Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has appointed two new Board members to the Birmingham Sister Cities Commission prior to the 2022 World Games, which is set to take place in the Alabama city in the United States.

Eight Tokyo 2020 silver medallists have been included in USA Softball's squad for the upcoming Birmingham 2022 World Games later this year.

The Birmingham 2022 World Games will be "the best ever", the President of the International World Games Association has claimed.

The host of next year's World Games - Birmingham in Alabama - has been named as one of the world's top 22 places to visit in 2022 by a travel magazine.

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 World Games and sustainability sponsor Vulcan Materials Company have worked with volunteers to plant 90 trees in the East Thomas neighbourhood of the Alabama city.

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are due to meet in Birmingham to discuss next year's World Games in the American city.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has pledged that stakeholders will now work even more closely together in anticipation of next year's World Games in the American city.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has entrusted the management of its anti-doping programme at the World Games 2022 to the International Testing Agency (ITA).

Global sports and entertainment media company Team Whistle have been appointed by the 2022 World Games in Birmingham in Alabama to handle sponsorship packaging, sales and social support.

Softball Canada has finalised its coaching set-up for the women's team in 2022 - a year headlined by the World Games - with Kaleigh Rafter appointed head coach.

The volunteer registration portal for the Birmingham 2022 World Games has now opened, with more than 3,000 volunteers expected to contribute to the running of the event.

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 World Games believe they have reached the "hot phase" in preparations to deliver an "outstanding event" next year after staging a three-day staff meeting.

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed the final qualification list for the Birmingham 2022 World Games where canoe marathon is set to make its debut.

Four murals will be painted by local artists as part of the legacy project of the Birmingham 2022 World Games in the United States, with the theme of one of these going to a public vote.