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Carr has underlined importance of increasing the number of female, and disability and disabled coaches, in high-performance sport.

UK Sport will not be activating proposed plans to channel World Class Performance Programme funds for GB Boxing through a SPV.

A highly influential group of global leaders & practitioners in sport for development will join forces.

A blog from UK Sport's Director of Major Events and International Relations, Simon Morton.

The Global Sports Impact Project is a study by Sportcal which has analysed over 700 major sporting events between 2008-2019.

Future Paralympic stars will have the chance to be fast-tracked on the road to Rio 2016 thanks to an exciting new initiative.

British Cycling today confirmed that a round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup is coming to the UK.

Last week saw the start of the journey of the first ten coaches selected to UK Sport's ground breaking new 'Elite Programme'

Rod Carr CBE, has been announced as the new Chairman of UK Sport.

The second phase of Fighting Chance: Battle4Brazil took place last weekend (13-14 Apr) in Manchester.

UK Sport has today announced that it will renew its partnership with the International Netball Federation (INF).

Andrew Mitchell will join the Board of the newly merged charity International Inspiration: International Development through Sport.

Some of the world's best athletes will compete in Birmingham on Saturday 29 June at the city's Alexander Stadium.

A UK delegation travelled to the Seychelles to meet with a committee to deliver their recommendations.

10 of the UK's top coaches have been chosen to be part of the inaugural intake of UK Sport's World Class Coaching: Elite Programme.

LOCOG yesterday announced that it would be handing over the operations of its customer database.

Around 100 of the UK's most promising martial artists put their skills to the test this weekend at Phase One of Fighting Chance.

Lord Sebastian Coe is to chair international sports development charity International Inspiration

Former kickboxing world champion & Fighting Chance graduate Damon Sansum claimed his first title of 2013 at the Trelloborg Open.

UK Sport Chair Baroness Sue Campbell has been named on the BBC Radio Four Woman's Hour Power List 2013.

Mission 2014 set to put Britain on the winter sport map.

Diving's elite will return to the UK in April for the FINA/Midea Diving World Series.

The first round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will come to Manchester this April.

UK Sport has today announced the outcomes of their Board meeting earlier this week.

This year will be picking up the baton from 2012, with world class events coming to cities across the UK in 2013.

Mission 2012 recognised as an 'Inspiration for Government'.

The road to Rio could start soon for over 450 hopefuls who have signed up to the search for future Olympic taekwondo stars.

A new education programme aimed at enhancing the knowledge&skills of those working with elite developing athletes has been launched.

The International Inspiration Annual Review of 2011-12 is now available.

UK Sport has today announced the fourth intake of emerging high performance coaches.

Following the success of the London 2012 Paralympics, the city has won the right to host the 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships.

UK Sport's ambition for Britain's summer Olympic and Paralympic teams is to be at least as competitive in Rio 2016 as at London 2012.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Glasgow will now host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championpionships

Cycling and Rowing have been among the most consistent performers for Great Britain at Olympic Games in recent years.

UK Sport funding decisions to maximise chances of continued success at Rio 2016.

London 2012 Olympic Park to stage NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2014-2016

A significant increase in funding for elite coaching for the next cycle will be considered by UK Sport's Board in December.

The 11 coaches on UK Sport's ECAP have officially graduated the two-year development programme.

UK ranked second in Sportcal's new Global Sports Impact Project.

In conjunction with UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport, GB Taekwondo has launched Fighting Chance: Battle4Brazil.