Sports

Emdad Rahman ARSAK SPORTS Global Cricket Team will be the only Bangladeshi representative team participating in the coming Asian Challenger Trophy in Nepal. The hotly anticipated cricket showdown commences on 25th February and ends on 5th March, with teams from ...

POLICE ARE investigating allegations that home fans chanted homophobic abuse at West Ham home match against Brighton on Saturday, 1st February – and they are asking for any witnesses to come forward with information. It is thought that a number ...

Emdad Rahman LYNNE NORTHCOTT is celebrating a fantastic week after winning the Small Business of the Year 2020 Award at the British Muslim Awards. Run Leader and sports enthusiast Lynne picked up her prize at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester. Lynne is a marathon runner who ...

THE ENGLAND ROSES have emerged from the Netball Nations tournament in third place, after a week of thrilling sport at The Copper Box stadium in East London. The result is somewhat disappointing, though: there are only four nations in the ...

A CITY-WIDE initiative in Birmingham is helping to revive the notion that sport, even competitive sport, can be about co-operation, not confrontation. It is linking together young people in 20 of the city’s schools. Birmingham Connect is run by the ...

THE LONDON LIONS have added 6’2” crack defender Jules Dang-Akodo to their team – and import from City Royals, where he spent last season. Jules has a recent history of playing at international level – which has taken him to ...

TWO LOCAL HOSPICES – Haven House Children’s Hospice and St Joseph’s Hospice – have thanked League Two football club Leyton Orient for raising funds to support their valuable work. Staff, family, friends and volunteers came to Orient and planted themselves ...

BRITISH CYCLISTS have come home from the European Track Championships with a creditable nine medals. The contest was held in the Netherlands over the weekend. The women shone in the Madison race, with Laura Kenny (pictured) and Katie Archibald winning ...

THE LONDON LIONS emerged the winners at the All-Stars British Basketball Tournament on Sunday – before a crowd of excited supporters. The Tournament was promoted by Matchroom Multi Sport and brought fast paced excitement to the court, with 12 minute ...

ENGLAND CRICKET head coach Andy Flowers has decided to call it a day after twelve years in various coaching capacities – with the English Cricket Board (ECB). Flowers became assistant coach to the England team in 2007 and took over ...