England has been confirmed as the new host of this year’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) men’

The event will take place at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre – on the London 2012 Queen

played at Lee Valley between June 18 and 26.The tournament pits together the “best of the best” of hockey

with the hosts – playing as Great Britain - joining Olympic champions Germany and World Cup and Hockey

“This is key to our aim of making hockey a global game that inspires the next generation.

World League semi-final and the women’s Hockey World Cup in 2018.

Greenland's capital Nuuk is gearing up to host the Arctic Winter Games, with sporting competition getting underway tomorrow.

the programme, including Alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey

Lucerne has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 Winter Universiade, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced.

biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, freestyle snowboarding, ice hockey

If the 2024 Games eventually come to the United States the Olympic flame will be making its way to California, rather than Oregon. But the latter state is about to revive its own honoured sporting flame - two decades after it died down to embers - as it prepares to host the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) World Indoor Championships.

Memorial Coliseum, remains in Portland, where it currently hosts the Portland Winterhawks junior ice hockey

Investec will continue to be the principal partner of England Hockey and Great Britain Hockey’s women

“Investec’s support of women’s hockey has been extraordinary,” England Hockey chief executive Sally

of the game significantly further forward, and we are much closer to our vision of a ‘Nation Where Hockey

“With the women’s Hockey Champions Trophy this summer and the Hockey World Cup in 2018 we have a fantastic

“Hockey is a sport that reflects our values and witnessing the passion, skill and commitment of the

“We look forward to working with England Hockey to take hockey even further over the next four years

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe has become the latest sports governing body to partner the European Olympic Committees European Union (EOC EU) Office in Brussels.

EOC EU Office has also partnered with two International Federations: FIFA and the International Ice Hockey

Rio 2016 remain confident that the Olympics Aquatics Stadium will be ready in time to stage a swimming test event in April following concerns raised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) that it may have to be held elsewhere due to not being fully completed in time.

for many sports, sparking fears spectators will face a free-for-all.Badminton, boxing, equestrian, hockey

Canada's Richard Pound, a staunch opponent of the concept of the Youth Olympic Games, will sit on a 27-member Tripartite Commission debating the future of the event, chaired by Turkey's World Archery President Uğur Erdener, it has been announced.

Ireland's European Olympic Committees President Patrick Hickey, and Switzerland's International Ice Hockey

Italy's Bruno Grandi and France's Jean-Christophe Rolland, respective Presidents of the International Hockey

Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), will head the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission to monitor Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. 

 Him and Kasper are joined by Angela Ruggiero, a four-time Olympic ice hockey medallist, including

has been announced as the host city for the 2016 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

Paralympic silver medallists Russia.The selected venue has experience of staging major ice sledge hockey

years to go until the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games,” said Jessica Korber, IPC ice sledge hockey

“It is thought that Östersund has the best stadium in Europe for sledge hockey and we’ll do our best

Spectators who have bought tickets for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will not be assigned specific seats for many events after Brazilian officials decided to introduce a general admission policy.

and the Riocentro Pavillions.Among the sports affected will be badminton, boxing, equestrian, hockey

In a moment that is always poignant at any Olympic gathering, the Flame flickered and died here tonight after a magical 10 days of competition in the second Winter Youth Olympic Games. 

speed skater Jonas Nordhøy Kristiensen, figure skater Juni Marie Benjaminsen, skier Ebba Ruud, and ice hockey

Norway ensured they finished their home Winter Youth Olympic Games in golden style as they clinched victory in the mixed team biathlon relay event on the final day of sporting action at Lillehammer 2016.

the mixed NOC team curling competition ©YIS/IOCThe only other gold medal won today away from the ice hockey

United States produced a fluent attacking display to clinch their first men's Winter Youth Olympic ice hockey

0 lead.Sophie Lundin scored twice to help guide Sweden to a successful defence of their women's ice hockey

again and Agnes Wilhelmsson then added a third to hand the Scandinavians their second consecutive ice hockey

A formidable combination of three Russians, two Americans and a Chinese, joined together under "Team Desire", claimed the gold medal in the first National Olympic Committee (NOC) mixed figure skating team competition here today.

" which improved Sino-American relations in the 1970s and the "Miracle on Ice" Lake Placid 1980 ice hockey

and Kazuki Yoshinaga of Japan took the bronze medal.Russia beat Finland 6-2 to claim the men's ice hockey