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Jul 21, 2024 | 
aol.com | Susie Rack |Rakeem Omar
July 21, 2024 at 8:27 AMA walking hockey team in Wolverhampton started to combat isolation after Covid has transformed participants' lives, its founder has said. Tim Lorimer, secretary of Wolverhampton and Tettenhall Hockey Club, targeted the play and chat sessions towards people struggling to get out after the pandemic. "As we got more people they opened up to me and others to say, 'this has really changed my life,'" Mr Lorrimer said.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Rakeem Omar |Shehnaz Khan
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rakeem Omar |Shehnaz Khan
A local music artist has told how he was picked by Walsall FC to record a song for the launch of the team's new home kit. 1SideJay recorded the song Hometown Hero for the club's video promoting their new kit, which has already generated over 130,000 views on X. The Walsall rapper performed the song to a crowd of thousands during the club's pre-season match against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Rakeem Omar
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Rakeem Omar
Fitness coach creates thriving city running club By Rakeem Omar, BBC Midlands TodayBBCMore than 200 runners take part in the event every weekendA running club set up by a personal trainer is thriving with more than 200 people joining in a matter of months. Rocup, which stands for "rise over challenges", was launched in November last year by Rudy O’Halloran with just 17 members.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Rakeem Omar
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Rakeem Omar
Dudley Grand Prix returns for second yearDudley Borough CouncilDudley town centre forms the racing circuitAn elite-level British Cycling event returns to Dudley on Friday evening with the hope it will inspire more people to take up the sport. The race is a "brilliant" legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, said Amy Gardner from British Cycling. "It's created this buzz around the West Midlands...
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
fieldhockey.com | Aftar Singh |Rakeem Omar |Chloe Hughes |George Brink
2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League Utrecht, Netherlands All times GMT +2 Men 23 Jun 2024 13:30 GBR v BEL (RR) 1 - 3 23 Jun 2024 16:00 NED v GER (RR) 2 - 2 (SO 4 - 5) 24 Jun 2024 17:30 GER v GBR (RR) 25 Jun 2024 20:00 NED v BEL (RR) Pool standings Women 22 Jun 2024 16:00 NED v GER (RR) 4 - 0 24 Jun 2024 15:00 GBR v GER (RR) 24 Jun 2024 20:00 NED v BEL (RR) 25 Jun 2024 17:30 GBR v BEL (RR) Pool Standings Live scores FIH Match Centre Flawless Dutch women secure second straight FIH Hockey Pro League...
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Rakeem Omar
Bid to help boys watch mum in hockey World CupBy Rakeem Omar, BBC Radio WM • Chloe Hughes, BBC News, West MidlandsSandeep MaanMs Maan said her sons, Jay and Kieran, pushed her to start playing hockey againA woman is fundraising to take her sons with her to New Zealand when she competes in the 2024 Masters Hockey World Cup. Sandeep Maan, 45, from Wolverhampton, qualified for the England over 45s team in January, and is the first woman of south Asian heritage to play masters hockey for England.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Eleanor Lawson |Rakeem Omar
The chair of a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters' group has welcomed the club's decision to scrap price rises for under-14s season tickets. Wolves saw a backlash from fans after they announced "crucial" plans to hike the prices for season tickets, with some under-14s tickets increasing in price by 190%. Members of the Wolves 1877 Trust, a group which represents fans, met with club representatives on Wednesday before the club announced its U-turn.
