By Daniel EtchellsThe 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein is set to get underway in less than a month's time as organisers complete their final preparations for the multi-sport event. 

year-olds will be vying for medals in Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey

By Paul OsborneSochi 2014 has been named as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) top moment of 2014.

which made the top five.Second on the list was NBC broadcasting the gold medal match of the ice sledge hockey

By Daniel EtchellsGlasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallists, Euan Burton and Paddy Barnes, have been made Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the Queen's New Year's Honours list for services to judo and boxing respectively.

Kate Richardson-Walsh, captain of England women's hockey team that won silver at this year's Games, also

By Paul OsborneMartins Dukurs and Anastasija Grigorjeva have been named as Latvia's Athletes of the Year for 2014.

also took bronze at the World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Latvia's national ice hockey

award for best technical sport athlete during the annual awards ceremony.Latvia's men's national ice hockey

By Paul OsborneBeijing 2022 have begun a season-long campaign of sport and cultural events in order to attract more people to winter sports and boost support for the city's Winter Olympic and Paralympic bid.

Skating Championships in Shanghai from March 23 to 29, before ending on the 2015 International Ice Hockey

By Nick ButlerRussian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpischev has called for facilities in Sochi to be developed to allow top-level tennis competitions to take place in the Winter Olympic host city.

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By David OwenRussia looks set to rely on donations from private individuals to balance the books of the 2018 World Cup Organising Committee, in what appears to be an early example of how the current crisis may impact on its plans for hosting a succession of international sports events.

Russia's richest man - due to stage World Championships in Russia next year.They will be followed by ice-hockey

By Paul OsborneHereditary Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein has been handed a VIP ticket for the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

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

Olympic Festival announces two bands to perform at medal ceremoniesNovember 2014: EYOF school sports hockey

By Duncan MackayFormer Sochi 2014 President and chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko has been appointed as the new head of Gazprom-Media, Russia's largest media company, it has been announced. 

too in recent weeks, having last month been taken over as President of the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey

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By Daniel EtchellsEuropean Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) volunteers have been given a briefing at a gathering in Bendern, Liechtenstein.

Olympic Festival announces two bands to perform at medal ceremoniesNovember 2014: EYOF school sports hockey

By Duncan MackayKazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has admitted that he was initially reluctant to back Almaty's campaign to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but now, having examined the bid closely, is ready to throw his full support behind it.

events during the 2011 Asian Winters with Almaty staging the skiing events, bandy and some of the ice hockey

The skating events and the majority of the ice hockey was held in Astana.The Ceremonies were also split

achievement in 2014.Best sport of 2014• While most people remember the Winter Olympics for the ice hockey

were a number of great moments at the Commonwealth Games, including some stunning finals in athletics, hockey

wise move.• But for sheer tension between the speakers, a joint-event attended by International Ice Hockey

Federation President René Fasel and National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman topped the bill

By Mike RowbottomChristmas Day 2014 will mark the anniversary of extraordinary events along parts of the line between British and German forces in Northern France during the First World War as soldiers from both sides created their own brief truce, during which they exchanged gifts and engaged in impromptu games of football before resuming their business of mutual slaughter on Boxing Day.It was one of the most memorable examples in history of sport's transcending power to unite.Meanwhile, Manchester's National Football Museum has just opened a new exhibition, taking place from December 19 to September 15, looking at the role of...

College, he distinguished himself as a scholar and a sportsman, representing the College at rugby, hockey

By Daniel EtchellsThe first VIP ticket for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Opening Ceremony has been presented to the Federal President of Austria, Heinz Fischer.

with them the first three EYOF medals -  a gold, silver and bronze.Also joining the party were ice hockey

Pölten Hockey Academy in January and is set to feature as part of Austria's under-18 team at the EYOF

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

Olympic Festival announces two bands to perform at medal ceremoniesNovember 2014: EYOF school sports hockey

By Emily GoddardThe Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has claimed there are positive signs for the nation's team ahead of Rio 2016 following the results of its latest benchmark study.

Our hockey men and women are at the top of their game [two medals]."