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Westley back at Stevenage

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:45:17 GMT

Graham Westley has made a shock return to Stevenage.

Rodgers: Season cannot peter out

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:45:16 GMT

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant his players will not allow the season to fizzle out despite a lack of tangible targets.

Smells like team spirit to Lambert

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:45:16 GMT

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has praised the way his young squad are handling the pressure of being involved in a Barclays Premier League relegation dogfight.

Holt 'bugged' by England snub

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:45:16 GMT

Grant Holt has revealed his irritation at being overlooked by England last summer.

Wilkinson: Team-mates helped me decide

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:45:16 GMT

Jonny Wilkinson has revealed he canvassed the opinions of fellow fly-half stars Matt Giteau and Frederic Michalak before electing to extend his career for a further year.

Holt "bugged" by England snub

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:45:17 GMT

Grant Holt has revealed his irritation at being overlooked by England last summer.

Ryder out of coma and talking

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:45:15 GMT

New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder is out of an induced coma and talking, according to his manager Aaron Klee.

Fitzgerald down about McNamara

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:45:15 GMT

Grand National-winning rider Mick Fitzgerald has spoken of his sadness and of the risks involved in racing after it was revealed by the family of rider JT McNamara that the serious neck injury he suffered in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival has led to paralysis.

O'Shea devastated by defeat

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:18 GMT

Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea claimed he felt "devastated" for his players on Friday night after the reigning Aviva Premiership champions slumped to a third successive league defeat.

Wane praise for Richards

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:17 GMT

Wigan coach Shaun Wane hailed veteran winger Pat Richards after his two-try show helped the Warriors to a 26-14 win over St Helens in the Good Friday derby at the DW Stadium.

Clark avoids play-off talk

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:17 GMT

Birmingham manager Lee Clark downplayed talk of a late play-off charge after his side ran riot at Crystal Palace.

Adkins keeps cards close to chest

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:17 GMT

Manager Nigel Adkins will happily use every trick he can to help keep Reading in the Barclays Premier League.

Agar expects win to stand

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:17 GMT

Wakefield coach Richard Agar expects his side to be awarded the points after Friday night's Super League match at Castleford was abandoned seven minutes from the end with them leading 37-16.

Ferguson sure Rio can handle any flak

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:16 GMT

Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Rio Ferdinand will not be affected by any abuse from the stands as a result of his England withdrawal.

Lambert wants pair to stay at Villa

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:16 GMT

Paul Lambert insists in-form Aston Villa strike duo Christian Benteke and Andreas Weimann will remain with the club next season.

Wenger in warning to Gunners

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:45:16 GMT

Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal team how they perform over the Barclays Premier League run-in will decide his summer transfer plans.

Murray fights back to book Ferrer final

Flintshire Chronicle — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:45:15 GMT

British number one Andy Murray held off a strong challenge from Richard Gasquet to claim a 6-7 (3/7) 6-1 6-2 win and book a place in the Sony Open final against David Ferrer.

Confusion reigns at Castleford

Flintshire Chronicle — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:45:16 GMT

Friday night's West Yorkshire Super League derby at Castleford was abandoned in confusing circumstances with seven minutes left to play.

Quins slide continues

Flintshire Chronicle — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:45:16 GMT

Reigning Aviva Premiership champions Harlequins slipped to their third successive league defeat as Gloucester won a scintillating contest 17-15 at Kingsholm.

Palace promotion hopes hit

Flintshire Chronicle — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:45:15 GMT

Crystal Palace's hopes of getting themselves firmly in the automatic promotion shake-up were dealt a hammer blow as they were stunned 4-0 at home by Birmingham.