UK Sport wants a net positive environmental impact by 2040, which is a bold target for a sector built on travel, venues, kit and international calendars. The aim is clear enough. The awkward part is making elite sport look less like a carbon-heavy spectacle with a recycling policy attached.
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Funding the LA Dream
UK Sport is putting serious money behind LA 2028, because Olympic success apparently begins years earlier with spreadsheets, physios and people in tracksuits saying ‘marginal gains’ near a whiteboard. The medals come later. First comes the national ritual of funding hope very precisely.
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Manchester City Crowned WSL Champions
Manchester City Women have won the WSL without even needing to play today, which is either dominance or admin with boots on. Arsenal’s draw did the final bit of arithmetic, leaving City to celebrate the rare sporting pleasure of being crowned from the sofa.