By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 9 - Sapporo's sporting history and brand is the secret behind the 2017 Asian Winter Games, the city's Vice-Mayor Ikushima Noriaki has claimed.

in the city, are due to feature 11 disciplines from five different sports - biathlon, curling, ice hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 9 - Infostrada Sports and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced an extension of their long-standing partnership agreement which will now run until after Pyeongchang 2018. 

international federation for nine sports: alpine skiing, athletics, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey

By Paul Osborne at the Gloria Serenity Resort in Belek April 8 - Turkey's sporting infrastructure is soon to receive a huge boost as progress continues on the new Gloria Sports Arena in Belek.

from traditional Olympic sports, such as badminton and boxing, to more unusual sports, like underwater hockey

By Nick Butler at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 8 - Gian-Franco Kasper has been elected the new President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) during the General Assembly here today.

International Ski Federation (FIS), will replace fellow Swiss René Fasel, head of the International Ice Hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 6 – Australia has named its swimming squad for this year's Commonwealth Games following the conclusion of the Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane today, and sees the likes of world champions Cate Campbell, Christian Sprenger and James Magnusson aiming for gold in Glasgow.

high performance director and Dutchman Jacco Verhaeren as the country's new head coach, while former Hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 3 - As Australia aims to top the medal table at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, netball and lawn bowls are the only two sports on the programme to get an "above target" rating following a performance report by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

to key personnel.John Bertrand replaced Barclay Nettlefold as Swimming Australia President, former Hockey

By Paul OsborneApril 2 - Outstanding America athletes who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have today been honoured by the United States Olympic Committee in the inaugural Best of the US awards programme.

women's standing super-G, before secured another bronze in the super-combined event.The US men's sledge hockey

team won Team of the Paralympic Games after claiming the first ever back-to-back Paralympic sledge hockey

gold medals in the history of the Games with its 1-0 win against Russia.The US men's ice sledge hockey

By Gary AndersonApril 2 - Russia's Roman Petushkov heads a list of five athletes nominated for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Best Male Athlete of Sochi 2014 after claiming an impressive six gold medals at his home Games last month.

open relay.Sixteen-year-old Farmer was an instrumental part of the United States' run to ice sledge hockey

By Paul Osborne at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in LondonApril 2 - The south of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is set to open to the public this Saturday (April 5) marking the first time since the end of London 2012 that visitors can explore the whole of the iconic Park.

Park ©Getty ImagesAs work continues on the Olympic Park, visitors can expect to see the Lee Valley Hockey

the public in June.The Centre boasts four indoor and six outdoor courts, as well as two of the best hockey

Investec London Cup in 2014, the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters from 2014 until 2016 and the European Hockey

By Paul OsborneApril 1 - South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched an investigation into seven of its winter sports federations in an effort to uncover any illegal wrongdoings and rebuild the public's trust before Pyeongchang 2018. 

The Ministry is set to look into the skating, ice hockey, curling, skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh/skeleton

By Nick Butler at the Olympic Council of Asia Headquarters in Kuwait CityMarch 31 - Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has claimed promising athletes in need will be supported all over the world.

not a proud winter sport heritage, but there are now opportunities for various sports including ice hockey

athletes in Japan who were impacted by the tsunami as well as Olympic bronze medal-winning women's ice hockey

By Emily GoddardMarch 31 - Trinidad and Tobago is aiming for a top ten finish at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, National Olympic Committee President Brian Lewis has revealed to insidethegames.

athletes," he added.Its athletes will also compete in three team sports, namely rugby sevens, netball and hockey

By Paul OsborneMarch 30 - Hockey India has dropped its threat to pull its men's team out of the Glasgow

Last week the national governing body asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to pull the men's hockey

studies and then for the London 2012 Olympics, information the player had allegedly tried to keep from Hockey

I never spoke to any Hockey India official."

It will be better if you ask Hockey India, as I have been told to only concentrate on the national camp

He added that he was still confident Hockey India will continue to back him.Contact the writer of this

By Gary AndersonMarch 29 - The cities of Sarajevo and East Sarajevo have hosted their first inspection visit from members of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Commission as preparations get underway for the 2017 Winter EYOF.

1,600 athletes who will be competing in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country, figure skating, ice hockey

By Nick ButlerMarch 26 - A reception will be held at the White House to celebrate the achievements of the United States teams at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, it has been announced. 

medals.At the Paralympics meanwhile they finished down in eighth place with two gold medals in ice sledge hockey

involved in an unsuccessful bet with Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper over the outcome of an ice hockey