Following on from the publication of the World Athletics statement on Transgender and DSD regulations UK Athletics (UKA) has published a principle statement on Transgender Eligibility in Athletics in the United Kingdom.

The statement reads; ‘UKA are fully considering the details of the World Athletics statement on transgender and DSD participation in athletics and its implications for competition in the UK, but in principle we support and welcome the direction they have taken in protecting the female category.

Natasha Cockram is the first Great Britain and Northern Ireland athlete selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August (19-27).

Following the completion of round one of the process outlined in the selection policy for road events, Cockram has been selected, with any further marathon places – as per the policy - being considered in round two at the end of April.

A Birmingham based teenager has taken a step closer to his Olympic dream after winning big at the 2023 Gymnastics British Championships competition after competing at the Exhibition Centre, in Liverpool, where he became U18 All Around Silver medallist. In the individual apparatus finals, Zion Aserie became U18 Rings champion and also went on to win a bronze medal on the Floor and High Bar.

England Men’s batter Ben Duckett and New Zealand Women’s all-rounder Sophie Devine are two of the big-name selections at The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage. The pair were Birmingham Phoenix’s first-round picks of the competition, with Jamie Smith, Miles Hammond, Hannah Baker, Eve Jones, and Katie Levick joining them at Edgbaston.

Duckett, previously with Welsh Fire, will add more firepower to a top-order that already includes England Men’s duo Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone. Will Smeed, who hit the first-ever hundred in The Hundred last year, also returns.

2023 is already being an exciting year for Kabaddi, as the second most popular sport in India - after cricket – with the established PKL (Pro Kabaddi League) a mega event in its native country. Far more a major sport there than the worldwide popular sport football, even if it doesn’t have enough fan-following elsewhere in the world, it has quite some popularity in India.

It’s time again for March Madness in the United States. That is when millions of people throughout the country become devoted college basketball fans.

Why? Because March is the month when the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are played.