Kickboxing Kings to light up Birmingham

Triple title bonanza in showpiece eventKASH ‘The Flash’ Gill is one of Birmingham’s most well known kickboxing stars. Having carved himself out a career in the sport from an early age he was champion at the age of 21...

Khan to face former British Champion in Birmingham

First fight with new trainer for KhanAMIR Khan is to face former British champion Michael Gomez in Birmingham in June. Manchester-born Gomez is a former two-time British super-featherweight champion and is expected to give Khan his toughest challenge to...

Mahmood putting England before IPL

Star reveals he turned down two offers from IPLSAJID Mahmood has revealed he turned down two approaches to play in the Indian Premier League. The Lancashire bowler said he snubbed the offers so he could focus on forcing his way...

Thug jailed for Manchester club attack

A MAN who viciously attacked another man at a Manchester nightclub has been jailed for four years. 21-year-old Janaid Iqbal stamped on his victims head four times after an altercation at Manchester’s Paparazzi nightclub last April. The attack left...

Payout for brain damaged girl

A YOUNG girl left brain damaged and paralysed after a crash caused by a millionaires’ son has been awarded an interim payment of £800,000. Cerys Edwards suffered horrific injuries after the car she was travelling in with her parents was...

Female Muslim artists come together for project

Muslim artist Deeyah brains behind ‘Sisterhood’FEMALE Muslim artists from across the world have come together for a new music project. ‘Sisterhood’ is the collective name for a mixtape project of previously unreleased songs written by young up and coming female...

Concern for Missing man

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 42-year-old man who has been missing from his home in Birmingham for a month. Reshpal Badesha was last seen at his home address on Stratford Road, in the Hall Green area...

Shoaib cleared to play in IPL

Star gets one-month ban reprieve PAKISTAN bowler Shoaib Akhtar has had his five-year ban lifted for one month paving the way for him to join the Indian Premier League. Akhtar has his appeal against the five-year ban temporarily rejected...

Haroon on a high for K2 challenge

COVENTRY student Haroon Mota is aiming for the biggest 'high' if his life later this year when he bids to scale the K2 Mountain in aid of orphaned children. Daredevil Haroon will take part in the Islamic Relief K2 Challenge...

IPL considering Akhtar ban

Five-year ban upheld by PCBORGANISERS of the Indian Premier League are considering whether to allow Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to play in the tournament after his five-year ban was upheld by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Akhtar appealed against...

Man jailed for abusing wife for 16 years

A MAN who physically and sexually abused his wife over a 16-year period has been sentenced to 14 years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court. Gurdawar Singh Chima, 45, of Sidcup had previously been found guilty at Woolwich CC...

Was Shoaib’s ban justified?

Arguments for and against the bowlerSHOAIB Akhtar - to some a flawed cricketing genius and to others a menace with a lack of discipline. The player's five-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for violating the player's code...