many who simply take part and do reasonably well.Even some practitioners in more humble sports like hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 26 - Many of Britain's young sports stars are travelling up to 800 miles a month, training six days a week and spending over £1,000 (£1552/€1190) a year on equipment and training in pursuit of sporting success, according to a new survey by the Youth Sport Trust.

required to be an elite athlete.The sports represented at the 2011 camp are canoeing, cycling, rowing, hockey

By David GoldDecember 25 - Britain's women's hockey squad has been announced for the International Hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 24 - Kiwi athletes and teams who have performed well this year, and those likely to do well at the London Olympics and Paralympics, are the big winners in the 2012 investment announcement by High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ).

Hockey is the big winner after getting a top-up of $600,000 (£367,000/€440,551) as a result of both the

By Mike RowbottomDecember 22 - Andy Hunt, the British Olympic Association chief executive, has cited the achievements of Keri-Anne Payne (pictured) as his favourite sporting performance of the year as he announced the recipients of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy.

Walker & Rebekah WilsonCurling - Tom Brewster, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews, Michael GoodfellowIce Hockey

successes at the World Sailing Championships – where they took three golds – and the Champions Trophy hockey

By David GoldDecember 21 - Ice hockey star Sidney Crosby (pictured) has been announced as the final ambassador

He is one of the best hockey players of his generation, and his passion, dedication and determination

December 18 - Some new Aminco retail pins have been released for the US market. These pins continue the pictogram series.

latest pins cover the following sports: Water Polo Archery Road Cycling Track Cycling Dressage Hockey

By David GoldDecember 15 - Australia's men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has selected a 28 man squad

By Tom DegunDecember 14 - Colombia's men's wheelchair basketball team have won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for November after finishing with a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara and qualifying for their first-ever Paralympics.

are only the second team to win the IPC Athlete of the Month award this year after Italy's ice sledge hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 13 - Russia are set to launch a bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics through the state of Dagestan, as first reported on insidethegames.

Paralympics, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2013 World Athletics Championships and the 2015 World Ice Hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 13 - USA Field Hockey have announced Nick Conway as the new women's national team

acting head coach from 2004-2005.In 2005, he was offered a challenging opportunity to revitalise men's hockey

States and elevate the men's national team to a higher international standard.Prior to joining USA Field Hockey

technical expertise at the very highest levels, combined with an in depth knowledge of the USA Field Hockey

By David GoldDecember 12 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has moved to clarify a dispute between

London next year.According to the English language Malaysian paper New Straits Times, the Malaysian Hockey

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesSeptember 2011: South Africa claim hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 11 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have honoured their top athletes, officials, media and contributors at their General Assembly in Beijing with alpine skier Gerd Schoenfelder and nordic skier Verena Bentele claiming the two top prizes at the 2011 Paralympic Awards Gala, which were partnered by Allianz.

Japan's ice sledge hockey squad were named the best team after picking up a shock silver medal in Vancouver

2011: Five nominated for Paralympic exemplary official awardOctober 2011: American ice sledge hockey

star Landeros shortlisted for best Paralympic Games debut awardOctober 2011: USA ice sledge hockey

By David GoldDecember 11 - Great Britain finished sixth at the Champions Trophy in Auckland as Germany beat Jason Lee's men 1-0.