On this day in 1879, Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth dismissed three English batsmen with consecutive deliveries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to complete Test cricket's first "hat-trick".

hat-trick in football was scored by Scotland's John McDougall in a 7-2 win over England.Gaelic football, hockey

, ice hockey, handball, lacrosse, rugby union, motor racing, water polo, darts and marbles are among

there is something particularly resonant about three sporting flourishes - a classical trinity.In ice hockey

On January 26 1946 Chicago forward Alex Kaleta scored four goals in a 6-5 National Hockey League (NHL

managed that challenge with one goal to spare - and earned his headwear.Within a few years fans in ice hockey

China will "spare no effort to present a great" Winter Olympics, President Xi Jinping has vowed in an address to mark the start of 2022.

banned because of the pandemic, but organisers hope to have domestic fans in attendance.The National Hockey

League is no longer releasing its players - considered the best men's ice hockey athletes in the world

David Quinn has been named as the United States' men's ice hockey head coach for Beijing 2022 as part

of a reshuffle brought about by the National Hockey League (NHL) backing out of an agreement to release

for three seasons from 2018 until May of this year, and as assistant coach at three International Ice Hockey

John Vanbiesbrouck, right, has taken over from Bill Guerin as the United States' men's ice hockey general

as general manager of the team.Vanbiesbrouck has been USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey

player, he featured at the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics and the NHL All-Star Game on five occasions.USA Hockey

A squad comprising of players from the minor American leagues, European leagues and college ice hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship has been cancelled due to the

Hockey Canada has worked tirelessly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure it would be equipped

Taekwondo Canada has been forced to postpone its National Championships because of an increase in COVID-19 cases.

first time on Friday (December 24) and taekwondo is far from the only sport impacted.Multiple National Hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) has postponed all of tomorrow's matches as the COVID-19 crisis, which

uncertain.NHL teams have been allowed to resume training today.The league, considered the best in men's ice hockey

nbsp;reported.NHL players missing Beijing 2022 means that there will have been two Olympic men's ice hockey

Daily COVID-19 cases in China have hit a 21-month high, fewer than 40 days before the Winter Olympics are due to open in capital Beijing.

China's record on human rights and a United States-led diplomatic boycott on such grounds.The National Hockey

League is no longer releasing its players - considered the best men's ice hockey athletes in the world

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has called off all of its tournaments due to begin in

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have revealed their regret after National Hockey League

interest of the health and safety of its players," said Luc Tardif, President of the International Ice Hockey

missed Pyeongchang 2018, having previously competed in five consecutive Games from Nagano 1998.The ice hockey

Sam Hallam will be the next head coach of the Swedish men's ice hockey team, taking the reins at the

the national side.He will succeed Johan Garpenlöv, who is leaving after next year's International Ice Hockey

Championship.Before that, Garpenlöv will lead Sweden at the Winter Olympics, where the team will be without National Hockey

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics have conceded that there will be some COVID-19 cases during the Games.

February 4 to 20, with the Winter Paralympics following from March 4 to 13.Yesterday, the National Hockey

At the start of 2021, I identified seven non-Tokyo 2020 areas to keep an eye on throughout the duration of the year: Thomas Bach, Protests and activism, Athlete representation, athlete welfare, the European Olympic Committees, the Commonwealth Games and increased female representation.

Further elections are planned for winter representatives at Beijing 2022, while double Olympic ice hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) has confirmed players will not participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter

The National Hockey League respects and admires the desire of NHL players to represent their countries

NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) had held talks over participation in the Beijing 2022 ice hockey

“Certainly, the players and hockey fans are quite disappointed.

“There is an extraordinarily deep talent pool in Canadian hockey.

While USA Hockey is disappointed, we certainly respect the decision of the NHL and NHLPA," a USA Hockey

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has claimed the Games will be one of the lowest cost Winter Olympics and Paralympics, but highlighted transport between venue clusters and delays at the Santa Giulia ice rink as challenges.

reportedly been caused by an appeal being made against the company.The Arena Santa Giulia is set to host ice hockey

Trophy in a shoot-out with Japan, winning their first title at the competition, at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey

#AsianChampionsTrophy #hockeyindia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/9yp46dI7nq— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri