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Gyms and health clubs in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to reopen their doors on 10 July. The Northern Ireland Executive has ... More

In a major headline figure for operators, nearly 90 per cent of consumers say they intend to spend the same or more on being active ... More

UK children will be offered a greater opportunity to take part in 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity under new government plans. The ... More

Royal Caribbean International – the cruise line brand founded in Norway – has opened its first "Perfect Day" private island, the first to come in ... More

Damian Hinds has called on sporting organisations to "work with the government" and to ensure all children have the opportunity to take part in competitive ... More

USA Cricket plans to set up a professional T20 cricket league in the country by 2021. The national governing body has launched a search for ... More

Royal Caribbean International – the cruise line brand founded in Norway – has unveiled the first details for its new “Perfect Day Island Collection”, a ... More

Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership (EMDP) - the national governing body for group exercise in the UK - has launched its annual survey, as it ... More

Sport England has kicked off a review of the School Games following the publication of the government’s sports strategy, and has pledged funding for School ... More

A convention centre, leisure facilities and 600 new homes will be part of a mixed-use development being put forward for the site surrounding Reading Football ... More

With Star Wars seemingly smashing box office records by the minute, it was perhaps inevitable that the force would make its way from cinema screens ... More

The gender gap in sports participation in Wales increases as students move on to further education, Sport Wales research has found. The survey, which questioned ... More

A petition seeking to overturn the decision to introduce skateboarding at the 2020 Olympic Games has been launched by skateboarders wanting to keep their sport ... More

A “once in a lifetime” opportunity for the London 2012 Games to inspire a generation of young Brits to participate in sport has been lost ... More

ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has praised sports minister Tracey Crouch’s first major speech as showing a clear understanding of what is required to tackle Britain’s ... More

The new sports minister, Tracey Crouch, has called on the English Premier League (EPL) to increase its investment in grassroots football. Speaking at the Sports ... More

Rugby league is the latest sport to be targeted by an oil-rich gulf state – as part of a growing trend of Middle Eastern countries ... More

Youth Sport Trust (YST) has launched its manifesto for PE and school sport ahead of the 2015 general election, hoping that it will be used ... More

MPs attending the first ever first Parliamentary Debate on physical activity have agreed the government has a large role to play in kickstarting a reversal ... More

Girls are being put off sport by PE lessons and must be offered more "imaginative" activities – such as dance and cycling – to make ... More

A new report has discovered “unacceptable discrepancies" in the proportion of privately educated people excelling at top-level sport compared to those who have attended state ... More

The majority of UK children would not miss the competitive element of school sport if it was removed, according to a survey by Marylebone Cricket ... More

Moderate exercise does not protect people against the flu in the same way that strenuous exercise can, according to a survey by the London School ... More

Swansea Bay could soon boast a tidal lagoon featuring an international watersport centre and oyster hatchery as part of radical redevelopment plans. London 2012 Olympic ... More

Scottish schools will benefit from a £6m funding package designed to improve Physical Education (PE) provision ahead of next years Commonwealth Games. The move supports ... More