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ATHLETICS: Danny’s on the pace

5:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE sprint star Danny Talbot is hoping he’s on the right track for this summer’s major competitions after a pleasing start to his new outdoor season.

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TRIATHLON: Max sets standard at Bradford races

2:30pm Friday 24th May 2013

WESTWOOD’S Max Hazell ran out the winner of his hometown race last weekend as he triumphed at the Bradford on Avon standard distance triathlon.

CANOEING: Ed still has medal hunger

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Ed McKeever might not be high up the list of recognised London 2012 gold medallists but the 29-year-old insists he likes it that way as he targets the defence of his title in Rio in 2016.

CANOEING: McKeever fourth in Racice

9:42pm Sunday 19th May 2013

OLYMPIC champion Ed McKeever finished off the podium in the second of this year's World Cup races in the Czech Republic today.

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BOXING: Blackwell title hunt

3:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

PROMOTER PJ Rowson says he will consider every avenue for Nick Blackwell to challenge for more major titles.

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ATHLETICS: Dan passing on the benefits of relays

11:00am Friday 17th May 2013

DAN Cossins is hoping to play his own small role in rejuvenating Great Britain’s relay culture after being appointed as coach for the junior relay squad for this summer’s European Under 20 Championship, writes Kevin Fahey.

BOXING: Tough assignment looms for Blackwell

2:43pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE middleweight Nick 'Bang Bang' Blackwell has been handed a tough match-up in his next fight in Swindon next month.

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CANOEING: World silver for McKeever

5:24pm Sunday 12th May 2013

OLYMPIC champion Ed McKeever claimed silver in the first World Cup meeting of the season in Szeged, Hungary, today.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Nicholson takes stock

3:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

MARLBOROUGH rider Andrew Nicholson was philosophical about missing out on a place in the record books as he finished third at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

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MOTORCYCLING: Victor-y

3:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE’S Victor Cox sees no reason why he can’t be National Superstock 1000 series champion after topping the podium for the first time on Bank Holiday Monday.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: County riders savour trials experience

2:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

GREAT Somerford’s Beanie Sturgis says that the local support she received at Badminton put an extra spring in her step.

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SWIMMING: Chloe making a real splash

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE Amateur Swimming Club’s Para-lympian Chloe Davies is getting ready to take on the world once again after qualifying for this summer’s IPC World Championships in Montreal.

CASTLE COMBE: Norton still has the win formula

12:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

BRATTON driver Ben Norton proved he had lost none of his winning touch when he roared to victory at Castle Combe’s Motors TV Live race day on Bank Holiday Monday, writes John Moon.

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MOTOR RACING: Norton returns in style

12:03pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

BRATTON driver Ben Norton proved he had lost none of his winning touch after roaring to victory at Castle Combe’s Motors TV Live race day on Bank Holiday Monday.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Paget secures debut triumph

4:44pm Monday 6th May 2013

GERMAN master Michael Jung's bid for total domination of world eventing ended in final fence agony today as the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials delivered a dramatic finish.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Tom shines on Badminton debut

12:02pm Monday 6th May 2013

TOM McEwen's Badminton dream really came to life on Sunday.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY THREE: Jung in box seat

8:40pm Sunday 5th May 2013

GERMAN master Michael Jung is ready to spoil the party tomorrow for Rolex Grand Slam contenders William Fox-Pitt and Andrew Nicholson by capturing his first Mitsubishi Motors Badminton title.

• BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY TWO: Fox-Pitt relishes Nicholson battle
• BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY TWO: Phillips into contention

BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY TWO: Fox-Pitt relishes Nicholson battle

7:00pm Saturday 4th May 2013

BRITISH Olympian William Fox-Pitt and world number one Andrew Nicholson will tomorrow step up their thrilling head-to-head race for eventing's richest prize - the £230,000 Rolex Grand Slam.

• BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY TWO: Phillips into contention
• BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY ONE: Big two in Trials contention

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY TWO: Phillips into contention

4:50pm Saturday 4th May 2013

ZARA Phillips put herself firmly in contention at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials today with a quality dressage performance on her London 2012 horse High Kingdom.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS DAY ONE: Big two in Trials contention

7:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

BRITISH Olympian William Fox-Pitt and world number one Andrew Nicholson will tomorrow crank up their bid to land the richest prize in eventing.

