Chance to get involved If you are interested in volunteering at the London Yough Games call Chris Willetts on 7517 9910 or email... willettsc@langdonpark.org Sport Round-up Winning league start for Anil DESPITE the atrocious weather, the Docklands Tennis League has managed to get round six of its tournament underway. By the time the next round begins on April 3, the weather should have brightened up considerably. Closing date for entry to round six is March 31. Results to date: Group One Anil Babu has a winning hattrick to his name already. However Ben Clarke, Tom Campion and Julius Tukot also have a victory each on the board and will be chasing the leader hard over the next few weeks. Scores: Anil Babu beat Tom Campion 6-3, 6-3, Ali Kyrke- Smith 6-3, 6-3 and Ben Clarke 6-4, 6-1; Julius Tukot beat Ali Kyrke-Smith 6-1, 6-1; Tom Campion beat Ben Clarke 6-2, 6-2; and Ben Clarke beat Ben Anstis 6-0, 6-3. Group Two Guido Baleani and William Heenan are off the mark with a win each, but Hai Pham and Ragnar Lorentzen gave them plenty to think about in the first half of their encounters and will be keen to notch up victories of their own. Scores: William Heenan beat Hai Pham 6-4, 6-0; Guido Baleani beat Ragnar Lorentzen 6-3, 6-0. Group Three Tony Longstone has been in the thick of the action with a set gained and four other competitive sets played. Just one point above him, Philip Bakerian and Anton Short both have a win under their belts. Scores: Anton Short beat Tony Longstone 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Philip Bakerian beat Tony Longstone 6-4, 6-4. Make a splash on the river SHADWELL Basin Outdoor Activity Centre is lining up five days of fun and games for youngsters aged nine to 18 during this week’s half-term holiday. This Monday to Friday, February 17-21 there will be a mixture of activities and trips, costing just £3 a session or £4.50 a day. The session times are 10.30am-1pm and 2-4.30pm – for full details call the centre on 7481 4210 or email info@shadwellbasin. org.uk If this is your first visit you can download the programme or a consent form from the website youth page. Take the form with you to the centre. Also for those who love splashing about on the water, make a date for April 13 when the London Kayakathon takes place on the Thames coinciding with the London Marathon. The event is suitable for experienced kayakers only - register at www.kayakathons.com Shadwell Basin is at Shadwell Pierhead, Glamis Road, E1. Lions back to winning ways LONDON Lions got back to winning ways and shook off the disappointment of the previous week’s cup defeat completing an 89-76 victory over Durham Wildcats at the Copper Box Arena. Bad weather did not deter Lions fans, who turned out in force to roar their team home and saw them rack up a huge third quarter and survive a final quarter wobble. Lions forced the Wildcats on to the back foot after going into a 12-2 lead and their opponents hit back to level the game at 24-24 early in the second quarter. By half-time, the visitors were ahead by a solitary point, but with Chez Marks finding his range when play resumed, Lions posted a decisive 29-13 third quarter. Durham rallied with a 12-0 run in the fourth to haul themselves back into contention, but Lions held firm in crunch time to get the job done. Youngster Blayne Freckleton joined the scorers as ten Lions made the scoresheet. Centre Kramer Knutson was outstanding with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks, while playmaker Rod Brown had 13 points, ten assists and four steals. Be a good sport this half-term For a round-up of half-term sports activities, including basketball, swimming, trampolining and football, taking place at leisure centres and other venues across the borough... Repton four march on in title race REPTON’S young boxing starlets keep marching on in the All- England Youth Championships after some stunning performances in the quarter finals at Harlow Greyhound stadium. It was an easy night for Jimmy Smith (Class A 69kg) and Sunny Edwards (Class B 49kg) as they both got walkovers. After putting his opponent down in the third round, Billy Beer beat Eli Saunders (Farnham Warriors) on a majority decision in their Class B 56kg contest. Quickest winner of the Repton quartet was Class B 69kg Joe Kelleher, who won his bout stopping Aaron McHugh (Ventnor) in the last round in a superb all-round performance. A l l f o u r b oxers we r e scheduled to appear in the semi-finals at Charter Sports Centre, Portsmouth, as East End Life went to press. Kelleher was due to box Liam O’Hare of the Lydney club, Beer expected to face Yarsir Afzal and Smith boxing Mark Dean (Pinewood Star). Sunny Edwards gets a bye through to the finals. Boxers agree to charity clash FIGHTERS at Canning Town’s Trad TKO gym have rescued a fund-raising charity night for the Indee Rose Trust. For the past few years they have staged a Boxers versus Celebrities charity football match, but this year they were unable to get the venue and it looked as if the event would be cancelled. But gym partner Johnny Eames from Bow and Gianluca Di Caro sounded out some of their gym regulars and everyone agreed a charity fight night would be the next best thing. Former stars boxers, including WBU light heavyweight champion Tony Oakey, WBU lightweight champ Graham Earl, and British and European bantamweight champion Ian Napa, will be boxing at Menzies Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell on Saturday, February 22. see page 10 Youth Games needs you MORE than 3,500 people volunteer each year to help deliver Europe’s largest annual youth sports event, the London Youth Games. And you can be there to help Willstrop eyes Matthew final English pair could face off again in Wharf squash classic BY PETER FAULKNER SQUASH rivals Nick Matthew and James Willstrop are seeded to meet in the final of the Canary Wharf Classic. The two English stars have dominated the squash tournament, with reigning champion Willstrop claiming four titles and Matthew three. This Professional Squash Association World Tour International 50 event takes place at the East Wintergarden venue from March 24-28 and the prospect of another high-quality all- English showdown resulted in every ticket being snapped up eight weeks in advance. However, Matthew and Willstrop face a number of daunting obstacles in every round, with a strong international field lying in wait. In the top half of the draw, Matthew comes up against Scottish wildcard Alan Clyne in the first round, with the winner facing Egyptian Omar Mosaad after the world No 13 was drawn against compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad. Matthew began the month as joint world number one with French ace Gregory Gaultier, but his triumph over RamyAshour in Sunday’s Swedish Open final, following victory over Gaultier in the semi-finals, means that he will be undisputed number one in the March rankings. Karim Darwish is another it run smoothly and be part of the event, in which some 114,000 competitors from the 33 London boroughs, including Tower Hamlets, take part in 33 different sports over 25 events days. GamesForce offers opportunities Reigning champion James Willstrop is a four-time winner celebrated Egyptian making his debut at Canary Wharf. He faces a qualifier in the first round, with a mouthwatering second-round clash in prospect against either Londoner Adrian Grant or the Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez, one of the most agile on the PSA Tour. There is a strong domestic presence in the bottom half of the draw, with Willstrop and for people aged 14 upwards to help out at venues across the capital. If you are interested in volunteering or competing call Chris Willetts on 7517 9910 or email willettsc@langdonpark.org world No 10 Daryl Selby both meeting qualifiers in the first round before a scheduled clash in the quarter-finals. No 3 seed Peter Barker, from Essex, faces a difficult first round tie against Indian No 1 Saurav Ghosal, one of the quickest players in the game, before a seeded quarter- final clash with Germany’s Simon Rosner. The tall world No 11 faces a qualifier in the first round. 34 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 17 – 23 FEBRUARY 2014
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