ENGLAND BASKETBALL player Orlan Jackman is pround of his East London roots – and credits his Hackney school for believing in him, encouraging him and helping him to find his sporting destiny. Jackman always wanted to play for England and ...

THERE WILL BE record numbers of sports for women and para sports at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. This has become clear after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced the new sports to be included in the ...

Maruf Ahmed TEAM BANGLADESH are pleased to announce this year’s team sponsor for the Inner City Inner London Football League World Cup which takes place in September. The World Cup holders will be sponsored by the Indian Ocean catering and ...

TWO NEW ORIENT footballers – Conor Wilkinson and Lee Angol – spent yesterday down at the Orient Trust Football Camp, where they met 60 young people who have been enjoying the activity. The Football Camp is part of the Waltham ...

THOUSANDS OF cyclists rode out of East London to the hills of Surrey before returning to the Mall in central London on Sunday, 4th August. They were part of the annual Prudential RideLondon event. Joining them were the following five ...

THE PRE-SEASON encounter at the Breyer Group Stadium began with both teams laying a wreath in the centre circle in memory of the late Justin Edinbugh. The move was welcomed by applause from the crowd. Profits from the match are ...

Emdad Rahman UNITED PATLI are celebrating after regaining the Jagannathpur Union Cup – after beating 2017 winners and four times finalists Syedpur and Shaharpara Union in the final. Six of the official union teams took part in two groups of ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Netball team have added to a summer of creditable performances in women’s sport at national level. They have also turned the table on the run of losing out on medals in post-semi final playoffs – winning the ...

LEYTON ORIENT began their pre-season friendly with Harlow Town with a minute’s applause in memory of former Head Coach Justin Edinburgh, who died unexpectedly last month. Then it was on with the game – with Ross Embleton, the Club’s interim ...

IS FOURTH place the new standard for British women’s teams competing internationally? Following on from the women’s football team, it’s the result achieved by the Great Britain’s women’s basketball team too. The team has been playing in the EuroBasket championships ...