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SET 'Sports Personality of the Year' Awards 2005

Sikh Group secures £600K football funding (10/05)

Festival showcases Asian Football talent (10/05)

Adam Khan secures place in A1 Grand Prix (09/05)

'Everyday Sport' targets the Asian Community (09/05)

Thierry Henry Speaks Up Against Racism (08/05)

Crick(IT) match for India's poor children (07/05)

CRE announces major investment in Sport (07/05)

Asians defeat Jewish Rugby Team (06/05)

Amir Khan supports SEMSA

There's still time to back London 2012 (06/05)

SET SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2005

Laila Rouass with Sports Personality of the Year 2004, Amir Khan

The Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2005 will take place in London on 4 February 2006. Celebrating their fifth year, the SET Sports Personality of the Year Awards pride themselves on recognising and celebrating the substantial achievements of British Asian sporting talents from across the UK.

SIKH YOUTH GROUP SECURES £600,000 FOOTBALL FUNDING

Sikh Youth Sports Foundation secures £600,00 fottball funding

A disused playing field in Huddersfield is set to become a beacon for community sport, following a £600,000 grant from the Football Foundation. The grant will allow the Sikh Youth Sports Foundation to restore the Warrenside Sports Complex, creating seven new pitches at the ground for hundreds of young players to use every week.

FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE BEST ASIAN FOOTBALL TALENT

Winners of the Asia Europe 'One Culture' Football Under 16s match.

Despite having a large Asian population, and despite large percentages of many football crowds being Asian, there are still very few professional footballers of Asian origin in this country. Helping to produce successful home-grown Asian talent is the AsiaEurope 'OneCulture' Football Festival, which took place on 1 & 2 October 2005 in Burnley. Pictured here are the 'Under 16' winners.

ADAM KHAN SECURES 9TH PLACE IN A1 GRAND PRIX

British Asian racing driver, Adam Khan qualified 8th out of 25 drivers on the Saturday 21 September 2005 at Brands Hatch, came 7th in the Sprint race, and was running in fourth in the main race until a problem with his pit stop dropped him three laps. Adam fought back though, finishing 13th for the race and 9th overall. A very commendable result and demonstrating his ability to run right at the front in future races.

'EVERDAY SPORT' TARGETS THE ASIAN COMMUNITY

Children from the Marion Richardson Primary School at the launch of the 'Everyday Sports' Campaign.

The 'Everyday Sport' campaign was launched on Thursday 15th September 2005 in London.The campaign encourages people to build physical activity and sport into their everyday lives and is set to get England moving in the battle against obesity and in the countdown to London 2012. Young Asian children from Marion Richardson Primary School, E1, showcased an array of everyday sporting activites from tennis and cricket to rugby union.

THIERRY HENRY SPEAKS UP AGAINST RACISM

Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry has welcomed a new partnership providing investment to help tackle racism throughout Europe. The proceeds of the sales of 'Stand Up Speak Up' wristbands will now be invested by The Football Foundation into community programmes and initiatives to support projects that aim to combat racism in football.

CRE ANNOUNCES MAJOR INVESTMENT IN SPORT

Sporting initiatives that help integrate Britain's diverse communities will receive over £2 million in funding the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) announced today. Speaking at the CRE's conference 'Building an Integrated Society - Delivering Good Race Relations', Trevor Phillips, CRE Chair, said: "In the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London we want young people to discover that they share a passion for sport".

ASIANS DEFEAT JEWISH RUGBY TEAM

Junior Participants of the Asian/Jewish rugby match.

Manchester's Broughton Park hosted an historic rugby event on Sunday 19 June when the national Jewish squad the British Zions met the national Asian squad the B.A.R.A. (British Asian Rugby Association). The seniors match, a closely-fought contest was won by B.A.R.A. with 14-9 score.

AMIR KHAN SUPPORTS SEMSA

Boxer, Amir Khan is now taking this love for sports to the next level. He has pledged his full support to SEMSA - the Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association. SEMSA is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers from the Black Minority Ethnic Communities living in Scotland. In recent years, a career or even an interest in sport has become increasingly popular especially for individuals from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.

'THERE'S STILL TIME TO BACK OUR BID' SAYS TONY BLAIR

Prime Minister, Tony Blair, urged the nation to support London's Olympic Bid in a statement saying that there's still time to back our bid. He said "as many of you will know, I am a passionate supporter of London's bid to bring the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the UK for the first time in 64 years.

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