Football

Emdad Rahman EIGHT TEAMS took to the field at Southbury Leisure Centre in a bid to be crowned champions of the Nahid Cup. This is the second time the memorial has been played. It began last year to commemorate the ...

Emdad Rahman IT WAS A CASE of success at last as FC Piror Chok cruised to the title of the Beanibazar Village Cup of 2023. The smallest squad in a tournament of over 40 teams was extraordinary throughout as they ...

Emdad Rahman THE EAGERLY awaited Sonali Othith UK Masters is returning to Hackney for what promises to be another sizzling event. The invitation-only veterans football tournament is among the oldest in the UK Bangladeshi community and has a longstanding tradition ...

A REGIONAL tournament in Beanibazar, in the Sylhet district of Bangladesh, finished with a blood-and-thunder derby final – with one of the teams led by an East London coach. FC Kurar Bazar beat Akakhazana 2-0 during an end to end ...

Muhammad Hamza AS PART OF the festive celebrations, Leyton Orient Football Club put on a great match-day experience for football fans who are currently struggling a little bit with life.  The second oldest Football League club in London hosted eleven ...

Emdad Rahman SOCIAL WORK apprentice Imran Khan is celebrating with his team Stepney FC after receiving a recognition award from the Tower Hamlets Muslim Staff Forum (THMSF). Khan was recognised as an outstanding Early Help Practitioner within the Youth Work ...

Emdad Rahman AT THE grand old age of 82, Brazilian football legend Pelé, arguably the greatest player ever, has passed away. During a prolific 21 year career, he notched up a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances.  Pele was ...

Emdad Rahman DURING A DAY of great fanfare and celebrations Ranigonj FC were crowned Jagannathpur Union Cup champions for 2022. The victory makes Ranigonj the inaugural champions of this popular inter-community tournament. The event, held at Castle Green in Dagenham, ...

Emdad Rahman THE CLASS OF Bishwanath 2022 has created history by winning the Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup at Mabley Green for a second time.  With two standalone triumphs, Bishwanath take over from the joint Osmani Nagar/Balagonj and Osmani Nagar teams ...

  THE SONALI OTHITH UK Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup 2022 – the biggest footballing extravaganza within the Bangladeshi community in the UK – has been launched. The event got off to a rousing beginning with a grand gathering of all ...