By Tom DegunSeptember 15 - The Great Britain wheelchair rugby team showed exactly why they will be strong medal contenders at the London 2012 Paralympic Games next year as they claimed second place at the 2011 GB Cup in Cardiff.

Wheelchair rugby is a terrifying fusion of ice hockey, handball and rugby while the game was founded

year's Champions Trophy after a late bid from India to remain as hosts failed, the International Hockey

After seeing the facilities and infrastructure first hand I am very confident that Hockey New Zealand

offer support to ensure this is a truly fantastic event," said Hilary Poole, the chief executive of Hockey

The FIH rejected the Indian Sports Ministry-brokered peace agreement between rival factions Hockey India

and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), saying there could not be more than one federation running the

 "All the meetings were positive but we made it clear that what FIH wants is a single body for hockey

By Tom Degun at City Hall in LondonSeptember 13 - Shaun Dawson, the chief executive of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, has told the London Assembly that there is still a possibility Leyton Orient could move to Eton Manor following the conclusion of the London 2012 Games.

first concern is the potential loss of around £30 million [$47 million/€35 million] of investment in hockey

I can also see some significant practical issues around the programming of hockey and tennis requirements

comments made by Baroness Ford saying that she was referring to the area of Eton Manor that features the hockey

By David GoldSeptember 11 - Swedish Paralympic and world champion Anders Olsson raced to victory in record time at the Swimming with the Centurions event in Alcatraz, which saw over 200 participants swim from the former prison island off the California coast to San Francisco.

story, which saw him paralysed from the waist down in the late 1990s after having been a promising ice hockey

By Tom DegunSeptember 7 - The Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games have been given a glowing review by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission, who have concluded their fourth and final inspection of the Austrian host city.

will be seen for the first time at an Olympics such as snowboard slopestyle, ski half pipe and ice hockey

By Tom DegunSeptember 6 - One of Britain's top wheelchair rugby officials has said that he is confident of medal success at the London Paralympics as the 2011 GB Cup gets underway in the Welsh capital Cardiff.

Wheelchair rugby - often referred to as "murderball" - is a fusion of ice hockey, handball and rugby

- India have been stripped of its right to host the Champions Trophy in December, the International Hockey

At issue is the governance structure of the sport of hockey in India.

The FIH recognised Hockey India as the national governing body following the suspension of the Indian

Hockey Federation (IHF) following a bribery scandal.But IHF's status was restored by an Indian court

in India Negre predictsJanuary 2010: Kalmadi claims it is too late for FIH to move hockey World Cup

from DelhiJanuary 2010: Hockey World Cup in doubt again after new threat to Indian elections

day.David Faulkner won 225 England and GB international caps and was part of the 1988 gold medal winning hockey

He joined England Hockey as Performance Director in April 2005. 

Breckenridge was the venue for Freestyle skiing, and Denver would host ice hockey and figure skating

By Tom Degun in SheffieldSeptember 1 - The 2011 Sainsbury's UK School Games, a major multi-sport event for young people organised by the Youth Sport Trust, got underway in style tonight as the Motorpoint Arena here in Sheffield staged a spectacular Opening Ceremony.

included in the UK School Games.The programme now includes athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey

By Duncan MackaySeptember 1 - Chris Overholt has been appointed as the new chief executive and secretary general of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), it was announced today.

United States for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football and Florida Panthers in the National Hockey

By Tom DegunAugust 31 - The Zimbabwe Paralympic Committee (ZPC) and the United States Embassy have held an event to celebrate the upcoming International Paralympic Day, which will take place on September 8 this year in the iconic London landmark Trafalgar Square.

The event in Zimbabwe saw around 200 people gather at the Magamba Hockey Arena in a move designed to

DegunAugust 31 - Ford Motor Company have announced they will become the official vehicle partner of Hockey

The New Zealand men's and women's hockey teams, who are referred to as the Black Sticks, are both outside

Ford is such an iconic brand and we are thrilled to have them as our partner," said Hockey New Zealand's

Hockey is a growing sport in New Zealand and this commercial support allows us to deliver top quality

The three-year contract also sees Ford support New Zealand's next generation of hockey players through

nationally next year to give primary school children a taste for hockey and connect them with their

Sports Wheelchair Tennis Capacity 10,500 Post Olympics Tennis, hockey and 5-

as another four warm up courts.After the Games the venue will be used for a number of sports, with hockey

competition at the venue.This will include a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts, a hockey

centre and ten five-a-side football pitches, and the hockey pitches are planned to be relocated from

the Hockey Centre.The final work on Eton Manor will take place in Spring 2012 when temporary stands

London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games approved making the playing surface blue, whereas hockey

is traditionally played on green surfaces, whilst the run off areas will be pink.All hockey games will