On 6th May 1954, Roger Bannister (now Sir Roger Bannister) ran the first four minute mile. In March 2012, Emdad Rahman interviewed Sir Roger. We reprint the interview today to pay tribute to Sir Roger’s achievement, sixty years ago. Emdad ...
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Best foot forward!
Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...
Read More »Play off success as Worcester beat Lions again
BBL Play-Off Quarter Final (1st Leg) London Lions 78-92 Worcester Wolves London Lions 78 (14,39,66) (Brown 23, Lawson 14, Martin 13) Worcester Wolves 92 (36,49,75) (Taylor 22, Owumi 16, Creekmore 14) Emdad Rahman: Zaire Taylor was in brutal mode as ...
Read More »Scintillating Scintilla hammer Redbridge
Scintilla CC vs Redbridge Park CC Venue: London Marathon Playing Fields, Fairlop, London IG6 3HZ Emdad Rahman: Scintilla CC enjoyed a blistering start to the 2014 cricket season as they crushed Redbridge Park CC with a 9-wicket demolition in ...
Read More »Harlequins embrace Wheelchair Rugby
Harlequins and Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), the national governing body for disabled rugby, have announced a formal partnership as part of the development of the Harlequins Foundation. Members of the Harlequins squad were so impressed with the professional athletes ...
Read More »Taylor top scores as Wolves gain capital win
Emdad Rahman: The race for fifth place becomes more of an uphill task after Worcester Wolves beat hosts London Lions at the Copperbox Arena. Cheshire Phoenix are now in the driving seat after skipper Alex Owumi, Zaire Taylor and Will ...
Read More »New 3G football pitch opens at Spikes Bridge Park
Over 60 lucky local young footballers were the first to play on the brand new 3G football pitch at the London Tigers Sports Complex in Spikes Bridge Park during the opening ceremony on Monday 7th April. The artificial 11-a-side turf ...
Read More »Pipped at the post!
The Bangladeshi Football Association (BFAuk) was invited to an International tournament hosted by the Pro Touch Academy in North London. The Sporting Bengal Academy U12s headed to North London with a spring in their step knowing that they were already ...
Read More »Bikers get stuck in to Jam
BMX bikers and skateboarding enthusiasts put on a fantastic display of stunts, flips and air tricks at the Urban Wheelers Jam in Victoria Park on 9th April. The fun day attracted more than 800 residents and was organised by Tower ...
Read More »Justice for Hillsborough is near!
EMDAD RAHMAN meets with Andy Burnham MP to talk about 25 years of loss and pain. After 25 gruelling and heart breaking years, fresh inquests into the deaths of the Liverpool fans who died at or as a result of ...
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