Coach Clark Quits After Gb's Women Are Relegated

Mark Clark, the head coach of Great ­Britain's women's team for the past three years, has resigned in the wake of their relegation from European Division A, a result that threw the team's chances of being allocated a host's spot at the 2012 Olympics into jeopardy. Clark led the team to promotion from Division B in 2007, but they struggled in a tough qualifying group last summer, finishing third in the ­relegation play-out series, their demotion being confirmed by a defeat to Romania in their final game. Clark, 47, resigned after weekend meetings with GB officials who will announce his successor before the women's international training camp starts in June.