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Yaya Toure appointed as manager of Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava

Yaya Toure has been appointed as manager of Slovakian giants Slovan Bratislava, the club confirmed on Saturday.

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Sweden hold on to beat Slovakia and reach Quarter-finals by barest of margins

Sweden have spared themselves the embarrassment of a group stage exit at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship, winning a winner-takes-all clash with Slovakia 4-2 to finish fourth in Group B and eliminate their opponents.

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Norway's shorthanded strikes leave Sweden on the brink of Group Stage exit

Medal hopefuls Sweden must beat Slovakia in their final Group B match and hope other results go their way at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship, after they conceded two shorthanded goals in a 3-2 shock defeat at the hands of Norway.

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Ruthless Slovakia humiliate winless Danes at Hockey World Championships

Denmark on Thursday suffered their fourth defeat of the Ice Hockey World Championships when they were taken apart by superior Slovakia in a 1-5 defeat.

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USA put five past Britain as Slovakia roll on with victory over Italy

The USA continued their fine start to the 2026 IIHF World Championships with a convincing 5-1 win over Great Britain in Group A to start proceedings on day three in Switzerland, as Slovakia made it two from two with victory over Italy.

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Denmark boost morale before World Championships with comfortable win against Slovakia

A depleted Danish team without some of its biggest profiles on Friday night boosted their morale when they recorded a 3-0 win against Slovakia in the second but last test match ahead of the World Championships in Switzerland which begins on 15 February.

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Slovakian FA announce sacking of national team head coach Francesco Calzona

Francesco Calzona will no longer lead the Slovak national football team. The members of the Slovak Football Federation's expert committee have decided not to renew the Italian coach's contract, bringing an end to a journey that began in August 2022. His contract with the SFZ expired on 31 March.

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Finland put four past Slovakia to build Women's World Cup qualifying momentum

Finland have registered their second win in three matches in Group B3 of the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifiers, beating Slovakia 4-2 in an entertaining clash at Bolt Arena in Helsinki.

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Kosovo continue fairytale run to knock out Slovakia after thriller in World Cup play-offs

Kosovo are now just one win away from qualifying for their first FIFA World Cup (WC) after eliminating Slovakia with a magnificent 4-3 victory in Bratislava, which sets up a play-off final against Turkey on Tuesday evening.

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Medal talk 'powered us through': Finland soothe semi-final sting by taking bronze

Finland flipped heartbreak ⁠to triumph in 24 hours as they beat Slovakia 6-1 to win the men's ‌Olympic ice hockey bronze on Saturday, having had little ‌time to get over their heart-breaking 3-2 semi-final loss to Canada.

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Finland put in high-quality showing to beat Slovakia and take bronze in Milan

Finland have won bronze in the men's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics after cruising to a 6-1 victory over Slovakia in the meeting of defeated semi-finalists.

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Slovakia look to recover for bronze medal match against Finland after USA beatdown

Slovakia were soundly beaten by the United States ⁠in the men's Olympic ice hockey semi-final on Friday, but head into a battle with Finland to retain bronze ‌with the comfort of an impressive tournament and an improved final period against ‌the Americans.

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USA dominate Slovakia as they prepare for gold medal matchup against Canada

Team USA utterly dominated Slovakia, beating them 6-2 in the Olympic semi-finals on Friday, and will move on to face their arch-rival Canada for the gold medal.

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USA defeats Sweden in OT as they move on to semi-finals matchup against Slovakia

Team USA's Quinn Hughes scored the overtime game-winner to defeat Sweden 2-1 during Wednesday's quarter-finals.

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Dvorsky eclipses Ovechkin with points record as Slovakia move on to semis

Young Slovak forward Dalibor Dvorský (20) has already collected six points at the ongoing hockey tournament under the Olympic rings, scoring three goals and providing three assists. No other NHL rookie has ever had a better point tally at a single Winter Olympics.

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Slovakia put six past Germany to advance into Olympic semi-finals

Slovakia held off a late push from Germany ⁠for a 6-2 win to keep their charmed Olympic ice hockey campaign on track on ‌Wednesday, reaching the men's semi-finals in Milan.