By Paul OsborneApril 23 - Germany's national hockey teams will be kitted out in Reece Australia apparel

and equipment for the next two Olympic Games following a new partnership with the German Hockey Federation

The deal will sees Reece Australia replace Adidas hockey as a premium partner of the DHB with the company

deal.From 2015 Reece Australia will also become the new supplier and premium partner of the German Hockey

long-term six year contract provides us with a wonderful opportunity to further develop the sport of hockey

With Leipzig set to host the 2015 World Indoor Hockey Championships, Arnold de Bruin, general manager

The sport of hockey is the most successful German Olympic team sport and offers us a perfect opportunity

By Nick ButlerApril 22 - An amusement park close to the Olympic Park in Sochi dubbed Russia's "Disneyland" will open its doors to visitors in May before a "Grand Opening" in early June, it has been revealed.

sprawling Imeret Lowlands adjacent to the Park, which it also borders, close to the Bolshoy Arena where ice hockey

By Paul OsborneApril 20 - America's Evelyn Furtsch has made history by becoming the first female Olympic champion in athletics to live for a century and the oldest living track and field gold medallist.

due lack of training opportunities, she ended her track career at an early age and instead took up hockey

By Emily GoddardApril 17 - Construction on the Rio 2016 Olympic Park has resumed after workers today ended their two-week strike over wages and benefits.

underway on the long-delayed Deodoro zone of venues, which are set to host events such as shooting, field hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 17 - French Alpine skier Marie Bochet has been chosen as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Best Female Athlete at Sochi 2014 after a public vote.

the slopes in Sochi winning four gold medals ©AFP/Getty ImagesThe Frenchwoman now joins ice sledge hockey

By Emily GoddardApril 17 - Hockey Canada has begun its team selection process for Pyeongchang 2018, where

candidates for the under-18 team and 49 for the development squad, will also be considered for the 2015 Ice Hockey

, physical fitness, testing and training.Canada's women will be looking to defend their Olympic ice hockey

[email protected] storiesDecember 2013: Olympic gold medallists lead Canadian women's ice hockey

By Emily GoddardApril 16 - Shahnaz Sheikh, the former Hockey World Cup winner named as Pakistan's new

The Olympic silver and bronze medallist's appointment came at a Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Executive

Hockey is a result-oriented sport; we've lost supporters and fans because we keep losing at international

Sheikh welcomed the move by current PHF President Akhtar Rasool and secretary Rana Mujahid to place hockey

I've told them that under my watch, every player in the camp will need to live, breath, and think hockey

Shahnaz Sheikh has promised to deliver results at Pakistan's new hockey head coach ©Getty ImagesThe PHF

By Nick ButlerApril 16 - Russia's sports hub Kazan will host the 2016 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships, it has been announced.

Championships in Moscow and the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, with the 2016 World Ice Hockey

By Nick ButlerApril 15 - New Zealand's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Barry Maister has spoken of his honour and privilege after his 40 years of service in the sports world was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Sport New Zealand.

the honour at the annual New Zealand Sport and Recreational Awards in Christchurch, began life as a hockey

financial position.Two other Lifetime Achievement Awards were also handed out, to the former cricket and hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 11 – Russian Nordic skiers Elena Remizova and Alena Kaufman are among five nominees for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Best Female Athlete at Sochi 2014 award, after claiming seven medals between them for the host nation last month.

of performances at Sochi 2014.Declan Farmer, who was part of the victorious United States ice sledge hockey

By Paul Osborne at at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 11 - SportAccord has unveiled the 17 International Sports Federations which will make up the programme for the inaugural World Urban Games, expected to take place in 2016 following the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

and new disciplines being put forward for the roster.The likes of athletics, basketball, cycling and hockey

within the Urban Games are: cycling, roller, dance, floorball, baseball/softball, basketball, lacrosse, hockey

By Zjan ShirinianApril 11 - The Olympic and Paralympic flags are flying above Gangwon Province in South Korea - where the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games will be held - to mark the 1,400-day countdown.

skater Lee Sang-hwa, who won 500 metres gold at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, was joined by ice sledge hockey

By Paul Osborne April 10 - America's ice sledge hockey star Declan Farmer has been voted by the public

loss to the number ones seeds.Declan Farmer (left) was crucial in the US' defence of the ice sledge hockey

America's gold medal in Sochi saw them become the first ever ice sledge hockey team to successfully win

By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 9 - A vision to promote a positive image of Kazakhstan has been launched through the Astana Presidential Professional Sports Club, showcased here today. 

team Astana Motorsport; basketball club Astana; football and water polo clubs, also called Astana; ice hockey

By Emily GoddardApril 9 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has revealed it has received 21 candidates

women and two men - of the eight seats on offer.The elections are due take place during this year's Hockey

ensuring the "athletes as a whole are respected as a group" on the international scene.Athens 2004 Olympic hockey

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

I have been an indoor hockey player for 10 years now and have spent the last three with the national

To have the chance to be a voice and representative for hockey would be a true privilege."