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A new athletics track for Utilita Arena Birmingham, purchased by Birmingham City Council, is set to host its first event this weekend in the shape of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships.

The track replaces the original, used at the city centre venue since its opening in 1991 – with the £1.7million investment acting as a catalyst for the council to secure a ten-year event partnership with UK Athletics, which underlines Birmingham’s status as the home of indoor athletics.

At a windswept Doha Golf Club today, Charl Schwartzel stood up to the challenging conditions firing in an opening 70 leaving him just one shot from the lead after round one in the International Series Qatar.

Teeing up for the third consecutive week on the Asian Tour, the 2011 Masters champion first played in the country 20 years ago. Reminiscing about his Doha debut, he said: “I’ve been coming here since I first got my tour card in 2003, which was my first full year out.

A message of support was shared during a game between the Republic of Ireland and Portugal last year. A trial of referees wearing body cameras in adult grassroots football to help prevent abuse could start early next year.

The Football Association says it has asked the sport's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), for permission to start the trial.

A great week of top-class athletics got off to a great start with a fantastic line-up of international stars lining up to take part in this, the latest edition of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships took place at the Utilita Arena, in Birmingham.

Reece Prescod and Daryll Neita proved to be two of the headline acts on day one of a weekend of great sporting and moth-watering action as the sprint king and queen claimed gold medals in their respective 60m finals - Prescod beat Jeremiah Azu and Eugene Amo-Dadzie with a time of 6.54, whilst Neita crossed the line in 7.17 seconds, ahead of Asha Philip and Alisha Rees.

In a new step for a relationship stretching back more than 20 years, Laureus and Special Olympics have announced that Laureus will be a supporter of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.

The event, which will feature over 7,000 athletes from all over the world, will be a celebration of visibility, inclusion and accessibility, taking place in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. The motto for the Games is #UnbeatableTogether, or #ZusammenUnschlagbar.