A great week of top-class athletics got off to a great start with a fantastic line-up of international stars lining up to take part in this, the latest edition of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships took place at the Utilita Arena, in Birmingham.

Reece Prescod and Daryll Neita proved to be two of the headline acts on day one of a weekend of great sporting and moth-watering action as the sprint king and queen claimed gold medals in their respective 60m finals - Prescod beat Jeremiah Azu and Eugene Amo-Dadzie with a time of 6.54, whilst Neita crossed the line in 7.17 seconds, ahead of Asha Philip and Alisha Rees.

In a new step for a relationship stretching back more than 20 years, Laureus and Special Olympics have announced that Laureus will be a supporter of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.

The event, which will feature over 7,000 athletes from all over the world, will be a celebration of visibility, inclusion and accessibility, taking place in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. The motto for the Games is #UnbeatableTogether, or #ZusammenUnschlagbar.

A new athletics track for Utilita Arena Birmingham, purchased by Birmingham City Council, is set to host its first event this weekend in the shape of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships.

The track replaces the original, used at the city centre venue since its opening in 1991 – with the £1.7million investment acting as a catalyst for the council to secure a ten-year event partnership with UK Athletics, which underlines Birmingham’s status as the home of indoor athletics.

New golf business podcast, Syngenta Growing Golf, launches today across all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple and Google. In episode 1, social intelligence experts Jacques de Guigné and Claire Martin from Ipsos join Mark Birchmore from Syngenta to discuss the findings of a pioneering social media listening project analyzing 16.1 million mentions of golf.

A message of support was shared during a game between the Republic of Ireland and Portugal last year. A trial of referees wearing body cameras in adult grassroots football to help prevent abuse could start early next year.

The Football Association says it has asked the sport's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), for permission to start the trial.

On the 7th of February, 2023, LeBron James did the unthinkable by surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time points-scoring record of 38,387 points in the NBA. BestGamblingSites.com reports that with a two-point fadeaway shot, James notched up 38,388 points to become the highest scorer in the association’s history. And as he scored another two points later to set a new record (38,390), James cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players ever to take the court.