African discus champion Victor Hogan has been dropped from South Africa's Olympic team and banned for two years for doping.

brakeman and former decathlete William Frullani, German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and Latvian ice hockey

Finland's Olympic bronze medallist Ossi Vaananen has announced his retirement from ice hockey after a

professional player.Vaananen made 140 appearances for his country, participating in seven International Ice Hockey

retire from the sport, having only been able to feature on six occasions for the Finnish Kontinental Hockey

“My health doesn’t allow me to play top-level ice hockey and the level I demand from myself.”As well

as his success at international level, Vaananen played 479 matches in the National Hockey League, representing

Ireland's men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton has described the use of Kitman Labs' injury prevention

Fulton is the man tasked with guiding Ireland to success at Rio 2016, where hockey competition is due

Ireland's men's hockey team is preparing for its first Olympic appearance for more than 100 years ©Getty

ImagesKitman Labs' system features three components - Capture, Athlete and Profiler.Ireland’s men’s hockey

Earlier this week, the Olympic Council of Ireland and Hockey Ireland announced the 16-strong men’s hockey

at an Olympics in 68 years is a historic achievement," said Rob Johnson, acting chief executive for Hockey

in the semi-finals of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey

The official posters for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been unveiled at the host city’s iconic Museum of Tomorrow.

to the Deodoro Olympic Park, which will host 11 Olympic events, including rugby sevens, BMX cycling, hockey

Netherlands got the defence of their International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey

Switzerland was the only match held on the first day of the competition.It came after the Powerchair Hockey

the athletes' parade during the Ceremony at a venue which has been transformed to stage powerchair hockey

A youth ice hockey team from the Falkland Islands has won this year’s Copa Invernada tournament in Punta

, Bombers and Dragons.With no ice on the Falkland Islands, most of the players had never played ice hockey

Panthers player Grant Budd, the current national coach and founding member of the Falkland Islands Hockey

We came home with an ethos, a plan to develop youth hockey here and right now we have 35 players involved

We’re playing inline hockey, dek hockey - where we use sticks and pucks but not skates - and we’re trying

A 26-kilometre road between the Rio 2016 Olympic clusters in Barra and Deodoro has been inaugurated in the Brazilian city ahead of the Games.

Broadcast Centre.The Deodoro Olympic Park will host 11 Olympic events, including rugby sevens, BMX cycling, hockey

begin the defence of their International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey

misunderstanding and political issues had led to the withdrawal.Under its former name, electric wheelchair hockey

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

The 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's High-Performance Camp has begun in Finland

A total of 42 countries were represented at this year's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) National

manager Konstantin Komissarov said the gathering had been a success.The Summit covered all aspects of ice hockey

The International Golf Federation (IGF) and its President Peter Dawson should, in the words of the famous Kool and the Gang hit from 1980, be celebrating good times as the sport prepares to make its Olympic return after a 112-year hiatus from the programme.

“I think it is appalling," Maister, winner of an Olympic gold medal in hockey at Montreal 1976, told

Fifty American Olympians have been given the chance to give their views on Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games during a meeting at the USA Swimming House in Omaha.

with so many Olympians who were eager to contribute to LA 2024’s Games Plan,” Ruggiero, an Olympic ice hockey

Five-time Olympic medallist Anna Meares has been revealed as the Australian Flagbearer for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony in Melbourne today.

awarded a London 2012 gold medal last month, as well as rower Kim Brennan, swimmer Cate Campbell and hockey

Two-time Olympic champion and former Canadian ice hockey captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall has been appointed

before continuing to work as a commentator and broadcaster.In 2007 she became the first female ice hockey

Sports Hall of Fame.She currently remains vice-chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Women’s Hockey

League and has been an active advocate of "safe hockey" initiatives.Established in 1967, the Order of