Sport

• Council cancels World Cup public screenings after ‘outbreaks of disorder’

  Middlesbrough Council has cancelled the public screening of England’s World Cup semi-final after ‘outbreaks of disorder’ during the last match.

  

• Cornwall to provide £3m for the construction of a new stadium

  Cornwall Council yesterday agreed to provide up to £3m of funding for the construction of a new sports stadium.

  

• Getting physical

  Andy Howell explains how active healthier lifestyles are being driven by urban renewal in Slough.

  

• Council chiefs urge Government to expand sports funding

  Local authority leaders have urged the Government to expand its sports funding in order to help tackle the child obesity problem.

  

• Birmingham named next Commonwealth Games host city

  Birmingham has received an ‘early Christmas present’ by being selected as the host city of the next Commonwealth Games.

  

• Mayor to review plans for new Bristol arena

  Plans for a new arena in Bristol have been put on hold while the city council carries out a review.

  

• Leisure centres 'old and tired’ due to underfunding, council chiefs warn

  The Government will miss a chance to transform the nation’s health if it fails to inject new funding into leisure infrastructure, councils have warned.

  

• ‘Sugar tax’ helps double funding for sports in schools

  Funding to help primary schools improve the quality of their PE and sport provision has been doubled to £320m a year, the Government has announced.

  

• Birmingham selected as UK candidate to host Commonwealth Games

  Birmingham has been selected as the preferred UK candidate city for a potential bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Government has revealed.

  

• Salford set to approve stadium loan

  Salford City Council is poised to approve a £630,000 loan to the home stadium of its main rugby league and union clubs.