Sports

THE STORY started so well.  As soon as homophobic abuse was heard coming from home fans at the West Ham ground – apparently directed at supporters of visiting Brighton & Hove Albion – police were on the case. Two men ...

Emdad Rahman FOOD POVERTY within the UK is a rising crisis, with one in five people now struggling to put food on the table. One and a half million Britons have reported not eating for a whole day because they have ...

Emdad Rahman COMILLA WARRIORS carried off an outstanding 73 run win against London Super Kings at Millwall Park. Comilla Scored 232 for 2 after 20.0 overs and bowled out London Super Kings 159 for 6 after 20.0 overs to win. ...

Emdad Rahman COGGESHALL TOWN Cricket Club have delivered a brilliant post-Covid Summer Smash for Under 11 girls. Amid the global pandemic, it is one of the first cricket engagement camps to be arranged since the UK-wide lockdown has been eased. The ...

NEXT YEAR sees the Rugby League World Cup come to the UK – and organisers are aiming to make the event, which happens every four years, a spectacular occasion, with something for everyone. Three tournaments will run alongside each other ...

THIS WEEK SEES the National Literacy Trust challenge families to take part in a #FitForLit challenge to raise money for the Trust. The charity works to improve the literacy and overall learning of disadvantaged children – work that has become ...

Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF volunteers joined the Bethnal Green-based Lonely Orphans charity team to complete the Dover Trek. This ten mile linear walk offers panoramic views of the English Channel. Three of England’s mightiest coastal forts stand on the route, from the medieval ...

TOWER BRIDGE, 10pm, Saturday, 1st August. It’s an unexceptional Saturday night in lockdown-eased London: people going home, people going out; traffic at a crawl – and a crowd of Algerian football fans celebrating their heads off. It’s hard to piece ...

The Canary Wharf Football Academy has announced that it will be holding a Summer Sports Camp for 4-19 year olds this summer. There will be outdoor multi-sports sessions and online sessions. ●To register, go to: canarywharffa@outlook.com or call Foysol: 0794-740 ...

Maruf Ahmed THE WHITECHAPEL-BASED Lonely Orphans charity team arranged a family charity walk and picnic for families to enjoy being outdoors and also to help raise awareness of the work being carried out to support orphans. The two kilometre walk ...