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Promising Scottish Asian footballer talks about his achievements and how he overcame racial discrimination

Rayan Mohammed (Image by EdinburghLive)  A young up-and-coming Scots Asian footballer who dreams of following on the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed how he had to face racism in Scottish football and overcome it to get to where he is today. Edinburgh schoolboy international, Rayan Mohammed, wants to be a flagbearer for his community […]

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Yorkshire CCC admits to have deleted or lost documents and data relating to allegations of racism

Image by Getty Images/Azeem Rafiq The Yorkshire County Cricket Club have confirmed that the documents and data pertaining to the allegations of racism against it were deleted or lost under the jurisdiction of the previous management. After an investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) into the allegations made in 2021 by former

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Talented young footballer whose career was cut short joins FA Sports Management

LinkedIn Hafizul Rahman A footballer whose career was cut short due to a knee injury has made it his mission to inspire the next generation of players. Hafizul Rahman, 21, has over 14 years of experience playing football with professional clubs like Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. He then got the opportunity

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Men’s and women’s teams confirm retained players for third year of The Hundred

Image by ecb.co.uk Rashid Khan, Ellyse Perry, Jos Buttler, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Smriti Mandhana and Glenn Maxwell are among the players confirmed last week by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as returning to their teams to play in The Hundred this summer. Deadline Day sees the eight teams in The Hundred confirming the players

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16 people stabbed in London in just five days: Here’s what the mayor plans to do

Image by David Nathan/UKNIP The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced proposals to invest a further £8.5m as part of his commitment to tackle violence in the capital and help raise standards in the Met Police last week. Khan is proposing to allocate the additional funding to the Met and Mayor’s Office for Policing and

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Islamic Relief UK partners with Aston Villa FC to distribute food hampers in Birmingham

Image by Islamic Relief UK Humanitarian and development charity Islamic Relief UK partnered with Aston Villa Football Club to distribute hundreds of essential food hampers to vulnerable families in Birmingham last month. The year continues to see the cost of living crisis pushing families into poverty and Birmingham has seen an alarming rise in food

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East Lothian man to relinquish £600,000 in one of the largest tax-settlement cases in Scotland

Image by by TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images An East Lothian man will be paying tax worth £600,000 which was unpaid in one of the largest tax-settlement cases in Scotland. 44-year-old Goljar Singh’s residence was raided by alarmed authorities who tracked him down after noticing large amount of cash deposits in his bank account.

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The ECB reveals charges against Yorkshire CCC and others

Image by ecb.co.uk The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that the substantive hearing of a Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) into disciplinary charges against Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a number of individuals into racism and other allegations will take place in London between Wednesday, 1 March and Thursday, 9 March

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Visually impaired British Asian cricketer to play for England at the Blind World Cup

Image by Blind Cricket England & Wales A blind cricketer who has been selected to play at the upcoming Blind World Cup is looking forward to showcase his abilities as a sportsperson. 35-year-old Tokeer Akhtar, who has family in Blackburn said that he wants to inspire others who are like him to take part in

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England Men\’s squads announced for ODI and IT20 series in Bangladesh

Image by ECB England Men\’s selection panel have named the two 15-player squads for next month’s ODI and IT20 series away to Bangladesh. ODI Squad:Jos Buttler (Lancashire, captain), Tom Abell (Somerset), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Sam Curran (Surrey), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey),

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