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ParalympicsGB and Cadbury stage latest Paralympic Potential Day at Surrey Sports Park

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By Tom DegunJune 3 - More than 50 athlete hopefuls from across Britain have participated in the latest Paralympic Potential Day to unearth hidden disabled talent at the Surrey Sports Park at the University of Surrey.

athletics, wheelchair basketball, swimming, powerlifting, wheelchair fencing, sitting volleyball, sledge hockey


Last leads mountain biking masterclass for young athletes preparing for UK School Games

  • Cycling

By David GoldJune 1 - British rider Annie Last led a masterclass in mountain biking for a group of aspiring young champions at Wharncliffe and Wheata woods near Sheffield, the venue for the 2011 Sainsbury's UK School Games mountain bike event.

of sports is as follows; cycling (mountain biking), athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey


Triple Olympic champion and London Mayor among 250,000 fans to miss out on 2012 tickets

  • London 2012

By Mike RowbottomJune 1 - More than 250,000 people who applied for London 2012 tickets, including triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins and the Mayor Boris Johnson, have missed out entirely after the vast majority of money was taken from accounts at midnight last night.

Sports where tickets will still be available include football, volleyball, handball, basketball and hockey


Crista Cullen: London 2012 could change hockey in Britain for ever

  • Inside the Blogs

We have serious intent to go even better than we did last year when the England women's hockey team won

Both countries take their hockey very seriously. The atmosphere will be amazing.

full-back, made her international debut in 2003 and has since been capped 43 times by GBGreat Britain Hockey


Exclusive: Gold Coast 2018 would "help image of Commonwealth Games" claims Mayor

  • Gold Coast 2018

By Duncan Mackay in Kuala LumpurMay 13 - Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke has claimed that his city would fit perfectly the ethos of the Commonwealth Games if their bid to host them in 2018 is successful.

of the men's and women's basketball.The remaining events such as wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, hockey

will also be done to Runaway Bay Indoor Sports Centre for squash and weightlifting, the Gold Coast Hockey


Putin influence earns Russia another World Championships

  • Ice Hockey

instrumental in helpng Russia being awarded another major event after they were chosen to host the 2016 Ice Hockey

Rivals Ukraine and Denmark both withdrew before the final vote at the International Ice Hockey Federation

(IIHF) Congress in Bratislava.Putin joined the Russian delegation, which included Russian Hockey Federation

hockey.Putin also claimed to having some "first-hand experience of playing this truly great game" of hockey

the Championships, Putin also received a special gift from the President of the IIHF, Rene Fasel – a hockey


Twenty20 cricket wanted for Commonwealth Games

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By Duncan Mackay in Kuala LumpurMay 10 - There is set to be a new push to get Twenty20 cricket into the Commonwealth Games, it has been revealed.

list of category one sports remains unaltered – aquatics-swimming, athletics, badminton, men's boxing, hockey


"London Prepares" as 2012 release more details on test events

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun in London May 6 – London 2012 have today announced that over 150,000 tickets will go on sale for the test event programme, which is being branded as the "London Prepares" series, with prices set to vary from event to event but range between £5 to £35.

addition, there will be another five London 2012 ticketed events that take place in May 2012 which will be hockey

at the Hockey Centre, wheelchair tennis at Eton Manor, water polo at the Aquatics Centre and athletics


Grill appointed Badminton England Performance Director

  • Badminton

By Tom DegunMay 6 - Jens Grill has been appointed Badminton England performance director in a series of key staff changes as the Great Britain World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) announced a reshuffle of the organisation heading into the London 2012 Olympic Games.

quitsDecember 2010: GB Badminton to ask itself "hard questions" to meet challenge of funding cutDecember 2010: Hockey



2011 UK School Games tickets go on sale

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By Tom DegunApril 29 - Tickets for the 2011 Sainsbury's UK School Games in Sheffield this September have gone on sale for just £5 ($8) per day.

Park.Meanwhile the final UK School Games in Sheffield will se athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey

badminton, fencing and volleyball at the English Institute of sport, gymnastics and judo at iceSheffield, hockey


Planet Ice to sponsor British Ice Sledge Hockey League

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By Tom DegunApril 20 - The British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) has announced that Planet Ice, the

UK's largest ice leisure provider, will be sponsoring the 2011 British Sledge Hockey (BSHL) League.

The BSHL will feature a number of the top sledge hockey teams in the UK including the Battle Back Bisons

Kestrels and the Peterborough Phantoms.Matt Lloyd, the chairman of the BSHA, said: "The British Sledge Hockey

interest from people who are getting excited about next year's London 2012 Paralympic Games and the ice hockey

fans who are looking for a hockey fix over the summer."

We are also really fortunate to have Planet Ice as our league sponsor as they bring ice hockey and event


Ali calls for jobs for Pakistani Paralympians

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By Tom DegunApril 20 - Haider Ali, who won a gold medal in the long jump at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou last year, has claimed that the Pakistani Government should provide jobs to top Paralympic athletes in order to reward them for their performances.

The Government announced attractive incentives for the Pakistan hockey team, the Pakistan cricket team


Prestige London 2012 contract for Neptunus

  • London 2012

April 18 - Temporary structures specialist Neptunus has been awarded a major contract by Prestige Ticketing to supply a corporate hospitality venue for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, they have announced.

designers, the Park will be home to, amongst others, the Velodrome, Aquatics Centre, Basketball Arena, Hockey