker is a seasoned big mount...

Title: Atlantic destination offers new hope to starved surf fans
Content: Surfers looking for a location to feed their devotion have been given the option of a great destination that won't mean travelling halfway across the world - or set them back the price of half of Wales's GDP. The Atlantic a...

Title: Surfers in quickfire catch-up after slow start in Tahiti
Content: After slow waves had caused a series of false starts and wasted hours at this year's Billabong Pro at Teahupoo in Tahiti, the competition had plenty to do to entertain the long-suffering local fans. And yet, an exhilarating...

Title: Surfers in quickfire catch-up after slow start in Tahiti
Content: After slow waves had caused a series of false starts and wasted hours at this year's Billabong Pro at Teahupoo in Tahiti, the competition had plenty to do to entertain the long-suffering local fans. And yet, an exhilarating...

Title: Classy Cavendish moves to the top of the pack
Content: British rider Mark Cavendish has continued his spectacular assault on the cycling big-time, in his first full season as a professional, with another superb race win. The latest triumph came as Cavendish easily outstripped h...

Title: Former lawyer makes new waves in history of British sailing
Content: It was a case of the old and the new as the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) released its latest world Match Race Rankings this week. In the men's section of the acclaimed scoring leagues, which take into account ski...

Title: Pritchard boosts lead in new kiteboard territory
Content: Amid great kiteboarding weather which continued to buck doubtful-looking weather predictions, the first-ever PWA World Cup kiteboarding event to be held in South Korea continued in fine shape. After a spectacular opening ce...

Title: Razjman breaks Brazil's longboard duck
Content: Brazilian Phil Razjman scored the highest accolade on the longboard calendar as he launched himself to a convincing victory at the Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship at the French resort of Les Cavaliers. The 24-year-ol...

Title: Tiree tied in for wild wave double-header
Content: The shape of the UK's forthcoming windsurfing season is looking good as two more top events were confirmed for their return. Set to be another top-notch wave contest, the PWA World Cup in Tiree tour comes with the backing o...

Title: New Skate-park wins rave reviews
Content: A new indoor skate park is set to open in the Scottish city of Aberdeen, according to the Extreme Sports Channel. Skaters north of the border have had a month to experience the Transitions Extreme park since it opened its ...

Title: Stamm seals Velux clean sweep in style
Content: Hundreds of cheering spectators crammed onto the Bilbao coastline as Bernard Stamm and Kojiro Shiraishi came home in first and second in the space of an hour at the conclusion of this year's Velux 5 Oceans round-the-world race....

Title: Locals lead the way at Orlando wakeboard homecoming
Content: Professional wakeboarding returned to its spiritual home of Orlando, Florida, after more than two years away and produced a weekend to bring all the old fan fervour flooding straight back. After being missed off the 2006 to...

Title: Flat seas force surfers to work to impress judges
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Title: Climber's reputation continues to crumble after Arch ascent
Content: Almost a year after it happened, probably the most controversial move in the history of rock climbing is still sparking huge debate - and has even seen one critic write a song about the incident. Top climber Dean Potter tur...

Title: New test leak enrages Tour winner
Content: The ongoing investigation into Floyd Landis' positive drug testing after claiming last year's Tour de France looks set to run and run after the American cyclist publicly criticised the results of newly-released tests. News ...

Title: Freedivers go low to hit new highs
Content: An incredible pair of unassisted freedivers have sunk to new lows, so to speak, to set respective national and world records in probably the sport's most demanding discipline. First Brit Sara Campbell set a new British wome...

Title: Speed star Cavendish scores first pro win
Content: Promising British cyclist Mark Cavendish chose an opportune moment to produce the finest performance of his short career to date as a late burst landed him first place in this year's Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen race in Flanders. ...

Title: Long rides 65-footer to land big wave award
Content: Hitting an incredible 65-foot widow-maker was enough to land up-and-coming big wave surfer Greg Long the big kahuna at this year's prestigious Billabong XXL Awards. Long scored the huge hit at Dungeons, South Africa and, al...

Title: Cut-up kayaker unhappy with overdue apology
Content: A kayaker who was left battered and bruised - both emotionally and physically - after he was hit by one of the most senior members of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has been left unimpressed by the late apology an...

Title: Hot Hadlow is man to beat again at World Champs warm-up
Content: The world's best kiteboarders geared themselves up for the start of Pro Kiteboard Riders' Association (PKRA) World Championship with a warm-up event at one of the sport's most familiar resorts - and with familiar consequences. ...

Title: Top-m an Taj ends three-year drought
Content: Home hero Taj Burrow etched his name on to a long and illustrious list of previous winners at the Rip Curl Pro at Bell's Beach with a stunning late comeback in the event's grand finale. Burrow was behind two-time winner of ...

