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Cycling: Chester graduate Brailsford honoured for GB Olympic cycling achievements

THE honours continue to flow in for a Chester University graduate who was the mastermind behind Great Britain’s most successful Olympic team.Read

Snooker: Walden lines up shot at China Open

RICKY Walden will swap Wembley for Pontin’s next week as he bids to make a return to the country of his greatest triumph.Read

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle hoping for another world title in 2009

BETH Tweddle is preparing for what could be one of the most challenging years of her career.Read

Water polo: Chester’s Team GB stars McCann and Wild to raise money for Olympic dream

TEAM GB water polo stars Fiona McCann and Hannah Wild have started raising money to prepare for the 2012 Olympics after UK Sport postponed a decision on funding.Read

Sailing: Mickle Trafford’s Chris Grube pins Olympic hopes on Weymouth base

OLYMPIC hope Chris Grube has relocated from Chester to the London 2012 sailing venue in Weymouth to give himself an advantage in the run-up to the Games.Read

Running: Mitchell and Kitching race to Eryri 10k glory

STEPHEN Mitchell and Marilyn Kitching raced to victory in the Eryri 10k on Sunday as local clubs showed their strength in North Wales.Read

Table Tennis: Royal reward for Karen Tonge

A CHESHIRE table tennis stalwart has been made an MBE.Read

Rowing: MBE for King’s School Olympic golden boy Tom James

OLYMPIC hero Tom James has talked of his surprise and pride at being made an MBE in the New Year Honours list.Read

Snooker: Broughton Wings fly to a shock cup win over Conservative A

CONSERVATIVE A suffered a shock exit from the CD McAllister Cup at the hands of giant-killers Broughton Wings.Read

Rowing: Icicle Eights given the gold standard by Olympic ace Tom James

THE traditional Icicle Eights race on the River Dee bathed in a golden glow as Olympic medallist Tom James officially started proceedings.Read

Roodee delivers the goods once again

FIRST place in the local racing reflections poll for 2008 must be awarded to Chester Racecourse.Read

Rowing: Royal Chester Rowing Club marks 170th anniversary with book launch

ROYAL Chester Rowing Club has celebrated 170 years of rowing with the publication of a brief history of the club.Read

Commander Ethelston Charity Cup: Marking a century of proud tradition

THE Commander Ethelston Charity Cup is one of the most prestigious amateur football trophies in the country – and this year the small band of officials who maintain the competition will celebrate its centenary, writes Alec Doyle.Read

Swimming: Lucy Worrall riding crest of a wave

LUCY Worrall has returned from her first senior Great Britain event determined to be a part of the Olympic programme for the future, writes ALEC DOYLE.Read

Céad mile fáilte* for Ireland’s ancient sport

CHESTER has long enjoyed a healthy amateur sports scene, with football, rugby and cricket all flourishing.Read

Download your free 2009 Sporting Calendar

We have a great two-page 2009 sporting calendar for you to download absolutely free!Read

Golf: Callums score first holes in one within 24 hours of each other at Chester Golf Club

LIGHTNING did strike twice at Chester Golf Club when two teenagers named Callum hit their first holes-in-one on consecutive days.Read

Swimming: Chester swimmers fight back in relegation battle

CITY of Chester Swimming Club gave its survival hopes a boost as it pulled out all the stops in its relegation battle.Read

‘Just the start’ for Anastacia

ANASTACIA Dobromyslova’s debut at the Ladbrokes PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace ended with her elimination in the preliminaries.Read

Snooker: Plucky Saints edged out by Cons

CONSERVATIVE A made hard work of overcoming lower-ranked opposition in the Chester Challenge Trophy.Read

Sailing: Chris ‘thrilled’ as he chases Olympic dream

A SAILOR is sweeping his way closer to Olympic selection after finishing top of the British rankings and moving up to 16th in the world.Read

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