SportsAid are looking for an Athlete & Support Liaison Officer to join their team and reporting to their Partnership Activation & Events Manager. The responsibilities This is an opportunity to join a committed and driven team at SportsAid, taking on the responsibility of connecting and engaging with those people that support SportsAid’s work[…]
Reading FC are looking to recruit two new staff members. One is to become a Sponsorship Manager for Reading FC and they are also looking for a CRM/Marcomms Manager to work at the club. Sponsorship Manager will report to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Sponsorship Manager (SM) is responsible for prospecting, identifying, securing[…]
By Jacque Talbot, @jac_talbot The SPTT were lucky enough to interview wrestler Charlie Morgan about her career, the challenges that she has overcome in her career and in her personal life. Wrestler Charlie Morgan, 25, has been wrestling since 2011 and is openly gay. Having recently made a huge impact in her promotion[…]
CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR FOOTBALL TO ADOPT THE ‘ROONEY RULE Sports people, campaigners, lawyers and academics will come together today to renew their call for English football to adopt a mandatory version of the NFL’s Rooney Rule. The call will be made at the launch of a report into the numbers of ethnic minority coaches in[…]
By Jacque Talbot Athlete turned motivational speaker, Kriss Akabusi MBE, who won gold medals for 400 metres at the World, European and Commonwealth Championships as well as silver and bronze at the Olympic Games, spoke to the SPTT’s Jacque Talbot about making the transition from the world of sport onto new ventures. Amid the[…]
By Harry Corton After the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, there has been an outpouring of love and support for those affected from West London outfit Queens Park Rangers F.C. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the club opened their Loftus Road stadium up to the public and it became a hub for[…]
By Jacque Talbot & Ola Fisayo The Sports Peoples Think Tank held a panel at Soccerex 2017 in Manchester, with Leon Mann posing questions to Manchester United ambassador Andy Cole, broadcast journalist Jessica Creighton, Derby County ambassador Michael Johnson, and Dr Steven Bradbury of Loughborough University regarding the underrepresentation of BAME individuals in football[…]
Jacque Talbot- Jerelle Okoro, co-founder of sports drink company Tuice and guard for basketball side Manchester Giants, spoke to us about the struggles of starting up a business in today’s climate, and the difficulty in finding his own voice as both an athlete and businessman. “I don’t think my voice is heard as athlete, especially[…]
Olympic Boxer Joe Joyce highlights the importance of giving back with the help of inspirational mother, Marvel Opara. Joyce recently turned pro, and was in attendance for his mother’s charity auction, raising money to climb mount Kilimanjaro for The RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind). Marvel has always been sporty and active, in-spite of[…]
In wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Lashings Allstar XI, an outfit made up of former professional international cricketers played a match to raise money for the survivors. The T20 match was played less than a mile from the tower against the Lords & Commons XI, a squad made up of serving and former members[…]