Title: Aberdeen establishment will be extreme sports heaven
Content: Devoted skaters, boarders and riders across Scotland have been grinding their teeth and sitting on their hands for weeks and months, but finally the day they've all been waiting for is here. Extreme sport nuts are normally ...

Title: New sport may have some way to go in safety stakes
Content: Some people seem to know no limit when it comes to seeking the ultimate adrenaline rush - causing one unfortunate teenager to come unstuck when his new sport went wrong. The 16-year-old South African daredevil had been exto...

Title: Incredible grandma set for river rush
Content: An intrepid adventurer from Northampton will attempt one of the most daring feats known to mankind when she tries to white water raft her way down Africa's Zambezi River - despite the fact that she is blind and has long since b...

Title: Birmingham bike show will be best in UK history
Content: A welter of top riders have now been confirmed as part of the line-up for this year's National Bike Show at Birmingham's NEC Arena. The two days of top cycle events will be held in the NEC's 8,500-capacity arena and will su...

Title: New hiking trails open up more of Chile's majesty
Content: Chile's reputation as a top venue for hikers has received another boost with the news that the country's premier national park has opened a new trail to meet the growing adventure tourism charge to the region. Dominated by ...

Title: Dive agreement may lead the way to hidden treasure finds
Content: A US-based salvage company is all-set to don its pirate gear and hunt for treasure after the Spanish and British governments came to an agreement about a long-lost wreck. The HMS Sussex, an 80-gun warship, was bound for Ita...

Title: Fanning fires through to next stage at Rip Curl Pro
Content: Mick Fanning, already a winner in the first ASP world tour surf event of the year, staked his claim all over the season's second event at Bell's Beach with another commanding display. In fact, with the swell barely botherin...

Title: Surf hero Slater and brilliant Braxenthaler honoured at world awards
Content: Two of the world's most extraordinary extreme sports people saw their achievements further recognised at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards, held in Barcelona in front of an all-star cast of the world's finest sporting talen...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: New resort points to changing ski frontier
Content: After a worrying lack of snow at many Alpine resorts this season, ski fans across Europe may begin to look east after further evidence that China's ski industry is on the brink of massive expansion, reports firsttracksonline.co...

Title: Top surfers tear up Rip Curl Pro
Content: The second event of this year's ASP Surf World Championship hit Bells Beach on the Victoria coast for the Rip Curl Pro - and opened with all the usual suspects looking strong for an Easter assault on this year's honours. In...

Title: Brits are hits at track World Championships
Content: Victoria Pendleton crowned a glorious week for both herself and her team by winning the women's keirin event at the cycling track World Championships in Mallorca - taking her personal tally to three and Great Britain's to an im...

Title: British surfers reject wave power project
Content: The company planning to bring the first wave power project to the UK is facing opposition from a group of surfers in Cornwall. Wave Hub claims the £25 million project will be critical to the development of wave power that wi...

Title: Man plots mobile call from Everest summit
Content: A British climber is preparing to scale Mount Everest, so that he can make a phone call when he reaches the summit. Rod Baber, who will begin his expedition in late May, plans to climb the north side of the world's highest m...

Title: Wave machine promises new opportunities for surfers
Content: A former university professor from New Zealand is to help create several artificial surfing environments around the world after his original idea proved to be a remarkable success. Kerry Black is the co-founder of Artificial...

Title: US kayaker to trial Olympic river
Content: Three-time Olympic kayaker Scott Shipley is to visit the Fox River in Aurora to decide whether it is suitable for an Olympic kayak race. The visit has been arranged by river enthusiast group the Pigeon Hill Paddlers as part ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Terje leaps to new heights in Arctic Challenge
Content: This year's TTR Oakley Arctic Challenge snowboarding competition in Oslo did not disappoint, the Extreme Sports Channel reports. Norwegian boarding legend Terje Haakonsen, who also founded the Arctic Challenge event, set a n...

Title: Firefighter retains mountain biking crown
Content: A firefighter from Suffolk, Virginia, successfully defended his world mountain biking championship in Australia last weekend, The Virginia Pilot reports. Todd Helmick emerged victorious at the 2007 World Police and Fire Game...

Title: Five Oceans yachtsman turns back to rescue compatriot
Content: Yachtsman Mike Golding turned back 80 miles in the Five Oceans solo round-the-world race to rescue a rival whose keel had broken. The British sailor struggled to get fellow Brit Alex Thomson onboard after the latter's boat, ...

Title: Flying Scot is fastest at UKWA event
Content: Scotsman Alan Jackson was the fastest competitor in the first event of the UK Windsurfing Association (UKWA) racing season that took place off Hayling Island, Portsmouth. This year the speed discipline was combined with the ...

