Liz Nicholl OBE has been appointed chief executive at UK Sport, a promotion from her present post of chief operating officer
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Pentathlon GB has won the right to hold the European Championships at Medway Park at the end of July, 2011
Continue reading →Russell Langley, UK Sport’s head of communications, is leaving the government funding agency to join British Cycling
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UK Sport publishes its annual report
UK Sport has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2010. In addition to outlining UK Sport’s strategy and delivery management, it also marks the progress made against the key performance indicators underpinning its Funding Agreement with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Continue reading →Today’s Government announcement of the merger of sports funding agencies UK Sport and Sport England, has received a mixed welcome from sports administrators, many of whom look to UK Sport’s record of delivering sporting success in the past decade.
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Steele to leave UK Sport for RFU top job
The Sports Journalists’ Association reacted with disappointment at the news that John Steele, chief executive officer of our sponsors, UK Sport, is to leave the organisation, but wished him well as the former Northampton rugby player and Heineken Cup-winning coach heads to Twickenham to take on the role at the head of the RFU. “I [...]
Continue reading →Britain’s sports funding agencies, including SJA sponsors UK Sport, and the London Olympic organisers are to be subjected to £88 million-worth of cuts in Government funding, the new coalition announced today. [Updated at with UK Sport statement at 3pm] UK Sport, Sport England and UK Anti-Doping will have to make 3 per cent budget cuts, [...]
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Taylor appointed to UK Sport coach job
From UK Sport UK Sport is today delighted to announce the appointment of Graham Taylor as its new Head of Coaching.
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Press conference: Amy Williams
From UK Sport WHO: Amy Williams, Olympic Champion, Bob Skeleton Andreas Schmid, Performance Director, British Skeleton Dr Scott Drawer, Head of Research and Innovation, UK Sport WHEN: Thursday 4 March at 10:30 for briefing, 11:30 for photo-call with Amy Williams
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