Team GB placed on bullish course for record Olympic medal haul in Paris
Team GB’s athletes will be part of the ‘most sophisticated high-performance system in the world’ at the Paris Olympics according to the director of performance
March 2024
No Olympics until 2044 but UK Sport targets Women’s World Cup and esports
UK Sport wants to bring the Women’s World Cup to Britain for the first time in the 2030s but has ruled out hosting the Olympics for at least 20 years
December 2023
Commission to hear abuse cases in gymnastics branded ‘not fit for purpose’
The campaign group Gymnastics for Change has called for the independent commission, set up to hear alleged abuse cases by coaches, to be paused
June 2023
UK Athletics handed £150,000 in lottery cash to stage London Diamond League
UK Athletics has been given a financial boost from UK Sport after fears that hosting the event would lead to it losing £500,000
February 2023
CJ Ujah to have public funding withheld unless he pays £10,000 UK Sport debt
The banned British sprinter CJ Ujah will have his public funding withheld unless he pays UK Sport more than £10,000
April 2022
The missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential of British basketball
The sport is one of the most popular activities among young people in the UK. Yet years of underfunding means it has little hope of meaningful growth
March 2022
England ease past Bangladesh to book Women’s World Cup semi-finals berth
A 100-run win in Wellington on Sunday was more than enough for Heather Knight’s side to progress to the last four, where they will meet South Africa
England wobble but wriggle past New Zealand to stay in World Cup reckoning
England all but eliminated the hosts’ chances of reaching the semi-finals – though not after a thorough scare
Fifa latest governing body to review links with Concussion in Sport Group
Fifa has said it is reviewing its relationship with the global sports concussion organisation it helps fund amid allegations of plagiarism against its former co-chair and influential neuroscientist Dr Paul McCrory
February 2022
Emma Raducanu retires with hip injury in longest match of WTA season
Winter Olympics funding will not just be guided by medals, says UK sport chair
‘Egotistical’: Rory McIlroy attacks Phil Mickelson over Saudi-backed tour
‘Perfect performance’: Team GB finally win first Beijing gold in women’s curling
January 2022
Team GB targets record-breaking Winter Olympics medal tally in Beijing
BOA and UK Sport have record of five medals in sightsTeam ‘has potential to win between three and seven medals’
October 2021
Future of sport in Britain facing serious challenges, say leaders
Sporting leaders have painted a bleak picture for the future of sport in this country due to a lack of funding and the impact of the pandemic
September 2021
Team GB set to lose 4x100m Olympic silver after second positive for Ujah
CJ Ujah’s B sample tested positive for two banned substances while UK Sport has admitted to ‘concerns’ about crisis in British athletics
August 2021
Andy Murray returns to action with Cincinnati Masters win over Gasquet
Women in sport: pride, prejudice and promise
Team GB still too white and suburban, says Sport England board member
Alice Dearing makes history but Team GB’s first female black swimmer leaves ‘broken’
