#Rio Olympics

How it qualified: Gold medal 2021 EuroHockey Championships: 1971 - 6th, 1973 - Champion, 1975 - 9th, 1978 - Runner-up, 1982 - 4th, 1986 - 7th, 1990 - Champion, 1994 - Runner-up, 1998 - Champion, 2002 - 3rd, 2006 - 7th, 2010 - 3rd, 2014 - Runner-up, 2018 - Runner-up. World Cup record against India: 7 Wins, 0 losses. 1973: The Netherlands 2(4)-2(2)…

It's a two-day spectacle, featuring flags, fast-paced rugby and a whole lot of costumes. Canada's annual celebration of sevens, rugby's faster-paced cousin, is set to return to BC Place for a fourth year this weekend. The Canada Sevens pits teams from 16 countries against each other in a two-day mini World Cup tournament expected to draw close to…

Plans for a national league could get a major boost from this month's world cup, and the return of Olympic rugby in 2016 for the first time in nearly a century. The bruising form of contact football is already the fastest growing team sport in the U.S. over the past five years, according to industry figures. About 1.2 million participate regularly…

Dmitry Bivol entered the biggest fight of his career as a man without a country. The starting point of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in boxing. The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO presented a joint ruling on February 24 to not sanction any boxing events taking place in Russia or Belarus in response to the war. The WBA took the…

When Bernard Lapasset first met the International Olympic Council to negotiate the reinstatement of rugby union in the Rio Games, he addressed them in four languages. Needless to say, they came away impressed, and it is that internationalist approach which has made the World Rugby chairman one of the most pivotal figures in the development of the…

Turkey Day is over and the NBA is back in action including the OKC Thunder who play host to the Chicago Bulls. Hopefully, the players aren't suffering from the lingering effects of tryptophan as they seek to get back in the win column following three losses in a row. OKC did force the Nuggets into overtime but wasn't able to close the deal.…

What is Kei Nishikori's net worth? Kei Nishikori is a former Japanese professional tennis player who was ranked sixth in the world in earnings. His performance at the 2014 US Open made him a household name in international tennis. Kei proved that he belonged on the tennis circuit with great performances at Wimbledon as well as at the 2014 Madrid…

Rafael Nadal is among the best players in the tennis world. He has achieved almost everything that a tennis player could only dream of. However, his sporting interest is not just restricted to tennis. Nadal is a famous name when it comes to soccer. He is a huge Real Madrid fan since childhood and supports the club, just like his parents. During the…

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Well, that was a week that a number of PGA TOUR pros won't forget in a hurry! Dustin Johnson entered the record books at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in China - but not for reasons he will be particularly pleased with. DJ was hoping to become the first…