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Ovechkin breaks Gretzky's NHL career goals record

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin made history by scoring his career 895th goal on Sunday to break the all-time record held by Wayne Gretzky for 31 years.

Other Sports

Transgender players banned from competing in women's hockey

England Hockey have announced transgender players will be banned from playing in women's competition from next season.

Other Sports

'Milestone for female sport' as hockey kit regulations made more flexible

Great Britain captain Hollie Pearne-Webb has hailed "a big milestone for female sport" after the International Hockey Federation made kit regulations more flexible.

Hockey

Team GB gold medal winner Hinch retires | 'The tank is empty'

Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Maddie Hinch has announced her retirement from hockey at the age of 34.

Rainbow Laces

Townsend: Jankto coming out can encourage others to 'be themselves'

Olympic gold medallist Susannah Townsend hopes that footballer Jakub Jankto coming out as gay can encourage other athletes to feel comfortable discussing their sexuality.

Rainbow Laces

LGBT+ History Month: Hockey pioneers on trans inclusion & life as parents

To mark the start of LGBT+ History Month, former Team GB hockey stars Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh sat down with Tom Bosworth for Sky Sports.

Commonwealth Games 2022

England's medal-winning hockey sides call on Government help

England's Commonwealth Games medal-winning hockey sides are calling on the Government to prioritise team sports in schools and guarantee a minimum two hours' PE a week.

Tokyo 2020

GB women's hockey team win bronze after thriller

Great Britain's women won the bronze medal at Oi Hockey Stadium after beating India 4-3 in a thrilling clash at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo 2020

GB women's hockey into Olympic semi-final after shootout win

Team GB kept their hopes of retaining their women's Olympic hockey title alive by dramatically edging out Spain on penalties in the quarter-final.

Hockey

'Everyone must get involved to make hockey more diverse'

England U21 hockey player Darcy Bourne is calling for more solutions and greater collaboration to address hockey's under-representation issues.

Hockey

Hockey's diversity battle and the future

GB player Rhys Smith is on a mission to improve diversity as England Hockey concede they face challenges in improving access and broadening participation in the sport.

Football

UK Sport hails 'exciting' boost for women in elite coaching

UK Sport's female coaches leadership programme is now underway, with 27 coaches from 15 sports coming together as part of a plan to boost representation.

Black History Month 2020

Saved by Spurs, Olympic agony & hockey history-maker

A career rescued by Tottenham, missed out on two Olympics and an England hockey legend. Rosie Sykes reveals her inspiring story...

National Inclusion Week

'Head injury best worst thing to happen to me'

Ebony Rainford-Brent and Alex Danson-Bennett discuss the challenge of maintaining elite discipline and a healthy life balance.

Black Lives Matter

'England Hockey must admit it has race problem'

England Hockey must admit it has a racism problem if it wishes to create positive change in the sport, says the chairman of Barford Tigers HC.

Rugby Union

The Richardson-Walshs on psychology, injury and Olympic gold

Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh - the first-ever same-sex married couple to win Olympic gold - discuss the mental side of elite sport, injuries, and more.

Check In

'It's not just standing there and getting hit'

Great Britain and England hockey goalkeeper Maddie Hinch joins tell Sky Sports about training, lockdown, and the perks of Olympic postponement.

Rainbow Laces

The Olympian coaching kids to play with pride

London 2012 star Sally Walton has always felt able to be authentic in hockey but coming out to her parents had complications.