In the countdown to any Commonwealth Games, there are unique and special milestones which cause all of us to pause and reflect on what has gone before, and what is still to come.

Longstanding prison officer Sherwin Bruce believes the Intercontinental Chess Championships for prisoners plays an integral role in helping the prisons’ service aid inmate rehabilitation.

Organisations heads advocate Covid inoculation for resumption of team sports in short order.

When you hear of someone "running out of excuses" in sport, the phrase is usually saved for those in managerial or administrative roles. But thanks to the unique circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes - and specifically those who have not been vaccinated against the virus - now find themselves in that position.

Security checkpoints for the Junior Pan American Games have been installed in host city Cali as well as the five other sites for the event in Colombia.