By David GoldDecember 2 - With Great Britain's men's hockey team in Auckland for the Champions Trophy

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2011: As Britain's male hockey

2012 they will beg, borrow and steal to make it to the topNovember 2011: Great Britain selects 18-man hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) National Olympic Committee (NOC) have elected six individuals to serve as National Governing Body (NGB) representatives on the BOA Board of Directors.

They are Di Ellis from British Rowing, Hew Chalmers from British Curling, Richard Leman from GB Hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - USA Rugby chief executive Nigel Melville (pictured) has revealed that the United States are currently discussing a bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which would also see Canada host games in the competition.

America where rugby struggles for attention behind American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey

By Mike RowbottomAs Britain's male hockey players prepare for the Champions Trophy – a major step en

, Korea and New Zealand complete the field in what is regarded as the third most important event in hockey

But he is under no illusions that success on London 2012 will instantly turn Britain into a hockey-crazy

There was no chance of any boom in 1988 because hockey in this country then was being run by five or

"Hockey is a minority sport, and most people involved in it are more likely to be playing than watching

sub-continent.Apparently it stemmed from some political agitation among some past and present athletes – mainly hockey

By Duncan Mackay in SochiNovember 25 - Bosco, a sponsor of Russia's Olympic team for nearly ten years, have extended their support to Sochi 2014, it has been announced.

Coordination Commission for the Games, and René Fasel, the President of the International Ice Hockey

By Tom DegunNovember 23 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced an extension of their partnership with TeamFanShop meaning that the e-commerce service giant will continue hosting the National Olympic Committee's official online stores through to 2020.

store provider for six of the USOC's National Governing Bodies (NGB), which are USA Curling, USA Field Hockey

By David GoldNovember 23 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has agreed a long term partnership

This new agreement for telecast best of men hockey Champions Challenge and Champions Trophy, reaffirms

unprecedented value to FIH, not only in terms of the record licence fee, but also for us to guarantee hockey

fans and FIH sponsors unparalleled exposure for the world's best hockey events on the subcontinent's

By Tom DegunNovember 22 - Two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has returned to the city which shares her name following her first ever trip to the key London 2012 destination a year ago.

against West Ham United at the Ricoh Arena, attended the CPP Coventry Blaze v Nottingham Panthers ice hockey

By David GoldNovember 20 - Great Britain has named an 18-man squad for hockey's Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand, next month.

There, the four major sports cooperate so American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey all

the dedication required to compete at the top, with beach volleyballers, handballers, GB sprinters, hockey

By David GoldNovember 16 - The decision by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to award Ireland

Championships.Belgium will host a women's qualifying tournament as originally planned, at which the Irish women's hockey

will compete from March 17 until 25 against Spain, Belgium, France, Russia and Mexico.The National Hockey

a place at the Olympics.The chief executive of the Irish Sports Council, John Treacy, said: "Irish Hockey

The Irish Hockey high performance director, Dave Passmore, added: "To host the men's event is a real

Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, as well as hosts Britain, have already qualified for the men's hockey

By David GoldNovember 15 - Ukrainian pole vaulting legend Sergey Bubka, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Hickey and Sochi 2014 chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko (pictured) are the latest big names to be confirmed as speakers for the Russian International Olympic University's (RIOU) Brand Building and Communications course.

as well as delegates from Sochi 2014, the Kazan 2013 Universiade and the Bosnian and Hungarian Ice Hockey

communications course also features guest lecturers René Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey

By David GoldNovember 13 - The Argentinean women's hockey team have been granted a reprieve and a place

automatic spot at the Games as the highest ranked side yet to book a place at the Olympics.The Argentine Hockey

confirmed that Las Leonas had qualified for the London Games after being invited by the International Hockey