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Liam Morgan: Sports bodies should refuse to host events in Russia, regardless of WADA decision

  • Inside the Blogs

The decision from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Russia has caused a headache for International Federations (IFs) across the Olympic Movement and beyond.

International Ice Hockey Federation President René Fasel is on record as saying it will be "impossible

rough gist.IIHF President René Fasel has claimed it will be "impossible" to move the 2023 World Ice Hockey


SASCOC praise Hartley after inclusion on list of IOC Athletes' Commission candidates

  • ANOCA

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has praised canoeist Bridgitte Hartley after she was confirmed among the 30 candidates for election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.

in the election, due to be held at Tokyo 2020.Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi, Irish hockey


Hockey Canada and Tim Hortons announce expanded marketing partnership

  • Ice Hockey

Hockey Canada has announced that fast-food restaurant chain Tim Hortons is expanding its relationship

Tim Hortons is an iconic Canadian brand with deep roots in the hockey community," Mike Ross, chief business

development officer for Hockey Canada, said."

, and, as a premier marketing partner, the brand will increase its participation and activations at Hockey

excited to expand our support with Hockey Canada in a meaningful way to make an impact on minor sports

Hockey Canada has also announced the host cities for the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Centennial Cup


Japan and Australia to open Tokyo 2020 hockey tournament

  • Hockey

Japan's men will face world number one-ranked Australia in the opening match of the hockey tournament

The International Hockey Federation and Tokyo 2020 officials, including sports director Koji Murofushi

during Games-time.All 12 teams in the men's event will be in action on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 hockey

tournament on July 25.New Zealand play India and Spain take on Argentina in the other Pool A matches.The Oi Hockey

Germany, while Japan play China, Australia take on Spain and New Zealand face Argentina in Pool B.The Oi Hockey

Stadium will stage the hockey competitions at the Games.


Croatia beat Serbia to reach third round of IIHF pre-qualifying for Beijing 2022

  • Ice Hockey

Hosts Croatia edged through to the third round of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s pre-qualifying

official men’s national team game against Croatia  last April when it hosted the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey

for the 12-team tournament that will also feature the top-eight nations of the 2019 International Ice Hockey


The conundrum of political neutrality in sport

  • The Big Read

Monte Carlo towers above the Mediterranean, its steep and winding roads full of flashy cars and lined with casinos and designer clothes shops.  

The taekwondo demonstrations, along with the appearance of a joint North-South Korean women’s hockey



Fraser-Pryce and Barretto earn honours at inaugural Panam Sports Awards

  • PASO

Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Brazilian gymnast Francisco Barretto were crowned as the Best Female and Male athletes at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards here today.

medallists.Argentina enjoyed further success in the team categories by winning the women's prize, with their hockey


FIH to introduce new world ranking system in 2020 after successful trial

  • Hockey

International Hockey Federation (FIH) will introduce a new world ranking system on January 1, which the

to demonstrate to their players, fans, media and funding bodies where they stand within the world of hockey

continental ranking points.The FIH added the system also meant that over 60 per cent of international hockey





Liam Morgan: Beckie Scott, Penny Heyns and the what-if on Russia

  • Inside the Blogs

What if it had been Beckie Scott providing the athletes’ voice on the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) when it discussed how to punish Russia for manipulating the Moscow Laboratory data, rather than Penny Heyns?

René Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, is already on record as saying it will


Krasnoyarsk 2019 memorabilia gifted to supporting organisations

  • Krasnoyarsk 2019

Memorabilia from the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade has been gifted to supporting organisations such as museums, foundations, universities and sport federations.

One of the Universiade Flame torches was sent to the ice hockey club Sokol ©FISUOne of the Universiade

Flame torches was sent to the ice hockey club Sokol, based in Krasnoyarsk."