Last Saturday, 6th June, Tower Hamlets Judo Club member Olivia Piechota travelled to Bielsko Biala, Poland to take part in the European Judo Cup. Olivia, who is 16years old, competed in the “Cadets” category (for those aged under 17 years). ...
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Taslima meets her goal
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club, based in Turin Street, hosted a special weightlifting competition at the end of May which saw young Tower Hamlets resident Taslima Begum wrestle with some weighty issues. Taslima, who studies at Oaklands School, has been trained ...
Read More »Bangladesh is blazing away!
The T20 Asia Blaze is well underway. The initiative was set up by Capital Kids Cricket and London Tigers, with the support of The England and Wales Cricket Board, Middlesex Cricket Board and Essex Cricket Board, to inspire the next ...
Read More »Coaching course coming soon
Giving children a great experience in sport to inspire them to continue participating for life is a great help to the community. Tower Hamlets Council runs a range of coaching courses to help turn enthusiastic helpers into coaches who can deliver ...
Read More »Scintilla ease past Bow Green
Emdad Rahman Ashfaqur Nobel struck a sweet 75 as Scintilla beat Bow Green by 49 runs in a close game at the Peter May Stadium, Walthamstow, this weekend. Scintilla won the toss and Ayaz Karim opted to bat first. Nobel ...
Read More »Pattball: where there’s a wall there’s a way!
Old school street game bounces into London Emdad Rahman The only time many young people get to be active and play sport is at school break-times – and, as we all know, inactivity can lead to obesity, with its related ...
Read More »Scintilla humble league leaders Ford
Emdad Rahman Essex County Cricket League Premier Division leaders Ford Cricket Club were put to the sword as Scintilla Cricket Club put together their best performance of the season to claim the points at Ford Sport & Social Club. Scintilla ...
Read More »Scintilla lose clash of the neighbours
Emdad Rahman A rain affected game saw Scintilla CC suffer another loss, this time to local rivals Newham CC at the Fairlop Oak Playing Field. After a delay in play, which frustratingly saw both teams take the field an hour ...
Read More »ECB appoints Bayliss
Director, England Cricket Andrew Strauss praises new coach’s expertise in all formats The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as England’s new Head Coach. Bayliss, who is currently Coach of New South Wales, ...
Read More »Football stars and legends turn out for Senegalese street children at Demba Ba charity night
Emdad Rahman Chelsea stars put their west London open top bus tour and title party on hold to attend ex-team mate Demba Ba’s charity night to help raise £500,000 for street children. The glitzy event at the Marriott Hotel in ...
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