Sports

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is one of East London’s newest parks – and it’s the host to one of running’s newest events, which began two years after the 2012 Olympics. On the first Saturday of every month, the park ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Football Team have swept aside Argentina in Le Havre – and reached the knock out stages of the Women’s Football World Cup. The victory is all the sweeter as it comes 35 years after Argentina knocked the ...

Emdad Rahman THE INNER LONDON Football League (ILFL) is pleased to announce that Rashid Ali has accepted the role of Chair of the Board and Committee. For over a decade the Beaumont FC legend has been a driving force within ...

NEW ZEALAND scored a narrow victory over Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Kiwis took the game, played at The Oval in south London, by just two wickets. Bangladesh set a reasonable score of 244 all out ...

Emdad Rahman After a difficult last season it seems Scintilla Cricket Club are turning the corner with some blistering performances in the Essex County Cricket League First Division. On Saturday Scintilla comprehensively beat Ace Avengers to move to the top ...

A NEW 10K run will take place in the capital – just before the start of this year’s school summer holidays. The event, formerly known as the British 10k, will now be known as the Asics London 10k. The event ...

Emdad Rahman THE UNITED MADRASAH Championships organised by Newark Youth London has celebrated ten years of holding its annual sports day. The championships took place at the Mile End Stadium and were led by the founder Arif Abdurrahmaan and Newark ...

THE MAN IN charge of health and safety at the Hillsborough stadium on the day that 96 football fans died has been fined £6,500 – just under £68 per death, just over 30 years later. Graham Mackrell was the stadium ...

Emdad Rahman WAPPING YOUTH FC under 14s have rounded off a fantastic season by completing both the Echo League Cup and Echo Premier Division Double. The Tower Hamlets team led by Alan Bayram and his assistant Russell Roach also created ...

Emdad Rahman RUNNERS AT BARKING PARKRUN joined up to celebrate Global 6K for Water Day to highlight the issues faced by people who do not have easy access fresh and clean water. Six kilometers (or 3.7 miles) is the average ...