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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.

The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has appointed Dr Paul Trafford as its Medical Director. Dr Trafford, who currently represents the UK on the FIA Medical Commission, chairs Motorsport UK’s Medical Committee, and is the Medical Director for the BTCC, will be responsible for developing all medical and rider health related requirements for the new championship.

Following uncertainty about the future of the Birmingham Brummies, there’s great news with confirmation that the speedway club will be riding again next season after a deal was agreed for its purchase from owners David and Peter Mason.

Manager Laurence Rogers confirmed that three consortiums expressed an interest in buying the club. Nigel Tolley, on behalf of the winning consortium made the following statement:

India's cricket tour of South Africa will go ahead this month with a revised schedule of three Test matches and three one-day internationals.

The series had been thrown into some doubt following the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in South Africa. India, who completed a 1-0 series win over New Zealand on Monday, will now arrive in the country a week later than originally scheduled and four planned T20 internationals have been dropped and will be rearranged.

The eSkootr Championship™ (eSC) has appointed Canadian agency Boombox as its official Production Partner. Having created content across several Olympic Sports and X Games, as well as with esport leagues and creative powerhouse Red Bull, Boombox are perfectly placed to help deliver imaginative and innovative content that will engage viewers with a fresh approach across all eSC platforms.

It has just been reported – by several of his previous clubs – that former footballer Marvin Morgan has died.

The ex-Aldershot, Shrewsbury Town and Plymouth Argyle striker made more than 200 career appearances in the Football League, also spending time on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge and Hartlepool. He also started his own clothing wear business Fresh Ego Kid, while he was with Shropshire club Shrewsbury.