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Articles tagged with: Sport
Football white paper is the first step to giving fans and players a greater role in football governance
Culture
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Football white paper is the first step to giving fans and players a greater role in football governance
I cautiously welcome the government’s white paper on football reforms as a small step in the right direction.
Long-awaited football governance is needed to protect the future of northern clubs
Culture
By Sara Britcliffe MP
Long-awaited football governance is needed to protect the future of northern clubs
Few places illustrate the importance of professional football clubs to local communities than my constituency of Hyndburn.
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Culture
By UK Sport
UK Sport announces extra investment to support Paris Olympic and Paralympic preparations 
UK Sport has today confirmed an additional £4m of funding into summer Olympic and Paralympic sport as preparations gear up for the Paris 2024 Games.
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change Partner content
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By UK Sport
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change
Being a top-class athlete is about achieving dreams and ambitions in the sporting arena. But for many of the UK’s top athletes in 2023 it is also about driving and effecting lasting positive change in society.

Both athletes and MPs know that elite athletes are vital role models for our communities. And on issues such as period poverty, water quality, disability inclusion, and mental wellbeing, UK Sport’s Powered by Purpose programme provides British athletes with the opportunities and skills they need to power positive change in our communities.
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By UK Sport
Tackling Racism & Racial Inequality in Sport Update
In the six months since the last update on progress and actions in response to the Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport (TRARIIS) review, extreme incidents of racism in sport have continued to remind us of the importance of the work we are doing to tackle racism and eradicate racial discrimination from the sporting system.
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By UK Sport
UK Sport and Sport England move to strengthen safeguarding
UK Sport and Sport England have today committed to action across five areas which are designed to support improved safeguarding and wellbeing for everyone involved in sport.

Nineteen commitments span the areas of coaching and workforce support, performance athlete support, good governance, dispute resolution and creating safer environments for participants.
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Culture
By UK Sport
New report reveals economic and social benefits of the UK hosting sporting events
Following a hugely successful year for hosting major sporting events, a new report commissioned by UK Sport has revealed the huge benefits that hosting major events delivers for the UK.
Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
Culture
Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
The government has failed to meet its legacy aims on sports participation after the 2012 London Olympic Games, according to a report by an influential select committee.
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By UK Sport
UK Sport International Partnership Programme – growing para archery across Africa
As part of UK Sport’s commitment to using the power of sport to inspire positive change, UK Sport’s International Relations team have been supporting Archery GB’s work promoting and supporting the growth of para archery across African nations.
Improving working conditions for female football players requires a change in culture
Culture
By Julie Elliott MP
Improving working conditions for female football players requires a change in culture
The Lionesses’ Euro 2022 win at Wembley in the summer was not only the culmination of a tournament in which England dominated at every stage, but of the commitment and drive of so many in the game for so many years, from the grassroots to the elite levels of the sport.
Investment in Rugby League will help level up communities across the UK
Culture
By Mark Pawsey MP
Investment in Rugby League will help level up communities across the UK
As the Member of Parliament for Rugby, the town where William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball in 1823 and ran with it, and which gave its name to the sport, some might think I am obliged to be one of the game’s most vocal supporters. But the truth is that long before I set foot in Westminster, I have been passionate about rugby.
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By UK Sport
Birmingham to host 2026 European Athletics Championships after Commonwealth success
Birmingham has today been announced as the host of the 2026 European Athletics Championships – the first time that the European Athletics Championships will take place in the United Kingdom.
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By UK Sport
UK Sport launches development programme for leaders in high-performance sport
This week UK Sport has launched its 18-month development programme, ‘Leading To Perform’, for leaders in the high-performance sport community. The programme is designed to enhance leadership potential within performance senior leadership team roles.
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By UK Sport
UK Sport signs UN Sports for Climate Action framework and makes net zero commitment
UK Sport becomes a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action, committing to halving our carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero by 2040.
Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport Partner content
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By UK Sport
Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport
Sport is a part of the national psyche. It provides those big moments where the nation comes together in an act of celebration. These are the moments that inspire the next generation and bring enormous social and economic benefits to the UK as a whole. The House Live sat down with Esther Britten, Head of Major Events at UK Sport, to hear about a memorable summer of sport and learn more about what the future holds.
Alison McGovern: The Lionesses finally brought football home – this must be a huge turning point in the fight for equality
Culture
By Alison McGovern MP
Alison McGovern: The Lionesses finally brought football home – this must be a huge turning point in the fight for equality
Did you cry? I did. I was crying before kick-off, never mind at the end.
Sticky Westminster wicket: A century of cricket players in Parliament
Political parties
By Patrick Kidd
Sticky Westminster wicket: A century of cricket players in Parliament
In February 1916, two weeks after Britain had introduced conscription and a week before the start of the slaughter at Verdun, the government sent in a raw recruit to open the batting in the debate on the King’s Speech.
Julie Elliott: We must keep knocking down barriers in women’s football
Culture
By Julie Elliott MP
Julie Elliott: We must keep knocking down barriers in women’s football
What a summer it will be for women’s football. With the European Champions on home turf, we have already seen a record attendance at a Euros game in the Old Trafford opener that saw the Lionesses beat Austria. We have so much yet to come, not least the sell-out final at Wembley.
Inclusion wins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Culture
By Marilyn Wright
Inclusion wins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
With the largest ever female and para-sport programme, plus new rules on competitors’ right to protest, inclusion and advocacy are the winners at this month’s Commonwealth Games. Marilyn Wright reports
A decade on, the legacy of the London Olympic Games proves what levelling up can achieve in left behind areas of the country
Culture
By Shaun Dawson
A decade on, the legacy of the London Olympic Games proves what levelling up can achieve in left behind areas of the country
More than 50 years of coordinated and collaborative regeneration has transformed the slice of south east England, known as the Lee Valley, from a contaminated wasteland into one of the United Kingdom’s green lungs and a zone of sporting excellence, a perfect case study for what the government wants to achieve through its levelling up agenda.
First Past the Post: MPs and peers on their parliamentary sports teams
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
First Past the Post: MPs and peers on their parliamentary sports teams
From football and rugby to rifle shooting and netball, Sienna Rodgers talks to MPs and peers about what it means to be a good sport in Parliament
LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup
Culture
By Sheila Amedodah, Political Consultant
LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup
The Qatar World Cup raises a question of how the Football Association can reconcile championing LGBTQ rights with participation in a tournament where homosexuality is illegal.
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
Culture
By Lord Coe
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
It is hard to believe the London 2012 Olympic Games are already celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the opening ceremony, when Great Britain welcomed the world to London with a riveting spectacle imagined by Danny Boyle.
Karen Bradley: Sir Mo Farah’s bravery is a reminder of our global responsibility to victims of trafficking and modern slavery
Home affairs
By Karen Bradley MP
Karen Bradley: Sir Mo Farah’s bravery is a reminder of our global responsibility to victims of trafficking and modern slavery
It takes enormous courage for a survivor of human trafficking to talk about their experiences and I applaud Sir Mo Farah’s bravery.