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UK Sport has today taken a major step to secure a more certain environment for Olympic and Paralympic sports in the current economic climate, with the combination of vital new investment from the Team 2012 initiative and adjustments to funding awards allowing for the mission to London to be kept firmly on track

Gerry Sutcliffe, Minister for Sport, has announced that Philip Kimberley has been appointed as a Board Member of UK Sport

Zena Woolridge has been appointed Vice President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) and will sit on its Executive Board

Athlete funding for eight Olympic and four Paralympic sports was confirmed today by UK Sport.

Team 2012 was launched this week with leading payment system Visa announced as its Presenting Partner. It represents a huge new ambition for British sport, and is the largest national team ever sponsored, comprising approximately 1200 athletes from 47 sports and disciplines, Olympic and Paralympic alike

Following a rigorous selection process, fourteen candidates have been selected to take part in the third year of UK Sport's International Leadership Programme (ILP) in 2009

UK Sport's Chair, Baroness Sue Campbell looks ahead to arguably the most eagerly anticipated four years in British sporting history

With preparations for the Athens Olympics now about to enter their final phase, the British Olympic Association and UK Sport today announced an £800,000 investment by UK Sport in Team GB's pre-Games preparation camps

With some 36 days to go until the 2004 Olympics get underway, UK Sport today looked beyond Athens and announced the funding package available to support leading athletes up to the next summer Games in Beijing 2008

London 2012 bid organisers have released detailed plans for the next generation of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games