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Alec Doyle

Basketball: Busy weekend holds mixed fortunes for Cheshire Jets juniors

IT was a bumper weekend of basketball for the Cheshire Jets junior section with five matches taking place home and away.Read

Athletics: Chester Tri Club’s Julian Macdonald wins Snowdonia Marathon

JULIAN Macdonald’s rivals were left reeling as the Chester Triathlon Club ace crossed the line first in the Snowdonia Marathon.Read

Hockey: Deeside Ramblers stay top of Conference North despite defeat

DEESIDE Ramblers’ 100% league record came to an end on Sunday as Harborne inflicted their first defeat, winning 4-1.Read

Canoeing: David Bain reaches semi-finals of British Open Championships

DAVID Bain has finished the 2009 canoe slalom season on a high with an excellent result at the British Open Championships at Llangollen.Read

Chester City FC: Blues boss Jim Harvey challenges players to sort out mistakes before visit of AFC Wimbledon

JIM Harvey has told his Chester players they face a true test of their pride this Saturday as they go in search of an instant cure for their FA Cup hangover.Read

Chester City FC: Turmoil drags on for Blues, but for how much longer?

BLUES fans are facing another two weeks of uncertainty as the future of their troubled club hangs in the balance.Read

Chester City FC: Blues fans launch City Fans United group to safeguard club’s future

BLUES supporters have joined forces to safeguard the future of football in the city.Read

Motorsport: Howie Mainwaring gives hopes of a British Superbike ride a boost with end-of-season performance

A BRITISH Superbike ride may finally be within reach for Frodsham flyer Howie Mainwaring.Read

Chester City 0 Barrow 4

CARELESS and naive - Chester’s defending in last night’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay was a perfect reflection of their off-the-field problems.Read

Chester City FC: Conference bosses put decision on Blues future back until November 16

CHESTER City have this afternoon been given a stay of execution until November 16 by the Football Conference.Read

Chester City: New fans group discusses possibility of setting up its own football club to preserve Blues’ heritage

FANS at the launch of Chester City’s new united supporters group have already suggested the group should prepare to launch it’s own club to keep football in the city alive.Read

Gymnastics: Two-time world champion Beth Tweddle reflects on her triumphant gold-winning final

Beth Tweddle, the greatest British gymnast in history, became a world champion for the second time on Sunday. ALEC DOYLE met her at her training gym in Liverpool yesterday to talk about world titles, media pressure and what the future holdsRead

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle pays tribute to tragic Yury Ryazanov and talks about her Olympic dream

BETH Tweddle paid tribute to Russian gymnast Yury Ryazanov after the 22-year-old bronze medallist died in a car crash.Read

Rugby union: Chester 16 Cleckheaton 12

Chester 16Cleckheaton 12Read

Hockey: Chester return to winning ways against Chapeltown

CHESTER were looking to make amends on Saturday for a poor performance in their previous North League Division One outing – and they succeeded in style as they stormed to a 4-1 home success over Chapeltown.Read

Hockey: Table-topping Deeside Ramblers make it four wins from four

LIFE in the National League seems to agree with Deeside Ramblers, who made it four wins out of four in Conference North on Saturday.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets’ forward Colin O’Reilly makes BBL Team of the Week

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Basketball: Jets home record is the key to derby joy

PAUL Smith says he wants to turn the Northgate Arena into ‘a fortress’ as he prepares for the big BBL Championship derby against Everton Tigers on Saturday.Read

Chester City FC: City Fans United launched on Thursday, October 22

CITY Fans United (CFU), the name given to the new fans’ group for the Blues, will hold its formal launch next Thursday (October 22).Read

Basketball: Big weekend for Jets as Davis ruled out for three months

CALVIN Davis will undergo surgery today on a broken ankle that will keep him out for around three months.Read

Author Profile

Alec Doyle is the senior sports reporter for the Chester Chronicle, Ellesmere Port Pioneer and Whitchurch Herald. From boxing to motorsport, tennis to football, his main focus is to give readers the best sports coverage available. Tel. 01244 606410.