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Merseyside stars ready themselves for Beijing

AS Matthew Owens and David Forrester confirmed their places among the top 10 juniors in the world at the World Junior Championships in Poland, Michael Rimmer prepares to make a similar bid at the Olympic Games next month. Read

Seven from West Cheshire shine at Gateshead

SEVEN West Cheshire AC members experienced the two-day English Schools Track and Field Championships at Gateshead. Read

Jumping for joy at Beijing mission

Jumping for joy at Beijing mission

ITS been quite some journey,” was Louise Lyons’ frank assessment of her rise from a schoolgirl taking pony classes to budding Olympic medallist. Read

Brick looks to build on Hungary trip

Brick looks to build on Hungary trip

KATE BRICK certainly won’t forget her first taste of international athletics. Read

Forrester flies into final, but Smith not so lucky

THERE were contrasting fortunes for David Forrester and Chris Smith in their respective heats of the World Junior Championships held at Bydgoszcz in Poland. Read

Prove your skills and get chance to meet Deng

BUDDING Liverpool basketballers are invited to Greenbank Academy on Sunday at 10am as Nike aim to unearth the next Luol Deng. Read

No alarms, no surprises when littleis on offeris on offer

IN less than two weeks the Rugby Football League will unveil the 14 clubs which have been given licences for the next three seasons. Read

Yorkshire’s costly cup blunder

IT is possible that in selecting Azeem Rafiq, Yorkshire have made the costliest mistake in cricket history. Read

Facebook lands teen in very hot water

SUMMER transfer sagas involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Barry have filled the long days with their twists and turns as agents, chairmen and even family members have contributed to the confusion. Read

Ellison triumphs

CYCLING: Ashurst BC’s Phil Ellison was the star of the inter-club events last week. In good conditions he won the 25-mile time-trial at Bickerstaffe in 56 minutes, six seconds. Read

Trio net Beijing Olympic dream

THREE Liverpool athletes are well on their way to completing their sporting dreams after being selected for the Paralympics Games in Beijing. Read

Williamson sisters jumping for joy after reaching National finals

SISTERS Lauren and Bethany Williamson are jumping for joy after securing spots in the British Trampolining Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham in July. Read

BOB BRYAN and Samantha Stosur claimed the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with a straight sets victory over the top seeds, Bryan’s brother Mike and Katarina Srebotnik, on Court One.

Bryan, from the US, and Australian doubles expert Stosur broke their opponents at the crucial point in the first set to take the advantage in a match switched from Centre Court due to the epic men’s singles final last night. Read

SATURDAY:

Women’s Singles Final: (7) Venus Williams (USA) bt (6) Serena Williams (USA) 7-5 6-4 Read

Fleet-footed Hilton books best male athlete award

NATHAN HILTON (LPS) won the National Junior League 400m at Wavertree in 49.5 seconds to earn the male athlete of the match award. Read

Brennan wins

CYCLING: The Tour of Blackpool on the July 20 is the next qualifying event in the Liverpool Echo Star Trophy senior competition. Read

Poland championships date awaits talented trio

CHRIS SMITH (Wirral), Matthew Owens (Liverpool) and David Forrester (St Helens-Sutton) have been selected to compete for Great Britain in the World Junior Championships in Poland. Read

Dutchman denies Southport's Fleetwood victory

SOUTHPORT teenager Tommy Fleetwood was denied a magnificent win in the Amateur Championship as Reinier Saxon became only the second Dutchman to win the competition in the 36-hole final at Turnberry. Read

Roger Federer: I'm still the man to beat

ROGER FEDERER feels he remains a big favourite to win a sixth straight Wimbledon title and warned his critics that reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Read

Stratton’s first

SAILING: Bad weather hit the local Regatta programme at the weekend. Read

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