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SWIMMING: Steph’s relief

4:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

STEPHANIE Millward felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders as she qualified for this summer’s IPC World Championships on the first day of the 2013 British International Disability Swimming Championships.

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SNOOKER: Harrison looks to take second cue

1:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

BEN Harrison says that he is not feeling dispirited by having to go down the hard route to achieve his dream of qualifying for the World Snooker Tour.

BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Grand designs

4:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

WORLD number one Andrew Nicholson says he’ll put the allure of clinching the historic Grand Slam of Eventing to the back of his mind when he gets stuck in to this week’s Badminton Horse Trials.

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BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: The Badminton magic just never fades for Harry

1:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

WEST Littleton’s Harry Meade reckons that the excitement surrounding Badminton would be at fever pitch even if last year’s trials had not been rained off.

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MOTOR RACING: Superkarts come to Combe

9:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

THE Motors TV Live Race Day will welcome the opening round of the MSA British Superkart Championship to the Castle Combe circuit on Bank Holiday Monday (MAy 6).

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BOWLS: Colebrooke on form on finals day

6:01pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

ANDREW Colebrooke was the most successful competitor at the Clarrie Dunbar Indoor Club’s annual club championship finals last week.

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SWIMMING: County trio in World Championships squad

12:48pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

WILTSHIRE Paralympians Stephanie Millward, Chloe Davies and Aaron Moores have been included in the British Disability Swimming team for this summer's IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

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SWIMMING: Chloe makes more waves in Sheffield

9:19pm Saturday 27th April 2013

TROWBRIDGE ASC swimmer Chloe Davies continued to impress at the British International Disability Championships in Sheffield today.

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SWIMMING: Wiltshire duo return to Sheffield pool

11:18am Friday 26th April 2013

WITLSHIRE Paralympians Stephanie Millward and Chloe Davies were again in action on day two of the British International Disability Championships in Sheffield this morning.

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SNOOKER: Is it Ben’s big break?

1:30pm Friday 26th April 2013

TWO matches could change Hawkeridge player Ben Harrison’s life forever this weekend.

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ATHLETICS: Personal best for Fiona a capital gain

1:00pm Friday 26th April 2013

FIONA Price smashed her personal best with a superb run in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday.

BOXING: Blackwell’s in limbo over title eliminator

12:00pm Friday 26th April 2013

NICK Blackwell’s promoter PJ Rowson admits that a British middleweight title eliminator against Prince Arron isn’t looking likely to come to fruition.

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BOXING: Gareth the showman

10:30am Friday 26th April 2013

BRADFORD on Avon boxer Gareth Heard says all that matters to him when he steps in to the ring is putting on a good show.

BOWLS: Sweet revenge

8:30am Friday 26th April 2013

CLARRIE Dunbar men stormed to victory over arch rivals Bristol in the prestigious Warner Leisure Hotels Wessex League Championship final last Sunday.

SWIMMING: Chloe on form in Sheffield

9:19pm Thursday 25th April 2013

TROWBRIDGE ASC swimmer Chloe Davies set a new British record time as she secured a World Championship qualifying time at the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield tonight.

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SWIMMING: Millward beats qualifying mark in Sheffield

12:59pm Thursday 25th April 2013

STEPHANIE Millward was second overall after the heats of the women's multi-disability (MD) 100 backstroke at the British Gas International Disability Swimming Championships.

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CANOEING: GB selection for McKeever and Brown

10:25am Monday 22nd April 2013

BRADFORD on Avon paddlers Ed McKeever and Hannah Brown have been included in Great Britain's senior sprint team for this summer's programme.

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BOXING: Wait is worth it as Gareth gets a shot

3:00pm Friday 19th April 2013

GARETH Heard reckons he deserves his chance to challenge for a title for the first time after biding his time for longer than he can bear to remember.

SWIMMING: Busy schedule is no trial for Stephanie

12:00pm Friday 19th April 2013

CORSHAM swim star Stephanie Millward might be forgiven for being a bag of nerves as she prepares for two key dates in her calendar.

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ATHLETICS: Hier goes Diane

12:00pm Friday 19th April 2013

DIANE Hier is far too experienced a competitor to start predicting how fast she will run in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday, but there is a quiet confidence about her that suggests 2013 may be her year, writes Kevin Fahey.