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Trafford pair are alive and kicking
TWO Trafford youngsters have the Olympics in their sights as they both swept to victory at the Taekwondo British National Championships in Loughborough. Dominic Brooks, 17, and Jordan Gayle, 15, took gold in their respective age and weight groups at
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Phoenix hit back with a quick revenge mission
Edinburgh Capitals 1 Manchester Phoenix 3 MANCHESTER Phoenix responded in fine style to the home loss to Edinburgh by returning the compliment in Murrayfield on Sunday. Phoenix arrived in the Scottish capital knowing that a much-improved performance
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Kersal's fine five
Altrincham Kersal 37 Penrith 8 ALTRINCHAM Kersal racked up five tries for the second week running as they thrashed Penrith 37-8 at Stelfox Avenue. They now sit third in the North One table after an impressive run of six consecutive wins, resurrecting
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Troy wins battle with a late, great strike
Squires Gate 1 Trafford 2 A TROY Hayder goal three minutes into injury time gave Trafford the points in a drab encounter at Blackpool on Saturday. Conditions were difficult as an uneven surface and very strong wind made creative football virtually impossible
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Run comes to and end for Sale FC
Aspull 17 Sale FC 28 SALE FC ended a run of four consecutive defeats away from home after beating Aspull 28-17 on Saturday Sale's first half performance was one of the best this season as their improved tackling and handling created a sense of confidence
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Last gasp loss for Flixton
Flixton 2 Maine Road 3 FLIXTON suffered a last gasp defeat at home to Maine Road, as an injury time winner gave the visitors a 3-2 win. Maine Road started the game at a quick tempo and opened the scoring after just 12 minutes, Olly McGee heading home
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Bowdon suffer dramatic defeat
Bowdon 15 Whitchurch 17 BOWDON suffered a dramatic injury time loss on Saturday as they fell 17-15 at home to Whitchurch. The home side had thought the points were in the bag after leading 15-5 with 40 minutes of the second half played. But in an unusually
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Ashton fail to capitalise on lead
Ashton 3 Warrington 13 ASHTON dropped to the bottom of the South Lancs/Cheshire Two after losing 13-3 at home to Warrington on Saturday. The home side started hesitantly and found themselves on their own try line after only two minutes. The visitors
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Understanding comes to Brooklands
JOHN Bell and Peter Flanagan grabbed the goals that steered Brooklands Manchester University to a midtable position in the First Division of the Slazenger England Hockey League. Bell scored from open play after 45 minutes and Flanagan netted a penalty
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Timperley's missed opportunity
TIMPERLEY'S men missed the opportunity to climb the Men's North of England League Premier Division on Saturday. The Stockport Road club slipped to a 14-7 defeat at home to unbeaten league leaders Stockport. Victory would have seen Mo Wright's team leapfrog
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Bowdon battle back to seal the points
BOWDON came away with the points from a tough away trip to Wigan last Tuesday, sealing a 15-8 win. After a nightmare journey through football traffic, Neil Guirey had to go on court immediately after he arrived and never really put his best performance
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Youngsters show their strength
BROOKLANDS Hulmeians under 12s lacrosse side proved to strong for a determined Poynton side at Georges Road as they ran out 16-3 winners. The home side once again got off to a quick start, reaching a 4-0 lead after the first quarter. During this time
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Heathcote positive despite poor run
DESPITE a run of just two points in four games, Altrincham manager Graham Heathcote remains optimistic about his side's chances of avoiding relegation. The Robins fell to just one place and two points above the relegation zone after losing 3-2 at home
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A perfect day
SHARKS centre Lee Thomas believes they will have to strive for the perfect game if they are to stand any chance of beating Stade Francais on Sunday. Defeat would almost certainly represent a death knell for the club's Heineken Cup hopes, having already
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Social care 'faces funding crisis'
ELDERLY people and people with learning disabilities in Trafford are being short changed by the Government as budgets fail to keep pace with demographic trends. That's the message from Councillor John Lamb who is calling on Gordon Brown to carry out
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Bereaved mum slams funding cut
AN URMSTON mum has slammed a Home Office decision to cut thousands of pounds of funding needed to produce a road safety charity distributed bereavement pack. Helen Evans whose 21-year-old daughter Katie was killed by a drink driver two years ago is one
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Happy feet launches town's new cinema
A NUMBER of stars from Coronation Street are expected to attend the official opening of Altrincham's brand new Apollo Cinema tomorrow. Trafford councillors and other local dignitaries will join them for a special preview screening of the animated film
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Future is a health hub
HEALTH chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to develop Altrincham General Hospital. They have submitted outline proposals for Government funding to develop the hospital as a community health hub'. The scheme also aims to upgrade Stretford Memorial Hospital
