Sports

Muhammad Ismael EAST LONDONERS Abdal Ahmed and Emdad Rahman have returned to London after spending the weekend in Bosnia delivering sports coaching to young people. The sports coaches travelled to Sarajevo as part of an aid deployment to the city. ...

Emdad Rahman HUNDREDS OF runners from near and far took part in the annual Muslim Charity Run (MCR) at Victoria Park which was held to raise money for charitable causes. The 5km endurance test organised by the East London Mosque ...

Emdad Rahman AFTER THEY LIFTED the Sonali Otith Masters Vets Trophy for the second time, Weavers FC received an unexpected invitation from the city of Limerick, in Ireland’s County Limerick. The city, which is populated by approximately 190,000, invited Weavers ...

LONDON LIONS have announced a new signing: all 6’9’’ of Jordan Jackson – who was born in Leeds but has played all his basketball to date in the USA, notably at Florida A&M. Jackson has recently graduated from McMurry University. ...

THE HUNDRED is a new cricket championship – due to be launched next summer. It’s a based on teams from the cities of Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff and Southampton and two from London. The teams will play matches based ...

THE RACE ORGANISER is a company which runs competitive running events – though you are not necessarily competing against other runners as you can rely on them to measure your race times, so you can run to improve your personal ...

Emdad Rahman THE INNER LONDON Football League (ILFL) has announced exciting plans for a new winter league for seven a side players aged 16 and over. Games will be played on Monday nights at Stepney Green Astroturf in a league ...

Muhammad Ismael GREATER LAMAKHAZI FC have won the 2019 Sonali Othith Community Cup. Abdul Khaher’s side beat player-manager Emdad Rahman’s Bancroft FC 1-0 in the final, with a goal from Alanoor Chowdhury. Both teams navigated competitive fixtures to reach the ...

Emdad Rahman A REMARKABLE end of season finale saw Neo CC crowned kings of the National Cricket League Champions Division for 2019. The team’s work rate, determination, flair and consistency paid off as they wrapped up the final match of ...

THE LONDON LIONS basketball team have announced that Andre Lockhart – who played a key contribution to their Championship winning team – has returned to the Lions, a team he sees as an extended family. It’s his fifth season playing ...