By Michael PavittThe first day of cross-country skiing at the Winter Universiade saw Russia among the medals in the individual events, so it was no surprise that they enjoyed further success in the first team competition on day two, while the first Nordic combined medals were award in Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia.

turns to Granada, Spain, which will stage Alpine Skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

By Daniel EtchellsThe International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renewed its long-standing agreement with NEC Corporation, which will see the Japanese company remain as the title sponsor of the Wheelchair Tennis Masters and official partner of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour until 2017.

brings together the top eight men and women and the top four quad athletes, took place at the Lee Valley Hockey

By Daniel Etchells in the Montafon Valley in AustriaThe European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has officially begun with the Opening Ceremony taking place at the Montafon Nordic Sports Centre in Tschagguns.

The action is due to get underway tomorrow with ice hockey, figure skating, cross-country skiing, Nordic

By Michael PavittŠtrbské Pleso and Osrblie in Slovakia hosted the first events of the 27th Winter Universiade, with gold medals being won in biathlon and cross country skiing, with Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine enjoying success.

February 1, before Granada will stage Alpine skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

By Liam MorganThe National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA

) have announced that the World Cup of Hockey will return in 2016 following a 12-year hiatus.

scheduled to run from September 17 to October 1 in Canada, and will involve eight teams featuring the best hockey

Federation (IIHF) and could mark the start of an overhaul to the hockey calendar, with a Ryder Cup-style

The IIHF welcomes the return of the World Cup of Hockey, a fantastic event that should help to raise

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey will highlight not only our global reach, but also the skill and passion

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By Michael PavittŠtrbské Pleso and Osrblie in Slovakia is hosting the first of two Opening Ceremonies at this years' Winter Universiade tonight, with the venue due to stage Nordic and Biathlon events, while the official opening will take place in Granada, Spain, next month.

Universiade ©Granada2015Granada will host Alpine skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

By Daniel Etchells in the Montafon Valley, AustriaThe winter edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is set to get underway here tomorrow with the Opening Ceremony at the Montafon Nordic ski jumping venue.

two nations.The 14 to 18-year-old competitors will compete across eight disciplines - biathlon, ice hockey

skiers.Cross-country will take place in Steg, with figure skating staged in the Messestadion Dornbirn, and ice hockey

the continuation of an opposition movement ©Getty ImagesHockey, located in the planned Seaside Park Hockey

By Emily GoddardThe Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games delivered a boost of over £423 million ($635 million/€559 million) to businesses in the Scottish city, Glasgow City Council has revealed.

Games-related contracts, including for the construction of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow National Hockey

By Daniel Etchells The Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) has announced its 116 member delegation for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein.

EYOF, which is scheduled to take place between January 25 to 30.Among the athletes are 16-year-old ice hockey

the oldest team member at 18 years of age.Reinhard Divis, the first Austrian to play in the National Hockey

Csar, a bronze medallist at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympic Games and world champion in 1991, and ice hockey

goaltender Reinhard Divis, the first Austrian to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) representing

competitions across eight sports - Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey

union World Cup ©Getty ImagesThe redoubtable Louise Martin is chair of Sportscotland; former Welsh hockey

else, a complicated, multi-dimensional issue rather than a black and white one.First we had Sweden ice hockey

Nicklas Bäckström tested positive shortly before the Winter Olympic ice hockey final in Sochi ©Getty

ImagesThe fact this substance is not banned in the National Hockey League, where Bäckström plies his

By Emily GoddardThe Olympic Flame has arrived in Austria ahead of this week's Torch Relay for the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein.

competing in biathlon, Alpine skiing, snowboard, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, ice hockey

By Liam MorganSheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum was awarded the Local Creative Sportsperson award at the prestigious Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards ceremony in Dubai tonight.

Prince Albert II of Monaco, who was unable to attend the ceremony in person.Meanwhile the International Hockey

the International Creative Organisation award following their successful staging of the 2014 Rabobank Hockey

women's tournament were played simultaneously, and there was also a masters event, a youth and beach hockey

tournament.Over 260,000 spectators came to the hockey extravaganza, while television coverage spanning

from everyone involved in the organisation of the competitions, which led to a fantastic two weeks of hockey

By Michael PavittKen Babey has been named as the new head coach of Canada's ice sledge hockey team, it

coach Babey will take control of the team for the 2014 to 2015 season, including the 2015 World Sledge Hockey

Challenge on home ice in Leduc and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World

, this is the right group to lead Canada's national sledge hockey team this season."

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2014: United States awarded 2015 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships