Emdad Rahman interviews author Dan Lyndon. With October being Black History Month, it is perhaps appropriate to celebrate the life of a truly ground-breaking black football player. Walter Tull was a football pioneer who served as an officer in the ...
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Scintilla Cricket Club shines on awards night
Emdad Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club has been presented with the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division Trophy. Senior team members combined to acknowledge their combined success. All teams were invited by the league organisers for dinner and the presentation ceremony. ...
Read More »Legends of Bangladesh visit East End
Mile End Stadium hosts football showdown Sonali Othith UK 1-2 Sonali Othith Bangladesh Emdad Rahman A game between Bangladeshi veterans on a rainy night in Mile End Stadium may not be most people’s idea of a glamour game, but plenty ...
Read More »BT Sport pitches for Xmas soccer audience
BT Sport has announced its festive football offering – and it’s hoping for a big audience over the holiday season. The channel will focus on four live Barclays Premier League matches which it will be showing exclusively in two double ...
Read More »Arsenal Legend Tony Adams joins homeless footballers
Salvation Army’s Homeless Team makes football finals Emdad Rahman Arsenal and England Football legend Tony Adams was a star guest as the Gunners and Three Lions ex-captain turned out to support homeless footballers in action. The occasion was the Partnership ...
Read More »Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards announced by ECB
Emdad Rahman The English Cricket Board has announced the shortlist for the twelfth annual NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards. BBC Commentator Jonathan Agnew will host an esteemed event of 400 guests next week, which will see eight OSCAs presented. ...
Read More »Search for an Asian football star kicks off at Wembley!
Global financial trading company TradeNext have launched their Search For An Asian Football Star initiative to discover talented young Asian footballers in the UK. The scheme will offer more than 500 young Asian footballers the chance to showcase their skills ...
Read More »Scintilla Cricket Club on the brink of the championship?
Emdad Rahman Barking & Dagenham based Scintilla Cricket Club is on the brink of becoming league champion after a monumental win over Premier League rivals ACE Cricket Club at the Peter May Stadium. In the second to last game of ...
Read More »David Haye: “Beating Nikolay Valuev was definitely the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition”
The World Champion talks boxing, health, life and dogs with Emdad Rahman David Haye is a man on a mission. Cool, calm and looking in tip top shape – one of Britain’s greatest boxers is already gearing up for a ...
Read More »Cricket coaches qualify with flying colours
A group of local men have completed an English Cricket Board (ECB) Level 2 in coaching. All participants successfully completed their final assessments after being trained by assessor Phil Knapett. Participant Ahmed Choudhury said: “These are great initiatives aimed to ...
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