Russia utilizes sport to project soft power and construct a positive image in the eyes of former Soviet states. Joseph Taylor describes how the Kremlin is using hockey to “score points” in Eastern Europe.

To nurture an elite sports culture, India has launched a number of professional leagues. However, despite a partial economic success, the strategy has failed its target.

Are the security measures implemented at sports events always in proportion to the threat? Or are security issues being used to protect narrow business interests and profitability?

"Now that it's fall and the blind will be leading the blind until mid-June, there is a new assortment of cheerleading hockey books out there. Playing With Fire is the antithesis," Laura Robinson writes in her review of hockey player Theo Fleury's new book.

After the publication of Girl Unprotected, Laura Robinson was contacted by a woman who led her attention to yet another Canadian hockey scandal. In this article, first published in The Globe and Mail, Laura Robinson reveals how a Canadian girl's hockey team has hired a convicted felon, guilty of sexual assault amongst other things, as its new coach.

David Frost, a hockey coach and agent is accused and on trial for the sexual abuse of two of his players. The case is of great interest especially for the Canadians, but also for the world of sport in general. Laura Robinson is present in Napanee, Ontario and reports from the trial in Canada.

In 2004 North Americans a bizarre story began to unfold when police arrested NHL player Mike Danton after a play-off game on conspiracy to murder charges.

The Indian Hockey Federation has been suspended by the Indian Olympic Association after allegations surfaced that the federation’s general secretary, Kandaswamy Jothikumaran, accepted a bribe to select a certain player for the national team.