Winter Sports







CAS ruling opens the Sochi 2014 door for banned Russians

By David Gold in Sochi

Dmitry Yaroshenko_07-10-11October 9 - Russian biathletes Dmitry Yaroshenko (pictured) and Ekaterina Iourieva hope to be able to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) ruling that means LaShawn Merritt could compete at London 2012 despite having initially been barred from doing so by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).


First world girls hockey day celebrated worldwide

By David Gold

Girls_Hockey_DayOctober 2 - The first World Girls' Hockey Day has taken place across four continents and 19 countries, the first time the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has staged the event, which will be repeated every year.