Title: Aerial prowess lands Brit kayaking title
Content: Guernsey-born Chris Harvey has become the first Briton in over 20 years to win an international surf kayaking title, winning the Santa Cruz Surf Kayak competition. Harvey - who is a teacher when not shredding the waves in ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Young blood triumphs at Orange Freeski Open
Content: As the powder settles, it's time to look back and see who were this weekend's big winners and the Orange European Freeski Open which took place Laax in Switzerland. Young skiers faired particularly well at the event, which...

Title: Top cycling bodies welcome new transport recommendations
Content: The London Cycling Campaign, CTC - the national organisation for cyclists - and RoadPeace - the charity for road crash victims - have joined together in their appreciation for Transport for London's (TFL) new 'Share the Road' c...

Title: Paddl eboard pro promises charity cheer
Content: A champion Australian paddleboarder is aiming to break new ground in an effort to raise money for charity, reports surfersvillage.com. Jackson English will be the first person to attempt a paddled crossing between Singapore...

Title: Paddl eboard pro promises charity cheer
Content: A champion Australian paddleboarder is aiming to break new ground in an effort to raise money for charity, reports surfersvillage.com. Jackson English will be the first person to attempt a paddled crossing between Singapore...

Title: Torres tears X-fighting field to shreds
Content: From bull-fighting to Red Bull X-fighting, Mexico City's Plaza de los Toros lost nothing of its raging atmosphere and grand scale as it again hosted the FMX event. The Red Bull X-Fighters is a massive draw in the central Am...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Ski and board extremists make Swiss event fizz
Content: The O'Neill Verbier Xtreme, sponsored by Powerade, proved worth the wait as it finally hit the slopes in style following a day's delay due to bad weather, reports firsttracksonline.com. As the men's ski event wound down to ...

Title: X-Game events to keep pushing boundaries
Content: The constantly-evolving X-Games has announced another high-octane addition to this year's line up for 13th summer games - in the form of stadium motocross. Jointly developed by motocross behemoth Ricky Carmichael and the s...

Title: New service hopes to save underwater wildlife by text
Content: A new service will help divers across the globe to ensure that their trips remain filled with life and colour - by allowing them to find out by text if a fish they are thinking about eating is endangered. Currently, more th...

Title: Pedal power drives British extremist
Content: A dedicated British extremist has added another chapter to a long line of incredible achievements - by travelling almost 2,000 miles from India to Africa in a pedal boat. Since leaving London on an audacious round-the-world...

Title: Austrians are World Cup world-beaters
Content: Some of the most testing weather conditions in living memory were not nearly enough to dent what was another outstanding season of ski and snowboard events in this year's FIS World Cups. For the skiers, Austrian Benjamin Ra...

Title: Plastic fantastic set to save thousands from extreme sports agony
Content: Extreme sport fans could soon be carrying a new item in their packs which will give almost instant relief from the agony of broken bones. An estimated 45,000 skiers and snowboarders - not to mention many more hikers, bikers...

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

Title: Kitesurfers season set for full kick off
Content: The European kitesurfing season gets into full swing as the Kitesurf Season Kickoff event returns - promising a huge competition and celebration to mark the start of the new surf year. Between the 6th and 8th of April, Work...

Title: Local knowledge helps teenager pick up day's best score
Content: A local 17-year-old racked up the day's best score on day three of the Hot Tuna Central Coast Pro surfing contest at Soldiers Beach, New South Wales. Surfersvillage reports that Jamie Skillin managed to rack up a 15.16, whic...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Svindal and Hosp land overall ski World Cup titles
Content: Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the Giant Slalom World Cup as well as the combined overall World Cup in Lenzerhiede, Switzerland at the weekend. Needing to finish 15th or better in the final slalom event on Sunday in order t...

Title: Irish young gun gets sponsorship
Content: Up-and-coming Irish windsurfer Mikey Clancy has landed a sponsorship agreement with restaurant chain O'Briens Sandwich Bars. Boards.co.uk reports that Clancy will use the funding to train in Canary Islands and compete in com...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Krings and Schoch take overall snowboard World Cup titles
Content: Doresia Krings and Simon Schoch were named overall champions of the snowboard World Cup this weekend in Stoneham, Quebec, Eurosport reports. "I'm very happy that I was able to win the overall World Cup because I waited six y...

Title: Coming Soon
Content: Devotion2motion.com is on its way.

Title: It'll be kicking off any minute now
Content: The long awaited free-sports website, Devotion2motion.com is said to be launching in the very near future. Although no specific date has been set, reporters have suggested that a launch is imminent. One sports fan, waitin...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Skier needs second operation to fix broken leg
Content: A skier who broke his leg while skiing in the French Alps has had to return to hospital to have the repair work repaired. Following an innocuous tumble above French resort town, Chamonix, Alan Brash from Anniesland, Glas...

Title: Sailing stars rev up for new season
Content: The sailing season continues to surge onwards as more and more events begin to take place around the world. Already well under way is the famed Velux 5 Oceans race. Kojiro Shiraishi, onboard his Open 60 Spirit of Yukon, bec...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Top skiers in tantalising grab for gold
Content: The rush for top honours in this year's FIS World Cup ski events will hit fever pitch as the tour takes in its final stop with a week-long series of events in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the men's events, Aksel Lund Svind...

Title: Early break helps set up unlikely stage win for C2C rider
Content: Russian Alexandr Kolobnev was the long-distance winner of a day-long breakaway which afforded him victory in stage three of this year's Paris to Nice cycle race at Maurs. After breaking away after just two kilometres into a...

Title: Brit youngsters offered world of windsurfing opportunity
Content: The future of British windsurfing looks safe after the latest running of the OTC's youth training camp was confirmed. All set to be run again by the company's resident full-time beach manager -and part-time inspiration - Ma...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Kasper praises Freestyle World Ski Championships
Content: Gian Franco Kasper, president of the FIS, has paid tribute to the quality of this year's Freestyle World Ski Championships. The popular competition, held this year in Madonna di Campiglio, came to an end at the beginning of ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Fatigue could eliminate super-G
Content: The Super Giant Slalom, generally referred to as super-G, may well be removed from the World Cup calendar to lessen the burden on competitors. The event, which draws on the key aspects of both downhill and giant slalom racin...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Americans dominate halfpipe contest
Content: The penultimate halfpipe contest of the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup has seen American competitors demonstrate once again why they continue to dominate the sport. Held in Lake Placid in front of 2,500 spectators, Saturday's...

Title: Uphill alterations will raise extreme hiking stakes
Content: America's Uphill, the punishing race up the unforgiving terrain of Aspen Mountain, promises something a little different this year with the introduction of an "open" category. The popular event, which takes place on March 17...

Title: Smooth Slater shows off new skills
Content: American surf legend Kelly Slater - already eight-time world champion and hunting for more records as the new season kicks on - appears to have lined up some other options for whenever he opts to bow out from riding waves for a...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Weekend events leave overall honour picture unclear
Content: As the business end to this year's Ski World Cup swings around, the world's top skiers may have made the moves that win or lose them this year's top titles - but we will have to wait till next week to know for sure. Norwegi...

Title: Sailing season starts with top spring series
Content: Sailing aficionados will be heading to the south coast this weekend as this year's first major Solent yachting event comes into the horizon. Sunday will see the first of six race days in the Raymarine Warsash Sailing Club's...

Title: Cooke and co lay claim to tour top honours
Content: A Welsh World Cup cycling champion will return to Europe for more rounds of this year's tour insistent that she expects more success with the backing of "the strongest team in the world". Raleigh Lifeforce rider Nicole Coo...

Title: War wounded to get novel treatment
Content: American servicemen and women wounded in conflict action across the globe are all-set to undergo a new type of treatment - in the form of scuba diving. In a new project jointly organised by people of Cayman Brac and a US no...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Strong snowfalls give good global ski forecast
Content: After one of the most up-and-down seasons ever for skiers and boarders across the world, snow conditions seem finally ready to moderate to some kind of happy medium this week. Snow has finally been falling across central Eu...

Title: Kid kitesurfer to rub shoulders with world's best at top awards
Content: A 13-year-old kitesurfer has made yet more history - by becoming the youngest-ever person to be nominated for a prestigious Laureus sports award. Spaniard Gisela Palido has been nominated for the World Action Sportsperson o...

Title: Action sports inventors get it right again
Content: Following in the fine tradition of putting two cool things together and coming up with one even cooler one (think snowboarding, kitesurfing, snowkiting etc.) a new sports revolution is set to hit the streets - the bikeboard. ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Pesko and Aono give snowboard fans double vision
Content: It was something of a case of deja vu as the FIS Snowboard World Cup hit Calgary in Canada with two days of high-class halfpipe events. On Friday, Swiss defending champion Manuela Laura Pesko scored her second victory of th...

Title: Miraculous mountaineer is hooked on climbing Everest
Content: One intrepid explorer will attempt to achieve the seemingly impossible - by becoming the first armless man to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Never-say-die Norwegian Cato Pedersen, who lost both his arms in 1973 in a high-...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: World Cup events to go down to the wire
Content: Both the men's and women's weekend alpine skiing events were full of incredible twists and turns as the World Cup leaders lined up for a final push for this season's silverware. In the men's events at Kranjska Gora, Sloveni...

Title: Aboriginal youngster makes history at World Championship surf event
Content: A teenage surfer has made history by becoming the first aboriginal to qualify for the main stages of a world championship tour event. Dale Richards, 19, made it as far as the second round of this year's Quiksilver Pro, the ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Finns and Norwegians are cross-country relay champs
Content: Finland and Norway took respective team honours as the Cross-country Skiing World Championships wound to a close in Sapporo, Japan. In the women's relay event the real drama came in the battle for second place after Virpi K...

