Shooting has been left off the programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, it was officially confirmed here today.

As exclusively reported by insidethegames yesterday, women's cricket, beach volleyball and Para table

2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham ©Birmingham 2022"Our recommendation of adding women's cricket, beach

volleyball and Para table tennis is the result of a thorough review and we believe these sports would

Beach volleyball is expected to be played on a specially built court in the city centre.

Lima de Carvalho were among the group winners as men's pool play concluded today at the International Volleyball

Federation Under-21 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Udon Thani.

We started playing beach volleyball when we were nine years old," Rafael said.

 "Our mother and our older brothers played beach volleyball. "They influenced us to play.

added to the programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has failed, but women's cricket, beach

volleyball and Para-table tennis are set to be included.

 Beach volleyball made its Commonwealth Games debut at Gold Coast 2018 and is set for a second appearance

at Birmingham 2022 when it is added by the CGF Executive Board ©Getty ImagesBeach volleyball will be

Hosts Cape Verde claimed an 8-1 win over Algeria in the first leg of the women's beach soccer final at

the African Beach Games on the island of Sal.

the second leg, due to take place on Sunday (June 23).The winner of the tie at Arena 1 in Santa Maria Beach

Park will qualify for the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games in Qatar

in October.In the men's beach soccer event, the preliminary stage begun with Group A victories for Morocco

africanbeachgamesResultados dos #jogosafricanosdepraia #sa2019 https://t.co/DuKpTazv26— Sal 2019 - African Beach

ranked third behind winner Boudjatit Ahmed Ramzi of Algeria and fellow Mauritian Luis Drany Clair.Beach volleyball

Denis Shekunov and Dmitrii Veretiuk had mixed fortunes as the main draw matches of the International Volleyball

Federation Under-21 Beach Volleyball World Championships began in Udon Thani, Thailand.

Pakham and Chanthira Khanok of Thailand embrace after winning their opening match at the International Volleyball

Germany will be represented by two more teams in the men's draw of the International Volleyball Federation

(FIVB) Under-21 Beach Volleyball World Championships as qualifying was held in Udon Thani, Thailand.

Schoolchildren in areas hosting next year's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will grow flowers that will be used in security screening areas at venues during the Games.

Koimaru.The project is due to be trialled at two test events this summer.It is scheduled to appear at a beach

volleyball competition at Shiokaze Park from July 24 to 28 and for the sailing at Enoshima Yacht Harbour

Australia's Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman says it is "encouraging" to see the country's women's rugby sevens and men's archery teams secure places at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

fighting for an Olympic place at the 3x3 Basketball World Cup, due to be held from today to Sunday, while beach

volleyball teams have their chance at the World Championships from June 28 to July 7.Diving, water polo

Olympic champions David Ahman and Jonathan Hellvig of Sweden will bid for glory at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball Under-21 World Championships which begin in Udon Thani in Thailand

age-group event.It is the second time Thailand is hosting an age-group event after the 2003 Under-19 Beach

Volleyball World Championships were held in Pattaya – where Germany's future Olympic and world champion

progressing to the main draw.The winners will earn a wildcard to an FIVB World Tour event and all five volleyball

Uganda's Robert Chemonges was the winner of the men's half marathon on day two of the African Beach Games

bronze medal was won by Ugandan Priscilla Chelangat, who clocked 1:20.25.Tunisia won gold in the men's beach

Ben Rahou Mathieu Mathy took gold for Morocco in 1:02.18.Nigeria won a silver medal in the women's beach

tennis tournament at the African Beach Games ©TwitterTunisia's Mbarki Haithem was more than two minutes

of Tunisian swimmer Alya Gara.Elanouar Ayat Allah of Morocco finished third.Morocco won the women's beach

handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, coastal rowing, freestyle football, karate kata

caused a huge upset by defeating top seeds Anders Mol and Christian Sørum to win the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour title in Warsaw in Poland.

Russia.Brazilian Evandro Gonçalves de Oliveira Junior in action during the pool stages of the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour in Warsaw ©FIVBMol and Sørum dropped their first set of the tournament in

Beach rowing medals were clinched on the second day of the African Beach Games in Sal in Cape Verde.

taking silver.Mansouri and Zammali won bronze.Morocco celebrated gold and silver in the mixed doubles beach

sal2019 #jogosafricanosdepraia https://t.co/uPaICDFaHd pic.twitter.com/4shlNlWw2o— Sal 2019 - African Beach

competition, running until June 23.Eleven sports are on the programme – athletics, 3x3 basketball, beach

handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, coastal rowing, freestyle football, karate kata

Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy were crowned winners of the women's International Volleyball Federation

(FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Warsaw after they defeated Emily Stockman and Kelley Larsen 22-20,

semi-finals," said Mol.Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho won the women's International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour four-star event in Warsaw ©FIVB"I am really proud that we battled it through

Morocco celebrated karate gold medals as the African Beach Games began at Sal in Cape Verde.

start of sporting action.The women’s team kata karate final saw Morocco top the podium at Santa Maria Beach

handball, rowing and beach tennis.Around 1,000 athletes are participating in the Games.Cape Verde beat

Sierra Leone by 2-0 in the Men's Beach Handball at the ongoing All African Beach Games in SAL, Cape

competition, running until June 23.Eleven sports are on the programme – athletics, 3x3 basketball, beach

handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, coastal rowing, freestyle football, karate kata

German duo Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler progressed to the last 16 of the men's International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour in Warsaw after fourth seeds Nicholas Lucena and Philip Dalhausser