On Yer Bike with Sporting Equals!
Sporting Equals trustee, Will Calvert, will cycle over a thousand miles across the UK to raise awareness of the inequalities faced by black and minority ethnic groups in sport.
Will plans to leave John O’Groats in Scotland on 7th July and arrive at Lands End twelve days later. On the way he will meet a number of sports clubs and partners of Sporting Equals and describe them on the Sporting Equals website.
“I’m looking forward to this challenge as I’ve never done anything like this before” Will told us. “It’s a really tight schedule for a 1000 mile journey because I want to make some sporting stops along the way. It will also be great to team up with Chris Gammon, another Sporting Equals trustee, for the last day and a half.”
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World Cup Winner, Yuvraj Singh, to bat for Sporting Equals
Cricketing star, Yuvraj Singh, has become an Ambassador for Sporting Equals, the organisation which promotes the uptake of sport and physical activity across all communities and ethnicities. 
“I jumped at the opportunity to become an Ambassador for Sporting Equals because I am keen to see a greater uptake of and involvement in sport by children and adults,” said Yuvraj, speaking at the Masters Cricket tournament in London, which Sporting Equals supported.
“I see part of my role as an Ambassador being to particularly encourage more sporting activity among Asian communities, who are underrepresented at all levels, and I shall share that message with everyone who follows cricket.”
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Tickets on sale to see England take on Asian Masterclass
The England men’s hockey team will undertake an Asian master class this summer with six matches against Pakistan and India in the Midlands. Pakistan are the visitors to Cannock Hockey Club’s Chase Park ground from 30 June to 3 July before India are welcomed to the University of Birmingham between 29 July and 2 August.
Both Test Series offer spectators a superb opportunity to see Pakistan and India on English soil and will provide ample opportunity for Head Coach Jason Lee to expose his players to top quality hockey opposition ahead of the 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Amsterdam at the end of August.
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Good Practice Survey
Sporting Equals is putting together a publication of best practice and is looking to showcase sports projects which have made a real impact on the lives of BME communities.
We will be picking out the top 10 projects nationally which have made a significant difference and which will develop learning within the sector. These projects will be used as models of best practice for the sector and raise the profile of partners who have been involved in working with these communities.
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New FA Proposals welcomed by Sporting Equals
Sporting Equals welcomed proposals put forward by a Football Association working party. The proposals, which cover abuse directed at players, spectators or referees, will recommend that tribunals assess alleged incidents at every level of the game, from junior leagues to elite level professional football. Fans displaying racist, religious and homophobic abusive behaviour may cost football clubs league points in the future.
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