Archive: Sport

Comment: Fifa's secret weapon in the battle against corruption is... a DVD
Will a glorified DVD aimed at winning over the hearts and minds of players and other football stakeholders really do the trick and wipe out the global scourge of corruption?
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NASUWT: "Government clutching at straws" over school sport blame
Commenting on the press comments by Damian Hinds MP which seek to blame the NASUWT’s action short of strike action for the decline in school sporting activities, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union, said:
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NUT: Gove is right to champion cultural education - but sport, arts, and music are being cut
Commenting on the Government commissioned review by Darren Henley into cultural education, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
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NUT: David Cameron needs to acquaint himself with the National Curriculum
Commenting on the latest remarks by David Cameron about school sport, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
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NUT: Ofsted report on school sports
Commenting on the Ofsted report Beyond 2012- outstanding physical education for all, Christine Blower General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers the largest teachers’ union said: ‘It is good news that Ofsted found that in the majority of schools PE was in ‘good health’. Ofsted however knows full well that when they talk of building on the Olympic legacy it is this Government, not schools or PE teachers who have stood in the way of achieving this. All the criticisms that Ofsted had of schools sports...' Read more.
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If Scotland becomes independent, did a Brit still win Wimbledon?
If Scotland votes 'Yes', the rest of the UK is in for one hell of an identity crisis
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Michael Gove slammed for punishing children with sport
Thousands of people sign a petition against Michael Gove's decision to punish children with exercise, after leading athletes, head teachers and even Conservative supporters spoke out against the plans.
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Minister under fire for encouraging women to take up 'feminine' cheerleading
Women should be open to doing more "feminine" sports like cheerleading, sports minister says
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By being so relaxed, Tom Daley showed what sexuality is for young people
Tom Daley just did more for gay culture by lying back on a couch than thousands of hours of diligent campaign work could ever hope to achieve.
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Cameron takes on FA over Tottenham Hotspur 'Yid' chanting
David Cameron has defended the right of Tottenham Hotspur supporters to chant the word 'Yid', in a move challenging the Football Association's (FA) concerns over the issue.
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English fans 'not bothered' by racism in football
Racism in football remains a major problem in England, a survey suggests - but English fans are not especially concerned by it.
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WATCH: Manu Tuilagi gives David Cameron bunny ears
David Cameron is the most powerful man in the country - but that didn't stop England and British Lions rugby star Manu Tuilagi playing the classic 'bunny ears' prank on the steps of Downing Street yesterday.
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Comment: The English middle classes have ruined golf
Golf, Scotland's great sporting export, is one of the least democratic sports around. And it is the English middle class which has ruined it.
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Time to ban men-only clubs? Politics arrives at the Open Championship
Labour is demanding an outright ban on men-only clubs, as culture secretary Maria Miller boycotts the Open Championship in Muirfield.
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Comment: Salmond's cheap Wimbledon trick shows the cynicism behind the smile
Alex Salmond's attempt to unfurl a Saltire following Andy Murray's Wimbledon win shows the scheming politician lurking behind the bonhomie.
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'Bit naff': Salmond loses his sheen over Wimbledon photobomb
Alex Salmond's reputation as a consummate politician took something of a battering yesterday, after the online world reacted to his efforts to politicise Andy Murray's Wimbledon win.
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Interview: Jacqui Oatley - the saviour of women's football?
The host of the BBC's new Women's Football Show talks about sexism, money and what it's like to be the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day.
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A nation of cheats? MCC steps in to lecture errant kids
Political shenanigans in Westminster should come as no surprise given the extent of the cheating problem emerging from Britain's playing fields, it has emerged.
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Hillsborough closure? Football supporters stand up for change
Ministers are refusing to listen to calls for the reintroduction of standing areas at football matches, as pressure for a change grows in parliament.
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Maria Miller speech in full
Read the full speech of culture, media and sport secretary Maria Miller
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Hillsborough: Search for truth ends with horror
Shocking revelations about the "deeply distressing" failures that led to 96 deaths in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have prompted an apology from both David Cameron and Ed Miliband, leaving many MPs in the Commons close to tears.
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Nationalists trumpet 'Scottish legend' Murray's US Open win
Andy Murray's US Open victory has prompted another bout of political oneupmanship from leaders north of the border.
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Politics beckons for Andrew Strauss?
Rumours that outgoing England cricket captain Andrew Strauss could turn his attentions to politics are swirling around Westminster.
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Gove 'ignored independent advice' to back playing field sell-offs
Ministers have been left red-faced after it emerged the government had got its figures wrong on the number of playing fields sold off under the coalition.
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Playing fields rule change anger after Olympics
The coalition's decision to abandon rules ensuring outdoor space per school pupil is coming under fire from campaigners after the Olympics.
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Cameron: 'I cut school sports because of Indian dancing'
David Cameron raised eyebrows today when he justified cutting the daily requirement for school sports because some schools were filling it with activities "like Indian dancing".
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Comment: Just because a woman performs better than a man doesn't mean she's on drugs
As Ye Shiwen’s victory demonstrates, it is time to stop separating the performances of men and women in sport.
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F1 controversy: Hague calls Bahrain after protester death
William Hague has called the foreign minister of Bahrain to express "concern" about violence in the country as it holds the Formula One Grand Prix.
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Comment: F1 decision shows the BBC is out of touch
The BBC's decision to scrap Formula One is a sign of how unaccountable it has become.