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Pietersen puts England on course
KEVIN Pietersen chose Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Lord's Test appearance to announce himself as a worthy successor as the world's best batsman and put England on course for victory in the opening npower Test. For the last 18 years of Tendulkar's illustrious
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Ottis gets ten out of ten against Hants
HAMPSHIRE were the victims as Durham's Ottis Gibson became the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an LV County Championship innings for 13 years. The 38-year-old Barbadian had figures of 17.3-47-10 as Hampshire were dismissed for 115 at Chester-le-Street
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Opening round scuppers Rose's Open hopes
HAMPSHIRE'S Justin Rose can put the five shots he finished behind Open winner Padraig Harrington down to his first round 75. In-form Rose shot rounds of 70 and 67, followed by yesterday's 70 on the Open's final three days. It left him in joint
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Gibson takes all 10 against sorry Hampshire
Durham bowler Ottis Gibson this afternoon became the 79th bowler in first-class cricket to take all ten wickets when he single-handedly dismissed Hampshire for 115. Gibson, 38, becomes the first player to manage the feat since Debisish Mohanty in 2000
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Hampshire ace KP hits Test ton
Kevin Pietersen emerged from a disappointing run of recent form to claim a crucial century and guide England into a commanding lead in the opening npower Test against India this afternoon. By his own lofty standards, the Hampshire batsman has struggled
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At least the sun came out for the Mug's Game 5
THE date Saturday, January 21st has been in the diary since late last summer. I always had in mind that I would organise one of the 80 races planned for the 2007 challenge and so the Mug's Game 5 was born. For the past nine months I have been planning
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Saints to benefit from Premiership 'solidarity' payments
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has welcomed a windfall of more than £90million from the Premier League as the two bodies attempt to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. The Premier League have agreed a three-year 'solidarity
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How retiring minister came to terms with the Harold Shipman murders
THERE was a moment when the Rev Ian Johnson was forced to call his own judgement into question. He had worked alongside Dr Harold Shipman for several years during his time as rector in the communities of Denton and Haughton, in Greater Manchester. They
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Netley Marsh Steam Fair cancelled
FLOODING has forced organisers to cancel the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair today. The plug has been pulled on the annual show on its third day after the recent heavy rain left the site like a mud bath. Vehicles were unable to move around the fields
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Posters seek witnesses to sex attack on Southampton Common
POSTERS urging witnesses to come forward following a daylight attack on Southampton Common will be put up over the coming days. Scores of the appeals will be placed around the area close to where a 19-year-old girl was grabbed by a stranger who tried
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Ten years for drugs mastermind 'Miss Boss'
SHE was dubbed "Miss Boss" by her fellow gang members. Ha Nguyen, 35, was the brains behind one of Hampshire's first cannabis factories. Today she was starting a ten-year jail sentence. Nguyen grew more than 400 cannabis plants with a potential street
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Gas alert shuts road for three hours
MAJOR road closures are in force today after a car ploughed into a gas substation rupturing a mains pipe. The busy A27 at Titchfield, near Fareham, was shut for three hours while gas engineers carry out emergency repairs. Police said a 21-year-old
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Mayor's backing to find pirates' hidden hoard
TWO Southamp-ton-based treasure hunters are gaining support in their hope to find a fortune in buried pirate treasure. Eastleigh mayor Councillor Roger Smith is backing attempts by treasure seekers Cerris Francis and Sir Paul Hallam to retrieve a mass
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A thoroughbred offering at the Mayflower
THE successful West End production of Donkeys' Years, Michael Frayn's farce, arrives on a major national tour with an all-star cast including Sara Crowe, Ian Lavender and Norman Pace at The Mayflower this autumn. Donkeys' Years was a huge triumph when
