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The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to give the sector a ... More

The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the industry, according to a statement signed by more than 80 ... More

Leaders of major English sports have told MPs that they are set to lose more than £700m between them over the next 12 months. Appearing ... More

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief Bill Sweeney has said the sport wants to play a major part in getting the public back to normality, once ... More

Groundskeeping teams at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and Premiership rugby side Northampton Saints are among the winners of this year's Institute of Groundsmanship ... More

A grassroots campaign aiming to create a lasting legacy for the 2019 Rugby World Cup has resulted in nearly 2 million players taking up the ... 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

The UK's largest sports organisations have reinvested £142m of their broadcasting income into developing grassroots under the new voluntary code on broadcasting. It is a ... More

UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) have made a number of appointments to strengthen the mental health support system within the UK's ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has posted losses of £30.9m for 2017-18 – a year in which the national governing body also made 54 staff ... More

Steve Brown has announced he will step down as CEO of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) after just 14 months in the role. Brown's shock ... More

UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl has announced she will step down from the role in the summer of 2019. Nicholl, who first joined UK ... More

Groundscare teams at Leicester City Football Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby club are among the winners of the 2018 Institute of ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Sir Craig Reedie, the president of the World ... More

England Rugby has teamed up with Virgin Active to create a training programme aimed at improving physical strength and mental wellbeing. Devised by the Rugby ... More

Grassroots sport in the UK has received a cash injection of £125m, as a result of the voluntary code of conduct on the broadcasting of ... More

A StreetGames project in Wales has received a surprise royal assent after it was visited by Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle. The couple ... More

More women and independent voices in the boardroom have seen 55 of the UK’s national sports bodies pass the first test posed by the sector’s ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has named Manchester-based firm Mather and Co to design its new World Rugby Museum at the spiritual home of the ... More

The Rugby Football Union has put nearly £100m (US$134.18m, €113.80m) back into the sport this year – an increase of 11 per cent on 2016. ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has appointed Steve Brown as its new CEO, with the move concluding an “extensive selection process”, led by a board ... More

Fifty national governing bodies – including the Football Association (FA), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Rugby Football Union (RFU) – have agreed action ... More

A high-performance rugby facility will be developed in Ireland as the nation’s governing body for the sport ramps up its bid for the 2023 Rugby ... More

Rugby coaches and PE teachers will be offered a free course to teach them how to instruct players and pupils to engage in an injury ... More