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Alec Doyle

Chester City FC: Gloryhunter Spencer Austin samples life with the Blues in new book

A TOTTENHAM Hotspur fan spent 90 minutes devoted to the Chester City during one of their bleakest seasons – all in the name of glory.Read

Rugby union: Temperature drop likely to force derby cancellation

THE wintry weather has almost certainly put paid to Chester’s Hare Lane derby with Birkenhead Park this Saturday.Read

Fencing: Revival of Chester club will restore sporting pride to city

SWORDPLAY sport fencing is undergoing a revival in Chester, led by Latvian couple Valerijs Scipanovs and Diana Scipanova.Read

Chester gymnast Beth Tweddle awarded MBE

WORLD champion gymnast Beth Tweddle has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list.Read

Triathlon: Miraculous recovery for olympic hopeful Charlotte after horror crash

A YOUNG athlete’s Olympic dream is still alive after she cheated death in a horror training accident.Read

Triathlon: Miraculous recovery for olympic hopeful Charlotte after horror crash

A YOUNG athlete’s Olympic dream is still alive after she cheated death in a horror training accident.Read

Triathlon: Miraculous recovery for Olympic hopeful Charlotte after horror crash

A YOUNG athlete’s Olympic dream is still alive after she cheated death in a horror training accident.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets return to action at Worthing Thunder

THE countdown to the BBL Cup final is well under way but Cheshire Jets will have league points in their sights when they return to action this weekend.Read

Football: Chester Nomads prepare for Cheshire Amateur Cup quarter final

CHESTER Nomads face their toughest challenge yet in the Cheshire Amateur Cup when they face West Cheshire League Division One title-outsiders Newton in the quarter-finals.Read

World champion gymnast Beth Tweddle leads Cheshire recipients of New Year honours

WORLD champion gymnast Beth Tweddle has been honoured with an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.Read

West Cheshire League: Christleton battle to Division One win over Halton

IN-FORM Christleton opened up a six-point gap between themselves and the teams scrapping in the lower reaches of West Cheshire League Division One by beating Halton 3-2.Read

Chester City FC: Former Blues striker Paul Taylor signs for Anderlecht

CONTROVERSIAL former Blues striker Paul Taylor has sealed a sensational switch to Belgian giants Anderlecht.Read

Chester City FC: Controversial former Blues striker Paul Taylor attracts Anderlecht interest

CONTROVERSIAL former Chester striker Paul Taylor has been on trial at Belgian First Division giants Anderlecht after reviving his career on the continent.Read

Cheshire Amateur Cup: Helsby eliminated by Runcorn Town

HELSBY almost made it third time lucky in the Cheshire Amateur Cup on Saturday – but Runcorn Town fought back to qualify for the quarter-finals.Read

Gymnastics: Vote for Chester’s double world champion Beth Tweddle in Sunday night’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year

ON Sunday we will find out the answer to one of the biggest questions in sport – can Beth Tweddle, the gymnast from Bunbury, topple her millionaire rivals and take the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year crown?Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets coach Paul Smith wants to fill Birmingham’s NIA with black and gold on BBL Cup final day

PAUL Smith is sending a call to arms across the entire county after guiding Cheshire Jets to their first cup final in six years.Read

Vote for Beth: Who the Bunbury gymnast is up against for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

nTHE Sports Personality will be broadcast from Sheffield on Sunday, December 13 on BBC One and BBC Radio Five Live at 7pm and will be subject to a public vote.Read

Basketball: Cheshire Jets trail in BBL Cup semi-final but still believe they can beat MK Lions in Sunday’s second-leg

A DRAMATIC recovery in Milton Keynes has left Cheshire Jets just four points behind MK Lions on aggregate as they prepare for the deciding leg of the BBL Cup semi-final at the Northgate Arena on Sunday (5.30pm).Read

Vote for Beth: The Chronicle urges you to back gymnast Beth Tweddle in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

THE Chronicle is urging readers to vote for gymnastics world champion Beth Tweddle in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award on Sunday, December 13.Read

Chester City FC: Blundell joins Bluebirds

BLUES striker Gregg Blundell has moved to Barrow on loan last night – and is expected to complete a permanent transfer in January.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.