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Track and field and glamour shoots for Olympic hopeful Louise Hazel

Olympic athlete Louise Hazel is one of Britain's model sportswomen. Just don’t ask her about make-up, writes Richard McComb.Read

Golf: Lichfield's Robert Rock stunned by victory at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Lichfield golfer Robert Rock will probably have to win the Ryder Cup or land a major to beat the feeling he had on Sunday night.Read

Golf upgrade pledge as social enterprise takes over Birmingham's courses

Birmingham's golfers have been promised a raft of new facilities after a not-for-profit social enterprise took over the city’s seven municipal courses.Read

Walsall legend Jimmy Walker talks to the Birmingham Mail about his career so far

AS a player, Barry Walker did not leave much of an impression on senior football.Read

FA Cup 3rd Round: Everton 2 Tamworth 0 - Law calls on Lambs to gain League status

Tamworth boss Marcus Law has challenged his side to push for Football League status after watching them once again punch above their weight in the FA Cup. Read

Edgbaston Priory looking to raise its profile in world tennis

Alun Thorne looks at one of Birmingham’s hidden gems which is about to make new strides onto the international stageRead

Playing the Blues could keep FA Cup minnows Tamworth out of the red

Ahead of one of Tamworth FC's biggest ever matches – both in terms of prestige and income – Graeme Brown talks to club chairman Bob Andrews about the pursuit of a profit in the modern game. Read

Walsall FC backers Peter Gilman and Graham family on football rich list

Two wealthy backers of Walsall Football Club have appeared on a rich list of the game’s wealthiest 100 personalities. Read

Stourbridge score a huge FA Cup upset

THE magic of the FA Cup sparkled in the Midlands as non-league Stourbridge achieved one of the biggest upsets of the first round.Read

FIFA climbs down over ban on England players wearing poppies

Fifa has climbed down over its decision to ban the England football team from wearing remembrance poppies and will now allow players to display them.Read

Aston Wood Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield sold for just £58,000

A West Midlands golf club has exchanged hands for less than a tenth of the price it was sold for a decade ago.Read

Birchfield Harriers trio lose UK Athletics funding support

Three of Birchfield Harriers’ elite athletes have had their Olympic dreams jeopardised after they were kicked off Lottery funding. Read

Haile Gebrselassie delighted to back in Birmingham for half marathon

Athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie said returning to Birmingham would be ‘something special’ having achieved so much in the city during his career.Read

Studley entrepreneur hoping to revolutionise golf club design

Golf may have been invented in the UK but it is no longer where the clubs are made. Enda Mullen caught up with a man hoping to change all that.Read

John Bright Trophy: KPMG retain title with victory over Phoenix Group

KPMG became the first team to retain the Birmingham corporate cricket tournament, again beating last year's finalists Phoenix Group.Read

Boxing: Jamie Cox claims controversial win in Commonwealth title fight

ADOPTED Brummie Jamie Cox is the new Commonwealth light-middleweight champion, although his unanimous points victory at the London Hilton hotel was subject to controversy and booing.Read

Daegu puts Birmingham wheelchair sprinter Mickey Bushell in mood for Olympic challenge

Birmingham wheelchair sprinter Mickey Bushell couldn’t force his way on to the World Championships podium in Daegu but after sharing the limelight with the likes of Usain Bolt he’s vowed to make sure it’s a different story at London 2012.Read

Join the Birmingham Post Corporate Golf Challenge 2011

Entries are now being taken for the Birmingham Post Pairs Corporate Golf Challenge 2011, which seeks to discover the best golf partnership among West Midlands businesses.Read

Edgbaston Priory's Davis Cup tennis hopes given £6.4m boost

Edgbaston Priory’s ambitions to stage international tennis events like the Davis Cup have taken a step closer to reality thanks to a £6.4 million loan from Handelsbanken.Read

19th century painting of lawn tennis goes on display in Birmingham

One of the most compelling early images of lawn tennis has gone on display at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham. Read