Title: Top-class regatta kicks off in style
Content: The 27th annual St. Maarten Heineken regatta got under way with the high quality of the event attested to by the world-class winner of the competition's opening event. This year's extended programme, with racing being hoste...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Speed skiers set to impress
Content: The final preparations have been laid for the western hemisphere's only official speed skiing event as the FIS speed skiing World Cup hits Sun Peaks in British Columbia this weekend. Almost 100 of the world's top speed skie...

Title: New finds are telling for the future of diving
Content: Divers are being hit with good and bad news as environmental changes continue to alter the world's seascape forever. Research by scientists at Oregon University have found that changing ocean currents have led to changes i...

Title: Windsurf events send home fans wild
Content: The Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) were thanking the heavens after a huge sea swell made their inaugural Cabo Verde World Cup event one of the greatest windsurfing meets in history. And, after more than a week o...

Title: Brit cyclists tear competition to bits
Content: The world's best track cyclists hit Manchester as the build-up to May's World Championships continues to come to the boil. The city's velodrome played host to the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics - an...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Top boarders get into gear for season showdown
Content: Snowboard's top women were on the move as this year's FIS snowboard World Cup drew nearer to its climax with a packed schedule of events at Sungwoo, South Korea. Poland's Paulina Ligocka closed the gap significantly on long...

Title: Champion surfers face serious questions as new World Tour kicks off
Content: Both the men and women's World Surf Tour champions are facing huge questions about their motivation as the ASP world tour season storms into life on the Aussie Gold Coast. Kelly Slater, who added the title of oldest world c...

Title: Big names wrap up ice climbing titles
Content: The biggest names and nations were once again in the ascendancy as many of the favourites wrapped up victories in this year's World Ice Climbing Championships. Held over three weekends at the end of January and beginning of...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Garmisch event goes off in style
Content: A fantastic line-up of skiers made sure nobody was left with post World Championship blues as the ski World Cup picked up the reins again at Garmisch Partenkirchen. The weekend started in historic fashion as Andrej Jerman b...

Title: New nautical mile world record is confirmed
Content: The World Speed Surfing Records (WSSR) council has finally ratified a new nautical mile world record. Dutchman Bjorn Dunkerbeck made the attempt at the Walvis Bay resort, Namibia, last October and has now found himself conf...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Whistler Showcase continues breaking new ice
Content: Whistler's tenth annual Sapient Showcase Showdown returns this weekend - and promises to be at the front of innovation in snowboard events yet again. Almost 100 of the world's best riders are confirmed for the event which w...

Title: Round-the-world race hits halfway line
Content: More than five weeks into one the most gruelling sporting events in the world and the leader of the Velux 5 Oceans round-the-world race has finally returned to the northern hemisphere. This year's event, which began in Bilb...

Title: Olympic cycle plans come under scrutiny
Content: Leading figures in British Cycling have been discussing the nature of the cycling facilities - and the legacy that these will leave - by the 2012 Olympics. Last week the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced the openin...

Title: Hot dog is lifesaver after mid-mountain fall
Content: Regular pep talks, muscle clenches and a pet Labrador called Velvet helped save the lives of three hikers who had plunged 500 feet to a near-death situation. The trio of school teachers were making their descent from Mount ...

Title: 2014 Winter Olympic race hots up
Content: Russian president Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind the Sochi campaign to host the 2014 Winter Olypmics as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission visit began in earnest. Putin, a keen skier and...

Title: Surfing is a force for good
Content: According to newly-released data, quality waves worldwide can be life changing, both emotionally and financially. The research by the Save the Waves coalition identified social and economic properties of the sport which man...

Title: Huge dive hits new depths
Content: A pair of intrepid cave divers descended 240 metres to reach the bottom of Sra Keow – the biggest flooded cave in Thailand. Part of an ongoing investigation by the Asian Cave Diving Club, the dive was the third into the ca...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Japanese win is just in time
Content: Top class Canadians threatened to de-rail the party as the snowboard World Cup moved to Japan before an incredible final day sent the home fans wild. The three-day event kicked off with Italian Isabella Dal Balcon just edgi...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: History-maker Paerson has to make way for Czech mate
Content: Sarka Zahrobska destroyed Anja Paerson's hopes of making history as she instead created a world's first at the ski World Championships in Are. Local favourite Paerson was gunning to become the first woman to lift four title...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowboard staff praying for snow
Content: While most people still have to trek into work in even the most adverse weather conditions, employees at a leading snowboard manufacturing company must be praying for more snow – after they were told to take a day off in the mo...

Title: Euro Cup calendar comes to England
Content: The schedule for this year's Windsurfing Euro Cup has been announced – and promises another season of beautiful beaches and wild waves. Like last year, the 2007 event will kick off in Lecaute in the south of France from the...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: German World Cup event under threat
Content: The exceptionally mild weather which has played havoc with this season's ski schedule may claim another victim on Saturday. That will be the day the Federation of International Skiers (FIS) announce whether the men's World ...

