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Pakistan's Paralympian medal-winning stars snubbed, claims PNPC chief

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom DegunJanuary 14 - Tariq Mustafa (pictured), President of Pakistan's National Paralympics Committee (PNPC) has called on his country's Government and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to give more respect and recognition to the country's Paralympians following their performance at the recent Asian Para Games.

However, while the able-bodied squash team, hockey players and others continue to be rewarded, we remain


Innsbruck 2012 celebrate one year to go till inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games

  • Innsbruck 2012

By Tom DegunJanuary 13 - The Austrian city of Innsbruck is today celebrating the one year to go mark in the countdown to the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games.

edition, with the young athletes set to compete in the seven sports of biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey

mixed relay, the luge team relay, ski half pipe, snowboard slope style, figure skating team event, ice hockey


England Hockey take final look at players ahead of Indoor World Cup selection

  • Hockey

January 13 - England Hockey will use the 25th Leipzig Messestadt Cup in Germany next weekend for a final

coach Andy Halliday said: "The indoor game is ideal for developing many of the core skills of outdoor hockey

The England Hockey women will also be competing in the Leipzig Messestadt Cup.


Exclusive: Man with no legs barred from running World Championships marathon by International Paralympic Committee

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom DegunJanuary 11 - Britain's Richard Whitehead (pictured) is on collision course for a legal battle with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after it refused to accept his entry for the T46 marathon at this month's Athletics World Championships in New Zealand.

Nottinghamshire athlete, who represented Britain at the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in ice sledge hockey


Munich 2018 promises Olympic Movement "living legacy story that spans 80 years"

  • Pyeongchang 2018

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearJanuary 11 - Munich are promising to provide a unique moment in Olympic history if their bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is successful after handing in their Candidate File at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne today.

Schwank, the chief executive, handed over and were joined by Marcus Weber, a gifted young German ice hockey


Magnificent seven named in hockey All Star line-ups

  • Hockey

January 7 - Six England players and a coach have been named in the International Hockey Federation (FIH

Reading's Helen Richardson, the GB Hockey Athlete of the Year, Leicester's Crista Cullen and Reading

2010 All Star team.The teams, which feature a total of 36 players and four coaches who have lit up the hockey

their achievements over the past 12 months, were compiled using the recommendations and opinions of hockey


Vancouver Olympics most watched TV event in US outside NFL

  • Vancouver 2010

By David OwenJanuary 6 - The Vancouver Winter Olympics were one of very few events to challenge the National Football League's (NFL) dominance of a new table outlining the United States's most-viewed sports events of 2010.

audience of 106.5 million.A total of 18 Olympic broadcasts made the list, with the Canada v USA men's ice-hockey



India target record medal haul at London 2012

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearJanuary 2- India's Government has set its team a target of winning 12 medals at next year's London Olympics - four times more than they claimed at Beijing in 2008, which itself was their best-ever performance.

Paris in 1900 it has only ever won a total of 20 medals, nine of them gold.Eight of them have come in hockey

We are targeting three golds in London in 2012," said Viren Rasquinha, the former India hockey captain


"How many lives is a medal worth?" asked Australian PM after Moscow boycott ignored

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By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearDecember 31 - More secret documents have been published which shed light on the political machinations that went on as Governments tried to get their teams boycott the Olympics in Moscow in 1980.

Fraser is reported to have warned there might be a world war within three years.As it turned out, the hockey



Ryder Cup hero McDowell and Mr Judo lead New Year's Honours List

  • Golf

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearDecember 31 - Graeme McDowell, the Ryder Cup hero, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list published today, along with a CBE for George Kerr, a man known as "Mr Judo".

to host the 2015 edition of the tournament under the reign of Baron.There is also an MBE for former hockey


Badminton England chief executive vows to turn sport around for London 2012

  • Badminton

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearDecember 30 - Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy (pictured) has pledged to restore stability after a year of turmoil damaging to the sport's preparations for London 2012.

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


Pakistan set target of hockey gold at London 2012

  • Hockey

December 29 - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has set winning the gold medal at the 2012 London

Pakistan hockey can be at par with the top teams in the world," Ashraf said.

We have an set outline to achieve hockey titles and we want to make step by step progress and it does

2010: Pakistan greats blast appointment of DutchmanJune 2010: Dutchman appointed to lead Pakistan hockey

Junaid after foreign coaches fear over securityApril 2010: Pakistan open talks with Lissek to take over hockey


Helen Richardson: Successful year has set us up for London 2012

  • Inside the Blogs

In 2010 the England woman's hockey team made history by winning their first ever World Cup medal.

degrees, we were relieved to go home with another medal around our necks.I was recently awarded the GB Hockey

I was a little disappointed however that hockey didn't even get a snippet after the success we'd had