Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Birmingham 2018 World Indoors medals unveiled to mark 50 days to go
The IAAF World Indoor Championships medals focus on three Birmingham landmarks to act as a memento of the city The 50 days to go milestone has been marked by the unveiling of the medals for the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. The Local Organising Committee challenged students at […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMedals revealed for World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham
The medals for this year’s International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships in Birmingham have been unveiled. Designed by Menna Jones, the reveal of the gold, silver and bronze medals coincides with the 50-days to go milestone. Organisers of the Championships opted to challenge students at Birmingham City […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBoxers Against Blades: Fighter pens powerful poem to warn kids from carrying knives
THE country’s only punching poet has thrown his weight behind the Boxers Against Blades campaign by penning a verse about the spiralling problem – called Live to Live. Matt Windle, crowned Birmingham’s poet laureate three times, has put the rhythm and bruise into the fight game since turning pro […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreExciting things to do over October half term in Birmingham
Original web page at Exciting things to do over October half term in Birmingham There’s lots to do in Birmingham over October half term. BRICK LEGO is coming to the NEC and Disney on Ice will be dazzling audiences at the Barclaycard Arena. A cosmic magic show is on at Birmingham REP, there are Creepy…
Read MoreBirmingham Commonwealth bid: List of likely sporting venues in the city
Original web page at Birmingham Commonwealth bid: List of likely sporting venues in the city The Men’s 600m during the IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. As Birmingham bids for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, we have been looking at sporting venues in the city which could be involved in the event. Edgbaston…
Read MoreExciting things to do over October half term in Birmingham
Original web page at Exciting things to do over October half term in Birmingham There’s lots to do in Birmingham over October half term. BRICK LEGO is coming to the NEC and Disney on Ice will be dazzling audiences at the Barclaycard Arena. A cosmic magic show is on at Birmingham REP, there are Creepy…
Read MoreWhere can I watch Rio Olympics 2016 on a big screen in Birmingham?
Original web page at Where can I watch Rio Olympics 2016 on a big screen in Birmingham? Video loading Above: All you need to know about the Olympics opening ceremony More than 10,500 athletes from 205 nations are taking part in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics . The massive sporting event takes place at 33…
Read MoreJQBID goes for gold with Rio Olympics screening
Original web page at JQBID goes for gold with Rio Olympics screening This year Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is bringing a slice of Rio to the Golden Square with a screening of the Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony. With 203 countries represented, the ceremony is set to be as colourful and spectacular as the carnival Brazil…
Read MorePoet Matt Windle wants the last word
Original web page at Poet Matt Windle wants the last word Matt Windle (red and white shorts) gets the decision over Anwar Alfadli. Pictures by Patrick Mulvaney. The flamboyant flyweight, the city’s Young Poet Laureate in 2007 and 2008, features in chief support over six rounds, writes Craig Birch. The time for talking will soon…
Read MoreMatt the boxer is a genuine beat poet…
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Boxer and poet Matt Windle at the Big City Gym, Lionel St, Birmingham Things have gone from bard to verse for boxer Matt Windle, a pint-sized puncher still enduring hard rhymes. That’s because Matt, from Northfield, Birmingham, is the only fighter in the world holding down a day job […]
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