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Darren's dishing out wise words

OLYMPIC gold medallist Darren Campbell was quick out of the blocks after his World Championship media duties to fly into the North East to give Tyneside youngsters some final training hints before they embark on their trip to Manchester for the final of the Reebok-supported Street Athletics. Read

Cycling: Jack a Master veteran

VETERAN Jack Watson prod-uced a vintage performance to land a bronze medal at the UCI Masters Road Race World Champion-ships in Austria. Read

Kingston put the bite on Vipers

NEWCASTLE Vipers faced Kingston Junior Ice Hockey Club in challenge matches at under-10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 levels at Newcastle Arena. Read

Coach looking at the bigger picture

FABULOUS Flournoy last night admitted Richard Midgley’s international commitments will ‘hurt’ Newcastle Eagles, but insisted he had no complaints that his most spectacular summer signing will miss the club’s pre-season campaign. Read

Shepherd’s gunning for British glory

JARROW’S John Shepherd has set his sights on breaking into the international set-up after the 64-year-old embarrassed the establishment at the British Open’s veteran down the line class at Bywell. Read

A very happy Miller’s tale!

THE Tartan Games incorporated the Celebral Palsy (CP) Sport Grand Prix, which this year had the added importance of being an IPC-ratified event with athletes chasing qualification for the Beijing Olympics. Read

Niall just Flan-tastic

IT CAME as no surprise when Niall Flannery was awarded the male Track Athlete Of The Match Award at the UKA National Young Athletes’ Auxilliary final at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Read

Sheva aims to hit net

VIPERS star Akexsandr Shev-chenko today revealed he was out to make a name for himself by scoring goals in a different sport and for a different team ahead of the new Elite League season. Read

Captaincy is not a Bridge too far

EAGLES player-coach Fab Flournoy has paid a glowing tribute to his new Captain Fantastic Andrew Bridge after asking the Chesterfield-born guard to lead the team this season. Read

Defoe ‘can be a great’

PAUL Blake believes Darius Defoe can become one of the biggest stars in the BBL after persuading the fast-emerging forward to return for a fourth successive season with Newcastle Eagles. Read

‘Too old’ for the Olympics team

HE is the first Englishman to win the overall “high gun” on overseas territory at clay pigeon shooting’s European Down the Line Championships, but Wallsend’s Ian Mullarkey is resigned to the fact that at 39 he is too old to make it to the Olympics. Read

A reward for True Brit Tom

NEWCASTLE Eagles moved closer to completing their line-up for the new season after handing last year’s rookie sensation Tom Sherlock a new contract. Read

New recruit McDonald minded to do his best

RYAN McDONALD today explained how he had shaken off his jetlag to arrive on the Newcastle Vipers scene with a bang before confessing: “I don’t like losing.” Read

Wells has sights on gold medal

MATT Wells was optimistic of returning to next year’s World Rowing Championships a gold medallist despite a disappointing finish to this year’s regatta. Read

Newcastle Diamonds 47

Rye House Rockets 43 Read

Exciting Vipers showing quality

WITH the defensive-orientated playbooks of the past consigned to the dustbin the new-look Vipers proved more than a match for double winners Coventry over the weekend. Read

Winner Wall enjoys a stroll in the Park

IN-FORM Terry Wall broke the monopoly of Sunderland Harriers when he won yesterday’s Michael Page Memorial 10k Multi-Terrain Race at the Hetton Lyons Country Park on Wearside. Read

Warriors start with five-star show

WHITLEY Warriors new coaching duo of Andrew Carter and Karl Culley made a winning start last night. Read

Vipers tune-up boosts coach

NEWCASTLE VIPERS head coach Rob Wilson said today he was happy with the his side’s pre-season progress. Read

My shooting star can fly

NEWCASTLE play-caller Fab Flournoy has promised that supporters can look forward to a lot more from Darius Defoe after re-signing the young Eagles star. Read

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