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The University of Birmingham have launch five new major studies aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes – with a particular focus on children and young adults.

The new studies include:

·         The ELSA Study: Led by Professor Parth Narendran, the ELSA Study (EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes) will see researchers interviewing families, doctors, nurses and schools, to determine if, and how, the UK should develop a testing and monitoring programme that will identify children at risk of type 1 diabetes.

Leicester Riders booked their place in January’s BBL Cup final after a thrilling contest with London Lions, whilst fellow finalists Manchester Giants secured the season sweep over local rivals Cheshire Phoenix.

After an incredible first leg that saw an inspired London comeback, there were only three points between the two sides going into Thursday’s showdown, and the Riders started the game the brighter of the two sides.

Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chair of the Dubai Sports Council, welcomed the world’s leading football personalities to the 16th session of the Dubai International Sports Conference, which took place alongside the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.

Organised under the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives by Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai International Sports Conference has been bringing football’s top stakeholders together every year since 2006 for exploring ways to develop and enrich the sport at domestic, regional and international levels. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed highlighted the importance of the annual event, which has brought together elite players, coaches and decision makers from the world of football.

Sheikh Mansoor said: “The Dubai International Sports Conference has become a global platform for top football players, managers and training professionals to exchange perspectives on the present and future of football.

“It is also a platform for football’s top decision-makers to network, build relationships and share ideas on enhancing excellence in the sport. The event reflects the UAE’s and Dubai’s leadership in advancing excellence in the global sporting sector.”

Sheikh Mansoor also stressed on the UAE’s contributions to shaping the future of various sporting fields. “This year, we are pleased to host a new set of elite stars, whose performances have electrified football venues around the globe and brought joy to fans in every corner of the world. It is fitting that we will be celebrating their achievements at an awards ceremony at the Burj Khalifa, which is a symbol of Emirati excellence and creativity and an iconic landmark that is known all over the world.

“On this day last year, we organised the 15th session of the Conference and the 11th Dubai Globe Soccer Award with some of the world’s biggest stars present physically and the President of FIFA delivering the opening keynote address in person.

“Our robust precautionary measures, which enabled us to win the trust of the world, gave us the confidence to organise the Conference and Awards ceremony, the first such global event to be organised after the pandemic. We continue to host this special UAE-born event, which has become a leading global platform for celebrating outstanding achievements in football.”

By: Delroy Constantine-Simms and Maureen Drackett-Fuller

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 41-year-old last played for India in 2016, with his final game being for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in April 2021.

He took 417 Test wickets, 269 in one-day internationals and 25 in Twenty20 matches in 367 games for India.

Continuing their commitment to raising awareness around the benefits of moving and maintaining an active lifestyle and mental health, Decathlon is proud to partner with RED January in 2022. 

A free nationwide initiative, RED January empowers people of all abilities and backgrounds to move every day in January to improve their mental health.

Having visited 22 countries and nations in just 79 days, the Queen’s Baton Relay has now completed over a quarter of its journey, most recently finishing its tour of the 19 Commonwealth countries in Africa. While hosting the Baton, each Commonwealth Games Association organises activities to engage young people in sport, showcase their local heroes, and highlight a project that addresses at least one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Local sports clubs and physical activity providers are being encouraged to claim a grant of £1,000 towards the costs of recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Volunteer-led and not-for-profit sports clubs and physical activity providers in Wolverhampton are eligible for a Covid Compliance Grant offered by the City of Wolverhampton Council to help them deliver activities in a Covid-safe way and encourage regular rapid Covid-19 testing.

World Athletics Championships London 2017 gold medallist Danny Talbot has announced his retirement from athletics today.

The sprinter who also won two European Bronze medals over his preferred 200m distance in 2012 and 2016 as well as European Under 23 Silver and Gold in 2013, has chosen to hang up his spikes having fought his way back from injury that has prevented him from competing in recent years. Talbot, 30, spoke of how he was determined to retire on his own terms:

Qatar Airways celebrates the successful end of the pan-Arab showpiece football tournament – the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021. As Official Airline Partner of the much-anticipated sporting event, the airline congratulates Algeria on their outstanding win in the first-ever FIFA Arab Cup, and now looks ahead to the thrilling prospect of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

Teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu is the Sports Personality of the Year winner for 2021.

Then 18, she ended Britain's 44-year wait for a women's Grand Slam singles champion with her remarkable victory at Flushing Meadows. Her fairy-tale win followed a run to the Wimbledon fourth round in July on her Grand Slam main draw debut.

With 19-year old tennis sensation Emma Raducanu tipped to become one of the youngest ever winners of the annual Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) tomorrow, online gaming site Party Online Casino has named a host of the UK’s other female sporting prodigies.

Sporting events took more of the limelight in 2021 after a torrid 2020 during which sports were largely limited to being run minus spectators thanks to the pandemic.

Despite Sir Lewis Hamilton’s epic challenge for the 2021 Formula 1 title, it seems that he had not done enough to put him on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year short-list. World Heavyweight boxing Champion, Tyson Fury, on the other hand, has been named on the SPOTY shortlist... despite having threatened legal action against the BBC, if he was.

Individual gold medals for Megan Keith and Charles Hicks and a second consecutive mixed relay title led the way as 40-strong British contingent topped the medal table at the 2021 European Cross-Country Championships with five golds in Fingal-Dublin.

Keith continued her stellar cross-country form and took the women’s under-20 contest by the scruff of the neck and held on in the closing stages for the British team’s first individual gold in the event since 2017.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen snatched his first Formula 1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a thrilling season finale in Abu Dhabi - then had to wait while the Briton's Mercedes team had two protests against the result rejected by stewards.

Hamilton had appeared in control of the race and on course for the title himself, despite controversy on the first lap, until a late safety car. The race was restarted with one lap to go with Verstappen on fresh tyres and Hamilton on old ones and the Dutchman swept by to win.

Virat Kohli has been removed as India's one-day international captain because selectors did not want two white-ball skippers, says Indian cricket board (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly.

Kohli, 33, has now been replaced by Twenty20 captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit took over as T20 skipper last month after Kohli stepped down following the World Cup.

Mrk1 Consulting, together with its partners at Driven International are thrilled that the track they redesigned together will be hosting the deciding round of the 2021 Formula OneTM World Championship here in Abu Dhabi this weekend. In February this year, Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management (ADMM) commissioned Mrk1 Consulting to take on the enviable task of redesigning three key parts of the circuit.