Tag: UEL
FORMER DEPARTED UEL STUDENT COMMENDS LTA IN THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE RACISM IN TENNIS
FORMER DEPARTED UEL STUDENT COMMENDS LTA IN
THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE RACISM
IN TENNIS
Jaidyn Murray, former UEL student and university
Tennis player, had a meeting with the...
“It’s a better standard then Non-League football” BUCS men’s football – Reaction
It was a difficult evening for University of East London men's first team as they were convincingly beaten 0-3 by University of South Wales...
Cup Fever For UEL Netballers
The Table Toppers take a break from league duties this week facing up to Kings College 10s in the South-Eastern conference shield.
Déjà Vu
Kings...
Loughborough Sweep Floor With UEL’s Tennis Team
UEL’s Men’s tennis team lost their Premier (National) Play off tennis final to Loughborough Men’s team 4 - 0 and will now participate in...
The Fall Of Dizzee Rascal
Most people will know of the artist Dizzee Rascal from his smash hits “Bonkers” and “Bassline Junkie”, released during the years 2009 to 2013.
The...
“It’s Been A Good Journey” – Ellie Eaton
Ellie Eaton is the captain of the Netball 1st team at the University of East London. She is currently in her last year and...
Player Profile: Pierrette Simeune
After watching UEL’s netball team convincingly dismantle King's University 45–8, I caught up with one of their newest recruits Pierrette Simuene. Pierrette is a...
UEL Women’s Netball Team Fail To Go Top Of The Table
The UEL ladies netball team came face to face with the women’s LSE third side on Wednesday evening as LSE claimed the win over...
BUCS Nationals Ones To Watch: Korede Awe
With the BUCS Nationals taking place at Sheffield just around the corner the University of East London has plenty of athletes to support and...
Jordan Stephens Returns Solo
Jordan Stephens is widely known for being one half of the popular duo Rizzle Kicks. The pair back in 2011 captured the hearts of...
What Are They Building At UEL?
Many students have wondered about what is the construction at the square located in between the West and East Buildings towards the river. Rising East reporters Malachi Gowie...
Relegation Battle Looms For UEL Men’s Tennis
UEL’s Men’s 1st Tennis Team face their longest away trip of the season this Wednesday (17th November) as they take on the University of...
Batrat Interview : Getting To Know New UEL Rock Band
Members of Batrat talk about their first performance together at the Live Thursday event in the UEL Student Union bar.
Batrat is a group...
“It was just great to be back out on the pitch”: UEL Hockey’s Frazer...
UEL Hockey returned to Lea Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on Monday night, as they trained for the first time this academic year.
The coronavirus...
UEL Attracts Premier League youngsters
As UEL is known for having some well-known athletes and footballers we interviewed Alan Fleming on his journey playing youth football for a Premier...
Q&A With UEL Scholar And Sprinter, Kore Samuel
Who Is Your Idol?
“From an athletics point, I wouldn’t say my idol was Usain Bolt, my idol was Justin Gatlin because his form...
UEL Tennis – Covid-19’s Impact and Looking to the Future
It’s been a challenging year for everybody involved in sport due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s been tough for the University of East London’s...
Return date confirmed for UEL football team.
The men's first team coach, Dean Gordon, told us that for the last three months the team’s staff had focused their attention on making...
Moves +, The App That Keeps UEL Moving
Most of you will have a smartphone which will have been used an awful lot during this second lockdown, whether that’s scrolling through TikTok...
Meet Paolo Col – UEL Tennis Star
Who Is Paolo Col?
Paolo is just 18 but already into his second year of studying Accounting and Finance and playing in the tennis team...
COVID-19s Impact On UEL Football
2020 has seen the world change before our very eyes, the Coronavirus has managed to shutdown parts of the world simultaneously – resulting in...
Covid-19’s Impact On UEL’s Tennis Teams
Covid-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives this year, including sport. The University of East London’s Men’s and Women’s Tennis team’s new...
What Happens Now, Basketball Fans?
