October 16 - Pakistan is safe to host major events despite the fact more than 150 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in recent days across the country, the President of the International Hocky Federation (FIH) Leanadro Negre (pictured centre) claimed today.

    Negre, along with European Hockey Federation (EHF) secretary general David Balbirnie,

highest-level of security, said: "Pakistan is a very important country in the world hockey

and the FIH is giving its full support to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

  Hockey is the national sport in Pakistan   The country has won the Olympic title three

  Negre said: "My visit to Pakistan is a clear message to the world hockey family that

October 16 - Pakistan is safe to host major events despite the fact more than 150 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in recent days across the country, the President of the International Hocky Federation (FIH) Leanadro Negre (pictured centre) claimed today.

    Negre, along with European Hockey Federation (EHF) secretary general David Balbirnie,

highest-level of security, said: "Pakistan is a very important country in the world hockey

and the FIH is giving its full support to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

  Hockey is the national sport in Pakistan   The country has won the Olympic title three

  Negre said: "My visit to Pakistan is a clear message to the world hockey family that

October 16 - Pakistan is safe to host major events despite the fact more than 150 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in recent days across the country, the President of the International Hocky Federation (FIH) Leandro Negre (pictured centre) claimed today.

    Negre, along with European Hockey Federation (EHF) secretary general David Balbirnie,

highest-level of security, said: "Pakistan is a very important country in the world hockey

and the FIH is giving its full support to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

  Hockey is the national sport in Pakistan   The country has won the Olympic title three

  Negre said: "My visit to Pakistan is a clear message to the world hockey family that

October 15 - Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be awarded to successful athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it was revealed during ceremony today.

wreath-crowned athlete next to an aboriginal chief whose headdress was formed by a sled, skis, skate blades, hockey

October 15 - Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be awarded to successful athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it was revealed during ceremony today.

wreath-crowned athlete next to an aboriginal chief whose headdress was formed by a sled, skis, skate blades, hockey

October 15 - Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be awarded to successful athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it was revealed during ceremony today.

wreath-crowned athlete next to an aboriginal chief whose headdress was formed by a sled, skis, skate blades, hockey

October 15 - Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be awarded to successful athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it was revealed during ceremony today.

wreath-crowned athlete next to an aboriginal chief whose headdress was formed by a sled, skis, skate blades, hockey

By Duncan Mackay in Sochi   Sochi is the Russian Riviera, the brochures claim. Sand and pebble beaches stretch nearly 20 miles along the Black Sea coast where you can swim in the sea from April through until October, and ski on the nearby slopes from October into May. The semi-tropical weather allows for a lush terrain found nowhere else in Russia.   Once a sleepy Soviet-era ski resort in the Caucasus mountains, near Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's summer residence, it is now undergoing probably the biggest change that a Russian city has ever seen in peace-time. Everywhere you look there are cranes,...

15 venues: ski jumps, biathlon and ski complexes, a bobsleigh track, an indoor skating rink, two ice hockey

By Duncan Mackay in Sochi   Sochi is the Russian Riviera, the brochures claim. Sand and pebble beaches stretch nearly 20 miles along the Black Sea coast where you can swim in the sea from April through until October, and ski on the nearby slopes from October into May. The semi-tropical weather allows for a lush terrain found nowhere else in Russia.   Once a sleepy Soviet-era ski resort in the Caucasus mountains, near Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's summer residence, it is now undergoing probably the biggest change that a Russian city has ever seen in peace-time. Everywhere you look there are cranes,...

15 venues: ski jumps, biathlon and ski complexes, a bobsleigh track, an indoor skating rink, two ice hockey

October 5 - England Hockey has announced the launch of the Capital Investment Programme (CIP), a programme

As part of its bid to Sport England, England Hockey was successful in securing £2.7 million towards

organisations between 2009 and 2013.  This is an increase on the capital investment made to hockey

England Hockey will be working alongside applicants to help them to secure partnership funding, to take

the total investment to over £5 million.   England Hockey launched the CIP application process

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Juan Antonio Samaranch (pictured), the former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), attempted to play on the emotions of his old colleagues as he tried to persuade them to vote for Madrid to host the 2016 Olympics.

."   Mercedes Coghen, a former hockey player who is now the chief executive of the Madrid 2016

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Juan Antonio Samaranch (pictured), the former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), attempted to play on the emotions of his old colleagues as he tried to persuade them to vote for Madrid to host the 2016 Olympics.

"   Mercedes Coghen, a former hockey player who is now the chief executive of the Madrid

October 1 - Jonathon Charlesworth has been selected to make his hockey debut under his celebrated father

September 25 - Australia's former captain captain Paul Gaudoin (captain) has returned to the team as assistant coach, it has been announced.

.   Charlesworth said: "He is a thoughtful hockey brain, he is contemporary and offers a

He became the ninth Australian hockey player to play 200 international matches, reaching the milestone

medal match against New Zealand in Manchester in 2002.   The Kookaburras will compete in the Hockey

The Olympic rings were swapped for an engagement ring this weekend as a marriage proposal to British hockey

The 30-year-old Walker, who competed in the Beijing Games for the British women's hockey team and