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Birmingham has today (Thursday) been announced as the new host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in a move that will bring the multi-sport event back to England for the first time in two decades.

Jon Dutton, chief executive of the organising committee for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, has revealed that other countries have expressed an interest in sharing hosting rights with England for the national team tournament.

Brighton & Hove Albion will join the Women’s Super League 1, the top tier of club football in England, next year after its license application was accepted by the Football Association (FA).

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has today (Monday) announced the launch of a Mixed Relay Series, with two new events to be held next year.

The English city of Birmingham has agreed on a revised bid plan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Sports marketing agency Two Circles has been appointed as the official data and insight partner of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which will take place in England and Wales.

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Stephen Brown has stated the organisation is considering moving to a locked-in system of clubs for the Premiership, the top tier of the English game, adding that talks are underway for more NFL American football matches at Twickenham.

English Premier League football club Crystal Palace has today (Monday) unveiled plans to build a new 13,500-seat stand that will raise capacity at its stadium to more than 34,000.

The English city of Birmingham will not find out whether it has been successful in its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games until at least December 6 after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) confirmed it has received “updates” from other parties interested in staging the multi-sport event.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today (Friday) announced that his office will take control of London Stadium after publishing a detailed report into the scale of mismanagement of the venue by his predecessor, Boris Johnson.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU), governing body of rugby union in England, posted revenues of £184.9m (€210m/$250m) for 2016-17, although the organisation suffered an operating loss of £6m in the first reporting period following the country's staging of the Rugby World Cup in 2015.

The International Olympic Committee has today (Thursday) concluded its reanalysis of Russian drug tests from the 2012 summer Olympic Games and sanctioned two further athletes.

Rugby League Ireland chairman Richard Egan has said that the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is planning to launch a Six Nations tournament next year as part of an effort to enhance the presence of Northern Hemisphere countries on the sport’s global stage.

Financier Amanda Staveley has submitted a formal bid to purchase English Premier League football club Newcastle United.

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