Sporting Events in Birmingham

Sports Bars In Birmingham

Even though Birmingham is underestimated for sports but this city has a history of every sport played by mankind and is hosting the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 as a testament to its soaring sports culture. Riley’s Sport’s Bar on Essex Street is the sports bar in Birmingham open 24/7 with a three-meter large HD screen for screening all major sport matches, plush seats, delicious food and drinks served 24 hours and crazy offers on match days making it an ideal spot to catch all the live action and also packs in five snooker and twenty-five pool tables to stay busy between fixtures. Brooks sports bar and kitchen is another reputable sports bar in Birmingham offering finger licking good food customized to your liking and a massive collection of beer, wine, and cocktails accompanied by pool tables and seven plasma screens for big matches.

Birmingham Sport Events

As mentioned before, almost all major sports have been a part of Birmingham sports. Hence, one of the biggest events in British basketball, the BBL Cup Final is scheduled to commence in Arena Birmingham. Another event at Arena Birmingham, the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships, is a two-day event that assembles the best athletes for a 13 event routine including sprint, pole vault and race walks and also selects qualifiers to represent Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships. The Müller Indoor Grand Prix is ranked as the most successful one-day indoor event in the world and is graced by top British athletes along with international legends for an action-packed event. 

Birmingham Marathon And Sport Venues

There has never been short of Birmingham Marathon races for enthusiastic sprinters ushering in from all over the world. Counted among the world’s best and top Birmingham half marathon races is the Birmingham International Half Marathon welcoming more than five hundred athletes from one fifty countries to participate in the six athletics session which forms a part of the Great Run British Marathon Series. The Mercedes Marathon is an annual Birmingham marathon run bringing more than thousands of sprinters from across the globe and sends contenders to the Boston Marathon. Sports radio in Birmingham, namely the WJOX 94.5 FM and Jox 2 FM Live, offers the best of sports and lifestyle updates on the go.

For many years, Birmingham stadia has welcomed distinguished footballers, basketball players, and cricketers to stands overflowing with vivacious fans. The Villa Park is the most celebrated stadiums in Birmingham of all for having served host to the World Cup, European Championship and the most FA Cup semi-finals and is also one of the rare few stadia hosting international football spanned across three centuries. Edgbaston is considered one of the most sought-after international cricket venues for major league cricket matches like the Ashes Cup and is home to the Warwickshire County Cricket Club, a sports club in Birmingham. The Reddings ground has been the home for some famous names among English cricketers and rugby players for over 120 years. The Edgbaston Priory Club has been host to major league tennis matches for over 130 years sporting 29 tennis courts and ten squash courts.  To learn about more such amazing sports events in Birmingham check out AllEvents.in