January 25 - The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has started to develop a long term strategy for rugby sevens in England at all levels by hosting a pivotal planning forum for over 70 key stakeholders in the game, looking ahead to the inclusion of the sport in the Olympics from 2016.

currently hosted around the country.Presenters at the conference included David Faulkner from England Hockey

January 25 - An impressive 88 per cent of the German public support Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, a new independent survey carried out by global market research firm Ipsos claims.

latest blue-chip firm to sign multi-million pound deal with Munich 2018 January 2010:  Munich ice hockey

By Duncan Mackay January 25 - The hockey World Cup cannot be taken away from India at this late

Leandro Negre, the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), had always claimed that

But a decision by a court in India last week to stay the Hockey India elections on February

"So Hockey India doesn’t really come into the picture directly.

man behind the mockery that hockey in India has become".

Pargat said: "Certain Hockey India officials owing alliance to Kalmadi offered HP

January 24 - The revamped Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, the first venue for this year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi to be completed, has been officially opened by India's Sports Minister M.S. Gill (pictured).

The remodelled stadium, which is also scheduled to host the hockey World Cup, which open on

"It is one of the best hockey stadiums in the world.

"It is synonymous with Indian hockey.

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in New Delhi on February 28, have been raised after a court case which could delay the elections of Hockey

India, which was one of the conditions set by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the tournament

A Rajasthan High Court has stayed the minutes of a crucial meeting of the national body, which mean Hockey

they will move the World Cup to another country if "free and fair" elections are not held by Hockey

Narendra Batra, the treasurer of Hockey India, said: "We haven't read the case papers yet but

Ever since the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) superseded the Indian Hockey Federation and formed an

  Last May, the IOA laid the foundation for Hockey India, disbanding all the men and women&rsquo

January 20 - Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra (pictured) has been backed in the dispute over how he prepares for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi later this year by Suresh Kalmadi, the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

" Kalmadi (pictured) last week successfully mediated in the row between Hockey India and

January 19 - Nigel Holl (pictured), the director of netball with England Netball, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Scottish Athletics, it has been announced today.

Institute of Sport and subsequently employed as a programme manager, has also worked for the England Hockey

Association as director of the English Hockey Network, and for the All England Women’s Hockey

resigned from all his posts, including as treasurer of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the President of Hockey

Earlier today, Hockey India senior vice president Vidya Stokes said the Executive Board has accepted

was accepted the day Kalmadi gave one million rupees (£12,300)  to India's hockey

" But he admitted that the hockey strike had played a part in his decision to step down.

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By Duncan Mackay January 17 - Todd Nicholson (pictured), the captain of Canada's sledge hockey team

Nicholson has been a member of Canada's sledge hockey team since 1991 having become a paraplegic

Eskil Hagen, a member of Norway's sledge hockey team that won the silver medal in Salt Lake City in 2002

By Duncan Mackay January 16 - Abhinav Bindra (pictured), India's first-ever individual Olympic gold medallist, has threatened to quit shooting because he claimed he is tired of rows with the country's national governing body who are not supporting him.

  It was also India's first Olympic gold medal since its men's hockey team won the title at the

January 14 - Bruce Warner (pictured) will be South Africa's sole representative at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have announced.

Warner, who lost a leg in a vehicle accident in 1988 which ended a promising hockey career, first

By Duncan Mackay January 13 -  India's hockey players today ended a a week-long strike and

"Hockey is our national game, it cannot be a national shame.

"The graded contracts will be done after the Hockey India elections on February 7.

January 2010: FIH vice-president blasts Indian players over strike January 2010: Indian hockey

By Duncan Mackay January 12 - India's striking hockey players have been condemned by International

Hockey Federation (FIH) vice-president Antonio von Ondarza and threatened with being banned from the

Von Ondarza, who is visiting India to try to arrange a date for elections for Hockey India, met with

make it clear to the players that you [players] won't find any takers or sympathisers in international hockey

"We want India [hockey] to comeback [to the top].

"India has been a traditional hockey nation in the world and for a player wearing India shirt should

"The players have to remember that hockey is not like cricket, basketball or soccer where dollars

By Duncan Mackay January 10 - India's hockey players are boycotting a preparation camp for the World

Hockey India thought they had reached a compromise with the senior players but the rest of the

Narendra Batra, the treasurer of Hockey India, who was present in the meeting, claimed that the players

and including Prabhjot Singh, Sandeep Singh, Thushar Khandekar, Sardara Singh and Arjun Halappa, met Hockey

Prabhjot said: "We had told Hockey India officials that we will go back and discuss

of this story at [email protected] Related stories November 2009: India's hockey

By Duncan Mackay January 9 - Munich's bid to host the 2018 Olympic Games has secured another major partner, with Adidas signing a multi-million dollar deal.

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