Rugby balls and rain were on the agenda for Prime Minister David Cameron and Lord Sebastian Coe as they took part in a children’s training session on Saturday. The two political heavyweights joined in with passing drills at Millwall Rugby Club in the Isle of Dogs as part of the…
One of Tower Hamlets’ most respected and illustrious junior football clubs, Senrab FC, is preparing to move out of the area after being turned down for council funding. The club are known throughout the borough for helping produce international players like Jermain Defoe, John Terry and Ledley King. The team was formed…
This year micro-brews, crafted in ELL boroughs, could be making an appearance at your office shindig, as an alternative to sucking on some punch or cheap lager before spending an explicit five minutes with the Xerox machine. At the Pig’s Ear Beer and Cider Festival, organised by the Campaign…
A Lewisham-born women’s rugby star took to the stage with Mayor of London Boris Johnson on Monday to make the Rugby World Cup 2015 draw. Maggie Alphonsi appeared at the Tate Modern with Johnson and New Zealand rugby captain Richie McCaw. Debbie Jevons, RWC 2015 CEO, and Bernard Lapasset, chairman…
An anti-violence charity will take to the pitch before a big Southeast London derby on Saturday, to thank fans for their years of support. Before Millwall play local rivals Charlton Athletic, club managers Kenny Jackett and Chris Powell will welcome the Mizen family on to the pitch. Barry and Margaret…
One of Team GB’s top sprinters is hoping the sales of a new DVD will help to promote himself as he appeals for new sponsorship. Catford’s James Ellington, 27, is one of 12 international athletes to feature in the official London Olympics documentary, First. The 200m-sprinter famously tried to sell…
The newly renamed London Lions basketball franchise has moved into Croydon’s Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. After 15 years of competing in Milton Keynes, the British Basketball League outfit took the decision to move town and change their name, after failing to secure a permanent venue. A deal was struck…
Lewisham Cyclists have welcomed calls by the London Assembly’s Transport Committee for Boris Johnson to double spending on cycling. The group’s chair, Roger Stocker, said: ”It is an interesting report. The recommendation for more spend to go specifically to cyclng is crucial.” The Assembly report, released on November 21, says…
Fundraisers, charity workers and children were blessed with the image of a bear on skates as BBC’s Children in Need came live from the Tower of London on Friday night. On the eve of Ice at the Tower opening to the public for the eighth year in a row, Pudsey…
UK Athletics chief Ed Warner has called for the National Sports Centre at Crystal…
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