It's now been weeks since the last BBL game was played and simply put, we miss it.
The BBL took steps postpone the rest of...
Life Without UEL Phoenix
Rising East sports met second year student and East London Phoenix running back, Norbert Laslo, to talk about the frustration of not being able...
The Difference A Year Makes: East London Men’s Hockey Year In Review
Having the season cut short has affected many teams at UEL, however East London Men’s Hockey are one of the few lucky teams that...
Athlete Profile – Lawrence Okolie
UEL alumni Lawrence Okolie has notched up a perfect 14-0(11 KO's) since joining the pro ranks in 2017 and has become one of the...
UEL Rowers End Season On Dry Land
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the BUCS Rowing Regatta has been cancelled.
The end of year BUCS regatta was supposed to take place from...
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...
“I came here to win trophies”- Jordan Whelan
Life in the world of professional basketball is tough. In a sport where less than 1% make it, the trials and tribulations can become...
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...
East London Sport Scholar Targeting Olympic Dream
Rising East sat down with East London Sport's Scholar, Korede Awe, to take a look at the promising athlete who's dreaming of competing at...
Unlucky 13 for East London Hockey
Disappointment reigned as the East London Women’s Hockey 1st team were defeated by Queen Mary’s 3rd team 13-0 at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis...
A Day In The Life Of An East London Hockey Player
https://youtu.be/QZwVwl9vmHg
Usually when reporting on fixtures sports journalists can easily see what is going on in a match and give their opinion about it but...
UEL Look To End Season On A High
The UEL Women’s second team are playing their final game of the season as they battle against the London Met University first team on...
East London Sports Review
https://youtu.be/ykwz0fDPlvM
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....
Lions Dismantle Riders To Go Top Of BBL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NR7w9pohvg
Yet again Lions Head Coach Vince Macaulay was the architect of a perfect game plan to dominate their top of the table clash. Macaulay’s...
Winter Blues Continue For East London Hockey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT5NruJQSYY&feature=youtu.be
East London Sport Women's Hockey team travelled to the boundaries of North West London on Wednesday to face Royal Veterinary College's third team. An...
UEL Optimistic Weather Won’t Dampen Their Race Chances
After the recent spell of stormy weather to hit the country, London has seen the Thames breaking it’s barriers at every possible point leading...
Last Push For East London Hockey
Following a disappointing season for the East London Men’s Hockey Team, Captain Josh Walsh-Oakes gives his opinion on how he thinks the season has...
East London One Win Away From League Glory
East London Men’s Volleyball beat Imperial 3-0 at Sportsdock on Wednesday, putting on a ruthless display of attacking and serving. The comfortable win sets...
UEL Phoenix Back to Winning Ways
UEL Phoenix find their first win of the season after beating Canterbury University 24-8 at home on Sunday.
The home side picked up their first...
UEL Made To Rue Rough Start
The UEL Women’s second Basketball team are still without a win in the early season as they lost 44-57 to LSE University at SportsDock.
In...
First Taste Of Victory For East London Hockey
East London Women’s Hockey secured their first victory of the season with a 5-0 win over Imperial College London’s 6th team on Wednesday.
Going into...
East London Netball Face First Hurdle
East London’s winning streak came to a humbling end as they fell to a 61-30 defeat to Anglia Ruskin at the Sportsdock.
Before yesterday, East...
Fanzines Find a Home at UEL
The BA Hons Sports Journalism course at the University of East London and When Saturday Comes football magazine have come together to establish an...
Fresh Start for UEL Phoenix
The UEL Phoenix are feeling optimistic about the upcoming season in the South Eastern Tier 2, and are looking to improve on their first...
Bowers Aiming To Power To Canoe Glory
Chris Bowers is a canoeing scholar for University of East London who is studying accounting and finance as a part-time student.
He spoke to Rising...
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...
Youth Charity Teams Up With East London University
The University of East London (UEL) is engaging with the local community by empowering and motivating young people through the Youth Charter charity.
