Thursday 17 May 2012

Sports News

Play-off goal hero Brown looks to step it up

NUNEATON Town goal hero Andy Brown says playing in Blue Square Bet Premier will be like going from the Championship to the Premier League. The striker scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against

A family affair for Alex and Gaz

Gaz Dean

GAZ Dean says Nuneaton Town's promotion to the non-league elite has sealed a remarkable season for his family. The Boro centre-half was man of the match as they beat Gainsborough Trinity 1-0 on Sunday

New Nuns DoR to be appointed by end of month

NUNEATON RFC are aiming to name Mike Umaga's replacement by the end of the month. The Nuns director of rugby left at the end of the season, but chairman Robert Ryan says they are stepping up the

Promotion joy as Boro go up

GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 0 NUNEATON TOWN 1 ANDY Brown sent Nuneaton Town into the top flight of non league football for the first time since 2003 as they beat Gainsborough Trinity 1-0 in the Blue Square

Wilkin thanks Boro chairman for faith

Nuneaton Town manager Kevin Wilkin

NUNEATON Town manager Kevin Wilkin has thanked chairman Ian Neale for giving him a chance to prove his doubters wrong. Wilkin found himself facing calls he should be sacked when the team was dumped

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Nuneaton Town captain Mark Noon lifts the Blue Square Bet North play-off trophy

NUNEATON Town manager Kevin Wilkin was left "overwhelmed" after guiding his team back into the non league big time yesterday. Boro's 1-0 win at Gainsborough Trinity means they are in Blue Square Bet

Boro go in search of holy grail at Trinity

NUNEATON Town are one win from a place in Blue Square Bet Premier but manager Kevin Wilkin feels they are the underdogs to beat Gainsborough Trinity on Sunday. Wilkin says Boro's opponents start the

National Sport

Sacked Dalglish backs owners

Sacked Dalglish backs owners

Sacked Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has given his backing to owners Fenway Sports Group.

Cheltenham to face Crewe at Wembley

Cheltenham to face Crewe at Wembley

Cheltenham withstood heavy first-half pressure before goals from Jermaine McGlashan and Marlon Pack secured a 2-1 win at Torquay to confirm their place in the npower League Two play-off final.

British duo strike gold in Eindhoven

British duo strike gold in Eindhoven

Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow ended Great Britain's 74-year wait for a female European Diving Championships title in Eindhoven.

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Figures show fall in railway crimes

Figures show fall in railway crimes

Crime on Britain's railways has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to statistics.

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

Prosecution over runaway train

Prosecution over runaway train

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

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