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The 2022 Commonwealth Games, commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is a huge sports event for members of the Commonwealth. It will be held in Birmingham, England and be the third time England has hosted the Games, after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002. A version of the article was originally posted here  An introduction to the 2022 Commonwealth Games (europeansupernews.blogspot.com) The Games will take place between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Birmingham was announced as the host by the Commonwealth Games Federation at a press conference in December 2017. The venues  The venues are in Birmingham, Coventry, Royal Leamington Spa, Sandwell and London. The Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr is scheduled to host the ceremonies and athletics and is being renovated. The seating capacity will be increased permanently from 12,700 to 18,000, allowing more than 30,000 to watch the games. The events A new edition of the Commonwealth Games Charter comes into effect. In addition to the ten co

The Hundred is a 100-ball cricket tournament involving men's and women's teams located in major cities across England and Wales. Despite praise from some, it has attracted a lot of negative comments This article was originally posted on News Ball UK.  The Controversial Hundred (differentballs.blogspot.com) The video above from Glamorgan Cricket Club tries to explain it. Why don't people like the idea? The decision to create a new format of cricket, with teams based in just seven major cities, has split opinion between traditionalists who favour the historic county cricket structure. One Lancashire Cricket fan said at the time "Why can't the ECB just invest in the formats we already have? The various Twenty Twenty competitions that they've organised have been mostly successful and should be expanded on." A Twitter account named 'Love cricket - Oppose The Hundred' was set up. This is one of their rcent tweets. Before the opening Test @benstokes

Our From The Archives series look back at some of the greatest sporting moments from across Europe. First up, it's a famous tennis match involving Andy Murray. Context By the time the 2013 Wimbledon Tennis Championship had come around, Britain had waited 77 years for a men's champion at the iconic tournament. Murray had been improving every year by this point and had reached the final the previous year. He had also picked up Olympic Gold and won the US Open. What happened then? After a gruelling afternoon in searing temperatures, Murray had finally followed in the footsteps of Fred Perry and was victorious at Wimbledon. He was willed on by most of the 15,000 fans on Centre Court, thousands watching on the nearby screen and millions more around the UK. The highlights  This video from the official Wimbledon YouTube account shows all the moments from this iconic match.  Reaction at the time One fan commented on the BBC match report and said: "Well done Murray, really dese