Emdad Rahman Wapping Youth beat off strong competition on route to lifting the Osmani Community Cup 2018. The Tower Hamlets outfit’s under 10s also fared very well in reaching the last four – where they were narrowly being beaten by eventual ...
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Beaumont take home ILFL Vets league
Emdad Rahman THE LAST ROUND of night fixtures for The Veterans League (TVL 10) have taken place and all the champions have been confirmed. Premiership Champions: Beaumont Masters Div 1: London Legends Div 2: Hawk & Eagle Vets Div 3: Bow Vets Premier The ...
Read More »MCC v Tower Hamlets exhibition game inspires the kids
Emdad Rahman YOUNGSTERS AND seasoned cricketers played out an exhibition friendly earlier this month to celebrate the great British game when a Tower Hamlets District Cricket team met Marylebone Cricket Club at Blackheath. The day included a special presentation lunch ...
Read More »Emdad runs to highlight homelessness
EMDAD RAHMAN has run eleven British 10ks in a row to support London’s homeless. The Barking & Dagenham resident – who lives, works and volunteers while dividing his time between Barking and Tower Hamlets – joined 10-15,000 runners in Central ...
Read More »SHE Awards celebrate the amazing achievements of women
Emdad Rahman THE GOLDEN PALACE Banqueting hall in north London hosted a who’s who of men and women who came together for the unique purpose of celebrating a century since women first secured the right to vote in the UK. ...
Read More »The Greater Sylhet Cup is back!
Emdad Rahman THE GREATER SYLHET Upazila Cup – Europe’s premier Bangladeshi football tournament is back. The football festival returns to Hackney Mabley Green and will feature teams representing the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. Balagonj and Osmaninagar and then Osmaninagar won the first ...
Read More »Poplar footballers celebrate Will Crooks
Emdad Rahman THE WILL CROOKS ESTATE was the venue for a community football tournament held to celebrate unity as well as the life of Will Crooks. William Crooks was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar and a member ...
Read More »Leftley Sports Club celebrate after derby win
Emdad Rahman LEFTLEY SPORTS CLUB, in the heart of Barking & Dagenham, is celebrating after beating Eastbury Community Association to the very first derby game between the two teams. A brace from the evergreen Zoinul Abidin and an own goal ...
Read More »The end of the road for England World Cup dreams
FOR JUST OVER an hour, England supporters dared to hope – as they led Croatia 1-0 in the Football World Cup semi-finals. The hope slowly crumbled away as Croatia finally equalised and then scored a second goal in extra time. ...
Read More »Team Bangladesh make World Cup history
Muhammad Hamza BRILLIANT TEAM BANGLADESH have overcome the odds to create history and become the first ever winners of the Inner City 7-a-side World Cup organised by the Inner London Football League. Emdad Rahman’s squad – who were all assembled ...
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