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50 Years Which Changed Women’s Football

Women have been playing football for as long as men yet they are nowhere near as equal to each other. There is a unique story...

Another New Era For East London Hockey

An eventful and uncertain year for East London Hockey has come to an end and with that naturally comes the fact some players will...

Challenge Cup 2020 Cancelled 

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic East London Sport have been forced to cancel this year's challenge cup.  The competition was due to take place...

Player Profile – Paddy Wilkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soua4HbTIgw&feature=youtu.be   Although the challenge cup has now been cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, Paddy Wilkins spoke to Rising East before the decision was...

Badminton Bounces Back

At the start of the 2018/19 season UEL Men’s Badminton team was cut from the universities sports programme due to a lack of players....

Will A British Driver Be Crowned Formula E Champion In London? 

When most people think of motorsport they automatically head straight to Formula One, where British drivers have a long history of dominating the sport...

East London Cricket Aim For Six

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db8KiYnBGLk&feature=emb_title Last season left East London Men’s Cricket team feeling disappointed, with the team struggling to win matches due to a lack of players and...

Olympic Excitement At Lee Valley

A wet and windy weekend at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre saw both Great Britain's Hockey teams secure qualification to the 2020 Tokyo...

A Beginners Guide To Formula E

Formula E is returning to London in 2020 for the finale of season six, but despite it being one of the fastest growing racing...

East London Show Their Potential

East London Women’s Hockey team suffered a 4-3 defeat against London School of Economics in their opening game of the season on Wednesday. Despite a...
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East London Women’s Hockey Team Confident Ahead Of First Game

After their first full season in the South Eastern 4B league East London Women's Hockey team are looking to start the new season off...

UEL Trampolining Spread Their Wings

Club captain Amelia Price and club member Natalie Brotherton spoke to Rising East about how they’re feeling in the run-up to the competition and...

UEL Dominate On The Table

“We're miles ahead of everyone else." That is the view of Hakan Karaagac, UEL Men's Table Tennis coach. His team have found themselves in a season...

UEL Badminton Look To Beat The Blues

UEL Badminton lost their Big Blue Wednesday fixture against University College London 7-1 on Wednesday. This was the first year that the club only had...

Lionesses Suffer Last Minute Agony

It was on 95 minutes when former Lionesses player Rianna Dean scored the winner, moments after her old side had equalised. The result means Tottenham...

Lionesses Host League Leaders

Millwall Lionesses are back in action this weekend, as they take on Tottenham Hotspur Ladies following the international break. The Lionesses go into this weekend...

UEL Badminton Face Stern Test Against Brunel

UEL Women’s Badminton Team face their first challenge of 2019 on Wednesday. They are set to take on West London rivals Brunel University’s first...

Wilson Going For Gold

This year did not start off how UEL Badminton expected it to. With the men's team being unexpectedly cut due to low numbers, the pressure...

Spurs Downed By Durham

A 6-1 defeat to Durham Women on Sunday means Spurs Ladies have suffered their second league defeat of the season and are now fourth...

UEL Badminton Exit Conference Cup

A 6-0 defeat to Kings College on Wednesday means UEL Women’s Badminton team are now out of the BUCS South Eastern Conference Cup. This...

Bad Day At The Office For Charlton Women

A physical London derby saw Spurs Ladies come out on top and retain their position at the top of the FA Women’s Championship. The...

UEL Badminton’s Nightmare Start

A season which was set to be full of potential for UEL Badminton has had a far from ideal start to the season. With the...

Millwall Muted By Spurs

A Rianna Dean hat-trick saw Tottenham Hotspur Ladies see off Millwall Lionesses 8-0. Dean, a former Millwall player, put three goals past her old...

UEL Badminton Remain Optimistic Despite Early Loss

UEL Women’s Badminton team played and lost their first game, of the season on Wednesday, 8-0 to Brunel University. Contrary to the score UEL’s performance...

Lionesses Tamed by Australia

The Lionesses were left frustrated after a 1-1 draw against Australia Women at Craven Cottage on Tuesday night, compounded by a series of controversial...

UEL Women’s Season Curtain Closes

UEL Women’s Badminton team have played their last match of the season and are currently third in the BUCS South Eastern 3B league. Uncertain Future With the other teams around UEL...
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Two-And-A-Half Cheers For South Africa

Zaskia Delgado adds a rider to Stratford’s celebrations of the end of apartheid. ‘It’s like apartheid never existed.’ Stratford Circus has been hosting the Afro-Vibes festival,...
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Making A Song And War Dance in Stratford Circus

Zaskia Delgado previews a new show about war journalism. ‘He’s a shy man who showed me some sad photos and told me what it was...