late goal from Denis Hollenstein propelled Switzerland a 1-0 win over Germany today at the Men’s Ice Hockey

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2015: Austria shock Switzerland in shootout at men's ice hockey World ChampionshipsMay 2015: 

;Canada and United States ease to victories to open men's ice hockey World Championships

Apart from Prime Minister David Cameron’s own-goal in confusing Aston Villa, the football team he supposedly supports, with West Ham - well, they do wear the same colours - sport has been given short shrift in the UK election campaign which reaches its conclusion on Thursday (May 7).

of being a former all-round sportswoman herself as a former junior judo champion, an athlete, and a hockey

the works of Russia’s title defence by overcoming last year’s Winter Olympic hosts at the Men’s Ice Hockey

Slovakia battle with Slovenia in Ostrava.Related storiesMay 2015: Canada storm to Group A summit at ice hockey

World ChampionshipsMay 2015: Austria shock Switzerland in shootout at men's ice hockey World ChampionshipsMay

2015: Canada and United States ease to victories to open men's ice hockey World Championships

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has praised Vanuatu for its rebuilding effort since the devastating impact of Cyclone Pam earlier this year, as he discussed how to distribute the grant of $500,000 (£330,000/€440,000) promised to the Pacific island nation.

leaders and enjoyed a customary bout of sporting participation, this time in tennis.He first visited a hockey

arch-rivals Canada in the gold-medal game of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

front of our home fans and in front of a lot of people who have never even been exposed to sledge hockey

World ChampionshipsMay 2015: Canada and United States set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships final

showdownApril 2015: Germany and Italy to battle for fifth-place in IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships

A-PoolApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship semi-final with CanadaApril

2015: Russia recover from opening defeat to boost qualification hopes at IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships

Sochi 2014 Olympic champions Canada thumped Germany 10-0 to move to the top of Group A at the Ice Hockey

Related storiesMay 2015: Austria shock Switzerland in shootout at men's ice hockey World ChampionshipsMay

2015: Canada and United States ease to victories to open men's ice hockey World Championships

Italy have secured their best ever finish at an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

2017 World Championships B-Pool.Related storiesMay 2015: Canada and United States set up IPC Sledge Hockey

World Championships final showdownApril 2015: Germany and Italy to battle for fifth-place in IPC Sledge Hockey

World Championships A-PoolApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship

with CanadaApril 2015: Russia recover from opening defeat to boost qualification hopes at IPC Sledge Hockey

ChampionshipsApril 2015:  Hosts America thrash Russia in repeat of Sochi 2014 gold medal match at IPC Sledge Hockey

Austria produced the shock result today at the World Ice Hockey Championships, winning a decisive shootout

Related storiesMay 2015: Canada and United States ease to victories to open men's ice hockey World Championships

Hudson’s Bay, the department store chain which partners the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), has unveiled the official Team Canada uniforms for the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

trampolinist Jason Burnett, athlete Jessica Zelinka, swimmer Katerine Savard, BMX cyclist Tory Nyhaug, field hockey

of the North American titans in the final of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

nerve to edge Paralympic silver medallists Russia 3-2 to avenge their loss at February's World Sledge Hockey

since been on a rich vein of form, winning the Sochi 2014 Paralympic title and this year's World Sledge Hockey

Russia and Norway.Related storiesApril 2015: Germany and Italy to battle for fifth-place in IPC Sledge Hockey

World Championships A-PoolApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship

with CanadaApril 2015: Russia recover from opening defeat to boost qualification hopes at IPC Sledge Hockey

Canada began their pursuit for a first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship

been able to field their strongest team at the World event due to a clash with the ongoing National Hockey

knock-out matches begin, culminating in a final on Sunday May 17.Related storiesMarch 2015: Ice hockey

qualification processes for Pyeongchang 2018 announcedMay 2014: Russia beat Finland to claim 2014 Ice Hockey

Ruptures within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) have re-emerged into the open today after the calling of a motion of no-confidence against the body's President, N Ramachandran.

In a letter circulated among members, Hockey India President Narinder Batra claimed there to be widespread

the nation.Hockey India head Narinder Batra is at the heart of the opposition against N Ramachandran ©Hockey

per the IOA constitution, two-third [of] members have to initiate the motion and we on behalf of HI (Hockey

play Italy for the right to finish fifth in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

Related storiesApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship semi-final

with CanadaApril 2015: Russia recover from opening defeat to boost qualification hopes at IPC Sledge Hockey

ChampionshipsApril 2015:  Hosts America thrash Russia in repeat of Sochi 2014 gold medal match at IPC Sledge Hockey

World Championships A-PoolApril 2015:  Record number of broadcasters to show coverage of IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

Championships A-PoolApril 2015:  IPC receive financial backing to help the development of ice sledge hockey

are the four teams to have made it through to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

did not play the Russians on that occasion but were defeated by them 2-1 at February's World Sledge Hockey

Challenge in Leduc.But Sochi 2014 and World Sledge Hockey Challenge winners United States remain favourites

storiesApril 2015: Russia recover from opening defeat to boost qualification hopes at IPC Sledge Hockey

2015:  Hosts America thrash Russia in repeat of Sochi 2014 gold medal match at IPC Sledge Hockey

development of ice sledge hockeyApril 2015:  NBC Sports to broadcast coverage of IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

A nationwide Dutch bid for the second edition of the European Games in 2019 has been confirmed today by the Netherlands Olympic Committee and Sport Federation (NOC*NSF), with Amsterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven, but not Rotterdam or Utrecht, likely to play a role.

Only last year we had world championships in hockey (The Hague), rowing (Amsterdam) and BMX (Rotterdam