Lance close to yellow jersey

9:50am Wednesday 8th July 2009

SEVEN-TIME champion Lance Armstrong came within a whisker of recapturing the yellow jersey after Astana’s team time trial success on Stage Four of the Tour de France.

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Mark sprints to win

9:37am Monday 6th July 2009

A PERFECT finish saw British speedster Mark Cavendish win the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France to further his standing as cycling’s leading sprinter.

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Stars return to fight drop

8:49am Saturday 4th July 2009

AFTER winning their way to the second tier of British athletics with a series of eyecatching promotions, Gateshead Harriers now face a battle to retain their Division One status.

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Chrissy slumps to defeat

8:47am Saturday 4th July 2009

CHRISSY Ohuruogu is waiting to fight another day after surprisingly slumping to sixth place over 400 metres at the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games in Oslo.

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Foster slams speed suits for causing record mayhem

9:56am Saturday 4th July 2009

FIVE-TIME Olympian Mark Foster has hit out at Federica Pellegrini and Speedo’s new performance-enhancing swimsuits for robbing Newcastle’s Jo Jackson of her 400m freestyle world record.

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Impressive Scott secures selection

10:20am Monday 29th June 2009

GATESHEAD Harrier Sally Scott guaranteed herself selection for the European Under-20 Championships in Serbia next month when she set a new meeting record winning the Aviva England Under-20 pole vault title at Bedford.

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Lowe stays focused on reaching Delhi

10:19am Monday 29th June 2009

WHILE the vast majority of British swimmers only have eyes for next month’s World Championships in Rome, Jemma Lowe insists she is focused on the bigger picture.

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Murray looks for a top-class result

9:24am Saturday 27th June 2009

WALLSEND middle-distance runner Ross Murray has vowed to take his revision frustration out on the track when he makes the trip to the European Junior Championships trials this weekend.

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Jackson eyes a treble

9:45am Saturday 27th June 2009

JO JACKSON’S bid for triple glory at this summer’s World Championships is alive and kicking after another recordbreaking swim at the British Gas Scottish National Championships.

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