By Paul OsborneSwedish ice hockey star Nicklas Bäckström has agreed to drop his appeal against the International

by the WADA Code, for the violation.In a joint statement from the IOC, WADA, the International Ice Hockey

Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has come to an end today.Bäckström, who plies his club trade for National Hockey

@insidethegames.bizRelated storiesNovember 2014: WADA appeals against decision to award Swedish ice hockey

star Bäckström Olympic silver medalMarch 2014: Swedish ice hockey player cleared of doping charge and

awarded Olympic silver medalFebruary 2014: Sweden angry after top player barred from Olympic ice hockey

By Emily GoddardSheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia, has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss the city's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

OlympicsJanuary 2015: Beijing and Almaty submit Candidature Files for 2022 Winter OlympicsJanuary 2015: Ice hockey

By Liam MorganNominations have opened for the Paralympic Sports Awards, which will recognise outstanding achievements from Sochi 2014, it has been announced. 

scooped the prize after winning five golds across two events.Japan, who claimed a surprise ice sledge hockey

By David Owen at the Marriott CasaMagna in Puerto VallartaA budget of $4.4 million (£2.9 million/€3.7 million) for the preparation and delivery of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Castries has been submitted to the Government of Saint Lucia.

adopts a relatively flexible approach in which 10 core sports - athletics, badminton, men's boxing, hockey

By Paul OsborneLeduc, Canada will host the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge at the Leduc Recreation

Canada's ice sledge hockey national team will be joined by sides from Russia, South Korea and the United

season," said Scott Salmond, vice-president of hockey operations and national teams for Hockey Canada

Alberta fans have always had a passion for sledge hockey, and we're excited to get on the ice, defend

the gold medal and continue to prepare for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships."

The City of Leduc is honoured to be the host city for the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge."

By Michael PavittSkiers, fencers and swimmers are among the shortlist of athletes who are up for December's Allianz Athlete of the Month poll, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced.

their Athlete of the Month for December, via the IPC website here.The winner will succeed US ice sledge hockey

By Michael PavittDetails of the Opening Ceremony of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) have been announced, with 150 performers from Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein to take part.

young athletes vying for medals in Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey

Buffalo's HarborCenter into euphoria today as the United States secured gold at the International Ice Hockey

storiesJanuary 2015: Canada and US set up eighth successive Under-18 Women's World Championship ice hockey

Michael PavittA demonstration event aimed at encouraging prospective athletes to join a national sledge hockey

the Croatian National Paralympic Committee (CNPC), after they received 12 sledges from the Ice Sledge Hockey

Croatia hope to benefit from the programme by establishing a national ice sledge hockey team, and are

players.They are also holding various demonstration events across the country, focusing on schools and hockey

The Ice Sledge Hockey Equipment Loaner Programme was set up by the IPC in partnership with Ottobock to

Federation sign MoU to promote sledge hockeyNovember 2014: US women win inaugural IPC Sledge Hockey

2014: Italy win inaugural IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Series

By Michael PavittCanada and the US will meet in the final of the 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation

By Daniel EtchellsA total of 15 British athletes, spanning four sports, will compete at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein, it has been announced. 

A total of eight disciplines will feature, with biathlon, ice hockey, Nordic combined and ski jumping

as they squandered a 3-0 lead at the hands of Russia in the quarter-finals of the International Ice Hockey

By Paul OsborneThe tension was palpable on the final day of group play at the International Ice Hockey

By Nick ButlerA series of visually impaired tennis training camps will begin at the Lee Valley Hockey

By David OwenThe clean cycling group Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC) has published a compilation of doping statistics indicating that athletics had more confirmed cases in 2014 than any other sport.

cycling with 16.Wrestling was fifth on the list with 13 cases, then swimming with 12 and football, ice hockey