By Nick ButlerOleg Shishov, a Russian businessman heavily involved the construction of facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi, has been detained on suspicion of deliberately withholding wages from employees amounting to RUB35,000 (£7,000/$11,500/€9,000).

Omsk who owns Mostovik Construction Company, headed development for the Bolshoy Ice Dome, in which ice hockey

By Emily GoddardThe Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) has launched a lottery project to help raise money to help send the country's athletes to the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

a number of sports, including athletics, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, cricket, football, golf, hockey

By Daniel EtchellsThe European Youth Olympic Festival's (EYOF) school sports hockey challenge was launched

Organised by EHC Montafon, the valley's ice hockey club, a total of 28 pupils from classes in Tschagguns

fellow hosts Liechtenstein, due to place on January 30 between 11am and 2pm, just before the EYOF ice hockey

first female team to be crowned champions of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

winless European side 2-0 in the semi-final to seek their revenge over the Americans.The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2014: IPC to stage first Ice Sledge Hockey

By Nick Butler at the Centara Convention Centre in BangkokLondon 2012 800 metres champion David Rudisha was a big winner here tonight at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Gala Awards Ceremony, with the United States and Russian Olympic Committees also honoured.

Canada were awarded two team awards for their male and female ice hockey victories, while the French

GoddardThe International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is preparing to host its first ever Ice Sledge Hockey

We have known for a long time that ice sledge hockey has huge potential to be popular with fans around

and excited by what they saw at Sochi, to have more opportunities to try-out and compete in sledge hockey

The event, which is being organised as part of the Sixth Annual Cruiser's Cup Sledge Hockey Tournament

be the catalyst for growth and awareness of international women's hockey," said Ken Hall, director of

sledge hockey for Cruisers Sports for the Physically Disabled.Those interested in trying out women's

By Paul OsborneThe head coach of Switzerland's national women's ice hockey team, René Kammerer, has been

René Kammerer has significantly influenced the Swiss Women's Hockey over the past ten years," says Ralph

René Kammerer led the Swiss national women's ice hockey team to bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games

By Daniel Etchells at the IMD Business School in LausanneHanne Sejer, deputy chief executive of Sport Event Denmark, has claimed generating the support of the Danish public and Government to bid for major events has not been an issue there, despite the problems that many European countries have faced.

Championships "perfect" as city eyes another bid in "around 2021"May 2014: Denmark to host 2018 Ice Hockey

Scott Sandison and Iran's Sanaz Heidari have been appointed as the final members of the International Hockey

I am really excited to join the FIH Athletes' Committee," said Heidari, who has played indoor hockey

This is a great opportunity to be an ambassador for Iran and help promote the development of hockey,

I have the chance over the next four years to be a voice and ambassador for hockey."

of this story at [email protected] storiesJune 2014: Four players elected to hockey

Athletes' Committee in historic first vote April 2014: International Hockey Federation reveals 21 Athletes

By Duncan MackayParalympics New Zealand (PNZ) has appointed Olympic gold medallist Selwyn Maister as its new chairman,  it announced today. 

Maister, a member of the New Zealand hockey team that won the Olympic gold medal at Montreal 1976, replaces

Selwyn Maister represented New Zealand's hockey team from 1965 to 1980, including three Olympic Games

, and was the team's captain in 1973 and 1974.Selwyn Maister was part of the New Zealand hockey team,

By Daniel EtchellsThe International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Rio 2016 has announced the selection

Following on from the success of the hockey pitches at those Olympics in London, the two competition

The blue turf at London 2012, made hockey one of the most talked about and broadcast sports of the 2012

India's men's hockey team qualified for Rio 2016 after claiming the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games

©Getty ImagesThe hockey competition, scheduled to take place at the Olympic Hockey Centre in the Deodoro

pitchMarch 2011: Blue is the colour for hockey at London 2012

By Gary AndersonInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Jacques Rogge has visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan on his first mission as a Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Youth Refugees and Sport.

implement a full programme for youngsters to play sports including football, volleyball, basketball, field hockey

By Gary AndersonIndia officially launched its Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme today which aims to increase the country's medal tally at Rio 2016 and identify potential future stars for Tokyo 2020.

Olympics that includes nine gold, six silver and 11 bronze.Eight of those gold have come from the men's hockey

By Paul OsborneSwiss watch manufacturer Tissot has been announced as the official timekeeper of the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada.

official time keeper for a number of International Sports Federations, including the International Ice Hockey

particular events.Alpine skiing, snowboarding, curling, figure skating, short track speed skating and ice hockey

By Gary AndersonInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) honorary member Sir Tay Wilson of New Zealand has died at the age of 89, it has been announced.

chairman and a life member of the New Zealand Rowing Association.He also had interests in swimming, hockey