Simon Morton news

This year's Netball World Cup, held in Liverpool in July, is already providing a legacy by growing the sport's participation numbers in England. A survey ... More

The UK has won bids for two world championships of sport – adding to a long line of major events to be held in the ... More

A £200m masterplan to host a decade of the finest sporting events in the international calendar has been revealed by UK Sport. So-called ‘mega events’ ... More

Chris Pilling, the former chief executive of the First Direct, has been tasked with overseeing the preparations ahead of Yorkshire hosting the 2019 UCI World ... More

Three flagship Taekwondo competitions will be staged in England over the next three years following a successful bid from GB Taekwondo. The package of events, ... More

Sir Robin Young – the former permanent secretary of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) – has been appointed as the co-chair of ... More

London 2017 – the wholly-owned subsidiary of UK Athletics – will see its role in delivering the 2017 World Championship scaled back following the appointment ... More

London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will host the UK’s largest-ever snowsport and music festival in November (2015). Freeze Big Air will see more than 60 ... More

Sport England CEO Jennie Price and triathlon champion Chrissie Wellington are among the keynote speakers at the Sports Summit 2015 – held at the KIA ... More

UK Sport has launched its Gold Event Series (GES), a campaign which will see £27m being invested in bringing more than 70 international sporting events ... More