Haashim a Blue through & through

A Dream come true for Asian Today Mascot winnerASIAN TODAY Mascot winner Haashim Shakeel described the moment his dreams came true after running out onto Birmingham City's St Andrews pitch dressed in the blue and white of his beloved...

Akhtar and Asif banned

Pakistan duo pay price in doping shameFAST bowler Shoaib Akhtar may well have played his last game for Pakistan after he was banned for two years for testing positive for a banned drug. The 31-year-old, along with team mate...

“He drinks alcohol and has an active sex life…”

Mansoor Ahmed on shamed ShoaibFormer Pakistan captain and coach, Intikhab Alam, who was a member of 3-man panel that banned Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif was quite frank about his reasons for handing out a comparatively harsher sentence to...

‘I Want to Crack USA’

Khan sets sights on conquering AmericaBOXING hero Amir Khan may make his boxing debut stateside next year after admitting he was desperate to prove his worth as a boxer in America. The 19-year-old, who is busy training for his...

Win tickets to see Merchants of Bollywood!

Manchester show giveawayHit musical The Merchants of Bollywood looks to have exceeded all expectations after the first leg of its nationwide tour played to packed houses. Premiering at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, its 12-day stint proved the love...

Looking for a new ‘Title Fight’

Nabil Elouahabi on life after EastendersOnce part of doomed soap opera family the Ferreira's, life for Nabil Elouahabi couldn't be better. With his stint in BBC soap Eastenders well and truly behind him, the talented actor has been busy...

Hundreds flock to see boxing star at book signing

British boxing hero Amir Khan created quite a stir in the centre of Birmingham today where he was greeted by screaming fans as he unveiled his autobiography ‘A Boy from Bolton’. The 19-year-old, made a stop at the Borders book...

Don’t be so ‘fast’ to judge

Filmmaker highlights an American Ramadan post 9/11As millions of Muslims across the world undergo the holy fasting month of Ramadan, one American filmmaker has attempted to open up the fasting experience through a special documentary which shatters stereotypical illusions...

Staff revolt halts tabloid’s spoof Muslim page

The Daily Star newspaper was forced to pull out over printing a controversial page mocking Muslim law after a revolt by a number of its journalists. The tabloid had intended to turn the paper into the ‘Daily Fatwa’ but...

Boxing ace comes to Birmingham

Fans of Bolton boxing ace Amir Khan will be able to come face to face with the Olympic medal winner when he visits book store Border’s to sign copies of his new autobiography. The 19-year-old will get the chance...

Blair intervenes in death-row case

Prime Minister Tony Blair has intervened in the case of a British-Asian scheduled to be executed in Pakistan in November. 36-year-old Mirza Tahir Hussain is scheduled to be executed on November 1 for the killing of a taxi driver...

To Veil or not to Veil

When jack straw made his now infamous comments about Muslim women and their veils he may not have been aware just how much of a debate he’d create. While some have argued in Mr Straws favour others have attacked...