Simon Timson news

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has revealed plans to set up National Academies and Regional Player Development Centres (RPDCs) as part of its new 10-year ... More

The future success of Great Britain and England’s hockey teams will be in the hands of a new performance director following a stellar Olympic Games ... More

Team GB’s record-breaking exploits at the Rio 2016 Olympics demonstrates the nation’s place as “best high performance system in the world”, according to UK Sport. ... More

With Rio 2016 in full swing following the opening ceremony and the first batch of events, it’s easy to get caught up in it all. ... More

As we reach the final countdown for the Rio 2016 Games, one event we can be certain won’t be happening is the 2026 Commonwealth Games ... More

Chelsea Warr – UK Sport’s deputy director of performance – has been promoted to the body's top performance role to replace Simon Timson. Warr will ... More

Several British athletes will be able to scope out international venues ahead of major competitions using virtual reality headsets. As part of the eight-year technology ... More

Tracey Crouch has survived a round of sweeping ministerial changes by new prime minister Theresa May, keeping her portfolio of sport, tourism and heritage. After ... More

The proportion of black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) athletes being funded by UK Sport falls below the national average, according to data published by ... More

Wheelchair curling has lost all its UK Sport funding for the 2018 Winter Olympics despite an overall funding increase for the Games. Relegation from the ... More

Simon Timson, UK Sport’s director of performance, will end his three year association with the quango and join the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in November. ... More

UK Sport is redoubling its efforts to boost the numbers of elite athletes in canoeing, skeleton and martial arts with the launch of talent identification ... More

Progress made by British Swimming since its management restructure in 2013 has given the sport a real chance of success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ... More

Team GB athletes are likely to achieve 47-69 medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics – with the Paralympic team on course for its best ever ... More

UK Sport has inked an initial two-year deal with data management firm CGI to aid its decision-making on funding in the run-up to the 2020 ... More

As sports enter the final year of preparation for Rio 2016, UK Sport has said the system remains on target to achieve its goal of ... More

UK Sport is to double its investment in Team GB’s Winter Olympic athletes ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The decision follows this ... More

UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) have announced number of changes to the UK's high performance system as part of a "shared ... More