TOWER BRIDGE, 10pm, Saturday, 1st August. It’s an unexceptional Saturday night in lockdown-eased London: people going home, people going out; traffic at a crawl – and a crowd of Algerian football fans celebrating their heads off. It’s hard to piece ...
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Canary Wharf runs Summer Sports Camp 2020
The Canary Wharf Football Academy has announced that it will be holding a Summer Sports Camp for 4-19 year olds this summer. There will be outdoor multi-sports sessions and online sessions. ●To register, go to: canarywharffa@outlook.com or call Foysol: 0794-740 ...
Read More »Victoria Park walk and picnic for orphans is great success
Maruf Ahmed THE WHITECHAPEL-BASED Lonely Orphans charity team arranged a family charity walk and picnic for families to enjoy being outdoors and also to help raise awareness of the work being carried out to support orphans. The two kilometre walk ...
Read More »Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Retro Running Series
THE ROY CASTLE Lung Cancer Foundation is organising a Retro Running Series which will take place throughout 2020. The Series offers a chance to re-live your favourite decades, to do a bit of healthy running – and to help support ...
Read More »World Cup winner and football legend Jack Charlton dies aged 85
Emdad Rahman WORLD CUP WINNER and former Republic of Ireland football manager Jack Charlton has died at the age of 85. The Leeds United legend spent his entire 21 year playing career at Elland Road as part of the 1969 ...
Read More »Roy Castle Foundation holds virtual run
THE LOCKDOWN hasn’t stopped charities trying to raise funds – and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is marking its 30th anniversary by holding an “I Love the 90s Virtual Run” to do just that. The event is the first ...
Read More »Roy Castle Foundation “I Love 90’s” Funrun
If you consider Blur Vs Oasis the biggest battle in music history, mastered your ‘girl power’ high kick as the 6th member of the Spice Girls or revelled in the boom of Grunge or Electronic sound, the I love the ...
Read More »Competitive sport is back – but only behind closed doors
THE GOVERNMENT has announced that competitive sport may resume in the UK from Monday, 1st June – but only after the governing bodies of the individual sports concerned have assessed the risk, and only as long as there are no ...
Read More »Return of Premier edges closer
THE CLUBS in the English Premier Football League have voted unanimously to take another step forward in their plan to resume professional matches at the top level. The decision was taken after consultation with clubs, players, the Professional Football Association, ...
Read More »Barking and Scintilla partner up for Coronavirus aid
Muhammad Hamza A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN local sports rivals and businesses has proven particularly fruitful as members of the community have come together to deliver local aid to homeless residents. The Coronavirus pandemic has hit rough sleepers in Barking & Dagenham ...
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