Title: Charity event capitalises on kitesurfing boom
Content: A hugely successful charity event has further strengthened the increased interest for kitesurfing in Kenya. Kitesurfing is growing in global popularity all the time, with roughly 200,000 participants worldwide and Mombassa'...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Super Svindal scores second gold
Content: Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway cemented his position as the number one male skier in the world at the moment by securing his second gold at this year's World Championships at Are, Sweden. After a brilliant season so far, 24-y...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Stellar cast announced for freeride event
Content: One of the most innovative snow and ski competitions draws ever closer – and organisers of the event have now finalised their line-up to whet the appetite even further. The inaugural Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Ski and Snow...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Paerson poised to make more history
Content: Anja Paerson became the first-ever person to net victories in all five World Championship skiing disciplines as her incredible run at this year's Are event continued. Home favourite Paerson, from Umea in Sweden, is unbeaten...

Title: Brit divers may be able to look closer to home
Content: More and more British divers may be able to satisfy their passion in local waters, according to a recent tourism study. The report by Scottish Enterprise Borders set out to discover how the area might maximise the earning p...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Freeskiers on fire
Content: Freeskiing continued its push for popularity with another hugely successful event as the second Subaru US Freeskiing Open series kicked off. Competitive freeskiing, the art of skiing down un-groomed or largely inaccessible ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: World's best rock Russia
Content: Shuklovo in Russia hosted the eighth stage of this year's Snowboard World Cup and, as the tour flies out of Europe for its closing events, produced results which could go a long way to deciding this year's champion. For the...

Title: Reactor stove is hottest new product of 2006
Content: An all-condition stove system has been voted the best new product of 2006 by a leading adventure sports magazine. Rock and Ice magazine judged the MSR reactor stove, which combines a stove and a pot, as the most innovative ...

Title: New deal will bring top boards to British windsurfers
Content: One of the companies that helped bring windsurfing to British shores will re-enter the market after a five-year absence. Surf Sales was the UK's first ever windsurfing hardware importer when it began trading under Graeme Fu...

Title: Britain's world-beaters are on the waves
Content: British sports fans across the world were able to take some comfort as the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) released its world ranking lists yesterday. With galling defeats on rugby pitch, cricket strip and soccer fi...

Title: X-Game events hit new heights
Content: Worlds collided as this year's X-Games threw up one of the most eagerly anticipated shoot-outs in the history of the event. Tanner Hall against Simon Dumont in the ski superpipe final was billed as style against power, art ...

Title: Storm brewing in surf world
Content: Nike is breaking waves in surfing circles in America as it increases to flex its corporate muscles on the surf scene. Sponsorship and equipment rights have largely been the preserve of smaller surf companies – like Billabon...

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

Title: New car has kitesurfers in mind
Content: A leading car manufacturer has launched a new product with a set demographic – the world's kitesurfers. Japanese company Mazda will show its new Hakaze car – the third in its Nagare, or 'flow', range - at the Geneva Interna...

Title: Light at end of the tunnel for bushfire site
Content: Authorities in Canberra have found a silver lining after a bushfire wiped out a huge pine forest in the city in 2003. The razed site at Stromlo was designated as the right location for a new $7.5 million cycle track – and t...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: White under fire from every angle at X Games
Content: It was a story of veterans and virgins as the biggest names in extreme snowboarding assembled for the 11th Winter X Games at Buttermilk resort in Aspen – and delivered all of the biggest moves and greatest stories yet again. ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow hits Sweden – skiing still off limits
Content: Ski and snowboard events across Europe are in continued disarray as adverse weather conditions continue to play havoc with life on the slopes. And amazingly, despite one of the warmest winters on record, events at the ski W...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Swiss and Finnish share snowboard honours
Content: Swiss and Finnish riders were the pick of the competitors across a weekend of high-class snowboarding action at two Italian resorts. Returning to the scene of last year's Olympics, 24-year-old Swiss Franzi Kohli pulled off ...

Title: Hiker sees from beyond the grave
Content: A truly devoted hiker has set out to climb all the peaks of South Arizona – even from beyond the grave. A report in the Florida Herald Tribune tells the story of Charlie Whitmore, a lifelong hiker and central member of the ...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snow shortage hits Leysin event
Content: Last week's Snowboard World Cup events at Leysin in Switzerland were the latest this season to fall foul to adverse weather conditions and had to be cancelled. The meet was due to involve two sets of snowboard cross events ...

Title: Perfect Puerto Rico hosts epic final day
Content: Host Puerto Rico just missed out on the title of World Team Masters but still had plenty to shout about as the gripping final day of action at the inaugural International Surfing Association (ISA) Masters Surfing Championships ...

