Birmingham City Scene, Sports and News Providers

Located in the West Midland County of England, Birmingham is both a metropolitan borough and a city. The focal point of the Industrial revolution, Birmingham is best known as "the city of thousand trades" as well as the "workshop of the world". With a population of 1,006,500, it is the second most populous city in England. This city has now emerged as the national commercial center and is rated as the third best place in the United Kingdom to start a new business. It is also considered as the 21st best city in Europe for business and is also one of the most visited cities in the United Kingdom. The Mercer Index of worldwide living standards rated Birmingham. The places of interest in Birmingham are the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery which displays a wide variety of famous artworks and houses the largest collection of Edward Burns-Jones' works. Alongside, the Cadbury World, Sutton Park, the Victorian Birmingham Botanical Gardens and several public squares such as the Centenary Square, Victoria Square and Chamberlin Square form sites of attraction.

Like any other city in Britain, Birmingham is full of sports enthusiasts. Football, cricket and tennis, all have their devoted share of followers who follow the game as well as any news related to the games with equal fervor. Birmingham has a very important place in the history of sport in England being the first city to be named as the National City of Sport by the Sports Council. It is home to the two of the oldest professional football teams namely Birmingham City and Ashton Ville. Birmingham is also home to the Warwickshire Country Cricket Club whose grounds are host to several test matches. The fist Women's Cricket World Cup was played I this city in 1973 where England won from Australia in the finals. Along with cricket and football, Birmingham also has professional athletics teams, gymnasts, basketball teams as well as rugby teams.

The Trinity Mirror is the primary news provider for the city and has two daily newspapers running from under its wing called Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post. Apart from these two dailies, The Trinity Mirror also runs a magazine called What's On. The BBC has two centers in the city with The Mailbox, located in the city center, as its National headquarters. Apart from BBC being the primary news provider station, Birmingham also has many regional as well as national radio stations.

Sports information and news is a part of the daily diet of the "Brummies", a name that has been assigned to the people of Birmingham. This hunger is satiated by several news channels such as Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and BBC Sport. These channels provide all the information on the action that goes on in the world of sports. From live coverage of sporting events, to sports reviews, interviews, analysis are all provided through these news channels.

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