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Basketball: Leicester Riders 87 Newcastle Eagles 81

IN a game where pride was the only thing at stake, the Eagles came up short in Leicester last night.Read

Boxing: Victory for Darlington boxer Stuey Hall

STUEY HALL has a new decoration for his house today after landing the British bantamweight belt for keeps.Read

Sea Angling: Marine toys can be a life-saver

“TOYS For boys”, our other halves mockingly call them, but they could possibly save your life.Read

Game Angling: Regional round-up

TOP-CLASS sport with a rod average for the week of just over four fish per angler, with both fly and multi-anglers in the thick of the action.Read

Coarse Angling: High winds make life difficult for hardy anglers

THE midweek high winds made angling a bit hard for the hardy few who were not bothered about the conditions, and despite presentation being difficult, those who persevered had some satisfying results.Read

Basketball: It’s no old pals act for new boy

FRIENDS for five years but enemies for 40 minutes – that is how Newcastle new boy Drew Lasker is approaching the Eagles’ crunch clash with the Plymouth Raiders tonight.Read

Basketball: Worcester Wolves 78 Newcastle Eagles 79

A SIMPLY incredible game of basketball in Worcester last night saw the Newcastle Eagles somehow dig out yet another nail-biting win and keep themselves in with a real chance of winning the BBL Championship.Read

Golf: Graeme Storm aims for top-10 finish

ROCKLIFFE Hall’s Graeme Storm landed two eagles in a four-under round of 68 in Morocco for a three-round total of 211. He’s hoping for a top-10 finish going into the last day of the Hassan Trophy on the Golf du Palais Royal course.Read

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Two tiger trout have been landed this last week both from the Bay of Plenty, the first one was caught by Bob Ramshaw on a Yellow Dancer and the second by Neil Collins on a Dawson’s Olive, both anglers had entered the pool and left a few hundred pounds better off. Fly anglers are still finding lots of fish in the Bay of Plenty area with lures still catching well, try the likes of Dawson’s Olive, Cats Whisker, Viva Cats and Orange Fritz. Multi-bait anglers have had the most success around the Pow Hill area with ledgered power bait and pellets/magic dust producing the most takes.Read

Fish feeding so anglers are out in force

SPORT throughout the area remains upbeat with the much warmer conditions encouraging most species to feed, which in turn is attracting more anglers to the banksides.Read

”Sea Angling 2012” – what is that all about, you may ask?

Well, after the failure of the last survey done by CEFAS to find out what, where, and how much we catch, this has taken its place.Read

Capello and England deserve each other

AT times this week it has been tempting to compare Fabio Capello to one of those Texas death row inmates, filing one last doomed appeal to the Governor while all the while his detractors fire up the metaphorical electric chair.Read

Regional rivalry played its part in the demise of fallen Vipers

THE sad demise of Newcastle Vipers brought to mind something North East boxing great Glenn McCrory said to me the other week.Read

We must handle the heat of battle

NEWCASTLE Eagles assistant boss Dave Forrester has warned there are plenty more hard yards to cover in the most frenetic BBL title scramble in history.Read

Ken’s item has bags of appeal

GOLF: Kenneth Ferrie’s record- equalling round of 60 in Malaga yesterday is a bonus for the cash strapped Northumberland Junior Golfing Association.Read

Region’s juniors have their own race to Dubai

ALL junior members of every club in Durham County have their own version of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai this season . . . the inaugural Race 2 Rockliffe.Read

Sea Angling: Reference areas up for discussion

THE next North East regional MCZ (Marine Conservation Zone) Hub meeting at the Little Haven Hotel, at South Shields, on Monday should be interesting.Read

Coarse Angling: Boost for Whittle Dean anglers

THERE was some excellent news this week for local coarse anglers. Following a request from the Tyneside Anglers Alliance it has been agreed that Whittle Dene Reservoirs will now be open to coarse anglers for 52 weeks a year. Read

McCrory: The Fighter does not touch my story

GLENN McCrory’s remarkable life story is about to hit stage and screen but he still hopes to write a final, triumphant chapter – as he tells Chief Sports Writer Mark Douglas.Read

Basketball: Eagles destiny will be decided in weeks

FAB FLOURNOY believes the destiny of the closest BBL title ever will be decided in the next fortnight.Read

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