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London Lions acquire Jordan Jackson

LONDON LIONS have announced a new signing: all 6’9’’ of Jordan Jackson – who was born in Leeds but has played all his basketball to date in the USA, notably at Florida A&M. Jackson has recently graduated from McMurry University. ...

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Run Victoria Park with The Race Organiser

THE RACE ORGANISER is a company which runs competitive running events – though you are not necessarily competing against other runners as you can rely on them to measure your race times, so you can run to improve your personal ...

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Lockhart’s back with the Lions

THE LONDON LIONS basketball team have announced that Andre Lockhart – who played a key contribution to their Championship winning team – has returned to the Lions, a team he sees as an extended family. It’s his fifth season playing ...

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EuroHockey: England’s teams face must-win matches

THE EUROHOCKEY Championships, currently underway in Antwerp, Belgium, have left Team England on a cliffhanger after the two teams each played two matches. •The men’s team were off to a shaky start, with a 2-2 draw against Wales and then ...

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Hackney-bred basketball player tries para sport

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 ...

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Birmingham 2022 breaks records for women and para-sport

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 ...

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EuroHockey Championships: England squad announced

THE EUROHOCKEY Championships begin tomorrow, 16th August in Antwerp, Belgium – and Team England has announced the men’s and women’s squads. The EuroHockey Championships are a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The men’s and women’s teams both ...

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England pick up medals at Athletics Euro Championships

TEAM ENGLAND notched up some creditable performances at the European Team Athletics Championships held over the weekend in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Richard Kilty came to Poland with two Commonwealth Games medals to his credit. Once at the Championships, he won the ...

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Silver for Team England mountain biker

TEAM ENGLAND mountain biker Evie Richards has won a silver medal at the Under-23s Mountain Biking World Cup event in Val di Sole, Italy. Evie completed the course in one hour, seven minutes and 47 seconds – just 42 seconds ...

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Hammer thrower goes and nails it

TOP HAMMER THROWER Taylor Campbell has opened the second phase of his 2019 season – with a personal best. The Team England player threw 74.26 metres on Sunday, 4th August at the 2019 International Throwing Meeting in Leiria, Portugal. The ...

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