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Dean Smith gets Walsall manager's job full-time

Dean Smith has been appointed Walsall manager on a full-time basis, signing a two-year deal with the npower League One club.Read

Birmingham boxer Frankie Gavin lined up for shot at English title

Frankie Gavin’s spectacular rise up the light-welterweight ranks has earned him a shot at the English title held by Adnan Amar from Nottingham.Read

Coventry City sack manager Aidy Boothroyd

Coventry have sacked manager Aidy Boothroyd after less than 10 months in charge at the Ricoh Arena.Read

Lee Chong Wei retains All England badminton title in Birmingham

World number one Lee Chong Wei overpowered arch-rival and Olympic champion Lin Dan to retain his Yonex All England Open Championship title in Birmingham.Read

Alvechurch trainer prepares for Cheltenham Festival with his ownership club

Punters are under starter’s orders for jump racing’s Olympics and one of the biggest money-spinners in sport.Read

Match report: Walsall 1 Southampton 0

JIMMY Walker and Jon Macken shared the starring roles but the whole team took a bow as Walsall gave their survival hopes a giant boost with victory over high-flying Southampton.Read

Frankie Gavin promoted to top of the bill for London fight night

Birmingham boxer Frankie Gavin takes a giant step towards the British title he has dreamed of owning by becoming the new top-of-the-bill at London’s York Hall on Saturday.Read

Kelly Sotherton delighted to be home for Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham

Newly-crowned national 400m indoor champion Kelly Sotherton is living on cloud nine after a dream start to her athletics reformation but still insists there is plenty more to come, starting with the Aviva Grand Prix at the Birmingham NIA on Saturday.Read

Jessica Ennis pulls out of Aviva Grand Prix athletics meeting in Birmingham

World and European heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has withdrawn from the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday.Read

Sink or swim for Williams as Formula 1 team considers flotation

News that one of Formula 1’s most famous names, Williams F1, was considering a stock market flotation met with a mixed response, especially given football’s generally unhappy experience of mixing sport with the City.Read

Solihull golfer Rachel Jennings set for debut on the Ladies European Tour

Golfer Rachel Jennings has teed off the New Year in perfect style by gaining her full Ladies European Tour card.Read

Jockey Tony McCoy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Tony McCoy became the first jockey to be named the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year in the 57 years of the award. Read

Walsall match called off due to bad weather

Please note that the below matches have been postponed - due to the bad weather, no new dates have been set as yetRead

Birmingham golf legend John Beharrell dies

A legend of the Midland golfing fraternity and a familiar face in Birmingham’s business community has died suddenly at the age of 72.Read

Walsall v Carlisle: Brian Halford's match preview and stats

The tale of the tape... Read

Kids doing it for kicks

Kajol Patel may only be ten but she took the kickboxing world by storm when she won a national title in explosive fashion.Read

Bournemouth v Walsall: Brian Halford's big match preview

Our Man At The Saddlers looks ahead to the big game between Bournemouth v Walsall. Read

Rednal Hill Juniors win national golf tournament

Ten talented juniors from Rednal Hill Primary School were jumping for joy after being crowned national champions of a grassroots golf competition.Read

Gold rush for Mark Lewis-Francis and England at Commonwealth Games

Six years after he beat Maurice Greene to win Olympic sprint relay gold, Mark Lewis-Francis returned to the top of the podium at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Read

Race is on to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Bill Howell assesses those in the frame to lift the BBC Sports Personality of the Year trophy, at the LG Arena, Birmingham, in December. Read