minority ethnic news

The pandemic has had an "unprecedented" impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1 million more adults becoming physically inactive in the 12 months ... More

Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but 'cancelled out' during the first seven weeks of lockdown, according ... More

The transport sector is not doing enough to address the barriers that prevent people from cycling – with those from ethnic minority groups and the ... 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

Sport England has begun a search for "innovative solutions" which could reduce inequalities in society – and help those most affected to get physically active. ... More

Sport England has revealed the 16 projects which will share £1m worth of funding from the Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund. Those receiving grants range ... More

People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are still far less likely to be physically active – despite efforts to tackle the deep-rooted ... 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

Sportswear giant Nike is launching a programme which will support, empower and enable young people from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds to become ... More

First, the good news. Women now account for 40 per cent of board members across Sport England and UK Sport-funded sports bodies. Then the bad. ... More

Only 5 per cent of staff members are not white at Arts Council England (ACE) major partner museums (MPMs) while 16 per cent of the ... More

The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has launched a consultation paper on the way it uses lottery funding to make the process more accessible and ... More

Up to £400,000 worth of National Lottery has been made available for a career initiative which will aim to provide English sport with 140 'board ... More

The Football Association has revealed a raft of major reforms, including a rule to interview at least one applicant from a black, Asian and minority ... More

The London Football Association (LFA) has moved towards a more representative board, with a third of its newly appointed members coming from black, Asian and ... More

Rugby will touch the lives of thousands of young people from under-represented communities, as part of an ambitious new project from Premiership Rugby and England ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

An event attempting to investigate the reasons behind the lack of British Asian professional sportspeople will be hosted by Leicestershire County Cricket Club later this ... More

The state of England’s coaching framework for people from a diverse background will be scrutinised after Sport England fired the starting gun on a review. ... More

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has fired the starting gun on a review into its governance structure. Ian Lovett, deputy chair of the ... More

The government’s Code for Sports Governance, which recommends at least a 30 per cent gender split on sports boards, has not gone far enough with ... More

A total of 18 heritage projects are set to benefit from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Skills for the Future campaign – a programme which ... More

At least three of the Football Association’s (FA) 10-strong board will be female by 2018 following several reforms the governing body is proposing. To improve ... More

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the shadow sports minister, has suggested that there could be “value” in setting quotas for ethnic minority representation on the Football Association ... More

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is on the hunt for a new chair for UK Sport to replace the outgoing Rod Carr. ... More