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The weekend saw the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship travel to Diriyah for a double-header of races. Following an intense first race on Friday, thousands of fans watched on as 22 of the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric race cars ever built - the GEN3 - raced for the second time over the weekend.

British record holder Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita will be racing over 60m at the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final, in what will be a must-watch race on a day of world-class athletics. Both athletes have shown their quality on the global stage in recent years, and they achieved medal success across the three major Championships and Games during the busy 2022 summer season.

The Club at Castiglion del Bosco, Tuscany, Europe's finest golf and wine experience at Italy’s only private golf club, is to be extended and enhanced as part of a major course upgrade this winter. In the year The 2023 Ryder Cup comes to Italy, a multi-million Euro investment will lengthen the course to 7,500 yards and further enhance the exclusive playing experience for club members and guests of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) have announced that five new franchises are set to compete in the inaugural season of the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL). Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Lucknow and Mumbai are the successful host cities, with a combined £465m input from new team owners - five of which currently oversee the IPL's Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore franchises.

Trent Rockets and Southern Brave will open the 2023 edition of The Hundred on 1 August at Trent Bridge. All fixtures this season will be double-headers, with both the men's and women's competitions starting at the same time.

The women's tournament started later in 2022 because of a clash with the Commonwealth Games. The men's and women's finals for the Hundred's third season will take place on 27 August at Lord's.

India's unbeaten run at the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup came to an end with a seven-wicket thrashing by Australia in the Super Six stage at Potchefstroom. Invited to bat, the India batters, who have looked formidable so far in the tournament, were blown away as Australia skittled them for a paltry 87 in 18.5 overs.

In exactly two months the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 gets underway at the stunning, ultra-fast Jeddah Corniche Circuit. As the street track prepares to hold its third Formula 1 event, organisers have confirmed the Red Sea venue will continue to host an F1 race for at least the foreseeable future.

Fans will be treated to the exciting return of the BBL Slam Dunk Contest as part of a spectacular line-up of entertainment at the British Basketball Cup Finals in Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, which will also be shown live on Sky Sports on Sunday January 29th. 

The league’s most talented high-flyers will battle it out in an epic contest taking place between the Men’s and Women’s Finals and, with just over a week to go, a star-studded line up of dunkers has now been confirmed. 

Reigning World Indoor 60m Hurdles champion Grant Holloway (USA) has been confirmed to race in the short sprint hurdles at the Birmingham World Tour Final on Saturday 25 February 2023.

The 2022 indoor season was a huge success for Holloway as he broke Colin Jackson’s long-standing world record when he clocked 7.29s in Madrid. It sliced 0.01s off the Briton’s time from 1994 to re-write the record books. Following his record-breaking exploits, the American went on to win his maiden world indoor title in Belgrade.

The last time India won the hockey World Cup, things were quite different. It was nearly half a century ago and Indira Gandhi was prime minister when India lifted the cup in March 1975 in Kuala Lumpur - eight years ahead of India's first-ever World Cup win in cricket.

It's been a long time since that historic win, 48 years to be precise. Ranked fifth in the world, India is hosting the Hockey World Cup for the second straight edition.

It’s one month to go until the UK Athletics Indoor Championships return to the Utilita Arena in Birmingham across the weekend 18-19 February 2023.

With the event acting as the Official Trials for the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, athletes will be looking to book their places on the plane to Turkey.

The Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) has today announced a new board structure as the league enters its most exciting phase in its history. Current WBBL Chairman Jim Saker will continue in his role, with two other Independent Directors and two representatives from the league’s clubs making up the remainder of the new structure.

The Midlands Legends Charity Golf Day and Dinner will return on Thursday 30 March 2023, and will again support West Bromwich based charity, the Kaleidoscope Plus Group. The star-studded event will take place at Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club and will feature teams made up of ex-professionals representing the Midlands' eight biggest football clubs on the golf course, as well as the opportunity to enter your own team.

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced the cities, venues and dates for the inaugural PFL Europe season in 2023 to be shown live on DAZN, the ultimate sports entertainment destination and global home of combat sports.
 
“PFL Europe’s inaugural season schedule is set, and MMA fans in 2023 will experience Europe’s best MMA fighters competing in the PFL’s true sport format live on DAZN,” said Professional Fighters League CEO Peter Murray.

London Lions bow out of the FIBA EuroCup Women competition following a 77-64 loss to French side Villeneuve d’Ascq, a 148-141 loss on aggregate.

Having led for the majority of the game both on the night and over the two legs, a 10-0 run in the early stages of the final period proved to be London’s undoing. The WBBL champions attempted a last-gasp fightback, but the French side were too composed down the stretch.

Tenerife will host three important professional tennis tournaments on the ATP Challenger circuit between January and February 2023. Specifically, from 15 to 22 January, an ATP Challenger 100 will take place, while from 29 January to 5 February and from 5 to 12 February, two ATP Challenger 75s will be played.