Elland Men's Merit needing entries
Huddersfield Examiner
THE final of the Huddersfield Ladies League Hilda England Pairs competition will be played at Huddersfield RUFC on Sunday, August 21 (1.00, 1.15). Elaine Lunn and Anne Rose v Christine Kaye and Eileen …

Tour de France competition winners' trip of a lifetime
BikeRadar.com
For a cycling nut, it was the experience of a lifetime – flying high above the Tour de France in a helicopter, making small talk with former winner Stephen Roche. That was where Michael Harris found himself last month thanks …

Singer's a rock star – in her car (with video, gallery & People's Choice …
Livingston Daily
The competition is held annually during the last day of the Howell Melon Festival. In the finals, performers sing a complete song of their choice to karaoke accompaniment. At the end, the top three performers and the People's Choice award winner are …

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Cox breaks my North Lancashire road record
Lancashire Telegraph
Two other North Lancs Road Club riders tested out the Rossendale Road Club 10-mile course ahead of the interclub competition this week and came away with the top two places. Fastest was Richard Sagar with a 24 minute 37 second ride – just beating …

Jessica Ennis: I'm so nervous before competing I could cry
Evening Standard
But the injury, which later transpired to be inflammation of the plantaris muscle, dragged on and on, in the end causing her to miss seven weeks of training and competition. "The one benefit, the only benefit from all that is that I now know that if I …

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Abergele woman rides to the Euro Championships
North Wales Weekly News
The 20-year-old explained: “The total score for all three will be added up and the person with the lowest score will be the winner.” It will be the first time she has ever taken part in this competition. Talking about her chances, she commented: “My …

Colwyn Bay wins Wales in Bloom award for tenth year
North Wales Weekly News
After another huge effort from residents, business owners and Conwy's environmental staff, the town has won the Best Large Town Award in the prestigious Wales in Bloom competition. The award recognises efforts made across the town to improve its look …

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Northampton Town: Turnbull 'Gaffer convinced us we could win'
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Turnbull was the man of the moment as he netted a second-half winner to send Championship side Ipswich crashing out of the Carling Cup at the first round stage. It was another memorable night in the competition for Town as they avenged last season's …

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TV dance show winner heads back to Stirling
Stirling Observer
THE Winner of BBC's national dance competition “So You Think You Can Dance 2011”, Matt Flint, is set to start hearts racing, as he returns to Stageworx Performing Arts School in Stirling. Matt will be at Stageworx on September 4 along with his highly …

MATCH REPORT: Rotherham United 1 Leicester City 4
The Star
It spoiled Rotherham's proud Carling Cup record at the DVS of three Championship scalps but despite the early encouragement, once Schlupp made it 2-1 eight minutes after half-time, there was only one winner and Leicester were convincing in the end. …

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