By Tom Degun in CoventryNovember 8 - British speed skating star Charlotte Gilmartin claimed the prestigious insidethegames Sportswoman of the Year crown at the sixth annual Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Awards.

marked a good night for Coventry as their other winners included Team of the Year for Elite League ice hockey

By Tom Degun in BirminghamNovember 6 - Jamaican sprint hero Usain Bolt and English heptathlete star Jessica Ennis claimed top honours at the prestigious 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards at the International Convention Centre (ICC) here tonight.

The Australian national men's hockey team, who won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, were also victors

November 6 - Hockey's fast-paced, high-scoring National Indoor Championships have been re-branded Super Sixes for 2011.

halves, will also have a new home in London.Wembley Arena will play host to the Super Sixes, the England Hockey

four thrilling matches contested by top English clubs which could boast some of the country's Olympic hockey

up on January 30, 2011, is the men's semi-finals, where the top four sides from the Indoor England Hockey

decider.With the chance to meet top players and family entertainment throughout the day the England Hockey

By Tom Degun in BirminghamNovember 5 - The International Convention Centre (ICC) here is all set to host the 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards tomorrow evening less than a month after the conclusion of the Delhi 2010 Games.

for Outstanding Young Achiever - a prize for athletes under 18-years-old - while the England's men's hockey

By Mike Rowbottom in BristolThere are several hundred people milling about at Filton College's newly laid running track. Teams of children from local Bristol schools chatter in their groups under floodlights, awaiting occasional calls to action. The section of enclosed seating near the finishing line is full up with spectators and VIPs, all sheltering from an evening wind that whips the banners set out along the infield into ceaseless activity.TV camera crews from ITV and BBC are on the prowl, their lights shining into the gloom of the stands to pick out relevant visiting parties. Photographers gather the yellow, white,...

There are tremendous facilities here which I have seen – for squash, badminton, hockey, swimming, rowing

Our women are doing really well in volleyball and field hockey. But only in our continent.

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Park in LondonNovember 4 - The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has supported the decision announced by Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson to withdraw the bid to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships in London.

the Olympic Park for the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Johnson commented: "We are bidding to hold the World Hockey

November 2 - Great Britain men's hockey squad for the upcoming double-header against Argentina has

By Tom Degun October 31 - London 2012 will take a "horses for courses" approach to testing for the venues to be used for the Olympics and Paralympics, Head of Sport Competition David Luckes has revealed, meaning some facilities will host major World Championships while others will hold lower-key events. 

Luckes, a former British Olympic hockey goalkeeper and one of the original team behind London’s successful

the five at the brand new Olympic Park in Stratford - the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre, the Hockey

October 26- An event designed to let young hockey players experience the thrill of a professional tournament

2010 Futures Cup will feature more than 300 of the country's most promising young talent at Cannock Hockey

the culmination of months of development, training, competition and selection as part of the England Hockey

Over the past four months, the young athletes - all aged between 15 and 18 - have received hockey coaching

"Participants will experience a hockey tournament in a performance environment with the focus on

Cup also offers youngsters an opportunity to showcase their abilities to the coaches of the England Hockey

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has revealed that Russia is going to bid to host the 2016 ice hockey

"We already informed the world game's ruling body, the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation

By Duncan Mackay in Acapulco British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 25 - New disciplines hoping to be included in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including women's ski jumping, must wait to find out whether they will be added to the programme after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) delayed the decision until next year.

Women's ice hockey, which was criticised in Vancouver for being too uncompetitive, also retained its

By Duncan Mackay in Acapulco British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 20 - Kereyn Smith will be the first woman to lead the New Zealand Olympic Committee after being announced as the new secretary general.

Maister, a member of the New Zealand hockey team that won the Olympic gold medals at Montreal

By Tom Degun in London   October 20 - Sporting bodies across Britain are braced for barren times ahead after Chancellor George Osborne slashed £300 million ($471 million) from the budget of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) but claimed that things were not as bad as they had feared.

" David Faulkner, Performance Director of Great Britain Hockey, said: "We are delighted

Forman's Fish Island in Stratford - which overlooks the Olympic Stadium - to help launch a bid to host the hockey

Warren (pictured) joined London Mayor Boris Johnson and England Hockey Board (EHB) chief executive

outline plans to stage both the men's and women's World Cups at the same time – at the Lee Valley Hockey

Under plans announced by London 2012 during the bid, the main hockey stadium will be a temporary venue

Johnson said: "Staging the Hockey World Cups at the new state-of-the-art Lee Valley Hockey

"Hosting the 2014 World Cups would provide another opportunity to engage with the 630,000 hockey

By Tom Degun October 19 - Simon Morton, head of events at UK Sport, has told insidethegames the Government Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), announced tomorrow by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (pictured), is likely to determine whether or not the 2015 World Athletics Championships come to London.

required as it will cost approximately 10 times more than London's bid for the 2014 men's and women's hockey