Emdad Rahman A FUN DAY was held last Sunday on the Will Crooks Estate on Poplar High Street. The guest of honour was Will Crook’s great grandson David Viner, who came to celebrate the day with the local community. David Viner was extremely interested in the ...
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Ex Bangladesh MP meets Sylhet teams
Emdad Rahman THE FORMER Bangladesh National Parliament MP Syeda Jebunnessa Haque was the guest of honour as Sylhet Sadar hosted Beanibazar in a Greater Sylhet football friendly at Stepney Green. Ms Haque is the mother of renowned Bangladeshi goalkeeper Helal Uzzaman, ...
Read More »Hillsborough cops to be charged
FOLLOWING A public inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster, it has been revealed that six police officers are to be prosecuted. •Most significantly, David Duckenfield, who was a Chief Superintendent at the time and was in charge of police operations on ...
Read More »Seeing out Ramadan with homeless friends
Emdad Rahman “Helping one person might not change the world but it could change the world for one person.” HALF OF homeless people are afflicted with diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer or arthritis but do not receive any treatment. It’s a ...
Read More »Sonali Othith finalise Sylhet Upazila Cup plans
Emdad Rahman SONALI OTHITH have finalised plans for the Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup, which takes place at the end of July. The celebrated Sylhet District football carnival has become one of the most popular veterans football tournaments in the Bangladeshi community. ...
Read More »Revenge for London Tigers as Weavers are defeated in TVL Cup final
Emdad Rahman Normal service resumed as London Tigers celebrated lifting The Veterans League Cup after beating league champions Weavers 3-1 in an entertaining finale to the winter season. With the morale boosting win, Tigers gained revenge on Weavers FC after ...
Read More »JIFA FC crowned Newham Champions League winners
Emdad Rahman JIFA FC FROM NEWHAM fought off strong competition to win the inaugural borough Champions League trophy. A close knit final round of games in the six team tournament saw three teams standing an equal chance of winning the ...
Read More »Weavers FC clinch the ILFL Winter League
Emdad Rahman WEAVERS FC followed up their recent Sonali Othith Masters championship win by being crowned The Veterans League Premier Division winter champions in the Inner London Football League (ILFL). The title was in the balance as the final fixtures ...
Read More »Liverpool FC legends relive glory of Istanbul
Emdad Rahman IT TURNED OUT to be a great weekend for Liverpool Football Club in London as the Reds hammered West Ham United at the London Stadium in their Premier League encounter. Following the match, four legends from the team which ...
Read More »Weavers crowned Sonali Othith Masters Champions 2017
Emdad Rahman A 24-TEAM participating tournament featuring the likes of Shadwell, Bromley, Newark, BYM, FC Workhouse and CAG saw Whitechapel-based Weavers crowned the Sonali Othith Masters champions for 2017. Participating teams included Milton Keynes Galacticos, Herts United, Leeds, Birmingham, Oldham, ...
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