The bowls club blazing an inclusivity trail ahead of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Think bowls may be a bit too staid and steady for you? Well think again.
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HC hopeful of IOA to increase AFI quota for participation in CWG 2022
Commonwealth Games participation so that additional athletes could take part in the event. The high court was hearing a plea by athlete Tejaswin Shankar, a high jumper challenging his exclusion from participating in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Welsh Paralympian Aled Davies has Commonwealth gold in his sights
Welsh Paralympian Aled Davies boasts several sporting accolades to his name but one still evades his clutches — a Commonwealth Games gold medal. The F42 shot put and discus thrower will head to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games on the hunt for the ever-familiar taste of victory as the current world record holder, three-time Paralympic champion and nine-time world champion.
Emma Raducanu's route to Wimbledon final: Tough first round, Jabeur quarter, Swiatek final
Emma Raducanu has a tough opening match on her return to Wimbledon as she will face recent Surbiton and Gaiba champion, and strong grass-courter, Alison van Uytvanck. The 19-year-old made her Grand Slam debut at the All England Club a year ago as the 338th-ranked wildcard and returns as the 10th seed and US Open champion. Raducanu is in the opposite half of the draw to world No 1 Iga Swiatek and 23-time Major champion Serena Williams so could only face them in the final, but has this year's Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins and in-form world No 3 Ons Jabeur in her quarter.
Birmingham City’s takeover situation: What is the latest news?
Former Watford owner Laurence Bassini has a £36.5m agreement in place to purchase Vong Pech’s 21.64% stake in Birmingham City and the Championship side’s stadium, according to the Daily Mirror.
UK Athletics Championships 2022 schedule and start times
Dina Asher-Smith and Keely Hodgkinson will highlight a star-studded field at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester this weekend.
"I Am Bothered": Kapil Dev's Big Statement On Virat Kohli's Lean Patch
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are both going through a lean patch. While the former has not scored a ton since November, 2019, the latter could not hit a half-century in 14 successive matches in the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2022. Now both the senior Indian batters will be expected to perform well in the upcoming Tour of England, starting with a Test match in Birmingham from July 1. It is rescheduled Test match which will decide the fate of the unfinished series between India and England that got disrupted in 2021 due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Ahead of the series, 1983 world Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev gave his take on both players' form.
India vs Leicestershire, Tour Game, Day 2: Could Rain Play Spoilsport?
The four-day tour game between India and Leicestershire got underway on Thursday. At stumps on Day 1, India's score read 246/8 with KS Bharat (70*) and Mohammed Shami (18*) at the crease. Rain halted play on three occasions on Day 1 and it was because of rain, that early stumps had to be called. On Day 2, there can be stoppages in play as forecast is for some showers in Leicester on Friday as well.