At Baden Powell Primary School in Ferron Road, headteacher Stephen Smith is busy gathering in application forms from excited pupils. It’s time for the Vitality Run Hackney Schools’ Challenge again. In 2014, its first year, 800 children took part. Last ...
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Singh wonder strike ensures home point for Sporting
Sporting Bengal United 1-1 Takeley FC Emdad Rahman Honours were even after 90 minutes as Sporting Bengal United came back from a goal down to level matters in the latest Essex Senior Football League Premier Division clash at Mile End ...
Read More »Liverpool FC European Cup legends to attend Luton tour
Emdad Rahman Luton will be transformed into a footballing hotspot with a whole host of former Liverpool stars set to descend on the town. After selling out in Bristol and Liverpool, this is the third leg of the Match Day Show ...
Read More »Roaring FC Osmani are league champions!
Imrul Gazi’s Under 14s are top dogs again Emdad Rahman FC Osmani are Tower Hamlets Youth League champions as Imrul Gazi’s youngsters wrapped up a second consecutive championship against opponents Shadwell FC. Vallance were favourites after lighting up the under ...
Read More »Bronze for Taslima on weightlifting debut
Emdad Rahman “The Forum” was the venue hosting the English Weightlifting Championships, a senior national competition held in Manchester, as East End teenager Taslima Begum took part in her very first competition. The Tower Hamlets Youth Sports Foundation weightlifter and Oaklands ...
Read More »Visiting La Scala Del Calcio – San Siro Stadium
Emdad Rahman The famous city may host fashion royalty, but for me a weekend trip to Milan means anything but shopping for designer clothes. Honestly, I’d rather watch paint peel. Two days away from London, and I planned to visit ...
Read More »Milan see off Inter in derby day trouncing
Emdad Rahman reports from Milan AC Milan 3-0 Inter Milan AC Milan took home the spoils as the Rossoneri cruised to an emphatic Serie A derby win over city rivals as Inter Milan. Former Chelsea defender Alex broke the deadlock ...
Read More »Taslima, Ubayda & Afreen get weightlifting
Emdad Rahman The Oaklands Weightlifters fielded three stellar athletes at the first session of a three-part London Junior Weightlifting Series this weekend. Taslima Begum, Ubayda Choudhury, and Afreen Akthar appeared in the Tower Hamlets Youth and Junior Weightlifting Club’s colours at ...
Read More »The Peoples FA Cup – Grassroots football at its finest
Emdad Rahman Team Legend played in The Peoples FA Cup on Saturday at The Norwegian Playing Fields at Power League Newham. To be honest, we turned up to have a bit of fun and do our bit to promote and ...
Read More »Celtic’s Smiler – the Neilly Mochan story
Emdad Rahman Smiler Mochan is a Celtic legend whose name doesn’t crop up as much as it needs to, but I have seen his portrait hanging at Celtic Park. Celtic Football Club is quite simply the stuff dreams are made ...
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