In a body blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly.
The Indira Gandhi International airport and Birmingham Airport signed an MoU to develop further links and formalise a working relationship.
The Indian cricket team were unhappy with practice facilities at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground with both coach Anil Kumble and skipper Virat Kohli expressing their displeasure with the local authorities in Birmingham on Thursday.
The family of Indian-origin man Avtar Singh Kolar and his English wife have described them as the "sweetest and kindest people" as the British police said they were following "a number of lines of inquiry" into their murders.
The Russian clinched her first Birmingham Classic title, beating surprise finalist Jamea Jackson in a close fought match.
Haile Gebrselassie returned to form with an easy victory at the Great Birmingham Run on Sunday after dropping out of last month's Berlin Marathon with breathing problems.
Birmingham drew 2-2 with Arsenal after James McFadden equalised with a late penalty in the EPL tie.
Three British Asians, who were on the streets of Birmingham to protect their community from rioting groups, were killed when a speeding car mowed them down on Tuesday night, making them the latest victims of the ongoing unrest in Britain. The police are treating the deaths as murder.
James Collins came off the bench to rescue a point for Aston Villa who drew 1-1 at rivals Birmingham City in a feisty Premier League derby encounter on Sunday.
Bolton Wanderers ended Birmingham City's dream of an FA and League Cup double when South Korean Lee Chung-yong headed home in the 90th minute to secure a 3-2 win in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Goals from Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best helped Newcastle United to a 2-0 win at Birmingham City as they moved further away from the Premier League drop zone on Tuesday.
Craig Gardner struck the winner as Birmingham City set up a League Cup final against Arsenal after coming from behind to beat West Ham United 4-3 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Ugly scenes marred Birmingham City's 2-1 League Cup quarter-final victory over local rivals Aston Villa on Wednesday with fans ripping up seats and throwing flares into the crowd after a post-match pitch invasion.
The second Test begins on Thursday, with a third and final Test scheduled at Birmingham starting on July 26.
Hockey has featured in each CWG since making its debut in 1998, but according to reports here, the Glasgow Games organisers want to drop it from the schedule along with net ball and road racing to ensure a trimmed programme that would be easy on the budget.
Bumrah's family was in Perth to witness India's 295-victory over Australia in the first Test at the Optus Stadium, and he could not conceal his delight.
90 people were arrested in Birmingham on Saturday when a rally against Islamic extremism clashed with counter-demonstrators, the police said. Britain has witnessed a series of similar clashes between right-wing groups and anti-fascist activists and South Asian youths constituting the opposing protestors.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has met Malala Yousufzai in a United Kingdom hospital, describing the 15-year-old rights activist shot by the Taliban as a 'remarkable girl'.
Sania Mirza began her grass court season with a thumping straight set win over qualifier Tatiana Poutchek in the first round of the USD 220,000 Aegon Classic in Birmingham.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Big win against West Indies propel England past three teams in WTC table
World Championship bronze medallist shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round with an easy victory against Denmark's Magnus Johannesen.
Birmingham City presented Alex McLeish as manager on Wednesday then cast doubt on the likelihood of Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung taking control of the Premier League club
Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra signed off with a silver medal in the Olympics men's Javelin Throw in Paris on Thursday. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem was a class above the field, setting a new Games record of 92.97 metres for the gold medal.
Mandhana joined the Southern Brave, meanwhile, the Birmingham Phoenix roped in Richa for the forthcoming Women's Hundred 2024.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at age 37.
England captain Ben Stokes will play in The Hundred this year after the conclusion of England's test series with West Indies.
One of the Islamic State terrorists behind the deadly Paris attacks had visited London and Birmingham earlier this year to meet people suspected of planning a terror attack in the United Kingdom, counter-terrorism officials have found.
Chelsea almost stole the points at the death but Argentine Hernan Crespo wasted two good chances while defender Ricardo Carvalho headed over.
It was United fifth draw in nine games and leaves them in fourth place in the Premiership.
The supporter ran on to the pitch at St Andrew's Stadium and made a beeline for Grealish, who did not see him coming, before landing a punch to the side of his face.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)'s financial projections on the prof itability of its pet project 'The Hundred' is largely "disconnected from reality" reckoned Lalit Modi, who conceptualised the vastly successful Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
Woakes returned to the test squad for the first time since July 2023 in what will be England pace great James Anderson's farewell series.
'When we go to Australia, they play India only at five Test centres. They don't play us in Canberra. They don't play us at any of the other venues where they won't be very familiar with the conditions. So do England'
Czech Petra Kvitova won the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Sunday after fighting back to beat Australian Ashleigh Barty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
In a shocking incident, England cricketer Moeen Ali was on Saturday stopped at the Birmingham airport for close to 40 minutes. Ali was on his way to join the rest of the Worcestershire side for the opening game of the 2016 County Championship. The England all-rounder was clearly angry with the treatment meted out to him and took to Twitter to voice his sentiments. "Have never been stopped at the airport when travelling with a team in uniform, but travel alone and get stopped for 40 minutes!! Joke," Ali tweeted.
Liverpool continued their hot streak by beating Bolton Wanderers 4-0 on Sunday with captain Steven Gerrard scoring one goal and having a hand in the other three. In the day's other Premier League game Alex McLeish got off to a flying start in charge of Birmingham City as Sebastian Larsson stuck a terrific injury-time goal to snatch a 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur.
Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra will take on Great Britain's Anna Hursey in the women's singles opening round
From January 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024 -- during which Joe Root hit 17 centuries, Kane Williamson has hit, Steve Smith has made six tons but Virat Kohli has managed just two centuries.
