Results tagged “Bethnal Green”
Aldgate was the easternmost gate of a number built by the Romans, one of seven whose names live on a modern map.
The original Aldgate linked the City of London and Whitechapel and sat in the London Wall. The wall was a form of defence constructed by the Romans and it is believed Aldgate spanned the road to Colchester.
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is backing David Haye to win his title fight against Nikolai Valuev tomorrow.
Bermondsey-born Haye face the 7ft 2ins Russian in Germany hoping to become Britain's first world champion in the top division since Lewis hung up his gloves in 2003 writes Steven Davies.
Knockout or nonsense? The Wharf reports from the UK's first ever showcase of Chessboxing
WE’VE all seen gruesome fights on family board game night – but this evening was more brutal than a Christmas Day without TV repeats.
Tonight’s victor is sitting in a chair on an upper floor of the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club just minutes after masterminding a win on the chessboard.
Only he’s stripped to the waist and drenched in sweat, clasping a damp object against a rapidly-swelling black eye.
