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Ice hockey-Chinese divided over imports on ice

BEIJING : The large number of foreign-born players in China's Olympic ice hockey teams has split opinion in the country, with some on social media decrying the lack of home-grown talent while others argue it is necessary to grow the sport domestically.

NHL All-Stars sad to miss Olympics, but happy to be in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in opulent hotel suites in one of the planet’s top party towns instead of being confined to modest Olympic accommodations in freezing-cold Beijing.

Pakistan Bans Former Hockey Player, Member Of 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Gold Medal-Winning Team, For Criticising PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's sports authorities have banned for 10 years ex-hockey player Rashid-ul-Hasan, a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics gold medal-winning team, for allegedly using offensive language against Prime Minister Imran Khan, a media report said on Friday. Rashid, 62, while categorically denying the allegations of using offensive language, is considering the option to challenge the ban in the court of law, the Dawn newspaper reported. He was banned by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Thursday for 10 years after he criticised Prime Minister Khan -- who is also PHF patron-in-chief -- on a social media platform over the decline of the sport in the country, it said.