Tickets for the biggest ice hockey event in Britain for 25 years are due to go on sale tomorrow.

The World Championship Division 1B will be hosted by Ice Hockey UK next year for the first time since

Netherlands, Lithuania, Croatia and Estonia.Belfast was awarded the Championship by the International Ice Hockey

South African 400 metres runner Wayde van Niekerk and Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig claimed the best male and best female athletes of Rio 2016 titles at tonight's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards Gala here.

beaten finalists on that occasion, but made amends with the best female team award courtesy of their hockey

Annemieke de Vries has been handed a key powerchair hockey role by the International Wheelchair and Amputee

The Dutchwoman will serve as the secretary officer in support of the IWAS Powerchair Hockey Sport Executive

Committee.She has been handed the role after her "outstanding contributions" at the IWAS Powerchair Hockey

team and greatly looks forward to her involvement in the continuing development of IWAS Powerchair Hockey

The Dutch powerchair hockey team retained their European title in July ©IWASDe Vries is a keen hockey

, powerchair hockey was one of nine new sports or disciplines to apply for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020

Double Rio 2016 champion Dylan Alcott has withdrawn from the season ending NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in London, it has been announced.

year-old Australian will not play in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) event at the Lee Valley Hockey

Denmark's Kim Andersen has dramatically unseated Italian Carlo Croce to become the new President of World Sailing by six votes.

Britain's Brian Cookson in 2013.Leandro Negre defeated Dutchwoman Els van Breda Vriesman, the International Hockey

away league amid continued political tension between the two countries, newly-elected International Hockey

event reshuffle at the FIH and which will offer Olympic qualification.The 59-year-old, the President of Hockey

2009.The Champions Trophy, due to be scrapped as part of the FIH’s new calendar, was the last major hockey

away league, the key element of the new portfolio.The competition has been launched in response to hockey

challengers David Balbirnie of Ireland and Australia’s Ken Read to secure the FIH Presidency, also claimed hockey

 The Indian official said he had held a meeting with the Pakistan Federation during the Hockey Revolution

Belgian Olympic and Sport Committee (COIB) President Pierre-Olivier Beckers was among the guests as the sports elite of the European country were invited to the Royal Palace in Brussels.

Olympic Stadium.Silver medals went to men's 100 metres freestyle swimmer Pieter Timmers and the men's hockey

The Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) was a supporter of the fifth edition of the annual "Women Run" in capital city Buenos Aires.

beating South Korea's Jeong Bo-kyeong in the final, adding to her World Championship crown.The men's hockey

Although nowhere near the magnitude of Trump v Clinton, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) choosing

kids on the block as it were, have been given a sturdy platform from which to build and continue the "Hockey

recovery from the abyss and into relative security.Of course, this brings extra pressure on Batra, the Hockey

"Hockey is moving forward so please be rest assured the old team has got it to a very good level and

to have come from Asia, where he is well-respected following his pioneering work as chairman of the Hockey

Yet without a clear promotion and relegation system, you risk alienating the lesser nations and hockey

A total of five nations were granted full membership of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at

governance.Azerbaijan’s suspension was ratified by Congress after they failed to attend an important women’s Hockey

their place at short notice.In April of this year, the FIH Executive Board proposed the Azerbaijan Hockey

Each of them are fully engaged with our 10-year Hockey Revolution strategy and as such are helping us

achieve our aim of making hockey a global game that inspires the next generation," Leandro Negre, chairing

 "Hockey certainly has an exciting future with more and more nations engaging with our sport as

India's Narinder Batra has become the first-ever Asian President of the International Hockey Federation

Batra, the President of Hockey India, received 68 votes to surpass the majority of 60 required for victory.Ireland's

overseen a resurgence in the sport in his native country during his two-year tenure at the helm of Hockey

Batra, the brainchild of the Hockey India League (HIL), the catalyst to India rising from 12th to sixth

Revolution".The FIH deemed the 10-year strategic plan to be critical for the sport after hockey narrowly

 "Hockey is moving forward so please be rest assured the old team has got it to a very good level

A host of Olympic gold medallists have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Star

Awards after the list for the various prizes was revealed at a glittering Hockey Revolution No Limits

Belen Succi make up the rest of the list.Argentinian men’s star Gonzalo Peillat, who is attending the Hockey

brand new global annual home and away league will be announced in June of next year, International Hockey

successful bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, gave a presentation during the organisation’s Hockey

Conference.They confirmed that the league, which is controversially replacing the Champions Trophy as well as the Hockey

Trophy was scrapped ©Getty ImagesMassey admitted the new event portfolio, which includes retaining the Hockey

sport, which narrowly avoided being cut from the Olympic programme in 2013.She claimed without it, hockey

What we need to do with this event is send a message to say you must look again at hockey," Massey said.Outgoing