Results tagged “sport”

Most of us have broken our New Year's resolutions by now but boxer Sam Webb is determined to keep his.

Webb's aim is to regain his British light middleweight title and he takes the first step on that quest when he faces Matthew Hall in a title eliminator at Wembley Arena next month.

Naming rights for the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and Multi-use Arena are up for grabs after the official launch of the bidding process.

The Olympic Park Legacy Company is looking for organisations to associate their brands with the venues through naming rights and other sponsorship deals.

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters' Club.

The defeat at Upton Park was an extremely disappointing result. To have West Ham down to 10 men after just nine minutes of the game after a crude challenge by Kevin Nolan on Jack Smith meant the West Ham captain would play no further part in the game.

A teenage Paralympic table tennis star has been named Canary Wharf Sports Personality of the Year.

Ashley Facey Thompson, who will represent Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympic Games, won two golds and one silver at the National Disability Table Tennis Championships and led Great Britain to team gold at the Italian and German Opens last year.

West Ham's Championship game against Millwall this Saturday will be shown live on Sky Sports.

The game, which kicks off at 12.30pm, is a late addition to Sky's fixture list but it means any fans without tickets on the day can still catch the action.

Olympic Gold medallists Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will head a world class field for the UCI Track Cycling World Cup later this month.

The event at the Olympic velodrome will take place from 16-19 February and will be one of the most eagerly anticipated 2012 test events.

The opening ceremony of London's Olympic Games will be called Isles of Wonder, inspired from Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

The announcement was made this morning by artistic director Danny Boyle at an event to mark the start of the six-month countdown to the event.

Two of UEL's elite scholarship athletes and Team GB hopefuls for London 2012 got an early taste of medal success at the British Closed Judo Championships in Sheffield.

Sophie Cox, who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics, won gold in the under 52kg category, while Gemma Gibbons claimed silver in the under 70kg category.

Squash fans in London can look forward to a double dose of top class sport after the British Open tournament was confirmed at The O2 this May.

The Championships will take place on London Piazza at The O2 from May 14-20. It follows the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, which will be played at the East Wintergarden in March.

West Ham moved to the top of the Championship table thanks to a brace of penalties from Mark Noble.

Saturday's 2-1 win over struggling Nottingham Forest took the Irons three points clear of Southampton, although the Saints could return to the top if they beat Leicester at home tonight.

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters Club.

Things have taken a dramatic change for the better for The Lions after beating League Two strugglers Dagenham and Redbridge 5-0 in the FA Cup third round replay and then getting a vital 3-1 win at Barnsley in the League last Saturday.

Long jumper Chris Tomlinson is taking a leap into the unknown this year - and not just at the Olympics.

The British record holder is aiming for a first medal at the Games this summer but he's also gearing up for the challenge of the birth of his first child. It means a busy year for the Newham & Essex Beagles athlete.

Millwall shrugged off last Saturday's 6-0 home defeat by Birmingham to sweep aside Dagenham & Redbridge in their FA Cup third round replay.

Darius Henderson hit a hat-trick at The Den last night as Kenny Jackett's men found their form in front of goal at last. The Lions will now host Championship leaders Southampton on January 28.

The website allowing people to resell their Olympic tickets will reopen this afternoon more than 10 days after it crashed.

The London Organising Committee (Locog) has confirmed that its ticketing website will reopen at 3pm, giving people two weeks to offload unwanted tickets. It will close at 6pm on February 3.

International polo returns to The O2 with some of the world's best players lined up to play.

Four teams will take part in the Gaucho International Polo event on March 21, with Scotland playing Ireland and England meeting Argentina, pitting Britain's finest player, Jamie Morrison, against Argentine star Nacho Figueras.

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters' Club.

It might seem strange to say it, but Saturday's 6-0 hiding at home by Birmingham City might be the turning point of our season.

If you weren't at the game you missed the team's gutsy, passionate performance which earned them a rousing reception at the end of the game.

Britain's most successful Olympic sailor set his sights on post-2012 success with the launch of his own racing team.

Ben Ainslie will try to win the America's Cup next year as part of the Oracle Racing team and today he launched Ben Ainslie Racing to take part in the America's Cup World Series, which starts in late August.

Chris O'Grady's late thunderbolt saw West Ham knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday.

O'Grady slammed home an 88th minute strike past Hammers keeper Ruud Boffin from 12 yards to give the League One side a deserved victory in the third round tie.

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters' Club.

So much for the FA cup providing a welcome distraction from our poor league form.

A 0-0 draw against League Two strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge didn't provide the team with the boost in confidence we were hoping a relatively easy tie would give.

World and European 5,000m champion Mo Farah will replicate his successful preparations of 2011 as he builds up his bid for Olympic glory.

The Newham & Essex Beagles athlete, who is now based in the United States, will start his 2012 build-up with indoor runs at the Aviva Grand Prix events in Glasgow and Birmingham.