Title: Pedal power overturns court ruling
Content: A cyclist charged with inconsiderate cycling when riding within the law has had his conviction quashed in a re-trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court. Despite cycling in accordance with government-set national standards, Daniel Ca...

Title: Bermuda triangle mystery deepens
Content: The mystery of the so-called 'Bermuda triangle' has taken another twist, with the news that a new powerful and persuasive force is at work engineering ship wrecks in the area - the Bermudan government. Once a government fer...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Raich has the right stuff for home fans
Content: The men's World Cup slalom events signed off in style before the upcoming World Championships in Sweden as 40,000 Austrian fans illuminated the night course at Schladming – and were rewarded with a home victory. Defending W...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Old and new take honours at Nendaz
Content: A decade – and a wealth of experience – separated the respective male and female winners of last weekend's snowboard World Cup parallel slalom events at Nendaz, Switzerland. For the men, home favourite Simon Schoch recorde...

Title: America’s new war – this time it's windsurfing
Content: The reputation of windsurfing is burgeoning – as a key political weapon. In a new interview with Details magazine, 2004 American presidential loser John Kerry has come out fighting to defend his greatest hobby. Kerry, f...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Swede Byggmark records shock double
Content: Sweden's Jens Byggmark scored his first World Cup victory at Kitzbuehel on Saturday – and then doubled up by repeating the feat in Sunday's second race. Baby-faced Byggmark – just 21 and competing in his first full World C...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Revenge for Goetschl and Kildow
Content: Renate Goetschl and Lindsey Kildow returned to the scenes of last year's painful Olympic failures - and this time came away with altogether different feelings. Goetschl, only 26th in the Olympic super-G at Sestriere, pushed Ki...

Title: Swede Byggmark records shock double
Content: Sweden's Jens Byggmark scored his first World Cup victory at Kitzbuehel on Saturday – and then doubled up by repeating the feat in Sunday's second race. Baby-faced Byggmark – just 21 and competing in his first full World C...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Bright future ahead for Winter X superpipe winner
Content: Leading women's snowboarder Torah Bright won her first Winter X gold medal last night (Thursday, January 25th), beating Olympic medallists Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter in the superpipe event in Aspen, Colorado. The Ass...

Title: Abalone Diver Survives Shark Attack
Content: Last week an Australian abalone diver miraculously fought off an attack from a Great White shark. The shark that had half swallowed 41 year old Eric Nerhus caught him in its jaws 25 feet below the surface. Biting into his fac...

Title: Hundreds compete at Miami regatta
Content: The wind was light at the Rolex Miami OCR 2007 sailing event in Miami yesterday (January 24th) but, with some 855 people taking part, the competition was intense. US pairs Amanda Clark/Sarah Mergenthaler and Erin...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Sweden prepares for Alpine World Championships
Content: The 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships will be held in the Swedish resort of Are, beginning on February 2nd. Swedish skiers are in rare form at the moment and the host nation has a good chance of landing s...

Title: Kitesurfers head to Kenya for MEAK Cup
Content: Some of kitesurfing's big names have signed up for the British Kitesurfing Assocation (BKSA) MEAK Cup event, to be held in Kenya at the end of January. Ranked players from around the world will gather for the laid-back fest...

Title: IMBA sizes up Hawaii Volcanoes for biking trail
Content: The stunning Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island could be the next location for a dedicated mountain bike trail. A delegation from the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) visited the Hawaii Volcanoes...

Title: Everest base camp trek is true adventure
Content: Trekking to the Everest base camp in Nepal is a mouth-watering prospect for most hikers and Global Adventure Challenges is just one of the groups that organises trips. The proximity to the world's highest mountain is reason...

Title: ISA World Masters surfing begins in style
Content: The first day of the ISA World Masters surfing championship in Puerto Rico lived up to the ISA president's remarks in the opening ceremony, when he said that "high performance surfing is not a matter of age any longer". The...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Jacobellis lays Turin demons to rest
Content: Lindsey Jacobellis built on the World Championship gold medal she picked up in Arosa, Switzerland last week by winning the Jeep King of the Mountain event in Beaver Creek, Colorado. So far this year the American snowboarder...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Dalcin pinches first World Cup win
Content: There was drama at the World Cup alpine ski race in Val d'Isere on Saturday, as Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin of France finished a quarter of a second ahead of Canada's Erik Guay. In a race that had been shifted from Chamonix beca...

Title: Hadlow becomes three-time world champ
Content: Fast becoming the Kelly Slater of kite surfing, Aaron Hadlow has topped off a fantastic 2006 by winning the PKRA World Tour title for the third time in a row, New Spirits reports. The nine-stop tour began in April and Hadlo...

