By Aoife Dowling With 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote on the 2018 Youth Olympic
Games host, the Glasgows bid team is mounting the final push for the city’s bid.
By Tom Anstey Canterbury Academy will be receiving a £2m (US$3m, €2.33m) fitness centre after
striking a deal with Swedish businessman, Carl Gripenstedt.
By Tom Anstey A £100m (US$151.3m, €117.7m) development in Yorkshire is set to be built on the
existing Flaxby Park Golf Course and will feature a 27-hole course and a 303-room hotel.
By Aoife Dowling Southwark residents can have their say on new plans to transform St Mary’s Park, the green space at the
heart of Elephant & Castle, in a month-long public consultation.
By Aoife Dowling Sporting events aimed at encouraging good relations among school children and young people are a key
part of this year’s programme of events organised by Derry City Council for Community Relations Week
(20th-25th May 2013).
By Aoife Dowling Ystrad Mynach is set to get a new hub of sporting excellence in South Wales with the development of a
£6m sporting facility, which will open in early 2014.
By Tom Anstey Using sport to tackle social issues among disadvantaged young people could save
billions of pounds every year, says The Sported Foundation, after it
commissioned a research project looking into tackling the problem.
By Tom Anstey Recent figures show that over a third of teachers have reported that there has
been a reduction in time in school for PE and extra-curricular activities over
the last two years.
By Tom Anstey London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that the future of all eight permanent
venues at the Olympic Park have been secured following the a deal made with iCITY.
Research: Professor Mike Kelly Following new guidance on exercise by
the National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence, Mike Kelly warns that
we must take urgent action to combat
the lifestyle disease epidemic
Architect's focus: James Pickard The Cartwright Pickard co-founder tells
us about the sustainable development
the practice is working on in China, plus
the challenges of refurbishing the Grade
II listed Golden Lane centre in London
Interview: Billy Garrett The sports operations manager for Glasgow
Life talks to Kate Cracknell about
driving a culture of physical activity and
making lasting, positive changes at a
population level
News report: Special Report Spanish football club Real Madrid has
revealed ambitious plans to build an
US$1bn (E764m, £652m), themed entertainment
resort in the emirate state of
Ras al Khaimah, as part of a strategy to
increase its global reach
Peace and sport: Playing for Amenesty Sport is a universal language which can
transcend any number of differences.
Kath Hudson looks at some of the inspiring
and heart warming projects making
an impact in some of the world's most
unlikely places
Andre Agassi's fitness concept enters Europe FROM
SPORT -KIT.NET Eight time Grand Slam tennis champion Andre Agassi has
teamed up with fitness trainer Gil Reyes to launch a new
high-intensity weight training machine for the UK and Irish
markets.
Golfing app to make reserving tee times easier FROM
SPORT -KIT.NET Mappt, a location-based mobile appointments technology
company, has unveiled the first products in its programme
to digitise the golf industry.
