Canadian experts says sexual violence in hockey, other sports has existed for decades
Laurel Walzak says while recent news of sexual violence in Canadian hockey was disturbing, she wasn't surprised at all.
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Manpreet Singh 2nd Flagbearer For Indian Contingent At CWG Opening Ceremony
Men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh has been named the second flagbearer for the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony along with PV Sindhu. Sindhu was named India's flagbearer earlier on Wednesday, after Neeraj Chopra pulled out of the event with an injury. However, the decision was taken to name Manpreet Singh as the second flag-bearer as every country has to name one male and one female flag-bearer. "The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is pleased to announce Mr Manpreet Singh, the captain of the men's hockey team, as a Flagbearer of Team India for the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Olympic Games alongside shuttler Ms PV Sindhu," the IOA said in a release.
Kraken re-sign Donato to one-year, $1.2M deal
Ryan Donato is staying in the Pacific Northwest.
Hockey Canada executives testify at committee as they face calls to resign
Hockey Canada executives will appear before the House of Commons standing committee on Canadian Heritage Wednesday for the second time this year to answer MPs' questions on their handling of a controversy on an alleged group sexual assault that has rocked the organization.
CWG 2022: Not thinking of Australia as yet, focussing on group matches, says Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is the ultimate goal but Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh said the players will take one game at a time and their immediate focus will be on the group stage matches. Six-time champions Australia are the hot favourites in Birmingham and the Indians will have to beat them at some stage if they are to clinch gold. But, Manpreet said his players are not breaking sweat as yet thinking over their possible clash with the Kookaburras. "Right now, we are focusing on the group stage matches and not thinking about Australia at all. Everyone is of the opinion that we give our best in these matches and then think about what Australia has to offer when we face them," Manpreet said at a virtual press conference ahead of the Games.
Maddie Hinch happy to be in the spotlight again after overcoming her fears
Maddie Hinch made for a reluctant heroine when she returned to compete in front of a home crowd two years after her stunning series of penalty saves had sealed Olympic gold for Great Britain’s women’s hockey team in Rio.
'Are we capable of beating Australia? 100% we are, but it's going to be super tough': Viren Rasquinha looks ahead to India's hockey medal chances at CWG 2022
The next assignment for both teams are the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and both units will have a point or two to prove. In the last edition in 2018 India didn't win a medal in hockey. Neither team could make the gold medal match and then both lost the bronze medal match to English teams (the men lost to England 2-1, the women lost to England 6-0). Ahead of CWG 2022, former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha was a guest on Times of India's sports podcast Sportscast and talked about various things, including medal chances of both the men's and women's teams this time.
London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics: 10 years on from Team GB's Games triumph
It’s 10 years to the day since the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, the start of a glorious summer of sport as Team GB carried the hopes of four nations on their shoulders.