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SOUTH ASIAN FOOTBALL TRAILBLAZERS BY MANISHA TAILOR
In World Cup year, this inspiring book for young people features trailblazing individuals from the British South Asian community working in all parts of the game ‘This book holds so many different voices, a multitude within...2022-09-01 1728 0 -
Games legacy boost for community basketball in the city
Birmingham, and nationally, to play basketball in their local community. We’ll be working with local clubs and communities to co-create these new and refurbished courts so that people feel a real ownership over them.” Street to...2022-08-16 976 0 -
Yorkshire man running four international marathons for charity, in the space of just six weeks!
Father of two, Ash Wallace, set himself the epic task of running four international marathons in the space of just six weeks, these include: London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York (25th Sept to 6th November). Ash...2022-08-12 1065 0 -
#NotWomensFootball – Panel discussion highlights the need for greater equality in football and beyond
Three matches. Three wins. Quarter finals looming. Both the English Lionesses and the German national team are riding a similar wave of success at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 in England. The road to the final...2022-08-01 1122 0 -
University teams up with football club on health and fitness programme to tackle effects of long-Covid
Researchers at Birmingham City University have joined forces with Burton Albion Community Trust to help people struggling with long-Covid symptoms improve their health and regain their fitness. Sports exercise scientists from the University have teamed up...2022-07-31 1723 0 -
Team India receive special Birmingham welcome ahead of Games
Members of India’s elite athletic squad were given a rapturous welcome by fans on arrival in the UK, as part of a special event organised by the Indian High Commission and hosted by Birmingham City University....2022-07-31 1578 0 -
Youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds take part in Queen’s Baton Relay
A lucky group of beneficiaries and staff from a West Midlands charity that uses sport to aid personal development among disadvantaged young people have spoken of their joy at being given a golden opportunity to participate...2022-07-31 1269 0 -
Sports figures gather for coaching conference in Birmingham during Commonwealth Games
Coaches, sports scientists, performance analysts and competitors, including former Olympians, are coming to Birmingham City University next month for an international summit on sports coaching. The University is hosting the Global Coaches House Birmingham 2022 Conference at...2022-07-21 1060 0 -
A BLOCK-BUSTER WORLD!
With the help of 10 imaginative children, The Hundred, cricket’s revolutionary competition which fuses blockbuster entertainment with world-class cricket, has unveiled an immersive stadium built in the world’s biggest sandbox video game, Minecraft. With over six...2022-07-04 2078 0 -
READY, SET, GO: ALDI AND BROWNLEE BROTHERS HOST MINI-TRIATHLON FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Birmingham primary school pupils took part in a mini-triathlon last week as part of an event hosted by the Brownlee Foundation and Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket Aldi. Olympic triathlete stars and founders of the Brownlee Foundation,...2022-06-27 2085 0