Ben Grounds

The Victoria Park Community Cricket League is going from strength to strength, with plans afoot to mark its 30th anniversary at the heart of the amateur sports scene.

The 10th edition of the London Open finished at the weekend, with Englishman Charles Sharpes and Egypt’s Nada Abbas emerging victorious at Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club.

Stars from the Professional Squash Association will be arriving in West Hampstead on Tuesday as the London Open gets under way – and tournament director Zubair Khan hopes the event will raise the profile of a sport which has lost its presence at the Olympics, writes Ben Grounds.

At Priory Park Football Club the focus has always been on enabling youngsters to play regardless of their wealth – and they are now planning to put that philosophy into practice in Africa.

Hampstead & Westminster captain Toby Roche has set his side the target of joining club hockey’s European elite after emerging as the league’s surprise package this season.

Hackney’s Brielle Koulen has come from modest beginnings, but she is fast establishing herself as one of the borough’s finest tennis stars.

Royal Sovereign produced a shock as they beat North East London Cricket League leaders London Fields by 29 runs in a thrilling contest that ebbed and flowed.

Hackney’s latest boxing talent Justice Brooks will make his international debut this weekend when he steps into the ring for Antigua against Dominica on Saturday.

GB Strikers made it four wins from five with a thrilling 19-run victory over Royal Sovereign to close the gap on North East London Cricket League leaders London Fields.

Stoke Newington Girls are again celebrating double delight following the London Cup at the Douglas Eyre sports complex in Walthamstow.