Global Post Query

<?php
global $post;
$args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 4, 'post_type'=> 'post','category_name' => 'sports');
$myposts = get_posts( $args );
foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>

<?php
$promotions_icon = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'promotions_icon', true);
?>
// Put your content here
<?php endforeach; ?>