Batonbearers who will run the last leg of the Queen's Baton Relay in Kent have finally been announced ahead of its arrival next week.

When it is paraded through Gravesend next Friday, the first athlete with Romany heritage to compete at the Paralympic Games, an Olympic heavyweight boxer and the chairman of the North Kent Caribbean Network will be some of those carrying the baton.

UK Athletics has confirmed Stephen Maguire has been appointed to the role of Technical Director and will be returning to the organisation from September.

The appointment will see Maguire assume leadership responsibility for oversight of the World Class Performance programme and be responsible for ensuring the new direction including increasing levels of support and engagement with athletes as UKA moves towards Paris and Los Angeles in 2024 and 2028 respectively.

Warwickshire County Cricket Club has announced the signing of exciting all-rounder Ed Barnard who will join the Club from Worcestershire on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old - who has made 235 professional appearances, scoring 4,756 runs and taking 367 wickets will join the Bears at the end of the 2022 domestic season. 

School’s almost out for summer but for football loving kids aged 6-14 here’s a lesson they won’t want to miss. The chance to practice their footie skills and learn new techniques at the FC Bayern Football Camp at Costa Navarino in Greece.

Residents and visitors of Birmingham and the West Midlands will be able to exercise alongside Mr. Motivator on Saturday 30 July 2022, with the chance of winning tickets to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

A team of 64 has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 [15-24 July]. The squad has been selected with the objective of optimising medal success and also with the expectation that those athletes have the ability to progress through rounds to reach finals.