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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

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

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has admitted that the escalating Coronavirus outbreak is posing challenges for athletes trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020. ... More

Former UK Sport chair, Baroness Sue Campbell, has received a damehood in this year's New Year's honours list. The long-time sports administrator – who was ... More

A medical practice is opening its very own fitness club, as part of plans to improve the health and wellbeing of its patients and staff. ... More

Medal success by British ski, snowboard and wheelchair curling athletes at world championship level is to be rewarded with increased funding in the run up ... More

Fitness operator HITIO Gym has signed its first franchise agreement in the UK. The Norway-based chain, which combines a traditional gym and studio offering with ... More

World Wellness Weekend (W3), a major global wellness event, has reported exponential growth in the past year, with an estimated 70 countries expected to take ... More

The French government has unveiled an ambitious plan to renovate Paris’s landmark Grand Palais and create a cultural boulevard linking the historic site with the ... More

Former England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the second group of coaches to graduate from UK Sport’s Elite Programme. Flower completed the programme alongside ... More

Seven national governing bodies will take a share of £27.1m (US$33.9m, €31.4m) after Sport England revealed its last batch of funding awards. The Rugby Football ... More

Several sport and leisure facilities in Manchester, such as the National Cycling Centre, Taekwondo Centre and Squash Centre, may be forced to share back office ... More

Three flagship Taekwondo competitions will be staged in England over the next three years following a successful bid from GB Taekwondo. The package of events, ... More

The average cost of a Team GB Olympic medal has been calculated at £4.29m (€4.75m, US$5.25m) – with gymnastics and shooting finishing as the most ... More

GB Taekwondo has received backing from UK Sport as it bids to host three major events over the next three years. Manchester is at the ... More

The governing body responsible for cricket in the US has turned to veteran sports administrator Eric Parthen to grow the game and stabilise its governance. ... More

Seven athletes supported by GLL (Greenwich Leisure Ltd) through its sports foundation came home from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with medals. The medal winners ... More

UK Sport has launched what it has described as “the biggest multi-sport talent identification campaign in British history” in an attempt to fast-track aspiring athletes ... More

UK Sport is redoubling its efforts to boost the numbers of elite athletes in canoeing, skeleton and martial arts with the launch of talent identification ... More

Rio 2016 organisers have unveiled the 16,000-capacity basketball venue for the Games which forms part of the city’s US$195m (£136.3m, €179.3m) Olympic Training Centre (OTC). ... More

More than 40 men and women involved in sport were recognised on the New Year Honours List, with Heather Rabbatts and AP McCoy awarded a ... More

As sports enter the final year of preparation for Rio 2016, UK Sport has said the system remains on target to achieve its goal of ... More

A huge decline in the number of people swimming once a week has been blamed for an overall fall in sports participation in England. Swimming, ... More

A family-run group of martial arts clubs in London is hoping the launch of the fourth Xen-Do site in Baker Street will be the catalyst ... More

High performance sports agency UK Sport has revealed details of its Annual Investment Review, with 11 Olympic sports and seven paralympic sports seeing an increase ... More