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Following Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of an additional funding for high performance sport, UK Sport has affirmed its commitment to ensuring the fast, effective distribution of these funds to governing bodies and athletes

Two new appointments have strengthened UK Sport's Performance Directorate, with Simon Le Fevre joining as Head of Operations and Glenn Hunter due to take up the post of Consultant in Sports Science and Sports Medicine in the New Year

Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, announced today that Nigel Walker, the former Olympian and Welsh Rugby Union player, has been appointed to the board of UK Sport

The announcement that the percentage share of National Lottery income allocated to sport is to remain unchanged and is now fixed until 2019 has been welcomed today by UK Sport

UK Sport's Chief Executive, John Steele, reports on his experiences from his recent visit to China, where he inspected Olympic facilities ahead of Beijing 2008

Shelley Rudman has won Team GB's first medal of the Winter Olympic Games, claiming silver in the women's bob-skeleton

UK Sport is delighted with the decision to award the UK the rights to host the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France - one of the most high profile sporting events in the world.

It has been a very good couple of weeks for all those who like to see world class sport up close. With announcements being made this week about next year's Tour De France opening in London and European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, UK Sport has been busy on the major events front

UK Sport has released its submission to the Government on options for increased funding for elite athletes in the run up to London 2012. The submission is based on the agency's 'no compromise' approach to delivering performance success

The Turin Winter Games open for business tomorrow evening and Team GB's 40 representatives will be ready for action, after four years of training and preparation