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Network Rail to build new centre at National Hockey Stadium

  • Hockey

  THE National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, built in the euphoria following Britain's gold medal

The stadium was built in 1995 when hockey was enjoying a boom in popularity thanks to Britain's Olympic

In April 2007 the trustees of the National Hockey Foundation, which owned the lease of the stadium, announced

to English Partnerships as detailed study had shown that the stadium would no longer be viable as a hockey

venue, particularly in light of the building of another hockey facility in London as part of the facilities

Discussions will also involve the relocation of England Hockey, who continue to be based at the site.


Network Rail to build new centre at National Hockey Stadium

  • Archive News

  THE National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, built in the euphoria following Britain's gold medal

The stadium was built in 1995 when hockey was enjoying a boom in popularity thanks to Britain's Olympic

In April 2007 the trustees of the National Hockey Foundation, which owned the lease of the stadium, announced

to English Partnerships as detailed study had shown that the stadium would no longer be viable as a hockey

venue, particularly in light of the building of another hockey facility in London as part of the facilities

Discussions will also involve the relocation of England Hockey, who continue to be based at the site.


England awarded hockey's Champions Trophy in 2012 build-up

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  ENGLAND will host the 2010 women's Champions Trophy, the International Hockey Federation announced

  The annual tournament for the world's top six nations will be held at Highfields Hockey Centre in

England Hockey executive chairman Philip Kimberley said: "I am delighted England Hockey has been awarded

pleased to support an event which will provide an ideal opportunity for competition against the top hockey

England Hockey is partnering with a number of stakeholders to deliver the event including UK Sport, the

executive of the East Midlands Development Agency, said: “I am very pleased that the FIH and England Hockey


FA promise that Britain will have a football team in 2012

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 AUGUST 6 - LORD TRIESMAN (pictured), the chairman of the Football Association, said it would be "barking mad" if Britain were not represented in the 2012 Olympic tournament and promised that they would be.

Barwick said: "Didn't we win a hockey [gold] medal in 1988 with all English players and one Northern


FA promise that Britain will have a football team in 2012

  • Football

 AUGUST 6 - LORD TRIESMAN (pictured), the chairman of the Football Association, said it would be "barking mad" if Britain were not represented in the 2012 Olympic tournament and promised that they would be.

Barwick said: "Didn't we win a hockey [gold] medal in 1988 with all English players and one Northern


Britain's Reedie up against Carrion for spot on IOC Executive Board

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 AUGUST 6 - SIR CRAIG REEDIE (pictured), an influential figure in London's successful bid to host the 2012 Games, will go head-to-head tomorrow with Puerto Rico's Richard Carrion for a place at the top table of the Olympic Movement.

Rene Fasel, head of the international ice hockey federation, will replace Italy's Ottavio Cinquanta as


Reedie fails to get on to the IOC Executive Board

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 AUGUST 7 -BRITAIN'S Sir Craig Reedie (pictured) has failed to win a seat on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ruling Executive Board.

Rene Fasel, head of the international ice hockey federation, replaced Italy's Ottavio Cinquanta as the


Bid cities mark year to go until 2016 decision

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  THE four cities bidding to follow London 2012 and host the 2016 Olympics have marked the fact that today means that there is exactly a year to the day until the decision is announced.

Coghen, a member of the Spanish team that won the hockey gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, said: "We have


EXCLUSIVE: Tories - Brown has betrayed Team GB

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  PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown (pictured) was today accused of betraying Britain's athletes preparing for London 2012.

Robertson highlighted the case of hockey as a perfect example of a sport that could be let down by any

Robertson told insidethegames: "British Hockey is absolutely right to be extremely concerned about possible

"Because hockey is equally popular with both men and women and people can play it from an early age until


Gray to head British Swimming up to London 2012

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  ALISTAIR GRAY (pictured), a leading strategy consultant with vast experience of the sporting sector, has been appointed as the new chairman of British Swimming, meaning he will play a major role in two sports during the build-up to London 2012.

He is an executive member of the European Hockey Federation and a former chairman and president of honour

of the Scottish Hockey Union.   


COLUMN: Paul Gains on how Vancouver 2010 is close already to achieving its marketing target

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  THERE are less than 500 days to go until the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and insidethegames' new columnist, PAUL GAINS, discovers that officials in Canada are confident of reaching their marketing target despite the current economic climate

individuals will receive at least four tickets to all the prestigious sports including the men’s and women’s hockey


Sports gathering in Lausanne to push their case

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  LEADERS of the seven sports hoping to be included on the programme for the 2016 Olympics are in Lausanne tonight fine-tuning presentations to the International Olympic Committee that could prove vital in whether they make it or not.

The International Federation for Roller Sports proposes road races on city streets, but no rink hockey


Mayor wants London to stage more events as he hails it world capital of sport

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 AUGUST 22 - LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson today unveiled plans in Beijing to develop London as the number one sporting destination for national and international sporting occasions.

leading sports such as the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships at the O2, Red Bull Air Race and NHL Hockey


Pakistan appoints new hockey coach for London 2012

  • Hockey

  AYAZ MAHMOOD, a member of the Pakistan hockey team that won the Olympic gold medals in 1984, has

A Government inquiry was launched after Pakistan finished only eighth in the hockey tournament at the

won three gold medals since it started competing in the Olympics at London in 1948, all of them in hockey

The chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia is hoping that Mahmood can help them build

responsibility given to this set of Olympians because they are young and know the requirement of modern day hockey

The PHF has also hired the services of a Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar to find ways to help establish


Pakistan appoints new hockey coach for London 2012

  • Archive News

  AYAZ MAHMOOD, a member of the Pakistan hockey team that won the Olympic gold medals in 1984, has

A Government inquiry was launched after Pakistan finished only eighth in the hockey tournament at the

won three gold medals since it started competing in the Olympics at London in 1948, all of them in hockey

The chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia is hoping that Mahmood can help them build

responsibility given to this set of Olympians because they are young and know the requirement of modern day hockey

The PHF has also hired the services of a Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar to find ways to help establish