US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP had a day off on 8th January – and went to see a football match between teams from the universities of Georgia and Alabama. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course – heads of state do have ...

Emdad Rahman WHITECHAPEL-BASED Sylhet FC have extended the contract of manager Pervez Choudhury for another year after a successful trophy laden year in 2017. PB will lead Sylhet FC for the summer and winter campaigns of 2018.  He commented, “I simply ...

Emdad Rahman MAYBE HOME IS nothing more than two arms holding you tight when you’re at your lowest. It’s a time of the year when people really feel the blues – what with the festive shopping, cooking and entertaining leaving many ...

Muhammad Ismael Rahman AHEAD OF THE launch of the Winter League, Stepney Football Club has launched a smart new team kit in association with the charity Human Relief Foundation (HRF).  The launch took place at the humanitarian charity’s Whitechapel offices ...

Emdad Rahman FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS and members of the community came together to enjoy a collective lunch at the Care House in Shadwell, East London. A pleasant afternoon saw various members of all faiths and none enjoy lunch, intermingling, pleasant discussions and ...

Emdad Rahman The newly formed Leftley Sports Club is open for business as usual and will continue to provide fun filled sports activities throughout the winter months. Leftley Sports Club (LSC) Chair Muhammed Ali said, “Sport is one of the ...

NEWARK YOUTH are celebrating their involvement in an unusual education programme which aims to help youngsters improve their educational achievement and aspirations in order to improve the chances of finding employment. The programme is “sporteducate”, which uses sport to engage ...

Emdad Rahman The Barking & Dagenham based Leftley Sports Club has formed a working committee to move the organisation forward and help achieve its aims of engaging local people through sports.  The charity will be managed by the Executive Committee ...

THE BBC has announced this afternoon, 27th November, the twelve names on the shortlist for the award of BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017. The award will be made at an event on Sunday, 17th December at the Echo ...

ONE OF THE LAST wishes of Anne Williams has come true, four years after her death. She wanted to honour the people who tried to save her son Kevin, who lost his life in Hillsborough Stadium in April 1989. Ninety-six ...