Football

A FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT will be held this afternoon to try to give young people in Barking & Dagenham a positive focus – helping the general community campaign against knife crime. The event has been organised by the Hedgecock Community Centre ...

LONDON’S AIR AMBULANCE came in to land at West Ham’s Rush Green training ground earlier this week – to celebrate the Ambulance’s 30th anniversary. The Air Ambulance began its work in 1989. It operates from 8am to sunset every day ...

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 ...

KICK OFF is at 3pm today, Saturday, 27th July at the Breyer Group Stadium as Leyton Orient take on Norwich City. All profits from the match will be donated to the JE3 Foundation – set up in memory of 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 ...

Emdad Rahman WEAVERS Football Club are Masters Champions for the second time, after defeating Cup specialists Workhouse FC in the final. The Whitechapel-based team remained unbeaten all day and navigated their way through the group stages – containing Mohammedan, Finsbury ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Football Team has finished in fourth place in the Women’s World Cup. It was a tournament that promised so much and ended well, but without a medal. England were not at their best in the first half ...

THERE HAVE been various announcements about Leyton Orient’s coming fixtures. •The team was due to play Hornchurch FC in a pre-season friendly on 16th July. That is now the date on which the memorial service for Justin Edinburgh is due ...

CHELMSFORD CATHEDRAL will host a memorial service for former Leyton Orient Head Coach Justin Edinburgh. The service will be held on Tuesday, 16th July. The service will allow those who knew and admired Justin to pay their respects, following his ...

THERE’S ANOTHER new signing down at the Os – where Lee Angol has come on board for the new season. Angol transferred from Shrewsbury Town and arrives in East London with a two year contract. Angol began his playing career ...