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Wolves given hope despite double defeat
WORCESTER Wolves began the British Basketball League season with two defeats. They went down 85-79 to Plymouth Raiders at the University of Worcester following a 94-90 defeat at Milton Keynes Lions in the opener. Director of basketball Mick Donovan
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County weekend results
SATURDAY FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division One Midlands: Stourport Swifts 2 Malvern Town 1. MIDLAND ALLIANCE Westfields 0 Barwell 3. Hellenic League Premier Division: North Leigh 4 Pegasus Juniors 1. Midland Combination Premier Division
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Strutt begins with stormer
ALEX Strutt made a stunning start to his professional career as he stopped Lance Verallo in the second round at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham. The 25-year-old former Droitwich ABC boxer was the first man to stop the Welshman in a six two-minute round
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Rovers contain higher-ranked Boro
BROMSGROVE Rovers face an FA Cup second qualifying round replay at Nuneaton Borough's Liberty Way ground tomorrow night after the two sides' 1-1 draw at the Victoria Ground. Visiting goalkeeper Darren Acton had to be alert as early as the first minute
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Gloucester 29 Warriors 7
SECOND-half tries from James Simpson-Daniel, Olivier Azam and Mike Tindall guaranteed Gloucester the bragging rights over local rivals Worcester Warriors in front of a record Kingsholm attendance of 15,781. Gavin Quinnell came off the bench to score
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Disappointment for Rawlinson as fellow Kiwis target semis
A DEFINING weekend of Air New Zealand Cup fixtures has resulted in mixed fortunes for Worcester's All Black contingent, Rico Gear, Greg Rawlinson and Sam Tuitupou, ahead of the quarter-finals. North Harbour skipper Rawlinson led his side to a narrow
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Stourport seal first victory of campaign
A BRYAN Craven missed penalty handed Stourport Swifts their first Southern League Division One Midlands victory of the season. With the game poised at 2-1 to Stourport, Malvern's Craven had the opportunity to bag a share of the points after home keeper
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Blackwood is match-winner
WINGER Michael Blackwood grabbed a first-half winner as defiant Harriers ended Salisbury's unbeaten home run in the Blue Square Premier in Wiltshire. Harriers produced a solid defensive performance in the second-half as they withstood a barrage of pressure
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Out-of-sorts Bulls suffer at Grimsby
A LETHARGIC first-half display proved costly as Hereford slipped to their first away defeat of the season at Blundell Park. After three straight wins on the road, the first reverse was bound to come sometime but it was a disappointing way for the run
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Evesham take a bite out of Quorn
A FLUCTUATING FA Cup second qualifying round tie saw Evesham almost throw away a two-goal lead before Danny Scheppel clinched victory five minutes from time. The Robins made a dream start when a terrific volley from Mark Owen gave them the lead with
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Boddy is left fuming after City's FA Cup defeat at The Lamb
CHAIRMAN Dave Boddy accused Worcester City of not being up for the battle in the FA Cup. City crashed out at the second qualifying round stage for the first time in three seasons with a 1-0 defeat at Tamworth. Matt Williams scored the decisive goal
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Tamworth 1 City 0
MATT Williams fired the decisive goal as Worcester City's FA Cup adventure failed to get off the ground. There will be no rollercoaster rides at St George's Lane or mid-week replays at obscure non-league outposts this year. Instead, City may well be
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New bridge hopes gains momentum
A BID to build a new bridge across the river Severn in Worcester has gained momentum with the launch of a webpage and leaflet promoting the project. If successful, £850,000 could be made available to construct a walk and cycle bridge linking Diglis to
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Rome wasnt built in a day or..
Another bad day at the office. A high penalty count, too many turn overs and handling errors against, probably this year’s league winners, Gloucester, led to a 29 - 7 score line at Kingsholm. It was never going to be a Warriors win but they were their
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Rare bikes stolen
SEVERAL rare motorcycles have been stolen from a garage in Kidderminster. Police are appealing for information about a burglary on Monday, September 24, in which bikes were taken from a garage in Habberley Road, Kidderminster at 4.15pm. A purple Kawasaki
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Five car crash leaves man in life-threatening injuries
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries following a five-car crash in Herefordshire. West Midlands Ambulance crews described the 21-year-old's condition as "grave". The incident on the A4112 Leominster to Eardisley occured
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Drummer man found for 60s band
A MUSICIAN from Worcestershire who was searching for a drummer to complete his 60s rock and roll band has found his man. Roger Brown, aged 63 from a village near Tenbury Wells appeared in the Worcester News at the beginning of September saying he wanted
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Life coach corner...
I saw my self control tested to the limit this week. I work for a well known retail company training and coaching their new managers; whilst on the shopfloor the other day i was called to assist with stopping a shoplifter. Now normally this does not prevent