Glasgow secures funding to become 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Victoria withdrawal due to costs | Athletics News

Glasgow to be named 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts after Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last year, due to rising costs; Commonwealth Games Federation pledged a £100m investment while the UK government and Australian authorities also guaranteed support Last Updated: 17/09/24 2:10pm Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and is set to do so…

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Premier League to continue funding help for ex-players with dementia, with support to go beyond £1m | Football News

The Premier League has told Sky Sports News they will continue to fund help for ex-players and their families with dementia once the Interim Football Brain Health Fund expires in the autumn. The Premier League and PFA originally committed to work together on this project last September. It is a fund which all the football…

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Community schemes net £600,000 in funding from EFL and Sky Bet ‘Building Foundations’ fund | Football News

Communities across England and Wales are to benefit from more than £ 600,000 worth of funding under the first set of grants awarded by the new Sky Bet EFL Building Foundations Fund. Vital financial support will flow to projects linked to more than 60 EFL clubs, ranging from programmes to tackle isolation and loneliness, to…

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House approves bill on sports vouchers, funding support for sports clubs – rezal404

FILE–Athletes from Region 12 during the 2019 Palarong Pambansa parade. Photo from DepEd The House of Representatives has approved a significant measure to empower budding Filipino athletes through a sports voucher system. This initiative aims to provide essential resources for training and acquiring sports equipment. With a majority of 275 votes, the House passed House…

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MCC world committee calls on men’s ODIs to be significantly reduced, extra funding for Test and women’s cricket

Extra funding to protect Test cricket and the women’s game has been proposed by the MCC’s world committee, which has also called for men’s ODIs to be “significantly reduced” after the 2027 World Cup. The existing financial imbalance between nations is putting a squeeze on the viability of Test cricket outside of India, England and…

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