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Non league football is enjoying somewhat of a resurgence of late as fans ditch pricey league grounds and adopt new semi-professional teams for their match day fix. As a football hub London certainly has no shortage of offerings throughout the leagues, home to six Premier League sides, three Championship clubs and many more in the leagues below. But for those looking for something a little different on a Saturday afternoon you can do a lot worse than seeking out one...

The London Monarchs and Southeast Knights are among the first teams to be entered into the Quidditch Premier League. After many years of strong growth within the quidditch community, the Quidditch Premier League (QPL) has been established to create a new tournament structure for the best players in the UK. Eight teams from Hadrian’s Wall to the Cliffs of Dover will compete against one another to gain the title of national champions in quidditch. The teams will be open to any...

Sport News 24/7 Tottenham Hotspur fans heading to Monaco for the corresponding Wembley clash can expect an intimate stadium experience in a glamorous city, according to a new city guide to European away games. The clash on 22nd November will be a must-win for Spurs who sit third in the group after four games. Monaco came away with a 2-1 win at Tottenham's first game at Wembley in front of a record-breaking crowd of 85,011. But the North London club can...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter TLE Sports Editor David de Winter and TLE columnist Richard de Winter discuss England's thrilling series draw in Bangladesh and their upcoming tour of India, the home nations' chances in the upcoming Autumn internationals, Andy Murray's potential rise to the top of the ATP rankings and Liverpool & Chelsea's recent excellent performances in the Premier League.

Sport News 24/7 It’s a drum that former England batsman turned pundit, Geoffrey Boycott has been banging for a while now – Test cricket should be reduced from five days to four. It seems an unlikely opinion from one of the game’s traditionalists, but the pace of evolution, if not full on revolution, through cricket in this century thus far makes his point a valid one. It is not, however, one that I am inclined to agree with. The fifth...

A coffee-infused range of activewear is set to be lauched by an Australian cycling apparel brand to improve moisture management and boost sun protection. OORR is set to launch the 'Cafe' range on Kickstarter this October, boasting high performance fabric that’s race ready has been developed with 'Frog Skin' nanotechnology. But why coffee? Well, creating coffee infused cycling and athletic wear unashamedly taps into the strong coffee culture steeped in the industry for the last decade or more. Polyester yarn is infused...

Chelsea and West Ham fans clashed at London Stadium last night, with one spectator warning that someone could get killed if nothing is done about the unrest. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were hurled between rival fans, with a young child getting hit in the crossfire in the latest outbreak of disorder at West Ham's new ground this season. Rumours that homophobic leaflets were handed out before the game were also rife, with evidence of scripted chants appearing on social media....

The world's oldest football club has applied for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status for its original ground as it celebrates its 159th birthday. Sheffield FC was founded on 24 October 1857 and is applying for its initial ground, the Olive Grove, to be recognised and added to the iconic list. Club chairman Richard Tims said the move is a celebration not just of the club but of world football as a whole. He said: "This move for world cultural recognition...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter  @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport In sport, there seems to be an obsession with finding the equivalent of a recently-retired, or in some cases, slightly older player.  In Argentina, for example, every vaguely promising playmaker will inevitably be named ‘The New Maradona’ – there is even a Wikipedia article on the phenomenon, detailing such promising talents as Ariel Ortega, Javier Saviola and…er…Franco di Santo.  Staggeringly fast and ludicrously strong New Zealand wingers (is there any other...