• General sale for 2022 Games tickets is now open

    It’s the biggest celebration of the summer as tickets for Birmingham 2022 on General Sale now. And this is the chance to be part of the party at the Closing Ceremony, or secure your seat to any of the remaining 150+ sessions of sport that are still available.

  • Georgia Hunter Bell team captain for the Novuna GB & NI team at the World Indoor Championships

    Georgia Hunter Bell will lead the 26 squad as captain for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.

  • German legend Franz Beckenbauer - one of football's greatest figures- dies

    Standing as one of football's legendary figures, as player and manager, Franz Beckenbauer was part of a golden group of world-class players – which included the great Brazilian, Pele, Netherlands star Johan Cruyff and England captain, Bobby Moor - who graced the game in the 1960s and 1970s.

  • Germany defy the odds to beat France in chaotic Euro 2025 quarter-finals

    Germany defied the odds in a chaotic encounter to beat France in a penalty shootout and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2025 - despite playing with 10 players from the 13th minute.

  • Germany says football will resume despite Dresden virus infection

    The eyes of the football world are fixed on Germany as the country’s Bundesliga are preparing for a restart next weekend.

    And, with it already suffering a major setback, the powers that be there are determined to push forward nevertheless.

    Dynamo Dresden, who plays in the second tier of German football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after two of their players tested positive for coronavirus.

    The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are due to restart on Saturday May 16 and is still fully set to be the first European league to restart following the Covid-19 shutdown.

    A spokesperson at Dresden said: “The fact is that we can no longer train nor participate in a game in the next 10 days or so”.

    The decision was taken after laboratory samples revealed the news, although the two players concerned are currently free of any symptoms of the virus.

    In a statement, the club’s sports manager, Ralf Minge, said; “In the past few weeks, we have made enormous efforts in terms of personnel and logistics in order to strictly implement all of the prescribed medical and hygienic measures.

    “We are in contact with the responsible health authorities and the DFL to coordinate all further steps”.

    Dresden was due to resume their season on May 17 at Hanover 96, but that match has now been cancelled due to the quarantine measures.

    The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are set to resume behind closed doors – subject to strict safety checks.

    The English Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ (Their plans to restart their season) was set to step up pace this week.

    However, the revelation that three Brighton players tested ‘positive’ for coronavirus may well ‘kick’ those plans further down the road.

  • Get ready for what could be a classic!

    After four weeks of thrills, spills and unrivalled action, it’s now down to the final two in what looks set to be a classic final.

  • Get Ready! Glasgow 2026 ticket pre-sale dates announced

    Glasgow 2026 promises to be one of the most unforgettable Games ever.

  • Ghana lifts ban on football league

    Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has lifted a ban on contact sport including football.

     

    The Ghana Premier League and the Division One league are expected to resume on 30 October.

     

    All players, technical teams and management staff of clubs will be tested regularly for Covid-19.

     

    Spectators will be allowed to fill only 25% of the seating capacity in match venues. Wearing of masks will also be mandatory.

     

    No spectators will be allowed at training facilities.

     

    President Akufo-Addo said the decision was based on the drastic decrease of Covid-19 active cases and the need for national teams to prepare for international competitions.

     

    Ghana currently has 507 active Covid-19 cases and has confirmed nearly 300 deaths.

     

    The restrictions were imposed in March to stop the spread of coronavirus.

     

  • Giant screen set up to cheer on Jude and Co.

    Pubs, clubs and open spaces in English are gearing up for the Euro 2024 final as fans prepare to watch the Three Lions take on Spain.

  • Giants return local core for BBL push

    Manchester Giants have returned their local core of North West talent as Jack Hudson, David Ulph, and Jordan Whelan have all agreed contract extensions for the 2021-22 British Basketball League (BBL) campaign.

    All three made strong contributions last season, starting a combined 54 games, playing a total of over 2400 minutes, and combing for 31 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists for the team per outing. That chemistry was evident as the group of local stars go way back, with Hudson and Whelan having played alongside each other for North West teams as juniors; while Hudson and Ulph have played on the same teams progressing through the divisions in the last five years for both Liverpool Basketball Club and Lancashire Spinners.

  • Giles leading strong British contingent joining Olympic medallist Kerr in Birmingham over 1500m

    Elliot Giles, the fourth fastest British athlete of all time over 800m (1:43.63i), will step up in distance to line up an epic battle of the Brits over the 1500m at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May.

