An English FA (Football Association) trial has shown that grassroots referees say that they feel more confident and safer whilst wearing bodycams during matches. During the trial, launched in February, about 100 grassroots referees wore the technology during adult matches.

It comes after hundreds of grassroots referees said they feared for their safety when officiating. The FA said the bodycams act as a "deterrent" and, to date, no referee had needed to activate their camera.

Following on from the publication of the World Athletics statement on Transgender and DSD regulations UK Athletics (UKA) has published a principle statement on Transgender Eligibility in Athletics in the United Kingdom.

The statement reads; ‘UKA are fully considering the details of the World Athletics statement on transgender and DSD participation in athletics and its implications for competition in the UK, but in principle we support and welcome the direction they have taken in protecting the female category.

Birmingham independent bar and live music venue Nortons Digbeth has pledged more support for women’s rugby in the city and extended its sponsorship of the Moseley Women’s Rugby team by another 12 months. In addition to helping to fund backline coaching for the all-women team based at the historic South Birmingham rugby club, the Digbeth venue continues to screen each of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations tournament games – hot on the heels of the Ireland Mens' historic Six Nation win.

A Birmingham based teenager has taken a step closer to his Olympic dream after winning big at the 2023 Gymnastics British Championships competition after competing at the Exhibition Centre, in Liverpool, where he became U18 All Around Silver medallist. In the individual apparatus finals, Zion Aserie became U18 Rings champion and also went on to win a bronze medal on the Floor and High Bar.

When the arrival of the Women's Premier League (WPL) was confirmed in early 2022, it was immediately hailed as a game-changer for women's cricket. It was highly anticipated, a women's edition of the men's Indian Premier League - the world's biggest franchise T20 competition.

2023 is already being an exciting year for Kabaddi, as the second most popular sport in India - after cricket – with the established PKL (Pro Kabaddi League) a mega event in its native country. Far more a major sport there than the worldwide popular sport football, even if it doesn’t have enough fan-following elsewhere in the world, it has quite some popularity in India.