By Gary AndersonJuly 24 - Defending world champions Canada will join hosts Russia, the Czech Republic and Norway as the teams taking part in a test event for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The International Ice Sledge Hockey "4 Nations" Tournament is due to take place in the Russian city from

by virtue of their performances at this year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

The Shayba Arena in Sochi will host the ice sledge hockey competition at next years Paralympic Winter

tryoutsApril 2013: We "don't like the taste of silver", says US ice sledge hockey captain after

losing world title to CanadaApril 2013: Canada defeat USA to claim title at Sledge Hockey World

By Duncan MackayJuly 24 - Leading beer manufacturer Heineken have renewed their deal to be the home base for Dutch athletes and their families, media, sponsors and fans during the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014 and the Summer Games at Rio 2016, it was announced today. 

Minoru Arenas in Richmond, a suburb of the Canadian city and normally the home to the junior league ice hockey

The Dutch women's hockey team celebrated winning the Olympic gold medal at London 2012 by beating Argentina

By Emily GoddardJuly 23 - Blue hockey pitches, as seen at the London 2012 Olympics, will also be a feature

of the sport's tournament at Rio 2016, according to the International Hockey Federation chief executive

The Games marked the first time that a blue hockey pitch with pink surrounds and a yellow ball, had been

Blue is set to be the colour of the pitch for hockey at Rio 2016 after the success of London 2012, International

Hockey Federation Kelly Fairweather has revealed England Hockey chief executive Sally Munday claimed

World League pitch in LondonFebruary 2013: International Hockey extends Preferred Pitch deal with

Olympic supplier Polytan|STIMarch 2011: Blue is the colour for hockey at London 2012

Hockey's Ottobock equipment loaner programme, which provides equipment to interested countries or Ice Hockey

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey has a two-year partnership with worldwide Paralympic partner Ottobock to develop

with sledges for either six month or one year terms.The Italian Ice Sport Federation and Norwegian Ice Hockey

Federation, said: "The programme will enable the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation to reach new potential

Another objective is to promote ice sledge hockey among children with spina-bifida."

Most of the Italian athletes who play ice sledge hockey at this time are amputees, and we believe we

By Gary AndersonJuly 22 - Olympic gold medallist Ian Taylor, chief executive of SkillsActive, has welcomed recent figures that show sports participation has been boosted by London 2012 but warned more needs to be done to continue the legacy.

Ian Taylor (right), here celebrating the victory of Britain's hockey team at Seoul 1988, is now chief

, trying to help ensure London 2012 leaves a positive legacy Taylor, the goalkeeper when Britain's hockey

contested across the seven winter sports of biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, skating, skiing, luge and ice hockey

By Emily GoddardJuly 19 - The world's top ice hockey players from the National Hockey League (NHL) will

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association

We are delighted that a final agreement is in place to ensure some of the world's best ice hockey players

The athletes will enjoy competing in our world class ice hockey venues, one of them our magnificent Bolshoy

Ice Hockey is one of only two winter sports that can trace its Olympic history further back to the Winter

result of the constructive discussions which will ensure that once again we will see the world's top ice hockey

By Emily GoddardJuly 19 - The United States is holding its tryouts for the 2013-2014 ice sledge hockey

at Sochi 2014 with a second-place finish at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

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By Emily GoddardJuly 18 - The National Hockey League (NHL) has said it is waiting for an agreement that

is currently being worked on to send the world's top ice hockey players to next February's Sochi Olympics

deputy commissioner Bill Daly explained that only once a deal between his organisation, the National Hockey

League Players' Association, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Ice Hockey

By James CrookJuly 17 - Kazan 2013 has come to an end with a spectacular Closing Ceremony as Russia celebrated the triumphs of its team, which amassed a record-breaking 292 medals over the course of what has been undoubtedly one of the highest profile Universiades in history. 

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By Emily GoddardJuly 17 - Cali 2013 has unveiled its programme for the World Games, with gymnastics, billiards, karate, powerlifting and squash being just some the 31 sports featuring over the 11 days of competition in the Colombian city.

figure skating, gymnastics, sumo, karate, rescue and fin swimming all being contested.Billiards, inline hockey

By James CrookJuly 17- Baseball and softball are still hopeful of striking a deal to release Major League Baseball (MLB) players for the Olympics should the sports gain a place on the programme, despite MLB commissioner Bud Selig ruling out the possibility of a season break. 

Association (NBA), to compete in the Games as their season runs through the winter months.Meanwhile, ice hockey

situation to the MLB where there has been doubt over the availability of top players from the National Hockey

By Emily GoddardJuly 16 - Russia's men and South Korea's women have taken the respective hockey titles

time.The match was settled in the 41st minute by Anton Kornilov to see the host nation's men add a hockey

The German field hockey team beats Malaysia and claims bronze at Kazan 2013 South Korea's women handed

South Korea win the women's hockey tournament at the 2013 Universiade Japan claimed the bronze medal

By Emily GoddardJuly 15 - Hilary Poole has today announced her resignation as chief executive of Hockey

New Zealand and the Hockey Foundation after being appointed to carry out the same function at Netball

Poole, who will leave hockey in early October, said she was excited by the new challenge that awaits

The tough part is that I am very sad to leave my team at Hockey New Zealand who are an amazingly talented

However, I won't be far away, and I have every confidence hockey will continue to go from strength to

Hockey is in a much stronger place than it was four years ago at a similar stage in the Olympic cycle

World Cup after dedicated FIH workshopOctober 2012:  Batch set on getting New Zealand hockey

By Gary AndersonJuly 12 - Swimmer Michael Jamieson has been named the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Sportsman of the Year following a successful 2012-2013 season which saw him claim Olympic silver in the 200 metres breaststroke at London 2012.

joined on the Sportsman of the Year shortlist by fellow Olympian Harry Martin, a member of the British hockey