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Olympic ice hockey gold medallist becomes Kunlun Red Star head coach

  • Ice Hockey

Olympic ice hockey gold medallist Alexei Kovalev has been appointed as the head coach of Chinese club

as part of the Unified Team, takes charge of the Beijing-based side which plays in the Kontinental Hockey

I was under pressure throughout my entire hockey career – and the greater the pressure, the better I

as well as China.Kunlun Red Star was formed in 2016 as part of Chinese efforts to increase its ice hockey



Pair of MLB games postponed after 14 Marlins test positive for COVID-19

  • Baseball and Softball

Two Major League Baseball (MLB) games have been postponed following a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Miami Marlins players, placing a season that started less than a week ago in jeopardy. 

North American sports leagues, MLB has not returned in a bio-secure 'bubble' environment.The National Hockey


Redevelopment of University Station approved ahead of Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has confirmed a £56 million ($72 million/€61 million) University Station redevelopment, which is aimed to be completed prior to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

time for the Commonwealth Games.The station serves the University of Birmingham, which is due to host hockey


Ice hockey player Buchtela dies from rare form of cancer aged just 20

  • Ice Hockey

Ice hockey player Ondrej Buchtela has died at the age of just 20 after battling against a rare form of

Czech defenceman represented his country at several age groups, including at the 2017 International Ice Hockey

♥️ pic.twitter.com/QY2GLjtNP9— Jakub Lauko (@jakub_lauko) July 25, 2020Czech ice hockey players Jaromir

Life is sometimes cruel," said Czech Ice Hockey Association President Tomas Kral."

The serious illness that afflicted Ondrej caused a huge wave of hockey solidarity, and from the responses

On behalf of Czech hockey, I want to express my sincere condolences to his family, loved ones and friends



Zimbabwe's first Olympic gold and the forgotten hockey fairytale of 1980

  • The Big Read

In 1980, there were two hockey shocks at the Olympics.

In February, an unfancied team of American college players beat the Soviets en route to ice hockey gold

Few could have imagined there would be an even greater sensation on the hockey field that summer in Moscow

In its way, it was a story every bit as worthy of the Hollywood treatment.Women’s hockey had finally

in the women’s hockey tournament was still uncertain.

Association was still a member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

The hockey side was captained by Ann Grant, who came from an impressive sporting family.

They put Zimbabwe on the world map for hockey.


Innsbruck 1976 hockey gold medallist Gusev dies aged 73

  • Ice Hockey

Innsbruck 1976 ice hockey gold medallist Alexander Gusev has died at the age of 73, it has been announced

represented from 1967 to 1978.Gusev was a member of the Soviet Union squad which dominated men’s ice hockey

generation of our athletes, has passed away, whose victories have ensured the world recognition of Russian hockey

Moscow, Alexander earned the love of fans, the respect of teammates and rivals, did a lot to support hockey


Brisson named as Alpine Canada Alpin President and chief executive

  • Alpine Skiing

Alpine Canada Alpin has confirmed the appointment of Therese Brisson as the organisation’s President and chief executive.

The appointment of Brisson, a member of Canada’s gold medal-winning ice hockey team at Salt Lake City

, comes with the organisation celebrating its 100th anniversary.Since her retirement from ice hockey,

be able to personally relate to the commitment of elite athletes, following her own successful ice hockey

As a member of Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team, Therese has won two Olympic medals, six World Championships


Name and logo for Seattle's NHL expansion team revealed

  • Ice Hockey

Seattle's National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team have announced their name, logo and colours - henceforth

The logo honours the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, who became the first

In theory, it reflects the power and aggression in the game of hockey.

unique and distinctive 'S' on their chests on opening night; it will have special meaning for Seattle hockey

I'm thrilled to welcome the Seattle Kraken into the National Hockey League."


Nationals star Soto misses MLB's opening game after COVID-19 positive

  • Baseball and Softball

The Major League Baseball (MLB) season is finally underway, although rising Washington Nationals star Juan Soto missed the first game after testing positive for coronavirus.

the major American sports leagues to resume, with the National Basketball Association and National Hockey


IOC sponsor Dow says COVID-19 "dramatically impacted" second-quarter results

  • Olympics

Worldwide International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Dow has announced plans for a workforce reduction programme after the COVID-19 pandemic "dramatically impacted" the giant chemicals company’s second-quarter financial results.

involvement in the actual Olympic Games has included field-of-play technologies in sports ranging from hockey


Russian ice hockey player Tezikov dies aged 42

  • Ice Hockey

Russian ice hockey player Alexei Tezikov has died at the age of 42 after a reported heart attack.

The defenceman reached the top level of the sport after being drafted to the National Hockey League,

Tezikov returned to Russia and went on to represent 10 clubs in the top two tiers of the country's ice hockey

with Lada Togliatti, a club he would later assist in 2010 when they were removed from the Kontinental Hockey

He was a big help for any coach, encouraging the youngsters to play and to put everything into their hockey



Oslo 1952 Olympic ice hockey medallist Whiston dies age 93

  • Ice Hockey

Olympic ice hockey silver medallist Donald Whiston of the United States has died at the age of 93.

tournament.Whiston was inducted into the Brown University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Massachusetts Hockey

Hall of Fame in 2012.He later coached the Brown Bears ice hockey team for three seasons.The US finished

second behind Canada in the ice hockey competition at the 1952 Games.