national governing body news

Pentathlon GB has launched a new sub-brand, Penta+, as part of a strategy to modernise itself as a multi-sport provider. The national governing body for ... More

The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut down the sector during "Lockdown 2", set to come into ... More

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief Bill Sweeney has said the sport wants to play a major part in getting the public back to normality, once ... More

UK Sport has commissioned an independent review into UK Athletics (UKA), as part of what it calls a process to ensure the national governing body ... More

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has confirmed that he will continue his work as patron of the Rugby Football League (RFL) – despite plans ... More

UK Athletics has appointed Nic Coward as its interim chief executive. Coward is a former general secretary of the English Premier League and CEO of ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) and Leisure Opportunities have extended their strategic partnership. The extension is part of an on-going effort to attract more swimming ... More

Online fitness company LRG Fitness has launched a new on-demand service. LRG On Demand will offer access to a library of exercise videos, with each ... More

A push to get millions of more people to hit the pool in the UK has reached a significant landmark. At the start of the ... More

England Netball has published its new Disability Strategy, in which it outlines plans to increase participation numbers among deaf and disabled women and girls. The ... More

The new National Tennis Academy at Loughborough University has officially opened its doors to the next generation of talented British tennis players. Developed by the ... More

Swim England has called on the government and healthcare professionals to "maximise the benefits" of swimming, after a report suggests that the activity saves the ... More

Latest figures from Swim England show that 14.2 million adults – 31 per cent of those aged 16 or older – cannot swim one length ... More

Swim England has revealed the names of the first inductees into its Swim England Hall of Fame. A total of 26 athletes, coaches, officials and ... More

EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Marcus Kingwell, the current managing director of AoC Sport, as its CEO. Kingwell has ... More

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

A new campaign is promoting the benefits that swimming can offer to people struggling with mental health issues. The Get Set to Go initiative – ... More

A new directory of group fitness classes – claimed to be the largest of its kind – aims to make it easier for people to ... More

Former international long-distance runner and British Triathlon chief Zara Hyde Peters OBE has been named the new CEO of UK Athletics. Her appointment brings to ... More

More than three quarters (76 per cent) of British Cycling members do not believe that cycling is taken seriously by their local authority, while 81 ... More

Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems – inactivity and loneliness. A study, published this week by EMD ... More

Basketball England has become the first national governing body of sport to train its staff to a Level 2 award in mental health awareness. The ... More

Tennis Wales has appointed Simon Johnson as its new chief executive. Johnson joins the national governing body having spent seven years at the Lawn Tennis ... More

England and Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling, UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl and the England Netball team were among the winners of the BT Sport ... More

The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has embarked on a project to evaluate the potential of video gaming and esports as a platform to ... More