Emdad Rahman LYNNE NORTHCOTT is celebrating a fantastic week after winning the Small Business of the Year 2020 Award at the British Muslim Awards. Run Leader and sports enthusiast Lynne picked up her prize at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester. Lynne is a marathon runner who ...
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England take netball nations bronze
THE ENGLAND ROSES have emerged from the Netball Nations tournament in third place, after a week of thrilling sport at The Copper Box stadium in East London. The result is somewhat disappointing, though: there are only four nations in the ...
Read More »Happy 2020!
We wish all our vistors a peaceful, joyful and healthy 2020. We’re sorry we’ve been offline for a short while due to illness in the team – but we’ll be back to full strength in 2020. It’s going to be ...
Read More »When sport is fun, not competition
A CITY-WIDE initiative in Birmingham is helping to revive the notion that sport, even competitive sport, can be about co-operation, not confrontation. It is linking together young people in 20 of the city’s schools. Birmingham Connect is run by the ...
Read More »New players join the Lions
THE LONDON LIONS have added 6’2” crack defender Jules Dang-Akodo to their team – and import from City Royals, where he spent last season. Jules has a recent history of playing at international level – which has taken him to ...
Read More »Hospices thank Leyton Orient for funds
TWO LOCAL HOSPICES – Haven House Children’s Hospice and St Joseph’s Hospice – have thanked League Two football club Leyton Orient for raising funds to support their valuable work. Staff, family, friends and volunteers came to Orient and planted themselves ...
Read More »Britain comes home with nine medals
BRITISH CYCLISTS have come home from the European Track Championships with a creditable nine medals. The contest was held in the Netherlands over the weekend. The women shone in the Madison race, with Laura Kenny (pictured) and Katie Archibald winning ...
Read More »Lions are a roaring success
THE LONDON LIONS emerged the winners at the All-Stars British Basketball Tournament on Sunday – before a crowd of excited supporters. The Tournament was promoted by Matchroom Multi Sport and brought fast paced excitement to the court, with 12 minute ...
Read More »England Coach reaches the end of the road
ENGLAND CRICKET head coach Andy Flowers has decided to call it a day after twelve years in various coaching capacities – with the English Cricket Board (ECB). Flowers became assistant coach to the England team in 2007 and took over ...
Read More »Kipchoge breaks two hour marathon mark
KENYAN ATHLETE Eliud Kipchoge, who has won the London Marathon four times, has this morning run a marathon in under two hours – the first athlete to do so. Kipchoge reached the finish line just 20 seconds short of the ...
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