Articles tagged ‘Sports’
Tickets for Arsenal’s pre-season games on sale
By Chris | May 31st, 2007 |
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Tickets are on sale for Arsenal’s pre-season friendly matches, including games at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have a seven game schedule starting with the traditional opener against Barnet at their Underhill stadium on 14 July. The first team squad then go to Austria for a training camp during which they’ll play Turkish team Genclerbirligi Ankara [...]
London v Liverpool v Glasgow
By Chris | May 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This Sunday 3 June sees the first City v City race sponsored by Norwich Union. It features three 10km races taking place at the same time in London, Liverpool and Glasgow and the city with the lowest average time for all their runners will be the winner.
The London run takes place in Greenwich Park at [...]
The Derby
By Chris | May 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This weekend sees the running of the biggest thoroughbred horse race in Britain, The Derby. It takes place at Epsom Downs racecourse, about 12 miles to the south of central London, and always draws a massive crowd many of whom will turn up in top hat and tails for the day.
The Derby always takes [...]
London Summer of Sport
By Chris | May 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The second London Summer of Sport is being launched next week, sponored by the National Lottery, Sport England and the Mayor of London. The aims are to increase participation in sport and greater physical activity in the population in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics.
The Summer of Sport features demonstration, participation and coaching [...]
London’s Final Weekend
By Chris | May 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This weekend London hosts the climax to not only the club football season in England but also to European club rugby. On Saturday afternoon at 3pm the new Wembley Satdium gets its first showpiece event, the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea and on Sunday at 2.30pm Twickenham hosts the final of the [...]
International cricket in London this summer
By Chris | May 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The England cricket team have a chance to get back to winning ways this week after a disastrous winter tour of Australia and an equally poor showing at the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean in March. On Thursday, 17 May, England start their summer programme of international games with the first of four five [...]
London martial arts and fighting show
By Chris | May 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Anybody interested in martial arts or fight sports should get along to ExCel London this weekend for Seni 2007, Europe’s largest show dedicated to combat sports, martial arts and extreme fitness.
The show is divided into five main fighting exhibition zones as well as having live fight nights, seminars, tournaments, fitness challenges and a film festival. [...]
London netball internationals
By Chris | May 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Netball is one of the top women’s team sports in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and many other Commonwealth countries, a seven-a-side game played over 15 minute quarters. Traditionally in British schools when the boys play football the girls go off and play netball, although more girls are now getting the chance to [...]
London Football review
By Chris | May 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Premiership finished today and its been a mixed season for the London clubs. Looking at the final table there are three teams from London in the top five, pretty good going on the face of it but Arsenal and Tottenham are in the same positions as last season and Chelsea have dropped to second. [...]
Twickenham rugby final tickets available
By Chris | May 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The domestic rugby union season comes to a climax this Saturday 12 May, with the Guinness Premiership Final being played between Gloucester and Leicester at Twickenham stadium in West London.
The Guinness Premiership is the top division for English professional clubs and features 12 teams who play each other home and away. Once each has played [...]
