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A major new Sport England campaign, aiming to use sport as a force for good, has received the royal approval from Prince Harry, Duke of ... More

Women in Sport has appointed Stephanie Hilborne OBE as its new chief executive. Hilborne, who is currently CEO at The Wildlife Trusts, is an experienced ... More

Everyone Active and double Olympic champion Max Whitlock have joined forces to unearth the next generation of gymnastic talent. The two have launched an initiative ... More

Car manufacturer Škoda has teamed up with 10-time Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey to launch a cycling academy for female cyclists who have aspirations to ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. David Gill, former Manchester United chief executive and ... More

Hannah Lanel has opened The Fore – a new model of boutique gym offering two instructors per class – in London's King’s Cross, an increasingly ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has appointed Robert Gofton as its new chief executive. He will take over from Rick Tazzini, the ... More

High-end boxing gym brand BXR is looking to roll out an expansion of its Sweat by BXR group exercise concept in the UK, with founder ... More

Sports psychologist Jeremy Snape and Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams are among the keynote speakers at this year's Active Uprising. Snape will draw on insights ... More

Scottish Secretary David Mundell has met with Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) chief executive Scott Lloyd to discuss plans to develop the sport in Scotland and ... More

Beata Aleksandrowicz, massage expert and founder of the Pure Massage Spa Training Method, is set to launch 'Ask Beata', a new social media-led interactive concept ... More

A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical activity and fitness industry – is creating ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Andy Anson as its new CEO. Anson, a former chief financial officer at entertainment giant Disney, joins the ... More

Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth has called for the sport and physical activity sector to rethink the way it addresses the challenge to get people ... More

Sally Munday, the current chief executive England and GB Hockey, has been appointed CEO of UK Sport. She joins the nation’s high-performance sports agency after ... More

The fitness of children falls dramatically during the holidays – but the problem could be solved by keeping school sports facilities open during the summer ... More

Emma Pridding, the Spa & Leisure Revenue manager at The Spa at Carden, has been appointed to the board of the UK Spa Association (UKSA). ... More

Online fitness marketplace PayAsUGym is to undergo a rebrand as the service shifts its focus on supporting mid-market and premium health club operators reach a ... More

Industry tech business Mindbody has appointed Josh McCarter as president. He was formerly CEO and co-founder of Booker, which was acquired by Mindbody in 2018 ... More

London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) has teamed up with ITV Studios on its multi-billion pound theme park project, announcing a new partnership that will see ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Lancashire, to open a community leisure facility developed by a Premier League club. The £4.5m ... More

Extreme athlete and quadruple amputee Alex Lewis believes that Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) training should be offered to all amputees, following his own experience of ... More

Tennis Wales has appointed Simon Johnson as its new chief executive. Johnson joins the national governing body having spent seven years at the Lawn Tennis ... More

EMD UK chief executive Ross Perriam has announced he will step down from his role in June 2019 – igniting a search for his replacement. ... More

England and Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling, UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl and the England Netball team were among the winners of the BT Sport ... More