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TOUR OF BRITAIN

Olympic duo hit the road

OLYMPIC duo Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas are just two of the household names who will be racing through Rocester in the countryʼs biggest professional cycling race. On Sunday, the Tour of

Runners dodge the showers in Bradbourne Fell Race

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IT was a case of rain, rain and more rain for Uttoxeter Road Runners pair Rob Hall and Brian Mackey in the Bradbourne Fell Race. As usual, the Bradbourne five-mile race was well organised and well

Rampant Uttox run in 10 tries

UTTOXETER RFC

UTTOXETER romped to a 10-try victory with a mixture of youngsters and the experience of first XV skipper Mike Davies, Daniel

Chapman the hat-trick hero

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ROCESTER ran out comfortable winners against nineman Heath Hayes on Monday evening to complete their second away win of

Town’s batting flop proves costly

UTTOXETER CC

UTTOXETER CCʼs penultimate home game in Derbyshire County League Division Six South against Nutbrook had very much the feel of an end-of-eason encounter with both sides having little to play for. And

Romans left to rue their misses

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THE Romans were left disappointed after a rare Loughborough attack knocked them out of the FA Vase at the first hurdle. Rocester dominated possession for much of the

Lee bags hat-trick in Ticknall cup romp

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TOWN marched through to the second round of the Burton Sunday League's Midlands Co-op Cup with a comfortable victory away to Ticknall Rangers as Lee Bagley helped



National Sport Headlines


Harrison: I never lost belief

Harrison: I never lost belief

Audley Harrison has secured a shot at WBA heavyweight champion David Haye on November 13 in Manchester and insists he never lost faith in his world title ambitions even when he was written off as "delusional".

Pavin sees no risk in Woods pick

Pavin sees no risk in Woods pick

United States team captain Corey Pavin does not believe he has taken a risk in selecting Tiger Woods as one of his wild cards for next month's Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

Elima joins Bulls

Elima joins Bulls

Bradford have signed France back row forward Olivier Elima on a two-year contract.






National News

Battle of Britain heroes remembered

Battle of Britain heroes remembered

The courage and sacrifice of those who fought off the Nazis to win the Battle of Britain has been remembered.

Tests on garden baby 'inconclusive'

Tests on garden baby 'inconclusive'

A post-mortem on a baby girl found dead in a garden has proved inconclusive, police said.

One dead in Legionnaires' outbreak

One dead in Legionnaires' outbreak

A woman has died of a suspected Legionnaires' disease infection with 11 other cases already confirmed, public health chiefs have said.

'Motorbike thief' killed in crash

'Motorbike thief' killed in crash

A suspected motorbike thief who police refused to chase because he was not wearing a helmet has been killed in a crash - riding with no helmet on a stolen machine.