The Youth Charter...
League Title for UEL
UEL's futsal first team celebrate a triumphant league championship at the weekend, gaining automatic promotion in the process.
With just one point needed for Trevor...
Life of a Student Athlete
UEL, a University known for its sporting prowess and development of high level student athletes has played its part in some of the success...
UEL Athletics Scholar: Emmanuel Sosanya
https://youtu.be/nNkyH0MOV5w
Sosanya is a sprinter in the 100m, 200m and 400m distances and recently travelled to Sheffield with UEL for the BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships....
East London’s Brightest Boxing Prospects
British boxing is going through what can be described as a transitional period, with a lot of the sports biggest names retiring in the...
Profile – Lawrence Okolie
Former UEL sports scholar and current British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Boxing champion, Lawrence Okolie is one of the sports biggest prospects, he recently spoke...
UEL Women’s Football Captain: Daisy Davis
https://youtu.be/S2nb2-NIa0M
Davis, the UEL captain and predominately a defender, although she can play in other positions, is coming to the end of her time studying...
Futsal Champions!
UEL became league champions yesterday with a 10-6 win over Queen Mary away at the Score Centre in Leyton.
After a nervy start, the Blues...
Tamatave: ‘This Is Our Final’
UEL ran out 11-7 winners in their must-win game against the University of Essex at SportsDock on Sunday. The hosts needed three points to...
Ten For Ten For UEL Table Tennis
UEL table tennis have had a near perfect season over the BUCS league suffering only one defeat. That came in the semi finals of...
UEL To Vie For League and Cup Double
In his first year in charge of the UEL Basketball team, Dave Greenaway has taken this side to another level by reaching the BUCS...
Rollercoaster Affair Puts Title in UEL’s Reach
UEL delivered one of their performances of the season to see off title rivals City University in a 14 goal thriller at SportsDock on...
UEL in ‘Must-Win’ Title Decider
UEL and City University London go head to head in pivotal title clash at SportsDock this Sunday.
Both sides are in with a massive shout...
Ipswich No Match For Mighty Warriors
The Westminster Warriors claimed their second straight Patron’s Cup Trophy with a 98-64 victory over Ipswich. Point Guard Juan Manning lead the Londoners with...
UEL Increase Title Hopes in Spectacular Win
University of East London firsts have put themselves in pole position for the league title following an enthralling, action-packed 16-8 win over Queen Mary...
Ill-fated End For UEL Hockey
It’s safe to say that it was a nightmare Big Blue Wednesday for UEL Hockey as a whole. Both the men’s and women’s games...
You Too Can Find A Berth At Knowledge Dock
Knowledge Dock is one of the University of East London's hidden gems - home to 75 businesses, 1,098 square metres of office space and...
Quarter Final Frustration in Futsal
UEL are out of the South Eastern Conference Cup after a 5-4 defeat away at Brunel on Sunday.
The Blues faced their toughest opponents this...
UEL Look To Send South Bank Packing
UEL Men’s 2nd team are back in action as they come up against London South Bank University Men's 1st Team at SportsDock, tip-off at...
Unbeaten UEL Prepare for Quarter Final Clash
The University of East London firsts are preparing for their South Eastern Conference Cup fixture away to Brunel University on Sunday.
The East Londoners come...
Futsal Player Profile – James Rene
The futsal team at UEL is full of exciting talent, with numerous attacking players in the side contributing to the side's high scoring fixtures,...
Proceedings of the Citizens’ Assembly (Beckton and Royal Docks)
The Assembly was separated into four priority areas:
Community development and cohesion, including services for older people.
Community Safety/Policing and Enforcement.
Environment, including parks...
UEL Impress in Cup Victory
University of East London's firsts picked up their third win in as many games on Sunday, as they convincingly saw off an impressive London...
UEL’s time for a BUCS Championship Trophy
Volleyball in the United Kingdom - it’s not a very famous sport but in the University of East London volleyball is one of their...
