British weightlifting has had plenty of "firsts" in the Olympic qualifying period - first World Championships medal in 25 years, first clean sweep of golds at the European Championships, first time the maximum number of athletes qualified for the Olympic Games.

sports cut adrift from state support.While £13 million ($18 million/€15 million) was directed towards hockey

Former National Hockey League (NHL) player Pavel Bure has been appointed as the Russian Ice Hockey Federation's

Bure, a two-time Olympic medallist, will be tasked with representing Russia on the International Ice Hockey

 "As an athlete, I always tried to do my best for Russian ice hockey, and I will now do the same

 "I will do everything possible in order to strengthen our ice hockey while applying my experience

Spanish city Valencia has been named as the host of the inaugural Hockey Women’s Nations Cup in 2022.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board has confirmed the event will take place in

Nothing less than a place within the FIH Hockey Pro League is at stake."

has given us the organization of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup."

Another great women's hockey event that we will be able to organize in our country."

team, play this great hockey competition."

André Tourigny, signed as a coach for the Canadian men’s ice hockey team for the Beijing 2022 Winter

Olympics, has taken up a new position as head coach of the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes.

Tourigny agreed a one-year deal with Hockey Canada earlier this year that would see him assist at the

2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Riga - where Canada won their

at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Helsinki and Tampere.The deal made Tourigny, who was Canada Hockey

League coach of the year in 2021 with the Ottawa 67s in the Ontario Hockey League, the first full-time

I am extremely proud and grateful to Hockey Canada for affording me this privilege".

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has held its second virtual general secretaries seminar.

Zambia Association and Zambia University Sports Association, Handball Association of Zambia, Zambia Hockey

Six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom and hockey star Manpreet Singh have been confirmed as India’s

Cup as well as silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.The 28-year-old is now due to captain the men’s hockey

Latvian ice hockey goalkeeper Matiss Kivlenieks was killed age 24 in a fireworks tragedy, according to

have called it "a tragic accident".Kivlenieks played for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey

Thoughts & prayers to his family/friends & hockey community. https://t.co/mn153bXp2g— Zac Dalpe

(@ZacDalpe22) July 5, 2021At the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Riga earlier

his mother, Astrida, his family and friends during this devastating time," Blue Jackets president of hockey

Two athletes who competed at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are among 38 to benefit from one-off grants from the Team Scotland Youth Trust (TSYT).

from 17 sports in all will benefit - aquatics, athletics, badminton, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced five candidates are seeking to succeed René

the electoral Congress was postponed until this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.German Ice Hockey

five candidates are members of the IIHF Council.Bach Nielsen has served as the head of the Danish Ice Hockey

part of the IIHF's ruling Council since 2012.His tenure has included Denmark hosting the Men’s Ice Hockey

World Championship for the first time back in 2018.Briza played professional ice hockey for 23 years

hold the position when the organisation launched in 2006.He had previously served as head of the ice hockey

Malaysia and Chile have been awarded the hosting rights for the respective men's and women's International Hockey

The FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the perfect platform for young players to unleash their skills onto

the international hockey scene," said FIH chief executive Thierry Weil.

time ©Getty Images"It’s a stepping stone for athletes in their development to senior international hockey

Malaysian Hockey Confederation President Dato Seri Subahan Kamal said the organisation was "thrilled"

as their sport, making hockey actually bigger in Chile and our region of the Americas."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed alternates can be used in football, handball, hockey

Jiří Kejval has been re-elected Czech Olympic Committee President for a third term at the organisation’s General Assembly, after a delayed election process.

Šuman in charge of non-Olympic sports.The two officials are COC vice-presidents, along with Olympic ice hockey

In the vote itself I lost against ex-chairman of the National Sporting Agency and successful ice hockey

A ban on overseas fans and limitations even on Japanese spectators could mean that Tokyo 2020 will be a throwback to the days when almost everyone watched the Olympic Games on television.

altogether in 2021.A number of other events were also in colour including wrestling, boxing, judo, hockey

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has cast doubt upon whether his players will return

Olympics, "subject to negotiation of terms acceptable to each of the NHL, NHLPA, and International Ice Hockey

players and their families and marketing and media rights.Canada's men celebrate home victory in the ice hockey

World Netball has announced the establishment of a "Voice of the Athlete" working group, which will aim to provide input into how to develop the sport.

Toft.The governing body said Toft brings a wealth of experience both as an international athlete in hockey