A joint United Kingdom and Ireland bid for UEFA Euro 2028 has been confirmed, with a similar proposal for the 2030 FIFA World Cup shelved.

The United Kingdom and Ireland are reportedly favouring a bid for the 2028 UEFA European Championship amid increasing doubts over the success of securing the hosting rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Staging major sporting events in the United Kingdom could deliver up to £4 billion ($5.34 billion/€4.69 billion) in soft power, trade and investment, a report commissioned by UK Sport and the City of London Corporation has found.

Jane Rumble has been named as UK Anti-Doping's (UKAD) new permanent chief executive, assuming the position from March next year.

The Government of the United Kingdom is reportedly mulling a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as a protest against hosts China's human rights record, although the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office insisted "no decisions have yet been made".

Organisers of the London International Horse Show have confirmed that this year's event will take place as planned from December 16 to 20, following the cancellation of the Liverpool International Horse Show due to "the ever-changing COVID-19 environment".

Rugby Australia (RA) is to send a delegation to the United Kingdom next month to meet senior figures from World Rugby and European nations as the country steps up its bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

A review by the United Kingdom's Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) has concluded that "for many sports, the inclusion of transgender people, fairness and safety cannot co-exist in a single competitive model," and suggested that governing bodies could create "open" or "universal" categories of competition.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has urged Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson to exempt footballers from the 10-day hotel quarantine required upon their return from red-list countries, after Premier League clubs said they would not release their players for international duty in September where this would affect them.

Following on from yesterday’s announcement that the United Kingdom would host the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport World Conference in 2026, the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham has been confirmed as the venue.

Trevor Pearce has been re-appointed as chair of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) while two non-executive directors have been added to the agency’s Board.

Organisers of mass participation running events across the United Kingdom have celebrated the return of outdoor events following the Government's easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England.

On the same day as the Wimbledon men's singles final and the Euro 2020 final, two mass participation events took place in the United Kingdom as part of the country's return-to-sport test events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A number of Britain’s leading sports governing bodies have united behind plans for "vaccine passports" to be used to enable fans to return to venues this year.

The European Union has released a new fund that looks to help build the skills of people in the West Midlands in preparation for important roles at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.