England have withdrawn their men's and women's teams from series in Pakistan that were due to take place next month.

The men were set to make their first trip to Pakistan since 2005, while the women had never before played there.

Tottenham and Chelsea led the tributes for their former player Jimmy Greaves, who died yesterday, with a host of Spurs legends lining the pitch inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a minute's applause was held before kick-off. During the applause, some Spurs fans held flags and banners to remember the club's record goal-scorer.

West Ham, another of Greaves' former clubs, also held a minute's applause before their Premier League match against Manchester United, as they also did Brighton and Leicester City.

Olympic 1500m silver medallist, Laura Muir, and double Paralympic gold medallist, Kadeena Cox, have made a special visit to the Alexander Stadium to see for themselves the progress being made on the redevelopment of the venue ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Both athletes used the visit to announce that they intend to compete at the major multi-sport event next summer. 

Muir, who will be representing Scotland, as she did at the 2014 edition of the Games, is determined to win a Commonwealth medal and is pleased to have the opportunity to do so in a British city where she’s previously seen success.

A team of accounting and finance recruitment specialists will be totting up the miles - and hopefully cash - when they don their cycling gear to raise vital funds for a West Midlands sports-themed charity next week. Part of the West Midlands Mayor’s Giving Month, Haig & Co of Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, is to stage its annual Brummie Peloton, along with a bike ride, in aid of Digbeth-based Sport 4 Life UK on Saturday, September 25.

Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers have teamed up with Warner Music UK’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), the multi-award-winning label services division, to launch a ground-breaking new venture as the first UK football club to launch a record label. The label, Wolves Records, is an ambitious and unique proposition that will unite two of the world’s biggest passions – music and football. 

Langley Swimming Centre in Oldbury is the first Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) facility to take up a new training tool as part of an exciting five-year partnership with Swim England.

Forty Level 2 swim teachers from across the Trust attended the Aquatic Skills Framework Stages 8-10 Diving CPD seminar, which is part of the Swim England extended education programme and provides the technical knowledge to deliver FUNdamental diving skills from the poolside in a fun and safe environment.