Wales overcame another monumental effort from Ukraine to qualify for their first World Cup since 1958 on a night of high emotion and drama in Cardiff.

Having beaten Scotland in an emotionally draining semi-final four days earlier, the Ukrainians - with the backdrop of their country's war with Russia - were deeply impressive once again but fell just short in their attempt to reach only a second World Cup in their history.

“In a blog I posted on social media channels last week I reflected on the fact that it was the 37th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster, where 39 Italian football supporters were killed prior to Juventus’ European Cup Final with Liverpool,” says Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat, Frank McKenna PC OC ONB QC.

The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has been awarded the triple Silver level of achievement in Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions by the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative.

The Climate Neutral Now initiative, which is led by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), encourages companies and organisations to understand their carbon footprint and make measurable improvements to reduce it, offsetting any unavoidable emissions through trustworthy carbon credits.

Boxers at the Rectory Amateur Boxing Club in Sutton Coldfield, in the West Modlands, have been using their jabs and hooks to make music thanks to the Birmingham 2022 Festival.

Five boxers from the club have joined forces with two local musicians – Joe Cook and Mr Auden Allen – to create musical tracks based on each boxer’s style and pace.

Birmingham 2022 is hosting the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – a journey which brings together and celebrates communities in every corner of the Commonwealth ahead of Birmingham 2022. The Baton has already begun its epic journey across the Commonwealth, where it will have visited Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Americas, it will return to England in July 2022 for the final countdown to the Commonwealth Games.

16-year-olds Hamza Shaikh and Amir Khan have become the latest players in the Warwickshire County Cricket Club Academy to secure professional contracts, with both players having originally joined the Club at the under 10s age group. 

Top order batter Shaikh made a Second XI century last month and he is currently finishing his GCSEs at Eden Boys School in Perry Barr, Birmingham.