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Footballer Patrick Bamford and comedian Joe Wilkinson front new BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live podcast ‘My Mate’s a Footballer’
Listen to the first episode of ‘My Mate’s a Footballer’ here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0grxpyk A new podcast promising sport and comedy is available on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live from Thursday 16 November. In this 20-part...2023-11-18 628 0 -
Dame Katherine Grainger officially opens £9m sustainable SportPark expansion on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park
Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport and one of Britain’s most decorated female Olympians of all time and the first British woman to win medals at five successive Olympic Games, has officially opened SportPark Pavilion...2023-11-07 893 0 -
Jill Scott and Daley Thompson join Government push to get millions more people active
Lioness legend Jill Scott MBE, Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson CBE, and former No10 Delivery Unit chief Sir Michael Barber are joining the Government’s National Physical Activity Taskforce to help get millions more people involved in...2023-09-27 4458 0 -
TACKLING THE NATION’S DIET THROUGH THE POWER OF FOOTBALL
Photo credit: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire As 14 million children and adults prepare to kick off the grassroots football season¹ and excitement is still high following this summer’s tournament, hopes are high for the footballing future...2023-08-31 4195 0 -
University of Birmingham hosts 2023 IBSA World Games
The University of Birmingham is welcoming blind and partially sighted athletes from around the world to its UK campus as it hosts the 2023 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games. Around 1,150 athletes from more...2023-08-20 3845 0 -
Bradford City AFC announces long term partnership with Muslim led charity Penny Appeal
Bradford City AFC announces long term partnership with Muslim led charity Penny Appeal Bradford City AFC is delighted to announce a long-term agreement which sees Penny Appeal become the club’s new official chosen charity partner. A...2023-07-28 4894 0 -
Loughborough research at Wimbledon to drive exposure of wheelchair tennis
Colleagues from The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport (PHC), in collaboration with RGK Wheelchairs and staff of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), investigated how wheelchair tennis under different chair configurations and surface hardness impacts...2023-07-27 4720 0 -
Cricket great awarded honorary degree from Loughborough University
Rainford-Brent, 39, made history in the sport by becoming the first Black woman to represent England in international cricket in 2001. She is now an established broadcaster and a newly appointed Cricket Non-Executive Director for the...2023-07-24 4833 0 -
Public invited to have their say on proposals to enhance Perry Park and Alexander Stadium
The latest ideas have been shaped to support the aspirations of the Perry Barr 2040 Masterplan – to deliver a true legacy asset in the form of an improved park and a multi-purpose stadium with a...2023-07-24 4665 0 -
Loughborough crowned BUCS Champions with record-breaking points tally
Loughborough University has secured an incredible 42nd consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) title after amassing a record number of points in the competition. Loughborough’s final total of 9,311.5 is a sector-leading score and eclipses last year’s...2023-07-20 4733 0