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Title: Mancuso bags super G in Cortina
Content: The women's super-G in Cortina was won by American Julia Mancuso, who finished just over half a second ahead of Nicole Hosp of Austria. With a time of 1 minute, 16.25 seconds, Manusco completed the race to post her third Wo...

Title: Shark attack survivor to be honoured
Content: A film maker and expedition leader who miraculously survived a great white shark attack is to be recognised by the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame, Cayman Net News reports. The Australian was attacked in 1963 in Ade...

Title: Ice climbing season kicks off
Content: The new year has ushered in ice climbing festival season and the Alps have already seen plenty of action. Around 450 climbers descended on Kandersteg in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland region for the local ice climbing festi...

Title: Tour of California promises to be competitive
Content: Some 18 cycling teams have signed up for the 2007 Tour of California, which begins on February 18th in San Francisco. Race promoter and organiser AEG has confirmed that teams including the USA's Discovery Channel Pro Cyclin...

Title: Ocean Rodeo launches 'world's first surfing dry suit'
Content: Surfers familiar with the freezing waters that pound Britain's shores in the winter months will welcome the launch of the' world's first surfing dry suit'. Launched by Ocean Rodeo Sports, the dry suit features Dry Core tech...

Title: Sir Robin suffers autopilot failure
Content: Sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was forced to turn back to Fremantle just 24 hours into the second leg of the Five Oceans race. Having tussled with the race leader Bernard Stamm to be first across the start line in W...

Title: Bahamas named best dive spot for seeing big animals
Content: The Bahamas have scooped the prize for best diving spot to see big underwater animals, Caribbean Net News reports. Scuba Diving Magazine's publishers and readers voted the islands number one for seeing the likes of sharks a...

Title: Snowkiting still a well-kept secret
Content: Snowboards and blades are commonplace on the ski slopes of Europe nowadays, but the relatively new extreme sport of snowkiting is still a well-kept secret. Combining elements of skiing, snowboarding, kiteboarding and parasa...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Slalom Matt bags super-combined win
Content: Austrian Mario Matt won the World Cup super-combined event at Wengen on Sunday (January 15th). Conditions were far from ideal at the Swiss resort, but the slalom expert managed to build on a disappointing performance in the...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Weather cancels World Cup
Content: Friday's World Cup super-combined event has been postponed, due to warm weather and rain. The event, due to take place at Wengen in Switzerland, combines a downhill and a slalom skiing sector. Officials remain confiden...

Title: Hobgood takes O'Neill prize
Content: The third annual O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro surfing competition has been won by CJ Hobgood. The former world champion won the competition, and the $10,000 prize, beating three other Florida East Coast surfers in what pro...

Title: Euro-Cup ends in dramatic style
Content: The Windsurfing Euro-Cup, held in December, could not have ended in more dramatic style – in both the racing and slalom disciplines the contests were tied, with the eventual winners having to rely on better scorecards in discar...

Title: Mavericks big wave surfers get ready
Content: This year's Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest at Half-Moon Bay in California was inaugurated with a welcome prayer circle on the weekend, formed by surfers who had paddled out. Legendary surfer Jeff Clark welcomed everyone an...

Title: Diving group looks to sink warships
Content: A scuba diving group led by chiropractor Dr Harry Wong is looking to sink 20 warships off the coast of California in order to create a treasure trove of diving spots. California Ships 2 Reefs wants to take decommissione...

Title: More money for Diablo Domination winners
Content: Prize money in the region of $50,000 (£26,000) will be up for grabs in this year's Diablo Domination Series mountain biking event. This year each race comes with a 35 per cent greater prize for the winner, with the men'...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Finnish teen bags Big Air win
Content: Finnish teenager Peetu Piiroinen has won the Big Air World Cup snowboarding contest that took place in Graz, Austria over the weekend. The 18-year-old beat Austria's Hubert Fill and Switzerland's Benedikt Nadig, who finishe...

Title: Williams pushed all the way in Winter Challenge
Content: Ian Williams and his crew came out top at the JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Series keelboat event, held at the Queen Mary Sailing Club in Staines, near London. Briton Williams, who is the world's number two ran...

Title: De Souza turns an impressive score on less impressive waves
Content: Pro surfer Wesley de Souza managed to rack up a heat total of 15.84 in front of a home crowd at the O'Neill ASP World Cup series event at Sebastian Inlet State Park, Florida, yesterday (Sunday, January 7). The Flori...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Berthod snatches unlikely slalom victory
Content: Switzerland's Marc Berthod was the surprise winner of a World Cup slalom race in Adelboden yesterday (Sunday, January 7), when he came back from 27th at the half-way stage to snatch his first career victory. The 23-ye...

Skiing & Snowboarding

Title: Snowfall, Global Warming & the Tax Man
Content: As the alpine world cup race teams were heading for Europe after several successful events stateside, FIS the official managing body of alpine ski racing were running around trying to find some snow for them to slide on. The s...

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