England take on Hungary in the opening match Hundreds of fans turned out to celebrate start of the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Wolverhampton. WV Active Aldersley staged the opening ceremony and first games of the tournament today (Monday 17 March, 2025). The opening ceremony featured live music by students from Wolverhampton Music Service, local dance acts and a parade of athlete from across the world who are taking part. The host nation England men’s team then got the live action underway with the first group stage game against Hungary. A number of other men’s and women’s games then took…
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Left: Mike Foster, City of Wolverhampton Council rough sleeper coordinator, Paul Burns and Shaz Kaur (Good Shepherd), Paul Hale (Recovery Near You), Councillor Jasbir Jaspal, Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing at City of Wolverhampton Council, Kate Downing (P3 Charity), Councillor Steve Evans, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Housing at City of Wolverhampton Council, John Doyle (Recovery Near You), Cheryl Langford (West Midlands Police), Jo Leek (Wolverhampton BID) and Jim Corry (P3 Charity) Rough sleeper numbers in Wolverhampton remain in single figures as partnership work spearheaded by the council goes on, official statistics show. The data snapshot -…
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) will host its first arena event of the year at bp pulse LIVE (NEC Campus) in Solihull from 29 to 30 March 2025. RLCS 2025 Major Birmingham is expected to draw thousands of fans from across the world. Tickets are selling fast so people are urged to book their tickets now! Esports (or electronic sports) are organised video game competitions (player-vs-player) with an engaging spectator element to it, like traditional sports. Rocket League is a fast-paced, action-packed esport that combines the thrill of football with rocket-powered cars! RLCS 2025 Major Birmingham will have national…
Listen to the first episode of ‘My Mate’s a Footballer’ here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0grxpyk A new podcast promising sport and comedy is available on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live from Thursday 16 November. n this 20-part series, comedian Joe Wilkinson reveals that he’s always wanted a professional footballer as a mate. Fortunately for him, Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford is prepared to find out if the pair can really become true friends. So that he can become a proper mate and understand what challenges Pat faces, Joe, the lifelong Gillingham supporter, finds out what it takes to play the game…