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Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by ... More

Life Leisure is expanding its facility portfolio with the launch of an independent boutique fitness brand. Scheduled to open in early January, H1VE will offer ... More

Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the recommended average of 60 or more minutes of physical activity ... More

Cambridge United Football Club has revealed plans to build a new 12,000-capacity stadium in the east of the city. The club is working with property ... More

The Irish government will utilise funds sitting in dormant bank accounts by investing them in sport and physical activity measures. In total, €4.2m will be ... More

Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has opened a first-stage public consultation exercise on the proposed expansion of the iconic Anfield Road Stand. The plans include increasing ... More

The UK's first ever NFL Academy training site has opened its doors in north London. The New River Sport & Fitness in Wood Green will ... More

Construction of Japan's New National Stadium, which was designed by Kengo Kuma and will be the centrepiece of next year's Olympic Games, has been completed. ... More

UK Athletics has launched an independent review of its handling of the relationship it had with the high-profile Nike Oregon Project (NOP) and its coach ... More

Emaar have unveiled the masterplan for a new self-contained town in Dubai called the Valley, focussed on providing a balanced lifestyle for residents, a strong ... More

The main political parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss funding the NHS", according to Jack Shakespeare, director of children, ... More

City Football Group (CFG), owner of Manchester City FC and a host of other clubs around the world, has secured a major investment deal with ... More

Zara Hyde Peters will not take up her role as the next chief executive of UK Athletics as planned. The former international long-distance runner and ... More

Nearly half (46 per cent) of the Irish population – around 1.78 million people – currently participate in sport at least once a week. The ... More

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at ... More

Construction of the planned new Sacramento Republic FC stadium, designed by HNTB, has moved a step closer with the approval by the city council of ... More

England Athletics is looking to expand its Funetics programme across schools and the physical activity sector by actively looking for new partners to deliver the ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with the main political parties ahead of the December general election. ... More

A surge in investments made into the booming esports sector is now creating competition for traditional sports. The second annual Esports Survey, which surveyed more ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

The new National Tennis Academy at Loughborough University has officially opened its doors to the next generation of talented British tennis players. Developed by the ... More

HOK and ERRE have designed a €220m (US$243m, £188m) arena for Valencia that will be used for music, arts, culture and sporting events. Designed for ... More

Gus Casely-Hayford, the British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and lecturer, has been named as the inaugural director of V&A East – the museum's new expansion ... More

US-based climbing centre operator Brooklyn Boulders is looking to expand its boutique fitness studio concept BKBX across the country. Speaking to HCM magazine, Paul Juris, ... More

Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled people "equal opportunities to live full and active lives". Publishing ... More