Warwickshire County Cricket Club is looking forward to the arrival of New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum this week by launching a new 'Welcome to Birmingham Brendon' campaign at some of the biggest outdoor media sites across the region.

England boss Mark Sampson said his team are building momentum at the right time ahead of their Women's World Cup last 16-tie against Norway on Monday.  A 2-1 win over Colombia in their final Group F game ensured England finished second to France on goal difference.

Some of the world’s best sprinters will line up in the men’s 100m at what is set to be an electrifying Friday night of athletics at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games. The event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park includes a two-day Diamond League meeting on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 July, with the Sainsbury’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final taking place on Sunday 26.

After a lengthy, often bitter, period of dispute then mediation the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) have reached a resolution over the structure of payments to its international players.

Lucy Bronze's stunning strike against much-fancied Norway proved to be the winner as England roared to a 2-1 victory against a much stronger Norway side and a quarter-final tie against hosts, Canada, in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She fired into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area as England battled back following Solveig Gulbrandsen's flicked header had given the Norwegians a deserved lead.

UK Athletics and UK Sport, with endorsement from the IAAF’s Athletics for a Better World programme, have launched an international athletics development programme linked to the IAAF World Championships London 2017. The programme, known as LEAP (Leadership and Excellence in Athletics Programme), aims to develop youth athletics in a number of countries around the world.