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Eurlings free to continue as IOC member after settling assault charge

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Camiel Eurlings is free to continue his role with the organisation after settling a "serious assault charge" out-of-court.

representative on the IOC following the scandal.Writing in the De Telegraaf newspaper, two-time Olympic hockey


Coe and Casado set to join ASOIF Council

  • Olympics

Sebastian Coe and Marisol Casado are set to be elected onto the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council at the organisation's General Assembly in Aarhus in Denmark next month.

Negre is also relinquishing his spot on the Council as he is no longer President of the International Hockey


International Hockey Federation announce shake-up of committees and panels

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced an extensive shake-up of its committees and panels

committee and panel membership after the June Executive Board meeting.”The move comes as part of the "Hockey

Revolution" strategic plan, deemed to be critical for the sport after hockey narrowly avoided being

and away league.The league, which is controversially replacing the Champions Trophy as well as the Hockey

It was critical that the FIH aligned our Committee and Panel structure to support the Hockey Revolution


Schedule for World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool announced

  • Para Ice Hockey News

The schedule for the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool, which is acting as a Pyeongchang

hosts South Korea and Sweden will be taking to the ice.The tournament will be played at the Gangneung Hockey

Centre, the same venue where the Para ice hockey matches will take place at next year's Games.Following


USA Hockey and women's team claim progress in pay row amid boycott threat

  • Ice Hockey

Progress appears to have been made in the dispute over wages between USA Hockey and the women's national

ice hockey team, amid threats of a boycott at the upcoming World Championships.

"nearly 20" players either attended in person or dialed in by phone.Senior representatives from USA Hockey

Today, nearly 20 players from the United States women's national hockey team and their Ballard Spahr

lawyers met with USA Hockey to negotiate equitable support and fair wages," a statement from the team

the group that represents our country at the upcoming 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship," said USA Hockey

they would go through with the boycott.The team opted to let that pass without response, before USA Hockey


Roche to challenge Coates for Australian Olympic Committee Presidency

  • ONOC

Danielle Roche says she will not take a salary if she is elected President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after she announced her plan to run against long-standing incumbent John Coates.

Roche, who won Olympic hockey gold at the Atlanta 1996 Games, is the first person to challenge Coates

a salary of around AUS$700,000 (£440,000/$540,000/€502,000).Roche, nominated for the Presidency by Hockey


Ireland win Hockey World League Round Two final in Belfast

  • Hockey

Ireland defeated France in a tense shoot-out to win the Hockey World League (HWL) Round Two competition

as Ireland claimed a 4-2 victory on penalties to clinch the trophy.Ireland will now compete at the Hockey

World League Semi-Finals for a chance to play at the 2018 Hockey World Cup ©Irish HockeyEarlier in the



Opening Ceremony marks official start of 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games

  • News

The 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games were officially opened this evening during a Ceremony at the Planai-Stadion in Schladming in Austria.

2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, including Alpine skiing, figure skating, floorball, floor hockey

snowshoeing, speed skating and stick shooting.The Convention Center Graz will play host to floorball, floor hockey




SPORTEL chief executive urges companies to work together with social media

  • News

SPORTEL chief executive Laurent Puons believes there are both positives and negatives to the growing influence of social media on the sports rights market and urged companies to work together with entities such as Facebook and Twitter.

NBC and CBS live and for free.The National Basketball League, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey


United States threaten boycott of home World Women's Ice Hockey Championship over pay dispute

  • Ice Hockey

Defending champions the United States have threatened to boycott their home World Women’s Ice Hockey

The US team has won the last three titles at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) sanctioned

the opportunity to defend their crown following a dispute with USA Hockey.The tournament at the USA Hockey

not play in the World Championship due to stalled negotiations over fair wages and support from USA Hockey

We have asked USA Hockey for equitable support as requited by the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act."

In making these requests, we are simply asking for USA Hockey to comply with the law."


FIH unveils schedule for women's Hockey World League semi-final

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the schedule for the women’s Hockey World League

The event serves as a Hockey World Cup 2018 qualifier and is set to take place between June 21 and July

2 at the Stade Fallon.Seven teams have already secured their place at the event, including reigning Hockey

classification matches begin on June 29, which include the quarter-finals.The Netherlands are the reigning Hockey

Cup champions ©Getty ImagesThe winners of those quarter-finals will guarantee qualification for the Hockey


Ireland maintain 100 per cent record at men's Hockey World League event in Belfast

  • Hockey

Ireland defeated Italy 1-0 to secure their place as winners of Pool A at the second Hockey World League

this event and the other men’s Round Two events in Dhaka and Tacarigua are certain to qualify for the Hockey

Cup.They will be joined by the two highest ranked third placed finishers across the three competitions.The Hockey

World League will determine the teams who qualify for the 2018 Hockey World Cup alongside the five continental

competitions staged under the expanded 16-team format, with four groups of four, allowing the International Hockey