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Gilks glee at call-up

FOOTBALL:

MATT Gilks is set to complete the remarkable path from Heyside Juniors to the international stage.

The Blackpool goalkeeper (28) has been drafted in to Craig Levein’s Scotland squad for the first time for tonight’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas and Liechtenstein at Hampden on Tuesday.

He was born in Rochdale but is eligible through his grandmother from Perth, whom he claims instilled in him the Scottish spirit.

Gilks played for Brian

Date published: 03/09/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards


HAYDOCK


2.00 Dancing David

2.30 Strike Up The Band

3.05 Kansai Spirit (nap)

3.35 Starspangledbanner

4.10 Talley Close

4.45 Measuring Time

5.15 Zigato



THIRSK


1.55 Choose The Moment

2.25 Legal Legacy

2.55 Green Lightning

3.30...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Fright night for Ferdinand and Co.

GOOD TO BE BACK . . . Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand clears the danger.

ATHLETIC’S second string nearly pulled off a major shock against Manchester United reserves in the Manchester Senior Cup, on the night Rio Ferdinand returned from injury.

The...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Kyle stars again for dominant Lancs

CRICKET:

LANCASHIRE, thanks to a fine 81 from Kyle Hogg, are on course for their fifth LV=County Championship win of the season after taking charge against Hampshire at Liverpool.

The hosts, replying to Hampshire’s below–par first innings score of 160, posted a commanding 398 off 134 overs.

Hogg’s knock came off 111 balls and followed on from his...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Heffron excites trainer

TOP PROSPECT . . . Mark Heffron.

BOXING:

MARK Heffron has been tipped to do for Oldham what Ricky Hatton did for Manchester.

The talented welterweight (18) makes his professional debut in Wolverhampton on Sunday...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards



MUSSELBURGH


2.10 Social Rhythm

2.40 Boundaries

3.10 Sir Geoffrey

3.40 Arriva La Diva (nb)

4.10 Fox Hunt (nap)

4.40 Justonefortheroad

5.10 Dubawi King



LINGFIELD


1.50 Safari Team

2.20 Sadafiya

2.50 Fear Nothing

3.20 Nave...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Robinho moves to Milan

ROBINHO’S final exit from Manchester City and Sunderland’s club–record signing of Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan were the biggest deals completed on a quiet transfer deadline day.

With most Premier League clubs keeping their chequebooks firmly closed, analysts Deloitte said total spending this summer was around £330million — 25-per-cent down on...

Date published: 01/09/2010

Four-wicket haul for Hogg

CRICKET: TWELVE wickets fell on the opening day of the LV= County Championship match between Lancashire and Hampshire at Liverpool.

Kyle Hogg and Tom Smith shared seven wickets as the Red Rose county dismissed former team–mate Dominic Cork’s men for 160.

The seam duo were major players as Hampshire lost five wickets for just one run in 16 balls to slip from...

Date published: 01/09/2010

The perils of punting

Sport betting: WE may have landed our 9-1 wager on England to beat Pakistan in the infamous Test series just gone, but the sweet scent of a winning bet has been somewhat poisoned by the allegations against four members of the tourists’ team.

I stress these are only allegations at present. But if they are proven to be correct, then one can only shudder at the...

Date published: 01/09/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards

Date published: 01/09/2010

Hogg holds his nerve

KYLE Hogg posted 35 not out against Unicorns.

CRICKET: LOCAL players had a major hand in Lancashire’s thrilling last-ball win over the Unicorns in the Clydesdale Bank 40.

Delph’s Kyle Hogg, Luke Procter of Royton, and...

Date published: 31/08/2010

Wearside heartache: Chapman’s Corner

MANCHESTER City kit manager and former Athletic star Les Chapman, from Delph, writes a weekly column about all things football.


Tevez’s face said it all

CARLOS Tevez’s miss in City’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland has attracted a fair bit of attention.

Carlos is always quiet in the dressing room but you could see the disappointment in his face after...

Date published: 31/08/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards

Date published: 31/08/2010

Scholes in coaching link

PAUL Scholes has been linked with a coaching role at Athletic.

National newspaper reports at the weekend hinted that the in-form Manchester United midfielder would jump at the chance to get involved with the club he supported as a boy.

A source close to Scholes was quoted as saying that an opportunity to be a coach at the Boundary Park club would be a “dream come...

Date published: 30/08/2010

Fergie hails Rooney workrate

SIR Alex Ferguson is preferring to focus on Wayne Rooney's all–round contribution to the Manchester United cause rather than merely the end of his number one striker's 13–match goal drought.

Rooney belted home the first–half penalty that set United on their way to a 3–0 defeat of West Ham at Old Trafford.

It was Rooney's first goal since March,...

Date published: 30/08/2010

Mancini: Missed chances the key

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini was left to reflect on missed chances as his side slipped to its first defeat of the season at Sunderland.

Darren Bent's injury–time penalty – the first goal City have conceded this season – claimed all three points for the Black Cats.

But the visitors had earlier passed up a series of opportunities, including one...

Date published: 30/08/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards

Date published: 30/08/2010

Reds can rise to challenge

MANCHESTER United entertain West Ham in the Premier League tomorrow with a ringing endorsement from chief executive David Gill.

Victory at home to Newcastle and a draw at Fulham last week have given the Reds a solid start to the season, and Gill insists the club will not be making more signings before the transfer window closes.

United have invested in youth in the...

Date published: 27/08/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards

Date published: 27/08/2010

City boss will ring changes

JAMES Milner will sit out the return leg of Manchester City’s Europa League match against Timisoara at Eastlands tonight — he wasn’t registered in time following his move from Aston Villa.

City, holding a 1–0 advantage from the first leg, will also be without Mario Balotelli, who scored the winner in Romania but has a knee problem.

City boss...

Date published: 26/08/2010

Keith’s Tips

Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards

Date published: 26/08/2010

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