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What will be the legacy of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games?

Organised at relatively short notice after initial host Durban was forced to pull out, Birmingham has lived up to its reputation as one of Britain’s most diverse cities

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Hoy rates Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a 'massive success'

Six-time Olympic champion gives his verdict on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the future for British athletes on the world stage.

Wales Online

D-Day for £22m Newcastle leisure centre with plans set to take major step forward this week

It will include a swimming pools, a sports hall, fitness studios and a gym, a library, community rooms, a café, and a children’s soft play area.

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After the Lionesses it’s time to be bold and create real cultural change

The real challenge is not to identify the next generation of England women footballers – it is to reach the millions of girls who weren’t watching on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Residents fear 'more abuse from parents' if school expansion goes ahead after police forced to intervene

Resident's drives are regularly blocked by parents taking their children to school

Manchester Evening News

London’s Olympic boroughs among worst for childhood obesity in England

London’s Olympic boroughs have seen childhood obesity rates soar to some of the highest in the country in the decade since the Games, analysis by the Evening Standard reveals on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Lost legacy of London 2012 Olympics as grassroots sports hit by decade of Tory cuts

The sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics has been betrayed by Tory cuts. The last 10 years have seen participation in sports plummet, facilities forgotten and physical activity flatline

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Squad Girls’ Football initiative to get £2million of funding from Sport England

Squad Girls’ Football aims to get 12 to 14-year-old girls involved in playing football.

The Independent UK

2012 Olympic Games did not boost grassroots sports ‘as hoped’ – NAO

Ministers said the Games would leave a ‘lasting sporting legacy’.

The Independent UK

‘Hidden’ Asian talent gets chance to shine, PFA’s Riz Rehman reveals

Sport England data shows that only 0.45 per cent of players of South Asian heritage are playing in the top four English divisions

The Independent UK

Rugby League World Cup delivers £25m of 'positive change' before a ball is kicked

The great and the good of rugby league will convene in England later this year for the World Cup - but the event has already had a positive impact before it gets underway

Daily Mirror

Appalling abuse in British Gymnastics shows urgent need for sports regulator

The Whyte review is the latest in a series of scandals to hit British sport. The system has to change – if not now, then when?

The Guardian - UK

‘Fun and the beautiful game’: rise of women’s recreational football

More women in England are making up for the decades when they felt shut out of the game

The Guardian - UK

British Gymnastics braces for publication of damning report on abuse

Anne Whyte QC’s review will be published on Thursday and more than 40 gymnasts have made claims against the governing body

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Extent of British Gymnastics abuse scandal to be revealed on Thursday

The Whyte Review, jointly commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England in 2020 and chaired by Anne Whyte QC, will be released on Thursday

Bristol Post

Bristol people 'did not get enough exercise' during Covid pandemic

Thousands of people aged over 16 categorised as physically inactive

The Conversation

Bradley Wiggins alleges he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was about 13: expert explains safeguarding in sport and what more needs to be done

Former professional cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, a Tour de France winner and multiple Olympic gold medallist, has told Men’s Health magazine that he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was around 13 years old.

The Conversation

Women's football: record crowds and soaring popularity – here's how to keep it this way

On Boxing Day 1920, a sell-out crowd of 53,000 watched a women’s football match at Liverpool’s Goodison Park, with others waiting outside. With more than 900,000 women working in munitions factories during the first world war, many factories set up women’s football teams to keep the new female workers healthy…

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The missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential of British basketball

The sport is one of the most popular activities among young people in the UK. Yet years of underfunding means it has little hope of meaningful growth

Birmingham Post

From Acun Illicali to 50 years of Hull Truck - culture's crucial role in enriching a thriving community

Marketing Humber helped celebrate Hull Truck Theatre's 50th anniversary with support from Hull City, VisitBritain and Sport England

The Conversation

Women in sport: misogyny among male fans is rife but progressive masculinities are on the rise

When the Football Association in England launched the Women’s Super League in 2011, it was the first milestone in what sport sociologists have identified as a new age for media coverage of women’s sport, and football in particular. The success of women athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games, along…

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