  • Girl’s football on the up following Lionesses Women's World Cup exploits

    New analysis has found that searches for 'football lessons' in the United Kingdom have skyrocketed 2,009% over the past day, after the Lionesses dominated the FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-final. 

    The research conducted by NoDepositRewards.com analysed Google Trends data over the past day to find searches for 'football lessons' saw a huge surge in interest as the Lionesses made it to the FIFA Women's World Cup final after defeating Australian hosts 3-1. The Australia v England game in Sydney, Australia, saw the Lionesses defeat the Australia with fantastic goals made by Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp, and Alessia Russo, firing the England team into the final.

  • Glamorgan and Somerset forced to wait for One-Day Cup final

    Glamorgan and Somerset were forced to sit and watch the rain as the scheduled date for the One-Day Cup final was washed out, with no play at Trent Bridge.

  • Glamorgan captain Northeast scores record 335 in County Championship at Lord’s

    Glamorgan captain Sam Northeast hit the highest first-class score recorded at Lord's as he made an unbeaten 335 against Middlesex on day two of the new County Championship season.

  • Glamorgan triumph over Somerset in truncated One-Day Cup final

    Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup for the second time in four years as they held on to beat Somerset by 15 runs in a game cut from 50 to 20 overs.

  • Glasgow to host 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships

    World Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships following a successful bid process.

    The Emirates Arena will stage the biggest Indoor athletics championships in the world, five years on from holding the hugely successful European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019.

  • Glasgow to host the 2021 British Athletics Indoor Championships

    The British Athletics Indoor Championships will be held across the 20-21 February 2021 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

    Glasgow is a prestigious venue for world-class athletics, recently hosting the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, as well as the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships and Müller Indoor Grand Prix earlier in 2020. The choice of venue was carefully considered to ensure that a Covid-19 safe event could be delivered in conjunction with an environment for optimum athlete performance.

    The Championships will also act as the official Trial event for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun (POL) and World Athletics Indoor Championship in Nanjing (CHN) which are currently scheduled to take place during the following month. 

    As the sport continues its return to action following a disrupted 2020 season, UK Athletics will continue to work closely with the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) and Glasgow Life in order to adhere to current and future changes to government guidelines and those specifically in Scotland. This means that under current restrictions, the event will be held behind-closed-doors.

    However, it will be streamed on britishathletics.org.uk with more information available nearer to the event. The format and shape of the competition will be communicated as soon as practically possible.

    CEO of UK Athletics, Joanna Coates, said: “As we look ahead to 2021, it is fantastic that we can confirm Glasgow as the host of the British Athletics Indoor Championships once again.

    “The Emirates Arena has hosted world-class athletics for several years, so we are thrilled to be working with the great team there to deliver this prestigious fixture in the calendar.

    “We are again sorry that whilst at present we cannot confirm a return to the arena for spectators, we will continue to monitor the government guidelines in Scotland as we build up to the event.

    “Once again, my thanks go to the Emirates Arena and Glasgow Life who we are collaborating with to deliver another high-quality sporting event, and to UK Sport for their support from the Continuity Fund, which has assisted in supporting the staging of this event.”

    Councillor David McDonald, Deputy Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “We are delighted to welcome back the British Athletics Indoor Championships to the world-famous Emirates Arena in February 2021.

    “As a city which is more than capable of staging outstanding international sporting events, the inevitable postponement and cancellation of so many events in 2020 was incredibly difficult for Glasgow.

    “We hope next year will allow the city to begin a slow and steady return to hosting world-class major sporting events, and the British Athletics Indoor Championships is the perfect event to celebrate the beginning of this process.”

  • Glass video floor making sports history at Basketball World Cup

    Madrid was home to a world premiere between 21 and 23 July that will revolutionise the world of sport. From the quarter finals, the games at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup were no longer contested on hardwood parquet, but on the ASB GlassFloor, a high-tech video floor for sport made of glass.

    German company ASB GlassFloor revealed a new dimension in presenting a sporting event through its "GlassCourt OS" application especially developed for the purpose. In the battle for Olympics relevance and the coming generations of sports fans, the new technologies open up opportunities for many sports to position themselves for the future. Players, fans and FIBA were all enthusiastic.

  • Gleneagles enhances golf academy practice experience

    Gleneagles, the iconic Scottish hotel and global luxury destination, has elevated the service it offers golf enthusiasts at its PGA National Golf Academy with the installation of Toptracer Range, an interactive and social experience for all levels of player.

  • Global best leading a World Athletics Champs’ gold rush in in Tokyo

    The biggest names in athletics will be going head-to-head for global honours over nine days of action at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

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