Lele Nairne has been called up to the English judo team for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, replacing the injured Olympian and four-time International Judo Federation Grand Slam winner Lucy Renshall.

Birmingham City Council is to present special gifts to visiting dignitaries during the Commonwealth Games.

Australia have named the squads which will go in search of their first Commonwealth Games rugby sevens gold medal at Birmingham 2022.

A ride on a zip wire at the Eden Project in Cornwall began the first day of the Queen’s Baton Relay in England and another journey on a wire to Bournemouth Beach ended an exhilarating first day in the Commonwealth Games host nation.

New Zealand's double Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medallist David Nyika faces a race to be fit for Birmingham 2022 after injuring his hand during a bout last Saturday (July 2).

British middle-distance runner Neil Gourley is looking to complete athletics' version of the "Majors" this year, with the 27-year-old selected for the World Championships in Oregon and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games for Scotland over the next month.

Stephen Newns is weeks away from representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games for the second time in boxing and is aiming to claim a medal at Birmingham 2022 after successful training camps with the national team.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton has been travelling through Wales on the last stop of its International journey before arriving in England on Monday.

English brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello have been drawn against Tuvalu in their opener at the men's beach volleyball tournament at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 30. 

Long jumper Rellie Kaputin has been chosen as the flagbearer for Papua New Guinea at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on July 28.

Next Monday, the Baton containing the Queen’s message to the athletes of the Commonwealth is set to arrive back in England.

A prize-winning floral display has been unveiled at Birmingham’s Cathedral Square to celebrate next month's Commonwealth Games. 

Athletics greats Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Cathy Freeman of Australia and five-time Paralympic swimming gold medallist Ellie Simmonds of Britain have joined the campaign "It's a Penalty", which spreads awareness about modern slavery, in the build-up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sandwell Council officially handed the keys to the Sandwell Aquatics Centre to Birmingham 2022 in a ceremony prior to the Commonwealth Games.

We have become very accustomed recently to seeing athletes using their high-profile positions to draw attention to a whole range of issues, ranging from racism to social injustice to anti-war messages.