Birmingham’s Duran Duran are set to perform a live concert in London’s Hyde Park to coincide with the beginning of this year’s Olympic Games on 27 July.. The show will include acts representing all 4 nations of the United Kingdom, Duran Duran will represent England, Stereophonics are to represent Wales, Paolo Nutini will perform for [...]

Dani Pedrosa came home to claim victory at the sensational Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi, in which just two of the leading seven riders did not run off the circuit or receive a ride-through penalty. The race started off as Casey Stoner launching himself from pole into the first turn ahead of the field, [...]

Solihull tile shop CSR Ltd has agreed to renew its sponsorship of Knowle Juniors Football Club for a second season, following their successful 2010/2011 season. The football team, which was formed 12 months ago and played at ‘under 7′ level enjoyed an outstanding season during which they were victorious in 24 of their 28 matches [...]

Jenson Button celebrated his 200th F1 start in style by bringing his Mclaren home first in the Hungarian Grand Prix for his 11th career win in a fascinating race run under slippery, wet conditions. Sebastian Vettel came in second in the Red Bull to extend his lead in the championship over Mark Webber to 85 [...]

Aston Villa and Birmingham City have reached an agreement over the amount of compensation to be paid to last season’s Carling Cup winners after manager Alex McLeish moved across the city to Villa Park. McLeish resigned last month as Birmingham manager following three and a half years in charge at St Andrew’s and then took [...]

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton’s spirited drive has put an end to the winning run of Sebastian Vettel in Formula One with a victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton began the Shanghai race from 3rd on the grid and needed to force his way past team-mate Jenson Button and set about chasing down Vettel, eventually [...]

Aston Villa’s Nathan Delfouneso has signed for Championship side Burnley on loan until the conclusion of this season, it has been confirmed. The 20-year-old striker has been unable to hold down a regular first-team spot following the arrival of England striker Darren Bent, who was signed from Steve Bruce’s Sunderland in January. Delfouneso has opted [...]

Birmingham City grabbed a deserved win with a remarkable last-minute winner to beat Arsenal in the Carling Cup final. Obafemi Martins netted following a dreadful mix-up involving Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny and Laurent Koscielny. Blues deserved the winner after a fighting display while Arsenal, who were missing injured captain Cesc Fabregas as well as England [...]

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Dean Richards has died following a lengthy illness, it was announced today. The 36 year old defender, who also played for Tottenham, Southampton and Bradford, retired from football in 2005 after suffering from dizzy spells and headaches while at Spurs. Richards had recently been employed as a coach at Bradford City, [...]

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has stated that he is worried that current problems in Bahrain could very well threaten the opening race of the upcoming season. Following warnings from protesters in Bahrain that they intend to focus on the GP in order to maximise publicicity for their cause, Ecclestone has said that this issue [...]