Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, will welcome politicians, businesses and grassroots projects to City Hall ahead of the anniversary of the 2012 Games. The gathering, led by Beyond Sport ambassadorLord Seb Coe, former Chairman of London 2012 and Chairman of the British Olympic Association, will come together to celebrate and reward sports… read more
The Western Union Company, a global partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation have announced they will collaborate with UNICEF on its PASS Initiative – which turns every successful pass in the UEFA Europa League competition into funding that supports education for young people around the world. read more
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Sky and British Cycling have confirmed the return of a host of free events and activities taking place across the summer as part of Sky Ride 2013, including more Sky Ride City events and Sky Ride Local rides than ever before stretching the length and breadth of the UK. read more
Gazprom, official partner of the UEFA Champions League, has announced Chelsea FC is set to join its corporate social responsibility project ‘Football for Friendship’. read more
Cyclescheme has teamed up with multiple gold medal-winning Paralympic cyclist, Dame Sarah Storey, to promote cycling to work and raise the profile of cycling nationwide. read more
Former Rugby World Cup and Lions legends Will Greenwood and Austin Healey have launched a new family festival of sport, taking place this August, with activities including specialist coaching, competitions, freshly cooked food and music festivities – including a number of famous faces to help along the way. read more
Six-times Paralympic gold medal winner and six-times London marathon winner David Weir has teamed up with Barclays to support a local community sports initiative in his home county of Surrey to take part in their latest ‘My Space for Sport’ campaign video. read more
The Beyond Sport Summit & Awards 2013 will be held this year in Philadelphia, following in the footsteps of London, UK in 2012 and Cape Town, South Africa in 2011. read more
Former Pompey stars are turning out to support a Pompey Supporters' Trust fundraising friendly against Hermann Hreidarsson's Icelandic Premier League side IBV, just days after the PST secured an historic deal to take over the struggling League One side. read more
There is just one week left to enter the Beyond Sport Awards 2013, with corporates, businesses and industry leaders encouraged to enter the prestigious awards, for free. read more
Sport England has announced an extra £24 million to expand and extend its Sportivate programme. read more
British Cycling has unveiled plans to get one million more women riding bikes regularly by 2020 after launching the ‘vision for women’s cycling’ scheme at the Department for Media, Culture and Sport. read more
A report released by Brunel University and the Coca-Cola Foundation entitled ‘Building a Participation Legacy’ has found that affordable access to sport is key to delivering a legacy of increased participation from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. read more
Coca-Cola GB has unveiled the London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, Anthony Ogogo, as a new legacy ambassador for its partnership with StreetGames. read more
Street League, the football charity, has announced a partnership with Crystal Palace FC’s Foundation aimed at helping tackle youth unemployment in south London. read more
Tottenham Hotspur and Investec have announced that they will be hosting one of their South African player development programmes from 25th- 29th March in Johannesburg. read more
Lord Coe, chairman of the British Olympic Association and architect of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has hailed the positive work done by Premier League clubs in their communities, particularly with respect to sports participation. read more
With the support of the League Managers Association’s Community Fund, experienced managers Phil Brown and Dave Penney are to travel to South Africa to conduct a coaching course on behalf of the football charity, Coaching for Hope. read more
Wayne Instrell of Bedford Academy and Leicestershire-based PE teacher, Lesley Reynolds of Brockington College in Enderby, were awarded the title of Sky Sports Living for Sport Student and Sport Teacher of the Year, respectively, at the Sky Sports Living for Sport Awards 2012 on Friday. read more
Commonwealth Games organisers have unveiled the route the Queen's Baton Relay, which will cover nearly 200,000 kilometers around the world, travelling to 71 nations and territories in seven months before arriving in Scotland. read more
The Rugby Football Union has confirmed Prince Harry as a Patron of All Schools, and revealed Canterbury as the inaugural Official Partner for its programme to get more secondary state schools playing rugby union. read more
Nike has teamed up with Michelle Obama in a campaign aimed at addressing the growing issue of physical inactivity in the US. read more
Warrior Football has donated £50,000 worth of kit to the Liverpool FC Foundation to distribute throughout its programmes both locally and overseas. read more
The Rugby Football Union is to commit £10 million over the next four years to help clubs improve their clubhouses and pitches. read more
Norwich City FC is set to sport the logo of charity Railway Children on their shirts for this weekend’s Premier League clash with Everton at Carrow Road. The Canaries are lending their support to sponsor Aviva’s UK charity partner, to raise awareness of the fact that one child runs away from home every five minutes in the UK. read more
Colin Montgomerie has selected the first stars to compete in the brand new Celebrity Cup, set to take place at The Celtic Manor Resort from 10th to 12th May as a new addition to Golf Live - with money raised from the event donated to the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation, founded in memory of Colin’s mother who died of lung cancer. read more
The Rugby Football Union and O2 has launched the O2 Touch tour – the governing body’s biggest ever campaign to get the nation playing Touch Rugby, supported by The Untouchables; a team of athletes including a free-runner, a rugby player, a freestyler, a dancer, a personal trainer, and a parkour pro. read more
drawforall, a new nationwide grassroots tennis competition designed to provide opportunities for adult players to compete against others of a similar standard, has been launched with the support of the LTA, Dunlop and Tennishead magazine, as well as a number of professional players. read more
Beyond Sport, the global organisation that promotes, develops and funds the use of sport to create positive social change, has announced that entries are now open for the Beyond Sport Awards 2013 – with the winners to be unveiled at the Beyond Sport Summit, in Philadelphia this September. read more
talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, will highlight the best grassroots programmes in British sport after backing The Community Programme Award at the Sport Industry Awards 2013. read more
Brioche Pasquier UK has announced its first ever sponsorship, after confirming a new deal with Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, the largest women-only fundraising event series outside the US. read more
Dance 4 Peace is set for a rebrand this week, after announcing the launch of its new identity Move This World. Growing beyond its current brand, Move This World will continue to offer comprehensive PreK-12 curriculum and training to over 8,500 individuals across 22 cities and 4 continents. read more
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