Wolverhampton's Smyths Toy Superstore, on Bilston Road, Wolverhampton, is hosting a Beyblade competition as part of a national competition where winners can go to Japan. Beyblade, a popular kids' game, sees youngsters face off with mechanical spinning tops and is based on a popular Japanese animation and manga series.

Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic has spoken of his joy after returning to action and scoring in a pre-season friendly. The Austrian was on target in a 2-1 loss to CD Santa Clara in a behind-closed-doors pre-season training game of two 35-minute halves out in the Algarve.

Smyths toy store, Wolverhampton, is hosting a Beyblades battle this weekend, and the winner will progress to the next round in Croydon, and if they secure a win then they could be off abroad as a prize.

Councillors in Wolverhampton 'would consider' measures to force landlords to rent out long-term empty shop units.

Palmeiras have reportedly turned down offers from Wolves, Nottingham Forest, and Roma for Inter Milan target Richard Rios.This according to Italian broadcaster SportItalia, via FCInterNews.Palmeiras

A Midlands construction consultancy has been appointed to support a student accommodation scheme in the heart of Wolverhampton. Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) will work on the £3.3m Victoria Street project, providing commercial and quantity surveying services to the construction managers, Tamworth-based WB Property Group.

Wolverhampton says Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen has become a permanent player after an impressive loan spell.

Dr Md Asiful Islam, Lecturer in Biomedical Science at the University of Wolverhampton, has been named first author on a groundbreaking study published in The Lancet—the world’s leading medical journal (Impact Factor: 88.5).

There are just days to go before Wolverhampton’s new city centre Lockworks Cinema opens to the public. The newly refurbished four-screen venue, inside the historic Grade II-listed Chubb Building, will be showing its first films from Friday, July 11.

Carlsberg Britvic first occupier of the West Midlands Interchange (WMI) at junction 12 of the M6 in Staffordshire