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Emdad Rahman AROUND 100 RUNNERS and well wishers came together with running club Sikhs In The City (SITC) to celebrate and pay tribute to running legend Fauja Singh BEM, the world’s oldest marathoner. Guests joined and ran alongside Singh, the ...

Emdad Rahman DHAKA GLADIATORS have lifted the inaugural UK Bangladesh District Cup after narrowly defeating Maulvibazar in a tense and nail biting final played at the UEL Sportsdock in Newham. The team, sponsored by Alif & Co Accountants and representing ...

17th – 19th May 2019, Hackney Marshes THE HACKNEY Festival of Fitness combines running and fitness challenges with community celebrations. The Festival – extended this year to cover three epic days of sport and fun on the Hackney Marshes – ...

17TH – 19TH MAY 2019, HACKNEY MARSHES Hackney Festival of Fitness is excited to announce the first names added to its fitness line up for Friday 17th and Saturday 18th of May 2019 at the Fitness Festival Village on Hackney ...

Muhammad Hamza Sylhet District have launched their tournament team strip ahead of the hotly anticipated cricket festival known as the Bangladesh District Cup. The launch was attended by Team Manager Emdad Rahman MBE, Technical Director Maruf Hasan and team captain ...

Muhammad Hamza THE INNER LONDON Football League annual awards ceremony celebrated another successful calendar year of football with silverware awarded to teams across several divisions. ILFL chair Koys Miah kick-started the event with a short message for all participants. He ...

Emdad Rahman Local Tower Hamlets boy Siddikuzzaman Munna (Saddik), 17, who was born in London and has Bangladeshi parents, has fulfilled a life time dream and signed for a professional football club. He signed a one year contract for a ...

Emdad Rahman BISHWANATH UNITED picked up a Highly Commended Award at the London Asian Business Awards at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington. The winners of the Community Award were the David Palfreman (Asian People’s Disability Alliance). Other nominees included London ...

Maruf Ahmed THE SPORT AND VENUE programme for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was confirmed last week – leading to celebrations in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Five Team England medallists joined Birmingham 2022 Chair John Crabtree and pupils from ...

Emdad Rahman The Bangladeshi community in Britain was proud to hear that British teenagers Saqlain Chowdhury and his friend Sadik have both been offered the opportunity to play in the Bangladesh Premier League. The two teenage prodigies have been signed ...