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           <title>Durham v Middlesex &#40;day four, lunch)</title>
           
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  DURHAM showed little inclination to press on this morning, other than in Scott Borthwick’s whippet-like running between the wickets.
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           <title>Magpies facing striker battle</title>
           
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  AFTER conceding defeat is likely in the race to land Andy Carroll, Newcastle United have learned they now face an even greater challenge to land another leading transfer target.
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           <title>Di Canio facing huge fight to keep keeper on Wearside</title>
           
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  PAOLO DI CANIO faces a massive fight to keep Simon Mignolet at the Stadium of Light with Sunderland braced to receive record-busting offers for the highly-rated Belgian goalkeeper.
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           <title>Quakers start looking to the future</title>
           
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  While Darlington this week made three new signings in preparation for next season, they have also a long-term vision and have announced plans to hold trials for its newly-formed youth club.
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           <title>New Pools boss excited to get Victoria Park buzzing again</title>
           
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  FORMER Middlesbrough defender Colin Cooper was named Hartlepool United's new manager yesterday and then immediately outlined a desire to bring the good times back to Victoria Park with help from around the region.
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           <title>Tees Rowing Club beat the rain to stage successful Regatta</title>
           
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  GIVEN that huge swathes of the North-East were under water last weekend, it seems fitting that Tees Rowing Club chose one of the wettest days of the year for their annual Tees Regatta.
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           <title>Spotlight: North-East skiing star hoping to make history at Winter Olympics</title>
           
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  The North-East has never produced a Winter Olympic medallist, but Durham's Emily Sarsfield will travel to Sochi next March with a realistic hope of creating history. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson met the ski cross star as she made a rare return to the region
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           <title>The Insider - Boro defend unpaid role</title>
           
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  MIDDLESBROUGH have defended their policy to hold an unpaid position within their physiotherapy department after being identified as one of 37 clubs advertising jobs offering no money.
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           <title>Brothers aim to bring the World Cup back to England</title>
           
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  ENGLAND'S performances at major tournaments have been extremely underwhelming in recent years, but two electricians from Stockton will aim to surpass their efforts when they take part in the Over-40s Football World Cup this month.
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           <title>Players can benefit from a woman's touch</title>
           
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  Since Sir Alex Ferguson's appointment as Manchester Untied boss some 27 years ago, aside from the emergence of foreign players, European football, academies, Sky Sports and even compulsory seating for fans, back room and medical teams have also developed expansively.
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  DEAN Richards insists Newcastle Falcons will be taking nothing for granted despite enjoying a healthy advantage ahead of next week's play-off final decider with Bedford.
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           <title>Storm makes the cut at the PGA Championship</title>
           
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  HARTLEPOOL'S Graeme Storm carded three birdies on the back nine this afternoon to ensure he made the cut at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth with plenty to spare.
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           <title>Durham gain no credit for recovery against Hampshire</title>
           
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  DURHAM suffered a disappointing five-wicket defeat by holders Hampshire in the YB 40 League match at the Ageas Bowl after staging an excellent recovery with the bat.
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           <title>Hard work starts for Paolo</title>
           
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  PAOLO DI CANIO’S jaw-dropping sermon on the professionalism – or lack thereof – of his current Sunderland squad, dispensed after a late defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, had plenty of red and white fans nodding in agreement.
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  No play before lunch, although it’s not as black as it was been over Bill’s mothers. That phrase has been rumoured to be a reference to Bill Proud, who hailed from Bishop Auckland and played 74 matches for Durham from 1947-55, many of them as captain. Unfortunately he had passed away before Lance Cairns’ arrival at the club, where the former New Zealand all-rounder enjoyed a few beers on Wednesday night with old team-mates like Bill Blenkiron.
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           <title>Pools appoint Cooper and Hignett</title>
           
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  HARTLEPOOL UNITED have confirmed former Middlesbrough defender Colin Cooper as their new manager.
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           <title>Sunderland make first signing of summer</title>
           
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  SUNDERLAND have lined up promising Altrincham teenager Duncan Watmore to move to Wearside on July 1.
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           <title>Match Report: Bedford 9 Newcastle Falcons 18</title>
           
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  NEWCASTLE moved a step closer to a return to the Aviva Premiership after claiming a nine-point lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth doing most of the damage.
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           <title>The best and the worst of North-East football during 2012-13</title>
           
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  WITH the domestic football season having finished last weekend, its time to pick out some personal highlights and lowlights from the last nine months. The only caveat? Only matches I've actually seen this season count.
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  ALAN Pardew has emerged from his end-of-season debrief with Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias with his position as Newcastle United manager strengthened.
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  ALFRED N'DIAYE claims Paolo Di Canio's hardline approach has come as nothing new to Sunderland's foreign players.
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  DURHAM will be praying that the weather allows them to avoid a repeat of the Yorkshire match after Graham Onions bowled them into a dominant position against Middlesex.
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           <title>Donald left trailing after struggling at Wentworth</title>
           
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  SOUTH AFRICA’S James Kingston claimed the clubhouse lead in the weather-disrupted BMW PGA Championship as Luke Donald’s bid for a third straight victory suffered a potentially fatal blow.
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           <title>Room for KP to return?</title>
           
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  CAPTAIN Alastair Cook believes the spectre of Kevin Pietersen’s return will create healthy competition in England’s batting line-up during the second Investec Test against New Zealand.
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  CONTRIBUTER had to settle for second at Chester this month but can get back on the winning trail in the Casco Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood.
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  DEREK Llambias has backed Alan Pardew to drive Newcastle United forward this season following a productive meeting between the duo and Magpies owner Mike Ashley.
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  HARTLEPOOL'S Graeme Storm limited the damage of an up-and-down round with a birdie on the last as he finished the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth with a one-over-par total of 73.
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  THERE was further frustration in the afternoon for Durham through two rain breaks and a sixth-wicket stand of 68 between Neil Dexter and John Simpson.
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  TITUS Bramble has confirmed he will leave Sunderland when his contract expires at the end of next month.
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  HE has already identified a number of reasons behind Middlesbrough's downfall last season, but manager Tony Mowbray has revealed the lack of core players is a major problem that he is desperate to change.
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  HE has labelled members of his squad ignorant and arrogant this week, but Paolo Di Canio insists there are players at Sunderland with the right attitude and has urged everyone to follow the example set by stand-in captain John O'Shea.
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  Chris Hunter last night became Darlington's third arrival of the week, the defender joining from Shildon a year after manager Martin Gray first tried to sign him.
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  NEWCASTLE will aim to maintain a 100 per cent winning record against Bedford this season in tonight’s Championship final first leg at Goldington Road.
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  ANDREW GALE insists he will not shy away from what would surely be the toughest decision of his cricketing career so far – dropping himself from Yorkshire’s County Championship team.
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