Barcelona's famed academy is the envy of the footballing world for developing talent, and youngsters can discover just what it takes to be the best by taking part in the Official Barcelona Junior Football Camp at Spain's La Manga Club this summer. Five-time World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas are just three of the players to have used the Spanish champions' illustrious academy on their way to global stardom, and budding stars can follow in their footsteps at the camp, which will be staged at La Manga Club for the fourth year running.

Hot on the heels of Birmingham’s staging of the Müller Indoor Grand Prix, the world’s top indoor athletics meeting, USA Track & Field, the governing body for athletics in the US, have confirmed that their training camp will be based in the city ahead of this summer’s IAAF World Championships in London. Councillor Ian Ward, Deputy Leader for Birmingham City Council said: “I am delighted that USATF are returning to the city and we look forward to supporting their final preparations ahead of the IAAF World Championships in London.

The world’s best Para athletes will be supported by at least 90,000 school-aged spectators this summer with London schools taking advantage of the unique ticket offer supported by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. More than 1,000 schools from across the capital will provide their students with the trip of a lifetime to the World Para Athletics Championships that take place 14 – 23 July.

International skating superstar Tony Hawk dropped in on Stockton Sand Dunes prior to defending his Masters title at GENERAL PANTS BOWL-A-RAMA which took place at Bondi Beach last weekend. During Tony's time at Stockton Sand Dunes he had the opportunity to sand board down some of the largest sand dunes in the Southern Hemisphere with local tourism operator, Sand Dune Adventures. Sand Dune Adventures is a not-for-profit enterprise owned and operated by the Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council (WLALC).

With just days to go before the first ball is bowled in the eighth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, the dates have been announced for when the trophies for the two events will take to the streets of the host cities. Sponsored by Nissan, the Trophy Tour will see both the ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Women’s World Cup spend 31 days travelling around the seven cities. They will start in Taunton on Tuesday 2 May and finish at The Oval on Thursday June 2 for England v Bangladesh.

Back-to-back defeats have seen Cheshire Phoenix fall further off the pace in the battle for the top eight.  Robbie Peers has brought back former guard, Mike DiNunno, for a second spell at the club and they face a tough double-header in the quest to get back on track. Firstly, they visit the Emirates Arena - the scene of their last league victory - having beaten Glasgow Rocks in the last game of 2016, before hosting Plymouth Raiders tomorrow.