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Alec Doyle

Alec Doyle

Basketball: Cheshire Jets aim to continue push for fourth with derby win at Everton Tigers

DERBY day for the Cheshire Jets has never been as important as it is tomorrow as they travel to face Everton Tigers needing a win to maintain their push for the top-four.Read

Football: Airbus hit by injury problems

AFTER a season free of major injuries, Airbus UK Broughton have suffered a hammer blow which will leaving them without at least two key players for the rest of the campaign.Read

Football: Vauxhall Motors losing grip on Blue Square North place after Southport defeat

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Football: Helsby falter in race for second spot in West Cheshire League

THE battle for second in West Cheshire Division One saw Helsby slip-up with a 3-2 loss at in-form Castrol Social on Monday.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets prepare for war as physical Leicester Riders return to the Northgate Arena

LEICESTER Riders visit the Northgate Arena for a second consecutive weekend with Paul Smith preparing for a big battle.Read

Running: Tough Guy Thompson to tackle isherman’s Friend Strongman Run

A PROJECT manager from Neston is preparing for his toughest assignment to date – the Fisherman’s Friend Strongman Run.Read

MK Lions 91 Cheshire Jets 92 (O/T)

PAUL Smith’s Jets picked up their fifth successive victory in the BBL Championship with a hard-fought but thrilling 92-91 overtime victory over Milton Keynes Lions at the Centre MK to maintain their quest for a top four finish.Read

Football: Airbus win derby clash at Deeside Stadium

AIRBUS UK Broughton moved a big step closer to sealing their place in the Welsh Premier League’s ‘Super 12’ with a 1-0 win over neighbours Gap Connah’s Quay at a rainy Deeside Stadium on Friday night.Read

Football: Upton AA stun Heswall with West Cheshire League win

UPTON AA scored a shock 2-1 victory over Heswall in West Cheshire League Division One.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets veteran Shawn Myers reflects on a disappointing BBL Trophy final and playing professional basketball at 40

HE may seemingly have the power to defy the ageing process, but Jets’ Trinidadian legend Shawn Myers was unable to stem the tide of Newcastle Eagles at Guildford Spectrum.Read

Football: Vauxhall Motors FC confident they will survive in Blue Square North without other clubs going bust

VAUXHALL Motors may still be sitting in the relegation zone after not playing on Saturday, but chairman Alan Bartlam still has faith that they can pull themselves out of trouble without relying in the financial troubles of their rivals.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets head coach Paul Smith focusses on positives after Eagles win BBL Trophy

PROGRESS was the theme as Jets head coach Paul Smith dealt with the fallout from his side’s second cup final defeat of the season.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets face Leicester and MK Lions in double-header

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Rugby union: Ben Foden makes his mark despite French Grand Slam win

BEN Foden’s try-scoring performance for England may not have prevented France from winning the Grand Slam, but it has almost certainly booked him a place on this summer’s tour to Australia.Read

Rugby union: Ben Foden makes his mark despite French Grand Slam win

BEN Foden’s try-scoring performance for England may not have prevented France from winning the Grand Slam, but it has almost certainly booked him a place on this summer’s tour to Australia.Read

Rugby union: Ben Foden makes his mark despite French Grand Slam win

BEN Foden’s try-scoring performance for England may not have prevented France from winning the Grand Slam, but it has almost certainly booked him a place on this summer’s tour to Australia.Read

BBL Trophy final: Cheshire Jets 95 Newcastle Eagles 111

CHESHIRE Jets suffered their second cup final defeat of the season as the Newcastle Eagles outclassed them in the BBL Trophy final at Guildford Spectrum.Read

Football: Vauxhal Motors’ survival in Blue Square North lies in the hands of rivals

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Football: Chester nomads earn semi-final place

CHESTER Nomads have reached the semi-finals of the Chester Senior Cup after beating Railway Athletic 4-2.Read

Chester City FC: Printer offers Blues programmes as collectors items

A SELECTION of Chester City’s final matchday programmes – including the cancelled Oxford United game – are being sold as collectors items by the printers contracted to produce them.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.