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Andy Carroll wears West Ham United’s new adidas replica kit for the 2013/14 season. Pre-order yours from Thursday 20 June at whufc.com

West Ham smash transfer fee record to sign Andy Carroll

The Hammers have completed the signing of England striker Andy Carroll in a six-year deal

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Sam Allardyce

West Ham fixtures 2013/14: Hammers take on Cardiff City on opening day again

Newly-promoted Cardiff City come to Upton Park on the opening day after the fixture Gods seem to smile on West Ham for the second season running

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West Ham's Andy Carroll. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA

Carroll set to become a Hammers player after passing medical

Transfer news: Andy Carroll was this morning on the brink of joining West Ham permanently after passing a medical with the Premier League club.

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Russell Slade

Leyton Orient fixtures 2013/14: O’s start on the road at Carlisle

Leyton Orient face long journey to Cumbria to open their League One campaign.

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Daggers manager Wayne Burnett. Pic: Dave Simpson/TGS

Dagenham & Redbridge fixtures 2013/14: Daggers start at Fleetwood

Dagenham & Redbridge face the long trip to Fleetwood on the opening day of the new football season.

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Riders at the Essex county bike ride set off from Redbridge Cycling Centre

Cyclists head from Hainault into Essex countryside for charity

More than 600 cyclists joined an amateur ride from Hainault into the Essex countryside for charity on Sunday.

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Andy Carroll in action for West Ham United. Photo: Adam Davy/EMPICS

West Ham chief confirms Carroll medical on Twitter

Transfer news: West Ham have moved a step closer to the £15.5million signing of Liverpool striker Andy Carroll after co-owner David Gold confirmed on Twitter that the England international will have a medical with the London club tomorrow.

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Dagenham & Redbridge manager Wayne Burnett. Pic: Dave Simpson/TGS

A tough draw for Daggers but one to relish says Burnett

Dagenham & Redbridge manager Wayne Burnett excited by Capital One Cup tie with Brentford.

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Theeban Tavarasa of Ilford, plays for an Essex League XI against Essex tonight (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Locals look to upset Essex

League XI face county in T20 clash

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Leyton Orient's manager Russell Slade during the game against Preston North End. Picture: Barrington Coombs/EMPICS

Orient host Sky Blues in Capital One Cup

Leyton Orient will host League One rivals Coventry City in the first round of the Capital One Cup after the draw took place earlier today.

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Dagenham manager Wayne Burnett urges on his players in their last game of the season against York (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Daggers drawn away at Brentford

Burnett’s boys visit Bees in Capital One Cup

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Ilford players celebrate the wicket of Wanstead's Arfan Akram (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Damp start to all-day games

Wet weather hits cricket schedule

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The Essex FA focuses on the grassroots game (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Survey deadline drawing near

Latest news from the Essex FA

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Dave Ross pictured in his previous spell with the club.

Ross and Canham return to Redbridge

There will be some familiar faces over at Redbridge again next season after Dave Ross and Scott Canham returned to Oakside this week.

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Ilford's new boss Martin Haywood insists it's not all about promotion back to the Ryman One North at the first time asking.

Haywood after stability at Ilford

New Ilford manager Martin Haywood insists promotion back to the Ryman League is not the be all and end all.

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Daggers defender Luke Wilkinson believes he still has a lot to learn in the game. Pic: Dave Simpson/TGS

Wilkinson needs more experience but is aware of transfer rumours

Dagenham & Redbridge defender Luke Wilkinson is aware of the speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League, but he insists he needs another few years to develop as a player.

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Asia Cup Final at Upton Park

West Ham host Asian Cup Final as Punjab power proves too much for Saracens

Upton Park played host to the SBOBET UK Asian Community Cup Final on Wednesday night and it turned out to be a real thriller of an encounter.

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Bradley Wiggins has inspired many Londoners to take up cycling

More Londoners than ever are playing sport

New figures released today show 2,403,500 people in London are playing sport every week, 277,500 more than in 2005.

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Shahid Saeed in bowling action for Wanstead at Upminster (Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

Wanstead win run feast

Velani hits out in style

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Unity Square was

Ten years on, what happened to Ilford’s ambitious Unity Square project, and was it needed?

Ten years ago, plans for an impressive multi-million pound project which was set to transform Ilford Town Centre and mark the “rebirth” of the area, were revealed to residents.

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Alan Davies was due to perform at the Brick Lane Comedy Festival. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups

A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.

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