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Britain's supercross stars Dean Wilson (Scotland) and Max Anstie (England) will take on some of the world's best riders when Birmingham's famous Villa Park hosts the opening round of the 2023 FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) on Saturday 1 July 2023. They will be using the support of their home crowd to fuel their World Title campaigns and their attempt to claim a share of the US$250,000 in prize money, the biggest purse in World Supercross Championship history.

Birmingham City striker Troy Deeney has revealed that he may be interested in creating and owning a basketball club, in his home city, following a recent conversation he had with BBL (British Basketball League) side London Lions’ minority owner Femi Oyeniran.  

On his ‘Deeney Talks’ podcast, the football star, 34, was challenged by the business man to start a professional franchise in Britain’s second biggest city – who have had no major top-level basketball team to represent it for some years.

Siddikur Rahman shot one of the lowest rounds of his 18-year professional career today, an eight-under-par 64, to share the third-round lead at the International Series Thailand with India’s Chikkarangappa S, Zach Murray from Australia and Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond.

Chikkarangappa carded 67, Murray 68 and Jazz 69 at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin. They lead the Asian Tour event on 15 under by one shot from Koreans Yongjun Bae (65), Mingyu Cho (66), and Jaewoong Eom (68), Micah Lauren Shin (67) from the United States, and Japan’s Yosuke Asaji (68).

The International Series has once again chosen the Bright Dawn Foundation to be the benefactor of its CSR initiative in Thailand as competition gets under way at Black Mountain Golf Club today.

The Thai children’s charity has now received US$50,000 from The International Series, which launched in Thailand in 2022, with this year’s cheque handed over by the Asian Tour’s Commissioner & CEO, Cho Minn Thant.

Former Asian Tour number one Kiradech Aphibarnrat feels this week’s International Series Thailand, at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin, could help to re-ignite his career with everything working in his favour. Without a win in five years, he is hoping that competing on home soil, at a venue where he has won before, surrounded by family and friends, and on the Tour where it all began for him, will provide the much-needed inspiration he is looking for.

The University of Wolverhampton Racing Team (UWR) is driving forward its equality and diversity agenda by appointing its first female racing driver - and the team is back on track for the Britcar Prototype Cup after unveiling a striking new livery for its Praga R1 car. UWR is the only student racing team in the UK competing in the professional motorsport competition. 

England captain Leah Williamson has welcomed a substantial government package which will seek to create equal school sport opportunities for girls. Schools in England will be required to offer equal access to sports, including football, and deliver a minimum of two hours of physical education per week.

More than £600m of funding is to be delivered over two academic years. It comes after the 23 members of England's Euro 2022-winning squad wrote an open letter to the government.

After a successful European Indoor Championships for GB & NI in Istanbul this weekend, all eyes are now on the summer season as tickets for the London Diamond League go back on sale. With the world’s best athletes and para athletes headed for London Diamond League on Sunday 23 July, tickets are once again available to fans looking to reignite memories of Super Saturday.

The popular Great Birmingham Run 2023 will take place in May, and the date and route has now been announced.

A new-look route for the popular Great Birmingham Run this May has been announced with new sponsors AJ Bell. This year’s 10k and half marathon routes will showcase the best of Birmingham city centre and beyond and take in St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter for both distances and also Cannon Hill Park for the 13.1-mile run.

Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a 22-ball half-century as Mumbai Indians thrashed Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the first game of the Women's Premier League (WPL).

Mumbai posted 207-5 with Harmanpreet making 65 off 30 balls and Hayley Matthews 47 off 31 balls. Gujarat's reply never got going after Australia's Beth Mooney retired injured in the first over with a knee problem.

Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson defended her 800m title in style before team captain Jazmin Sawyers won a stunning long jump gold at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

Hodgkinson carried her form from a superb season into the final, finishing well clear in one minute 58.66 seconds. The Olympic and world silver medallist, who turned 21 on Friday, was almost two seconds clear of Slovene Anita Horvat.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat will add a splash of star quality to next week’s International Series Thailand. The 33-year-old Thai favourite is a late entry for the US$2 million event at Hua Hin’s Black Mountain Golf Club from March 9-12.

The three-time Asian Tour winner is hoping a return to a familiar venue will enable him to continue his rehabilitation and prove a catalyst to regaining past glories.

Caledonia Gladiators weathered a tough challenge from NBL Division 1 side Derby Trailblazers at the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, but prevailed 83-65 to reach the BBL Trophy Final.

David Sloan led the Gladiators with 22 points and nine rebounds, whilst Fraser added 15 points to lift Caledonia to a final that takes place at their home venue of the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

A life-long Bears fan has been honoured by the Prince of Wales for his dedicated community work during the Covid pandemic and contribution to youth cricket coaching.

Tariq Ali – who’s spent 20 years volunteering to help children in the player pathway system – received his MBE from the future king during a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

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