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Latvia confirmed as sole host of men's World Ice Hockey Championship

  • Ice Hockey

Latvia has been confirmed as the sole host of the men's World Ice Hockey Championship after Belarus was

The International Ice Hockey Federation said it decided to keep the entirety of the tournament in Riga

Lukashenko, with the protests a factor in the country losing co-hosting rights to the World Men's Ice Hockey

to be confirmed at a later date.Latvia previously acted as the sole host of the IIHF World Men's Ice Hockey


Eight lead figures named in UK Sport initiative to increase female coach representation in time for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Eight leaders have been named to start UK Sport’s new initiative to increase female representation in elite coaching within the Olympic and Paralympic field by the time of the Paris 2024 Games.

have been named as coach leaders.Karen Brown, who spent over 15 years as a coach for Great Britain Hockey

and England Hockey, will act as a mentor throughout.They will lead a six-month programme for 19 of the

diving): Christine Bloomfield-Harrison (athletics), Jody Kime (artistic gymnastics), Lisa Letchford (hockey

Ryding (Alpine skiing); Mel Marshall: Leah Crane (climbing), Monica Greenwood (cycling), Sarah Kelleher (hockey


Para bobsleigh misses out on Milan Cortina 2026 place

  • Bobsleigh News

Bobsleigh will not be included at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) determining that minimum criteria for the number of nations regularly participating in the sport has not been met.

programme ©IBSFAll five sports from Beijing 2022 - Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey


Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships pushed back to avoid FIG Congress clash

  • Gymnastics

This year's Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships have been delayed to accommodate the postponed International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress.

weeks.The new dates are July 2 to 4, with age-group events set for June 23 to 29.Switzerland's ice hockey

extended to June, and the venue for the World Championships, Patinoire des Vernets, is also an ice hockey


Record figure paid at auction for Kobe Bryant jersey

  • Collecting and Heritage News

A jersey worn by the late Kobe Bryant in the finals of the 2009 National Basketball Association (NBA) when he lifted his fourth Championship with the Los Angeles Lakers has sold for a record $337,334 (£246,129/€277,927) at an online auction.

shoe in gold marker.It was not just basketball which attracted high prices with a jersey worn by ice hockey

Gretzky also attracting interest.The Los Angeles King game-worn jersey from the 1992-1993 National Hockey


IIHF visits Latvia as decision looms on 2021 Men’s World Championship host

  • Ice Hockey

An International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) delegation has visited Latvia as the governing body prepares

Herning in Denmark and Bratislava in Slovakia over the possibility of staging matches.The Latvian Ice Hockey

National Olympic Committee, has been banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics along with Belarusian Ice Hockey



Burov targets fifth successive win at FIS Aerials World Cup in Minsk

  • Freestyle

Maxim Burov will be aiming for his fifth successive win at tomorrow's International Ski Federation (FIS) Aerials World Cup event in the Belarusian capital of Minsk.

 Minsk has remained host of the event, even after both the International Ice Hockey Federation and


With one year to go, Beijing 2022 set to take cue from Tokyo 2020 over COVID-19 measures

  • The Big Read

The choice of Beijing as host city for the 2022 Olympics, made on July 31 2015 at the 128th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Kuala Lumpur, meant the Chinese capital would become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games, having staged the Summer event in 2008.

Cancellation of events in curling and women’s ice hockey last year has also resulted in changes to qualifying

field - in place of points earned across the 2020 and 2021 World Championships.The International Ice Hockey

existing IIHF world rankings without holding the 2020 Women’s World Championship.The International Ice Hockey


Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournaments postponed again

  • Hockey

Both the men's and women's Asian Champions Trophy tournaments have been postponed by the Asian Hockey

for the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, which had been scheduled for March 31 to April 7.The Asian Hockey

reasons for the postponements, with those decisions made in consultation with hosts and the International Hockey

The decision of postponement has been difficult for the Asian Hockey Federation," President Dato Fumio


IIHF President says no decision on Men’s World Championship location this week

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted it is "probably better"

We need to assess all the specifics, we will analyse all the options and make the best decision for hockey

National Olympic Committee, has been banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics along with Belarusian Ice Hockey