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KENYAN ATHLETE Eliud Kipchoge, who has won the London Marathon four times, has this morning run a marathon in under two hours – the first athlete to do so. Kipchoge reached the finish line just 20 seconds short of the ...

Muhammad Ismael EAST LONDONERS Abdal Ahmed and Emdad Rahman have returned to London after spending the weekend in Bosnia delivering sports coaching to young people. The sports coaches travelled to Sarajevo as part of an aid deployment to the city. ...

Emdad Rahman HUNDREDS OF runners from near and far took part in the annual Muslim Charity Run (MCR) at Victoria Park which was held to raise money for charitable causes. The 5km endurance test organised by the East London Mosque ...

Emdad Rahman AFTER THEY LIFTED the Sonali Otith Masters Vets Trophy for the second time, Weavers FC received an unexpected invitation from the city of Limerick, in Ireland’s County Limerick. The city, which is populated by approximately 190,000, invited Weavers ...

LONDON LIONS have announced a new signing: all 6’9’’ of Jordan Jackson – who was born in Leeds but has played all his basketball to date in the USA, notably at Florida A&M. Jackson has recently graduated from McMurry University. ...

THE RACE ORGANISER is a company which runs competitive running events – though you are not necessarily competing against other runners as you can rely on them to measure your race times, so you can run to improve your personal ...

THE HUNDRED is a new cricket championship – due to be launched next summer. It’s a based on teams from the cities of Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff and Southampton and two from London. The teams will play matches based ...

Emdad Rahman THE INNER LONDON Football League (ILFL) has announced exciting plans for a new winter league for seven a side players aged 16 and over. Games will be played on Monday nights at Stepney Green Astroturf in a league ...

Muhammad Ismael GREATER LAMAKHAZI FC have won the 2019 Sonali Othith Community Cup. Abdul Khaher’s side beat player-manager Emdad Rahman’s Bancroft FC 1-0 in the final, with a goal from Alanoor Chowdhury. Both teams navigated competitive fixtures to reach the ...

Muhammad Ismael EKOTA CRICKET ACADEMY celebrated the completion of the summer All Stars Cricket Programme with an awards night for young participants and their parents. A competitive game finished off with a prize giving ceremony and healthy snacks for all. ...