USA Hockey and Hockey Canada do not allow checking in girls and women’s hockey. In Sweden, body checking is part of the rules for boys and girls starting at the age of 12. League officials say being ...

Czechia believes they've placed a gap between themselves and the rest of Europe, are closing the gap toward Canada and USA, ...

Jukka Jalonen is a sports icon in Finland, celebrated for leading his homeland to its first Olympic hockey gold medal in 2022 ...

Auston Matthews will serve as captain for the United States in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, and his team is the only one ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, with a ...

Simply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. European banks are on course to return close to €123bn to shareholders for the second consecutive year as ...

The prospect of Nato membership has dwindled. Trump, seeking to disengage the US from European security, has said he wants a ceasefire “as soon as possible”. And Kyiv has hinted at its ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to project unity at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday, as Europe struggles to respond with one voice to threats of tariffs ...

As President Trump cemented his return to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron told his European counterparts this week to "wake up" and spend more on the continent's defense to ...

The 2024-25 Premier League’s chase for European qualification is thick and heavy, with as many as a dozen teams harboring hope of making it to the next season’s UEFA Champions League, Europa League, ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald ...