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CLARETS IN TOAST TO A PERFECT DAY TRIP

CHELMSFORD CITY moved up to second place in National League South with a convincing win against Weymouth at the Bob Lucas Stadium.

ONE-TIME FINALISTS BROUGHT TO EARTH

MEMORIES of Stansted’s FA Vase glory adorn the walls of the committee room at their Hargrave Park home.

GRATEFUL STREVS HAILS INIH CREW

DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE boss Ben Strevens has hailed the response of the Daggers’ and Maidenhead United’s medical staff after striker Inih Effiong collapsed on the pitch.

RYAN’S HITTING THE FAST LANE TO HIS GLORY DESTINATION

IT’S A PLACE best known for its motorway service station, but Charnock Richard boss Ryan Donnellan is determined to keep his foot on the gas in order to continue the club’s proud FA Cup journey.

Galthie puts his faith in Jalibert to step up at 10

FRANCE head coach Fabien Galthie has gone full throttle for their final World Cup warm up match against Australia this afternoon.

Big beasts need to set the right mood

SO where did the last four years go? The final warm-up matches are over yet it seems only yesterday that England got delayed on their way to the World Cup final in Japan, hurried through their warm up and the coin toss and then lost to a Springboks team that saved its very best for last. Some are still replaying that match in their minds, it seems so raw and recent.

Davies: I almost gave up on Wales career

SCARLETS scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren Gatland's return as head coach.

Shambolic England crash to new lows

THIS was not just England hitting rock bottom, it was plumbing the rugby depths.

Veteran Earls out on his own

LIKE his native Limerick, there has never been anything flash or fancy about Keith Earls which goes some way to understanding why he might have thought last week's acrobatics against England a bit OTT.

YOUNG GUNS

MAXSURRY SCOTLAND U20 PROP

Leeds Tykes and Hull add heft to battle at the top

SEDGLEY Park were runaway winners in National Two North last season but this year’s title race looks set to be far more competitive with two sides dropping down from National One hoping to join the usual suspects at the top of the table.

King keen to prove worth for Bedford

CAMERON King now sees himself as a settled Championship player and is looking forward to his new adventure with Bedford Blues.

Legend of Mad Dog is forever at Alty

MARK MADDOX 1973-2023

NEW DEAL JOHN NETS A DOUBLE

JOHN ASKEY toasted a new three-year deal with an impressive victory over AFC Fylde that lifted Hartlepool United to the top of the National League.

Player welfare needs top priority - Hayman

CARL Hayman says rugby is in denial about player welfare and insists there must be improved education on head injuries.

Welsh aiming for 10-team elite division

THE Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with the number of teams reduced from 13 to 10. Existing Premiership clubs can each apply for a slot, with criteria for the Elite Domestic Competition (EDC) yet to be finalised.

Bassett gets ready to roar for Tigers

CHRIS ASHTON will take some replacing but Josh Bassett has come to Leicester hoping to make a splash of his own.

Lawes: We were made to look silly

STEVE Borthwick had to admit his side were outplayed yesterday as England suffered their first ever defeat to Fiji who triumphed at Twickenham 30-22.

COOKING UP A NEW AMBITION

QPR defender Steve Cook has told of the ‘fulfilment’ buying Step 7 Westfield has given him – even if he admits he does have to get the beers in to keep the players on side!

ACE LUKE IS A HAND ON THE SPOT

FC UNITED made it back-to-back wins in the league following an entertaining and noisy encounter between two well-supported sides.

MAHER SALUTES SHRIMPER ACES

SOUTHEND United served up a win against Eastleigh – in a match halted by fans throwing tennis balls on to the pitch.

FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH HOPE

AS YOUNG PEOPLE SINK INTO A PARALYZING DESPAIR OVER EXTREME WEATHER AND IMPENDING CATASTROPHE, SCIENTISTS AND ACTIVISTS TRY A NEW MESSAGE

PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTERS

EACH YEAR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE PREscribed physical therapy while recovering from surgery, treating chronic conditions or healing from illnesses or injuries.

INSPIRING HOPE FOR A BETTER PLANET

MEET EIGHT INNOVATORS WHO ARE COMING UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD

Xolo Maridueña

COBRA KAI'S XOLO MARIDUEÑA IS GOING FROM KICKING BUTT ON EARTH to doing so in the multiverse in the latest DC Comics film Blue Beetle (August 18).

MAKING HIS MARK

TOM GREEN TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE CAREER OF FORMER AC MILAN, RANGERS AND ENGLAND STRIKER MARK HATELEY

TREVOR FRANCIS: MAN IN A MILLION

ROBERT WILSON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM FOREST AND ENGLAND STAR

ISLAND FUN AND GAMES

SAM TODD GIVES US HIS TAKE ON THE LATEST CHAPTER OF THE LONG AWAITED ISLAND GAMES

JON'S -NON-LEAGUE ADVENTURE

TOM GREEN TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE CAREER OF FORMER AC MILAN, RANGERS AND ENGLAND STRIKER MARK HATELEY

GROUND FORCE

PHILIP D'ROURKE TAKES A STEP BA TO RECALL SOME FAMOUS OLD FOOTBALL VENUES