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Alec Doyle

BBL Championship: Cheshire Jets 91 Essex Pirates 59

A TROUBLED Pirates side may not have provided the test that Jets head coach Paul Smith would have liked as he searches for higher intensity from his side, but victory tonight will have sent confidence coursing through the veins of his players.Read

BBL Trophy: Mersey Tigers 90 Cheshire Jets 78

A FRUSTRATED Paul Smith is still searching for the magic bullet that will cure the Cheshire Jets' inconsistency after seeing his side lose for the third game in four, killing off their slim hopes of progress in the BBL Trophy.Read

Paul Smith: Squad is starting to show its true potential

A MUCH improved performance and the first win of the season against Worcester on Sunday but my take on it was not that different to what I said after the double loss the week before.Read

Cheshire Jets: Mersey Tigers talk the talk in BBL Trophy but Essex Pirates keep their own council as BBL Championship opener looms

MERSEY Tigers shooting guard James Jones has raised the stakes before tomorrow’s derby against the Jets at Liverpool’s Echo Arena (7.30pm).Read

Cheshire Jets: Big Scot Gareth Murray is a welcome addition for Paul Smith

GARETH Murray made his debut for the Cheshire Jets on Sunday after a quickfire move to the Northgate Arena.Read

Cheshire Jets: Skipper O’Reilly calls on team-mates to restore pride in derby clash

VICTORY at the Echo Arena tomorrow night is the only thing on Cheshire Jets captain Colin O’Reilly’s mind.Read

BBL Trophy: Cheshire Jets 84 Worcester Wolves 78

THEY did it the hard way but the Cheshire Jets kept their slender Trophy hopes alive with their first home victory of the campaign against a battle-weary Worcester Wolves.Read

Martial arts: Richard Jones crowned World Taekwondo champion af Telford games

HOOLE martial artist Richard Jones high-kicked his way to a world tae kwon-do title in Telford.Read

Cheshire Jets: Council reveals plans to create new home for the Jets in Ellesmere Port

CHESHIRE Jets will quit Chester and move to back Ellesmere Port if plans to build a £10.8m sports and leisure complex in the club’s original hometown get the go- ahead.Read

Cheshire Jets: Wolves head coach Paul James hints at double win over Jets

WORCESTER Wolves head to the Northgate Arena on Sunday evening to face a Cheshire Jets side still smarting from their opening-day defeat to Paul James’ men.Read

Cheshire Jets: Calvin Davis calls for referees to be consistent over foul calls

CALVIN Davis has called for more consistency from referees after three of Cheshire Jets’ new signings fouled out in their 91-71 BBL Trophy defeat to Mersey Tigers.Read

Basketball: Devan Bailey enjoys working with Luol Deng for Team GB

BARACK Obama’s favourite player in the NBA is 6ft 9in Luol Deng, a forward for his beloved Chicago Bulls. Ask the American president the name of someone he envies and you might find the name of Devan Bailey on the tip of his tongue.Read

BBL Trophy: Cheshire Jets 71 Mersey Tigers 91

THE Jets will struggle to progress in the first of this season's knockout competitions after losing for the second time in 24 hours on Sunday evening.Read

BBL Trophy: Worcester Wolves 70 Cheshire Jets 68

A THRILLING fightback was not enough to stop the Jets from beginning their season with defeat.Read

Cheshire Jets: Head coach Paul Smith raring to go as season opener looms

PAUL Smith is geared up for the start of the season and he believes he has recruited some top-quality talent to realise the Cheshire Jets’ dream of winning the BBL Championship.Read

Cheshire Jets: Worcester Wolves and Mersey Tigers wary of Jets threat

JETS open their BBL Trophy campaign on Saturday with a match against Worcester Wolves at Worcester University.Read

Cheshire Jets: Colin O’Reilly honoured to accept captaincy

NEWLY-APPOINTED Cheshire Jets skipper Colin O’Reilly has gone from BBL rookie and one of the youngest players in the squad to the on-court leader of the Northgate Arena side.Read

Junior Jets: Find your nearest Jets training session and give basketball a try

BUDDING basketball stars of the future can attend Junior Jets training sessions all over Cheshire and North Wales.Read

Cheshire Jets: Former Jets forward shot dead as he tried to save his father from gunmen

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Cheshire Jets forward Shuan Stegall, who was shot dead in an altercation at his father’s home on Saturday.Read

Cheshire Jets: Jets announce re-signing of Richard Murphy and Phil Brandreth

TWO mainstays of the Cheshire Jets roster have once more signed up for the forthcoming campaign.Read

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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.