Birmingham is preparing to host the British Kabaddi League Grand Final on 18 and 19 May at Nechells Wellbeing Centre – with tickets on sale from 1 May 2024. Kabaddi originated in India around 5,000 years ago and is the fastest-growing sport in South Asia – second only to cricket – and is now played…
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A major expansion and renovation project, in excess of £80 million, has begun at the multi-award-winning Belfry Hotel & Resort in the West Midlands. The impressive project, due for completion Autumn 2025, will see a flagship 852sqm event space, The Masters Suite, built and designed to host 648…
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As the West Midlands continues to grow its reputation as a location for esports, 2024 is shaping up to be a significant one for the region in this growing sector. Solihull is scheduled to host two international esports tournaments during the year, while the University of Warwick has moved its…
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An urban sports extravaganza is taking over the centre of Wolverhampton later this year, when the Urban Sports FISE Xperience comes to the city in September. Notably for the city, the event in Wolverhampton will mark the first time the FISE Xperience Series, which has toured around France since…
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Oldbury Academy, in collaboration with British Weightlifting, will host three events this Saturday (16 March) – continuing the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy. The competition events include the Oldbury Academy Junior Open from 10am-11am, the British Weightlifting Para Powerlifting Open…
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- ICC Birmingham to welcome 18th edition of “sport’s most influential industry gathering”, SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit (7-11 April) - “Huge opportunity” for the West Midlands’ major sporting events venues and suppliers to take centre stage with international sport’s senior decision…
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Nine cultural and sporting events set to take place in the West Midlands have shared £3 million of Commonwealth Games legacy funding to help bring hundreds of thousands of people together in the region. Giving an estimated £11.5 million boost to the local economy, almost 700,000 competitors…
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The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands has announced its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport’s most influential industry gathering. A total of seven leading experts, unveiled today, will address some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in…
Read MoreLAUSANNE, Switzerland – International Federations (IFs) were given a powerful warning on the imminent effects of climate change on their sports. Emphasis was placed on the critical need for concrete measures to advance environmentally friendly policies, urging IFs to leverage their influence to…
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Edgbaston Stadium has become the first cricket ground in the country to achieve a global standard for sustainable events as its net zero plans gather pace. The ground has been awarded the BS ISO 20121 accreditation by the British Standards Institute (BSI) in recognition of its Sustainable Event…
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