By David GoldJuly 9 - Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, will chair the proceedings of this year's Global Sports Industry Congress (GSIC), which will focus on the myriad sports events coming to the country in the coming years.

next year and the World Swimming Championships in Kazan two years later.In addition, the World Ice Hockey

By Sara EvansJuly 9 - Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium has announced that is bringing back its highly acclaimed series of broadcast features which tell the stories of the country's athletes and deliver London 2012 news. 

Canadian athletes at London 2012 are covered as are outstanding Canadian performances and results.Women's hockey

The selection of Richard Mantell and George Pinner to Team GB as reserve athletes for Britain's men's hockey

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Hockey. Both, in my view, worrying pastimes.

Being struck just once by a cricket ball, and, during a school match, by a hockey ball, was enough to

confirm this view.How scary must it be, then, to find oneself in goal during a hockey match – standing

"I still remember being hit as a child while playing hockey, and someone saying to me:  'It's only

"Even if they've got sticks in hockey, the fists are worse," says Jukes, a pleasant and strongly built

By Duncan MackayJuly 6 - Pyeongchang have unveiled several changes to their plans for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, including moving the Opening and Closing Ceremonies to a new venue.

the number of local businesses taking the opportunity to relocate there.The main complex for the ice hockey

necessary facilities and overlay needed at Games time, Pyeongchang 2018 claim.A proposal to hold the ice hockey

This is thanks to all of our Russian national championship winning teams in football, ice hockey, basketball

with 27 summer sporting events (as opposed to the traditional 13) including football, athletics, field hockey

July 1 - London 2012 released some new retail pins last week across a number of themes.

along with the London 2012 logo.The sports depicted in the set are weightlifting, sailing, tennis, hockey

Team GB House in LondonJune 27 - Barry Middleton has been named captain of a 16-strong Team GB men's hockey

world.Middleton (pictured above) said his team will be doing their upmost to medal at London 2012, when the hockey

Trophy and bronze at the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship.Team GB have won Olympic gold in men's hockey

I'm delighted to welcome such a talented and experienced group of men's hockey players to Team GB for

Under Jason Lee's leadership, the squad have developed a very fast, skillful and exciting brand of hockey

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By Sara EvansJune 25 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Nike have unveiled their medal stand apparel and footwear for London 2012, with a special focus on American pride details.

"Look Two" (pictured above, centre) and will be worn by podium atheletes from the basketball, field hockey

By Duncan MackayJune 24 - The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) will launch its Master of Sport Administration (MSA) course at Russia.Park in Perks Field, Kensington Gardens, on July 30, they have announced. 

Potanin, the chairman of the RIOU's Supervisory Board; René Fasel, the President of the International Ice Hockey

By Mike Rowbottom June 24 - European long jump champion Ineta Radēviča, who raised eyebrows on the eve of the Athens 2004 Olympics by posing for a Playboy photoshoot dedicated to athletes about to compete at the event, now has a very different focus as she prepares to defend her title in Helsinki before going on to the London 2012 Games.

Latvian-born athlete who now trains in Moscow, where she lives with her husband, the Russian international ice hockey

National Sports Centre in MarlowJune 21 - Alex Danson, key forward for the British women's Olympic hockey

story at [email protected] storiesJune 2012: Kerry juggles injury-hit GB women's hockey

line-up for Investec tournamentMay 2012: Injured stars picked for GB women's Olympic hockey teamMay

2012: GB win in women's hockey test event overshadowed by injuries to Cullen and Danson

By Mike RowbottomJune 20 - Australia men's hockey team, favourites for gold at London 2012, has won an

the opposite group.Hockey Australia put in an official protest and the Federation of International Hockey

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesMay 2012: Britain to cross swords with Argentina in potentially fiery opening men's hockey

By Tom DegunJune 17 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe says he is hopeful Glasgow's bid for the 2018 Youth Olympics will be a success, owing to the legacy of the 2012 Games in bringing more major sporting events to Britain.

have got the World Athletics Championships there in 2017 in addition to the women's and men's European Hockey

for the Olympics and also put on more on sale for a number of events in the Olympic Park, including hockey

Approximately 50,000 tickets are on sale now that the hockey competition draws are complete and further

A total of 25,000 hockey tickets and a limited number of tickets for diving, handball, modern pentathlon