A bid from Canadian city Hamilton for the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030 is set to be relaunched this month.

A further 10 community groups are to benefit from the Alexander Stadium redevelopment scheme as they were each confirmed as winners of grants of up to £1,000 ($1,375/€1,200) to support their work as part of the You Matter Communities Community Fund.

The web-based Jobs and Skills Academy has been launched to help local people land jobs connected to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has signed a deal for Seven Network to be the Australian broadcaster of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, following on from its coverage of home Games at Gold Coast 2018.

South Africa won both the men's and women's competitions at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Africa 3x3 Commonwealth Games Qualifier on home soil in Johannesburg, booking their spots at Birmingham 2022.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Dame Louise Martin today promised to try and carry on working with India as relations between the two organisations continue to be strained.

Future Commonwealth Games hosts will have greater flexibility to include popular local sports after a major change was approved today which it is hoped will make the event more attractive.

Birmingham 2022 is investigating launching a vaccine diplomacy programme before the Commonwealth Games to try to ensure as many athletes as possible are protected against COVID-19.

Cypriot teenage Olympian swimmer Nikolas Antoniou was among the first to carry the Baton as it began its 294-day journey - known as the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) - across the Commonwealth in Cyprus.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Dame Louise Martin is hopeful she can still persuade India to compete in the hockey tournaments at Birmingham 2022, despite both the men and women’s teams announcing their withdrawal earlier this week.

In the countdown to any Commonwealth Games, there are unique and special milestones which cause all of us to pause and reflect on what has gone before, and what is still to come.

The first athlete to carry the Queen’s Baton for Birmingham 2022 here has paid tribute to the unique nature of the Commonwealth Games and looks forward to an event with fans in the stands after a vacuous Tokyo 2020.

The Queen’s Baton will soon fly from Birmingham airport for Cyprus to begin a 294-day journey that ultimately will bring the baton "home".