UEL’s Comfortable Afternoon
The University of East London men’s first team played their second home game of the season thrashing Exeter in a game that lasted less...
UEL Look To Thwart League Leaders
UEL Women’s basketball first team are preparing to face Essex Ladies at SportsDock in the 4pm tip-off this Wednesday. The east Londoners have played...
UEL Hope To See Off St Mary’s
Third-placed UEL welcome St.Mary’s University College to Mabley Green this Wednesday afternoon looking to build on their victory at University College London last week.
Stephen...
UEL Meet UCL
Stephen Opoka’s side have experienced mixed fortunes during their opening two matches of the season with one win and a defeat so far.
On October...
UEL Looking To Outsmart Oxford
UEL Women’s first team continue their season with an away trip to Oxford University this Wednesday evening. They have enjoyed a perfect start to...
Men’s Second Bounce Back In Style
UEL Men’s Basketball second team responded in fine fashion after last week’s defeat to Surrey in a big way by defeating Imperial College London...
The UEL Volleyball Teams Aim To Continue Winning Streak
The UEL volleyball teams are hoping to maintain their perfect start in the BUCS Premier South league after victory in their last two games...
First Home Test For The UEL Volleyball Teams
The BUCS Volleyball Premier South league 2018-19 started last Wednesday with the best possible start for the UEL men’s and women’s teams. Both squads...
UEL: The Place To Make Your Mark
The University of East London is where talent and passion give life to incredible opportunities to be remembered for a lifetime.
UEL allows athletes who...
UEL Phoenix: Year In Review
It was a disappointing end to a brilliant season for the UEL Phoenix as they suffered a heavy 39-0 defeat the hands of Oxford...
UEL: On To The Next Challenge
The University of East London’s women faced Nottingham University in the crucial play-off of the BUCS Last 8 game at UEL’s SportsDock. The tie...
Stratford House For Urban Dance
East London Dance and the talent organisation Urban Development are setting up a 1,000 square metre venue funded by £1 million from Sadiq Khan's...
Women’s Volleyball Set To Make History
UEL Women’s Volleyball First Team have enjoyed another excellent campaign which has seen them finish top of the BUCS Premier South for the second...
Record Breakers!
The last game of the season saw University of East London record their best-ever win - an impressive 8-0 victory away against University of...
UEL Rule Over Queen Mary Yet Again
The final game of the season at SportsDock provided a convincing result for UEL as they overcame a Queen Mary side yet again.
In four...
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...
New Coach Breathes Life Into Women’s Basketball
Alexandra Sasebes has been with the UEL Women’s Basketball team for three years, however she is only in her second year of playing due...
End of Season Good Form
With the season coming to an end, UEL have hit some good form with back-to-back wins for the first time this season, both wins...
UEL Triumph Over Tough Bournemouth
UEL’s women were pushed all the way by an incredibly resilient Bournemouth side at the University of East London’s SportsDock in the late tip-off...
Phoenix Play-Off Bound
It has been a long and gruelling season for the UEL Phoenix as they finish the season with a 5-3 record and a spot...
UEL Dominate Queen Mary
The UEL Men’s badminton team have continued their resurgence with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Queen Mary 3rd team to gain back to back...
Final Farewell – Last Game Of The Season For UEL Hockey
This final hockey match of the 2017/18 BUCS season is finally here! The concluding game takes place away against University College London at Southgate...
UEL Badminton Enter the Final Stages
As we come to the end of a lengthy break without any competition, this hopefully will give us the drive and determination to complete...
UEL Aim For Cup Glory
The University of East London’s Men’s Football first team are aiming to qualify for the quarter finals of the BUCS Football 2017-2018 – Trophy...
A Royal Thrashing for UEL
The table has turned. UEL are devastated with yesterday's outcome. They now sit in third place three points behind Queen Mary. Both UEL and QM...
Royal Battle For UEL
The second to last match is against third-placed Queen Mary 3rd this Wednesday for a 4:30 kick off and the East Londoners have the...