Italian track cycling Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Milan has lit the Cauldron in Friuli Venezia Giulia to mark the start of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

the Winter EYOF.Italy's flagbearers were boys' Nordic combined athlete Luca Libener and girls' ice hockey

short track speed skating heats in the 2,000 metres mixed relay and matches in the boys' and girls' ice hockey

The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) is due to present its "highly anticipated" Fair Play Awards at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games.

Exceptional sporting acts of the past that were witnessed here, such as the Miracle on Ice hockey game

European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Spyros Capralos has said that the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) set to start tomorrow in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northern Italy will "provide the best youngsters from across the continent with vital experience".

Sopra.Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski cross, ice hockey

Defending champions Belgium qualified for the quarter-finals of the International Hockey Federation (

FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup on the last day of pool competition in India with a 7-1 victory over Japan

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 20, 2023Australia finished top of Pool A by thrashing

#HWC2023 @GoversBlake @Kookaburras pic.twitter.com/yGY5X2nVuQ— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has vowed that Paris 2024 will mark the last Olympic tournaments

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games hockey tournament will be the last played on watered turf," he told the

Good progress has been made by a number of hockey turf manufacturers in the development of new turfs

that do not require any watering, but aim to maintain the performance levels required for elite hockey

Hockey matches at Paris 2024 are due to be held at the Yves du Manoir Stadium ©Paris 2024Hockey matches

Waterless pitches are planned at next year's inaugural Hockey5s World Cups in Muscat, and the 2026 Hockey

The waving of Russian flags in the stands at the Australian Open in Melbourne this week prompted complaints from Ukrainian spectators and sparked indignation from Russian officials after the flags were removed.

Japanese flag and listen to the Japanese anthem at the medal ceremony.At the same Games, the Indian hockey

England has ended Pool D in front of hosts India at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟒-𝟎 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞Netherlands register the biggest ever win at an FIH Hockey

HWC2023📱- Download the @watchdothockey app for all updates. pic.twitter.com/Cad4sCZ5C7— International Hockey

A group of 13 countries have become founding members of the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey

as a major faith.Kazan is set to be the headquarters of the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey

its President.He is the chief executive of oil and gas company Tatneft, and has an interest in ice hockey

as President of Kontinental Hockey League club Ak Bars Kazan and the Tatarstan Ice Hockey Federation.Maganov

Its goal is the development of hockey in Islamic countries."

And for Islamic countries this will be a great experience for the development of hockey."

Switzerland is set to send its largest team to the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) to date in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, with 95 athletes selected.

partially explained by Swiss Olympic's decision to send teams to compete in the men's and women's ice hockey

Britain has named a team of 18 athletes for this month's Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

ambassador for Britain at Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 ©Getty ImagesCross-country skiing, curling, ice hockey

champions, drew 2-2 with Germany to maintain their place at the top of Pool B in the International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup in India.

🤩 🥳#HWC2023 pic.twitter.com/Ul4yiIzqA2— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 17,

meeting of New Zealand and Malaysia, currently both on three points.At the Birsa Munda International Hockey

Tayyab Ikram of Pakistan, President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), has hailed the success

of the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup in India but insisted the event will not be expanding in the near

In a press conference at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha, which has already hosted

It is an important tool for the development of hockey."

Hockey5s is not a threat to indoor hockey in any way at all."

We are trying to maximise all formats of hockey, which includes indoor hockey."

The Hockey India model is perfect for countries trying to come up in the hockey world."

The Netherlands became the first nation to book their spot in the quarter-finals at the International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup in India, thrashing New Zealand 4-0 at the Birsa Munda International

Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.

Pool C match.Here is how the Hero top goal scorer leaderboard looks like after Day 4 at the FIH Odisha Hockey

#HWC2023#HockeyEquals #HockeyInvites @HeroMotoCorp— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January

cruised to a 5-1 win over Wales while India and England played out a goalless draw at the International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

finish ✅Spain's team goal vs Wales is the @jswsports goal of the day on the 3rd day at the FIH Odisha Hockey

rfe_hockey @AbsolutaMasc #HockeyEquals #HockeyInvites pic.twitter.com/p61SbPt537— International Hockey

Canada broke the hearts of hosts Sweden in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF

) Ice Hockey Under-18 Women's World Championship today in Östersund, demolishing their opponents 10-0