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Missed cuts
Gary Emerson stopped a run of four successive missed cuts when he made it through to the final stages of the Dubai Desert Classic. But there was heartbreak for Southampton's Richard Bland, who missed out by one shot after a brave fight to grab a share
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COUNTY CHAMPIONS:
The victorious Winchester City team celebrate winning the Hampshire Under-18 Midweek Floodlit Cup final after beating Camberley 4-3 at Gosport Borough on Thursay night. For the best coverage of all the county finals in the next few weeks, don't miss the
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Clonmore, container, 0530, 205w; Lembitu, roro, 0530, 30; NYK Sirius, container, 0600, 206; Trinidad, vehicle, 0630, 40; Grande Ellade, vehicle, 1230, 201; Lijnbaansgracht, cargo, 1230, 46; MOL Precision, container, 1800, 207
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INDOOR CRICKET - Glimmer of hope
Back-to-back wins over BAT Sports and Ventnor have given South Wilts a slight chance of making the NatWest Under-16 Indoor Cricket League finals at the Rose Bowl. But they will have to beat Havant tomorrow and hope that the Isle of Wight loses its last
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Frozen out - the champion skater who is 'too old'
HE IS Hampshire's answer to Olympic skating superstar Robin Cousins. However, champion skater Peter Baker has been frozen out of world class competition - because he is too old. Peter Baker, 67, is British Adult Free Skating Champion in the over-50s category
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City cardiac team rated among best
Southampton heart patients receive some of the best clinical care in the world, according to new figures. Data published by the Wessex Cardiac Unit at Southampton General Hospital shows there were 34 post-operative deaths among 1,465 adult patients who
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Runners on track
Winchester & District's athletes are revving up nicely for the new track and field season. While Louis Sellers, pictured, took silver in the AAA Indoor Under-20 Championships in Birmingham, clubmate Kieran Showler-Davis has been officially credited
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Prutton - yet another Jekyll & Hyde
It is amazing how passionate Americans are about what we view as minority sports. I'm just back from a visit to the States and when I'm there I like to pull their legs about how they can call things the World Series when usually they are the only country
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Coach has boss dream
SAINTS coach Kevin Bond wants to follow in the footsteps of mentors Harry and Jim. Bond worked with Redknapp at West Ham and Portsmouth before becoming his first 'signing' as Saints boss just a day into his St Mary's management stint. But the ex-Saints
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Harry sets Saints five wins from ten target
Harry Redknapp believes 36 points will be enough to keep Saints up. Saints go into today's St Mary's clash with Tottenham third from bottom with 21 points from 28 matches. So if boss Redknapp's calculations prove correct, they need five wins from their
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SNOOKER - Cue beauties!
Southampton players have continued their domination of the Southern England Cuestars tournament at Salisbury. Mike Finn beat Mark McLean, 20, in the final but the travelling companions split the £240 prize money. In-form Jason Hildyard earned himself
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DARTS - Wallace's aim is to keep hold of his title
Darts players are already on the practice oche in preparation for the popular Daily Echo Hamp-shire Open. The top tournament has quickly risen to one of the best county opens in the country and last year attracted more competitors than the English Open
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BASKETBALL - Stars needing a Magic result
Some four hours after Solent Stars' under-18 men end their Sureshot Cup final against Doncaster today, the Solent Stars senior men step out on the same court against Manchester Magic (Amaechi Basketball Centre, 7.30pm). Defeat for Solent would condemn
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Fianc's tribute to tragic teacher, 23
THE fianc of a young Hampshire teacher who died after she suffered an epileptic fit has paid tribute to her sense of fun and dedication to her job. David Molyneaux, 28, told the Daily Echo he was still "numb" from the shock of losing Faye Wrigglesworth
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Drink 50% more likely to kill city men
MEN in Southampton are almost 50 per cent more likely to die from drinking alcohol than their counterparts in the rest of the England. New figures show 22.1 out of every 100,000 male deaths in the city were alcohol-related compared to 14.7 per 100,000
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'Give Prutton fine to Ted's statue appeal'
SAINTS fans are calling on the club to donate David Prutton's fine for being sent off against Arsenal towards a statue of Southampton legend Ted Bates. The midfielder has been docked two weeks' wages by the club - a sum believed to be about £20,000. Saints
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Hall built on graves still dividing village
A CONTROVERSIAL new church hall, built on top of a graveyard, will be unveiled to the public for the first time today. A long-running row erupted in Hordle over the decision to build the £600,000 Victorian-style hall in the local churchyard. Objectors
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Pupils rise to the challenge
TALENTED young performers from Hampshire have been taking to the stage for this year's Global Rock Challenge. Children aged 11 to 18, from 27 schools, filled Southampton Guildhall in a bid to show off their musical talents, promoting self-esteem and an
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Bear raises £17,000 for tsunami fund
DAILY Echo readers have helped raise £17,000 for the Daily Echo-backed tsunami appeal. Almost 3,000 Cubly bears have been snapped up, making at least £5 each towards the relief work in southern Asia following the Boxing Day disaster. Five thousand bears
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We're going bananas for Fair Trade!
BANANAS were dished out in the street this week to celebrate the first anniversary of Southampton becoming a Fairtrade city. Hundreds of visitors popped into the charity shop in Shirley High Street for a free cup of fairly-traded tea or coffee and city
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Icy forecast that killed off our sales
DEPARTMENT store chain John Lewis gave weather forecasters an icy blast, claiming "inaccurate and exaggerated" warnings helped knock £1.32m off sales. The chain, which has a branch in Southampton's WestQuay centre, pointed to overly pessimistic forecasts
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21st Two Saints birthday
If you're too late to enter the B&Q Eastleigh 10k Road Race on Sunday week (March 13), Southampton can offer a good alternative the following weekend. The popular Two Saints 10k - formerly known as St Dismas - starts at 10am on Sunday, March 20, catering
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QUASHIE GO GO!
Saints gave themselves a massive boost in their battle for survival with a 1-0 win against Tottenham. The victory was only their fourth in the Premiership all season and like the previous three, came at St Mary's. Nigel Quashie scored the decisive goal
