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Jack Taylor, the man from Wolverhampton who refereed a World Cup Final Jul 08 2010

Jack Taylor looks back on Munich 1974, the only time an English referee has taken charge of the World Cup Final. Read

Birchfield Harriers have high hopes for place at European Clubs Cup Championship Jul 08 2010

Birchfield Harriers’ two decade wait for European competition could be about to come to an end after their blistering start to the season.Read

Mark Lewis-Francis in British relay team for European Championships Jul 06 2010

Birmingham sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis has been selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Championships in Barcelona next month.Read

UK pole vault standards are on the up, says Henrietta Paxton Jul 02 2010

Birchfield record breaker Henrietta Paxton attributes her outstanding performance at last weekend’s UK Championships to the increasing quality of Britain’s pole vaulters.Read

Amy Harris bounces back in Birmingham with a personal triumph Jul 01 2010

The most welcome aspect of Amy Harris’s return to her home town on Sunday was not her presence at the Alexander Stadium, nor was it her place on the podium, it was the warm smile spread across her genial face.Read

Alexander Stadium expansion plans could bring world class athletics to Birmingham Jun 29 2010

A 5,000-seat new stand planned for Perry Barr’s Alexander Stadium could bring the world’s best athletes to Birmingham on a regular basis.Read

FA to decide England manager Fabio Capello's future in next fortnight Jun 28 2010

Fabio Capello has stated his desire to remain as England manager - but his future will be decided by the Football Association over the next two weeks.Read

British sprinters raise hopes at trials event in Birmingham Jun 28 2010

Martyn Rooney and David Greene confirmed their credentials as potential gold medallists at next month's European Championships with impressive displays at the weekend's trials in Birmingham.Read

England boss Fabio Capello to seek urgent talks with FA Jun 27 2010

Fabio Capello is to seek urgent talks with Club England chairman Sir David Richards about his future following Sunday's 4-1 World Cup hammering by Germany.Read

Jessica Ennis ruled out of Birmingham athletics event through illness Jun 25 2010

World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis will miss this weekend's Aviva European Trials and UK Championships in Birmingham through illness.Read

Jessica Ennis to take on four events at European trials in Birmingham Jun 24 2010

Golden girl Jessica Ennis will complete her preparations for this summer's European Championships at the Aviva European Trials and UK Championships in Birmingham this week.Read

Brian Dick: British tennis deserves better service Jun 23 2010

British tennis remains in a lamentable state with no Grand Slam contender on the women’s side and only one of the men’s. Read

World Cup: Slovenia 0 England 1 Jun 23 2010

ASTON VILLA'S James Milner set up the vital goal which propelled England into the knockout stages of the World Cup.Read

Brian Dick: Don't expect anything new at Wimbledon this year Jun 17 2010

The sport of tennis mushrooms into the nation’s consciousness on Monday for its annual two-week public inquiry and, aside from a few ups and downs in the women’s game, nothing has changed.Read

British teenager Heather Watson set for her biggest stage yet at Wimbledon Jun 17 2010

It would be easy to pigeon-hole Heather Watson as just another giggly teenager, propelled beyond her years into the bright lights and harsh glare of national sporting publicity.Read

Li Na beats Maria Sharapova in AEGON Classic final at Edgbaston Jun 13 2010

Top seed Li Na celebrated moving back into the world's top 10 with a straight sets victory over Maria Sharapova in the final of the AEGON Classic in Birmingham.Read

World Cup: England 1 United States 1 Jun 12 2010

Robert Green added his name to an unhappy list of calamity goalkeepers as he cost England victory over the United States.Read

Brian Dick: Fabio Capello at ease on the big stage Jun 11 2010

Just as Argentina are reduced to less than a sum of their parts by the tactical ineptitude of Diego Maradona, England are elevated from B Listers to potential global champions by their manager’s motivational powers. Read

Birmingham-made England World Cup song backed by FA Jun 11 2010

An England World Cup song made in Birmingham is one of only two unofficial England singles to have won the backing of the Football Association. Read

Huge wages making profits hard to come by for clubs in the ultra rich Premier League Jun 11 2010

John Wile, former player and director at West Bromwich Albion, discusses why so many clubs find it hard to make a profit in English football's top flight, despite the riches that surround the game.Read

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