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There were 18 national champions crowned and eight athletes automatically qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships after two days of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships were celebrated in Birmingham.

With championship records set and another equalled, competitors really rose to the occasion, and nowhere was that more evident than on the sprint straight, with the men’s 60m proving to be a top-class affair, fans were treated to some high-quality competition at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, as athletes were able to secure their places at next month’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in the process.

The upgrade to the hockey facilities at Wyndley Leisure Centre has been successfully completed, with the venue now boasting an international standard pitch.

The leisure centre, located in Sutton Coldfield, to the north of Birmingham city centre, was announced as the official training venue for hockey, triathlon and Para triathlon back in November and since then has undergone a transformation, with the existing pitch upgraded to a Federation International Hockey (FIH) standard pitch.

The British Basketball Cup Finals, one of the sport’s biggest events of the year, will be returning to Birmingham for its historic 20th edition.

Following the tremendous success of the 2022 Cup Finals, which saw Leicester Riders and London Lions collect trophy honours in front of record-breaking crowds for both games, the Cup Finals will return to the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Sunday 29 January 2023, the same arena where the inaugural Cup Final was held.

Original Penguin Golf, a division of Perry Ellis International, have announce the re-signing of PGA Tour winner Cameron Smith as a brand ambassador.

“Cameron Smith is a proven winner on the PGA Tour and we are thrilled to continue our relationship and have him as an Original Penguin brand ambassador for years to come,” said Oscar Feldenkreis, CEO, Perry Ellis International.

Uefa will be taking the 2022 Champions League final away from St Petersburg following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The decision will be made at Friday's emergency meeting of European football's governing body.

Following Russian president, Vladimir Putin’s, launch of a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, world football's governing body Fifa met - with Russia and Ukraine both scheduled to play in World Cup play-off matches in March.

With Expo 2020 Dubai’s Tennis Week starting on Saturday, an exciting line-up of international tennis legends featuring Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki and four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters and the Men’s Doubles Exhibition Game, featuring icons John McEnroe, Greg Rusedski, Richard Krajicek, and Mark Philippoussis.

“I’m really looking forward to competing at Expo Sports Arena,” enthused Krajicek. “I haven’t seen some of the players and my friends, Mark Philippoussis, Greg Rusedski and John McEnroe for a while so I wonder how they’re performing.

Indian footballer, Sandesh Jhingan, has been facing a barrage of criticism from fans for a sexist comment he made after his club drew an Indian Super League (ISL) match.

When leaving the game, in a video shoot, he said: "I have played a match with women" – implying that women players are inferior.

UK Athletics (UKA) has opened ticket registration for the Müller Birmingham Diamond League set to take place in the newly renovated Alexander Stadium. The fixture, the second stage of the prestigious Wanda Diamond League series will see the World’s biggest track and field stars compete in the iconic venue that will host this summer’s Commonwealth Games athletics programme.

The Beijing Winter Olympic Games came to its calculated end as China capped an unprecedented period in the history of the movement.

Controlled and calibrated in ways only that particular country could pull off - in a ‘bubble’ that kept participants and the city around them well apart at arm’s length - Beijing handed off to Milan-Cortina, as it becomes the venue for the 2026 Winter Games.

The best was saved until last in Birmingham yesterday as a pulsating Müller Indoor Grand Prix came to a record-breaking end.

The fans turned out in force to see this showpiece, with British athletes testing their fitness, preparing for next weekend’s return to the city and the UK Athletics Indoor Championships and also looking to secure World Indoor Championships qualifying standards. The full house at the Utilita Arena Birmingham roared virtually every step of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m victory, as the Olympic silver medallist began her competitive year with a run of the highest quality in what was the final track event of the meeting.

Tennis star and 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic visited the Serbia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, ahead of workshops run by his charity organisation. Excited young fans gathered to watch the World No. 1’s arrival, prior to his tour of the pavilion, rushing to get a picture or two. Djokovic stopped at a number of exhibits.

I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness. I would like to make it clear that I unknowingly consumed a contaminated supplement and this was the reason why an anti-doping rule violation occurred at the Tokyo Olympic Games. I sincerely regret that this has inadvertently led to the forfeiture of the men’s 4 x 100m relay team’s Olympic silver medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has appointed digital product specialists Ostmodern to relaunch the Championship’s website - official.esc.live - and develop an innovative eSC Fan Hub.

As a brand-new, purpose driven sport, eSC is working with Ostmodern to create a website and digital platform that will engage and excite fans about this revolutionary racing series, and where consumers will be able to watch the racing live.

Circuit of The Americas is thrilled to announce a five-year extension with Formula 1. As the highest-grossing weekend in Austin, the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix brings energy and undeniable buzz to the city that’s impossible to match.

The sport returned to the US in 2021, following a break due to the pandemic, to a huge reception with a record-breaking crowd in Austin that witnessed Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle it out.

Rumours are intensifying over the possibility of Rugby Football Union world champions South Africa joining the Six Nations with perennial ‘whipping-boys’ Italy being taken out of the tournament.

The Springboks are currently committed to Rugby Championship - until 2025 – but it has been reported that they have told the southern hemisphere’s governing body that they are exploring their option of joining the Six Nations after their tenure is complete as plans for a major overhaul of the global calendar grows.

The biggest stars in snooker are set to return to Wolverhampton next year after the success of last week’s Cazoo Players Championship at Aldersley Leisure Village.

City of Wolverhampton Council worked closely with the World Snooker Tour (WST) to stage the event in the city for the first time, with more than 4,000 people attending across the seven days.