ELN spoke to Wesley Travis who runs the East London Martial Arts Association (ELMAA). ELMAA runs Kung Fu classes in the SELMO Community Hall on Samuda estate on the Isle of Dogs. ELN: Why did you start running classes in ...
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Boris patronises the people (again)
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby team captain Mike Kerr and team members Kylie Grimes and Mike Brown are pictured with London Mayor Boris Johnson. Mayor Johnson supports the Coalition Government, which has slashed funding and support from school and public sports ...
Read More »Tigers host StreetGames Sports Festival
London Tigers ran a StreetGames Sports Festival with football tournaments for under-12s, -14s, -16s and -18s as the main event of the day along with basketball and cricket in smaller groups. Over 100 participants and spectators attended the event, with ...
Read More »Sandy Jardine: total footballer
Emdad Rahman: The first time I came across William Pullar (Sandy) Jardine was when I collected his Panini sticker when I was a youngster. The Scotland icon was a star veteran at Hearts of Midlothian at the time and soon ...
Read More »The Prince of track runners
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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