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Double Olympic gold medallist leads athletes elected to new BOA Commission

  • News

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 7 - Double Olympic sailing gold medallist Sarah Webb (pictured) leads the group of 14 athletes who will form the new British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission, chaired by former world rowing champion Sarah Winckless.

Other members of the Commission elected are hockey player Ben Hawes, athletes Emily Freeman and Goldie


Russian Senators call for Mutko's sacking over five breakfasts a day claims

  • Sochi 2014

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 5 - Senior senators have called for Vitaly Mutko's dismissal as Russia's Sports Minister following revelations he charged for five breakfasts a day during the Vancouver Olympics and a new survey ranked him as the country's second most disliked Government official.

Vyacheslav Fetisov, one of Russia's greatest ever ice hockey players who won two Olympic gold medals


Call for Test series dates to be changed to avoid Commonwealth Games

  • New Delhi 2010

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 2 - Commonwealth Games officials in New Delhi are trying to get the Indian Government to put pressure on the cricket authorities to change the dates of their Test series against Australia later this year to avoid a clash they fear will overshadow their event.

Cricket attracts a passionate following in India and organisers of the hockey World Cup in New Delhi


Kate Walsh: Our aim is a gold medal at London 2012

  • Inside the Blogs

Hi, my name’s Kate Walsh, and I'm the current England and Great Britain women’s hockey captain

That's one of the things I love so much about playing hockey - the different personalities coming

That's around 20 hours a week, covering hockey sessions, weights sessions, speed and conditioning.

Full-time training is extremely hard work but we love playing hockey so much.

A number of players in the squad still juggle work and hockey training.


Hockey India sets new date for elections

  • Hockey

June 30 - Hockey India has set July 29 as the new date for its much-delayed elections knowing that if

Earlier this month, Hockey India had ratified the affiliations of 33 units, including four institutional

Hockey India has postponed its elections several times, leading to International Hockey Federation (FIH

To make matters worse for Hockey India, the Delhi high court had earlier this reinstated the KPS Gill-led

in 2008 and replaced by Hockey India.

is too late for FIH to move hockey World Cup from Delhi January 2010: Hockey World Cup in doubt again


Thieves cannot ruin wedding day for British Paralympian

  • Latest (Paralympics)

June 26 - Anthony Booth (pictured), a British Paralympian whose artificial legs were stolen, was given a specially-made new pair so he could walk his sister down at the aisle at her wedding today.

The 33-year-old, who represented Britain in the ice sledge hockey at the Winter Paralympics in Nagano



Indian Olympians complain to IOC about Kalmadi

  • Latest

June 23 -  Former Indian Olympians launched a crusade today to improve the governance of sports in the country, training their guns on New Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games organiser Suresh Kalmadi (pictured).

The group, led by former hockey captain Pargat Singh, urged the International Olympic Committee


Work begins on wheelchair tennis venue for London 2012

  • Latest (Paralympics)

June 22 - Construction is now underway on the historic Eton Manor site, which will host the wheelchair tennis during the Paralympics, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.

After the Games, the permanent facilities will be transformed into a hockey centre with two competition


Sir Clive Woodward to join new IOC Commission

  • Latest

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 22 - Sir Clive Woodward (pictured), the coach of England's 2003 World Cup winning rugby side, has been selected to join the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) newly formed Entourage Commission as a representative of the 205 National Olympic Committees, it was announced today.

Montreal 110 metres hurdles champion, and America's Angela Ruggiero, who has won four medals in ice hockey


Work starts on last permanent venue for London 2012

  • London 2012

June 22 - Construction is now underway on the historic Eton Manor site, marking the start of work on all Olympic Park permanent venues, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.

After the Games, the permanent facilities will be transformed into a hockey centre with two competition

"The hockey centre will be of national standing, hosting international competitions alongside a

"Along with the hockey and tennis centres, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority will own and manage


Jonty Clarke: England hockey team making progress but no-one is complacent

  • Inside the Blogs

Welcome to the England Hockey men’s team blog.

I’m Jonty Clarke and have been playing senior international hockey since 2003.

Nottingham is home to Ali Wilson, Adam Dixon and George Pinner, who all play for Beeston Hockey Club,

As an accountant, I work for BDO, who have supported me through the last five years of my hockey career

Clarke represented Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and has been capped 28 times by GB British Hockey


Pakistan greats blast appointment of Dutchman

  • Hockey

June 20 - Dutchman Michel van Den Heuvel's appointment as the new coach of Pakistan's hockey team for

won the Olympic silver medal at Munich in 1972 and bronze Montreal in 1976, claimed that the Pakistan Hockey

if the federation hires a full-time European coach, it shows that the team will start playing drill hockey

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Dutchman appointed to lead Pakistan hockey team for London 2012

  • Hockey

June 19 - Dutchman Michel van den Heuvel (pictured) has been appointed as Pakistan's new hockey

The flop prompted the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to sack coach Shahid Ali Khan amid furious criticism

bronze medal in the New Delhi World Cup before leaving in April over differences with the Netherlands Hockey

Pakistan’s hockey team will tour Spain next month before competing in October’s Commonwealth

after foreign coaches fear over security April 2010: Pakistan open talks with Lissek to take over hockey

team March 2010: Pakistan target Lissek to be new coach March 2010: Pakistan hockey looking for foreign


Exclusive: British Triathlon plan to centralise system could upset Brownlee

  • Triathlon

By Mike Rowbottom June 18 - Plans are afoot to set up British Triathlon along the same lines that have created such success for cycling and rowing by centralising their operation in the High Performance Centre at Loughborough University.

" UK Sport has been closely monitoring the set-ups with both triathlon and hockey to see whether