April 4 - Matt Cook (pictured), who was selected to represent Canada's sledge hockey team at last month's

He had previously played hockey to a good level but lost his leg four years ago to bone cancer.

Cook then took up sledge hockey and won a World Championship gold medal.

His story inspired several people, including Canada women’s hockey goalie Shannon Szabados, a former

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year April 4 - India can realistically expect to win 20 medals by the time of the 2020 Olympics, the country's first-ever individual gold medallist Abhinav Bindra (pictured) has claimed.

debut at Paris in 1900 but has won only 20 in the 108 years since - more than half of them by its hockey

pictured) has travelled to Lahore to open discussions with Pakistan about taking over their national hockey

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) want Lissek, who coached the German team to the Olympic gold

of the PHF, said: "We have had a detailed discussion with him on his future with Pakistan hockey

announced retirement after the World Cup but most of the players are presently appearing in the national hockey

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the USOC and Colorado Springs-based National Governing Bodies (NGBs) USA Archery, USA Basketball, USA Hockey

part in positive 2010-2011 sport programmes in boxing, basketball, swimming, Paralympic sport, in-line hockey

April 2 - Pakistan has launched its first-ever women's hockey academy at the National Hockey Stadium

Qasim Zia, the President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), inaugurated the academy

and pledged his committment to helping women's hockey develop.

Qasim said: "Although the women wing is there to take care of the women hockey but the

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year April 2 - Sergey Bubka (pictured) has been appointed chairman of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new Entourage Commission, it has been announced.

Maister was a member of the New Zealand hockey team that won the gold medals at Montreal in 1976 and

Ruggiero, who won a gold medal at Nagano in 1998 as a member of the United States ice hockey team and

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year April 2 - New Delhi will host a successful Commonwealth Games, it was claimed today by Mike Hooper (pictured left), the chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the organisers harshest critic.

 has claimed the success of the various testing events of different disciplines, including the hockey

He said: "We have had test events in shooting, boxing, archery and the hockey World Cup and

"The hockey World Cup was a big success, even though it was an International Hockey Federation (

There is still the problem that too often the same children represent their school football, rugby, hockey

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 31 - A new Athletes Commission is being set-up by the British Olympic Association (BOA) following the recommendation of steering group, which included Olympic gold medallists Tim Brabants and Rhona Martin (pictured).

The steering group, which included hockey player Jennie Bimson, as well as canoeist Brabants, who won

March 29 - A new initiative has been announced in Pyeongchang to help develop local ski jumping facilities and provide youngsters with the opportunity to participate in the sport.

athletes and teams that compete nationally and internationally in a number of sports including ice hockey

March 27 - Pakistan will hire the best hockey coach in the world to guide it towards the London 2012

Lissek is understood to top the wish-list of Qasim Zia, the President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation

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former England and Britain Olympic goalkeeper, has been elected as President of the England Hockey

role of acting-President following Martin Gotheridge’s election as President of the European Hockey

" Sally Munday, the chief executive of the England Hockey Board said: "I think it is

a very positive reflection on hockey that we had four strong candidates standing for election to the

" Mason still plays hockey for Guildford in the England Hockey League Conference West and is

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 23 - Annecy officials today released more details of their $21 million (£14 million) bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the concept of which they claimed is "Games in the Mountains".

Here will be hosted curling, ice hockey, freestyle skiing, Alpine skiing and snowboarding.

March 20 - Steve Moneghetti (pictured), Australia's Chef de Mission for this year's Commonwealth Games, has warned people to expect a different experience in New Delhi but also urged them to embrace it.

The recently-completed hockey World Cup - which was won by Australia - was seen as a dress rehearsal

Moneghetti said: "We had a lady with us and they wouldn't let her take her handbag in [the hockey

the London 2012 Olympics is set to be high on the agenda when a new Board is set-up by the Pakistan Hockey

"By allowing Bajwa to continue as secretary, Qasim Zia has taken a fatal decision for Pakistan hockey

Olympians and internationals have joined hands from "Karachi to Khyber" to save Pakistan hockey

He said: "Pakistan hockey is heading towards complete disaster.

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