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Getting active made easier with £93 million funding for over 1,100 grassroots sports projects
Research shows exercising more was the UK’s most common New Year’s resolution for 2024*, and the Government is helping hundreds of thousands more people across the UK keep their resolution and get active by delivering high-quality...2024-01-27 6205 0 -
Online abuse aimed at elite athletes on the rise – new study
The report, commissioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), showed that social media abuse aimed at athletes has risen considerably in recent years with up to one-third of posts now containing negative content targeted towards sporting...2024-01-25 4500 0 -
New sponsor steps in to help judo star realise his paralympic dream
Global leader in decentralized renewable energy systems Ryse Energy has stepped up to sponsor Paralympian Chris Hunt Skelley MBE as he attempts to become a double medal winner at next year’s Paralympic Games as part of Paralympics...2024-01-18 4382 0 -
STAR STUDDED FOOTBALL FOR PEACE (FFP) PANEL & MATCH SUPPORTED BY THE ICONIC AC SPARTA PRAGUE
The 2023 International Ministerial Conference for the Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance witnessed a fusion of diplomacy and sportsmanship as Football for Peace (FfP), AC Sparta Praha Club, the U.S. Department of State, and the...2023-12-13 4871 0 -
Footballer Patrick Bamford and comedian Joe Wilkinson front new BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live podcast ‘My Mate’s a Footballer’ Â
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 4260 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 4672 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 7478 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 6665 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 5628 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 6478 0
