Matt Dean: “I’m confident that England will put on a good show at the World Cup” Interview by Emdad Rahman Matt Dean is in a confident mood. The right handed batsman has been playing blind cricket for over a decade ...
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The top five Scotland -v- England clashes
Emdad Rahman For me as a young fan growing up, England and Scotland football clashes were one of the highly anticipated games in the football calendar. There wasn’t a lot of live football during the 80s and it was a ...
Read More »Cook and England are ready for World Cup
Captain speaks ahead of Sri Lanka series Emdad Rahman National captain Alistair Cook is confident that England are on the verge of a successful new dawn as England get ready to fly off to Sri Lanka as part of their ...
Read More »Ian Bell looking forward to Sri Lanka tour
Emdad Rahman Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell has hailed the appointment of Mark Ramprakash to the England coaching set up and says that the tour of Sri Lanka is crucial in building up team morale and rapport in the run up ...
Read More »Unsung heroes at hailed at NatWest OSCAs
Emdad Rahman Former and current England stars Michael Vaughan, Lydia Greenway, Jenny Gunn and Graeme Swann joined in to celebrate and recognise the impact made by grass-roots volunteers at the NatWest Outstanding Service to cricket awards (OSCAs) for 2014. The ...
Read More »London Lions maintain unbeaten run
London Lions 91-63 Plymouth Raiders Emdad Rahman Zaire Taylor’s home debut saw London Lions stretch their unbeaten run as Vince Macaulay’s men comprehensively beat Plymouth Raiders 91-63. At the Copper Box Arena, Taylor was joined by Lovell Cook and Drew ...
Read More »Walter Tull: football icon
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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