By Michael PavittLillehammer 2016 has hosted celebrations to mark one year to go until the city stage the Winter Youth Olympic Games, with Norway's Crown Prince Haakon unveiling a Omega countdown clock showing 365 days to go.

El Moutawakel and Ruggiero also took part in a school sports day event and Olympic ice hockey gold medallist

sports and "Learn and share" activities during the Games.There will be a Youth Olympic Games themed ice hockey

By Michael PavittCanoeist Jessica Fox and five-time New York City wheelchair marathon winner Kurt Fearnley were among the award winners at the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Performance Awards, held at Melbourne Museum.

drought by winning the NRL Premiership.Among the award winners on the night were the men's Australian hockey

Coach of the Year was awarded to the Australia Diamonds' Lisa Alexander who guided the women's hockey

By David OwenAnother high profile Chinese investment in international sport has been unveiled, with the announcement today that Wang Jianlin's Dalian Wanda Group has reached a deal to acquire Infront Sports & Media from the private equity firm Bridgepoint for €1.05 billion (£780 million/$1.2 billion).

storiesFebruary 2015: Infront to acquire Dutch agency specialising in speed skatingMay 2014: International Ice Hockey

By Liam MorganEngland and Great Britain Hockey have announced principal partner NOW: Pensions has decided

men's international teams will cease next month, while their deal as the main sponsor of the Men's Hockey

sport in Great Britain ahead of London hosting the 2015 EuroHockey Championships in August.England Hockey

and Great Britain Hockey are now on the search for a new main sponsor."

for its hard work, helping to raise the profile of the sport over the past two years," England and GB Hockey

Our relationship with England and GB Hockey has been integral in helping us achieve this growth and the

By Liam MorganThe Netherlands sealed double success at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor

MorganJosh Pauls struck a dramatic overtime winner to give the United States their third World Sledge Hockey

their way to taking gold.The result means the US now holds two of the three most important ice sledge hockey

and they will bid to complete the set when they host the International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey

ChallengeFebruary 2015: United States revive Sochi 2014 form with clinical World Sledge Hockey Challenge

win over CanadaFebruary 2015: Canada edge Paralympic silver medallists Russia at World Sledge Hockey

2015: Leduc Recreation Centre to host 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

The Deodoro cluster is going to be an exciting place to be, with rugby, hockey and modern pentathlon

By David OwenInfront Sports & Media, the Swiss-based sports marketing company, is expanding its European footprint through the acquisition of a Dutch agency with a particular specialism in speed skating.

the full global winter sports spectrum, that is to say biathlon, bobsleigh and skeleton, curling, ice hockey

By Liam MorganAmerican ice hockey player Rob McClanahan's jersey from the famous "Miracle on Ice" match

when they claimed a 4-3 triumph over a Soviet side who had won six of the previous seven Olympic ice hockey

By Emily GoddardFencer Race Imboden and skeleton star Kendall Wesenberg have been awarded the United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Month honours for their performances in January.

Month vote ahead of the US men's skeleton North American Cup team and the Women's national under-18 ice hockey

a repeat of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic final with the United States at the 2015 World Sledge Hockey

scored the only goal for the hosts, as they missed out on the final for the first time in World Sledge Hockey

The US will be favourites to win the final, as they did over Russia at Sochi 2014 ©Hockey CanadaDan McCoy

) evening at the Leduc Recreation Centre, with action broadcast on TSN, the official broadcaster of Hockey

2015: Babey appointed Canada's ice sledge hockey head coachJanuary 2015: Leduc Recreation Centre to

host 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

By Liam Morgan at the ExCel Centre in LondonThere is a "serious concern" over match-fixing in tennis, particularly at the lower levels of the sport, security services company Sportradar claimed here today. 

2015: International Judo Federation tighten rules against match fixingDecember 2014: International Ice Hockey

arch-rivals and hosts Canada on the final day of preliminary round action at the 2015 World Sledge Hockey

match marked the first time the Canadians have ever lost a preliminary round game at the World Sledge Hockey

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesFebruary 2015: Canada edge Paralympic silver medallists Russia at World Sledge Hockey

ChallengeFebruary 2015: Canada and US take maximum points in World Sledge Hockey Challenge openersJanuary

2015: Babey appointed Canada's ice sledge hockey head coachJanuary 2015: Leduc Recreation Centre to

host 2015 World Sledge Hockey ChallengeJanuary 2015: Sledge hockey players given surprise visit from

By Michael PavittThe second part of the 2015 Winter Univerisade has got underway after Granada in Spain hosted the Opening Ceremony.

will compete until February 14, with Alpine skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

By Emily GoddardBoxing gloves worn by both Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston during the infamous "phantom punch" bout are up for auction in the United States.

$25,000 (£16,000/€22,000), and a number of items from late United States Olympic gold medal winning ice hockey