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- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
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- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
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Other Sport
Skiing: Natasha is made of the Wright stuff
A GREAT Cornard Upper School pupil inched closer to her dream of one day skiing for her country with a strong showing in the British School Girls race in France.
Weekend sport: Another defeat for Diss RFC
PHIL Sharpe’s Diss lost for the third successive game on Saturday, going down 13-5 at Old Colfeians.
Weekend sport: AFC back to winning ways while Suds lose again
AFC Sudbury’s pursuit of a play-off place got back on track on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Chatham Town.
Sudbury Motorcycle Club celebrate successes
NEARLY a full house attended Sudbury Motorcycle Club’s awards and celebration night at the Bull Hotel, Long Melford.
Weekend preview: Hadleigh to put faith in youth
HADLEIGH United manager Stuart Crawford will be forced to entrust his youth players for Saturday’s visit of Stanway Rovers (3pm) with his defensive pairing of Kris Rose and Jack Cawley both serving suspensions.
Ipswich Town fan RUSSELL CLAYDON says supporters have been short-changed over the Middlesborough rematch
IT WAS supposed to be a PR exercise to bring the disenchanted back to Portman Road – but it may have only succeeded in alienating more.
AFC Sudbury: new frontman fully charged and ready to fire
IAN Manby hopes AFC Sudbury can be the club where new signing Danny Charge finally fulfils his potential.
FA chief leaves door open for Ipswich Town u-turn
SUFFOLK FA chief executive Phil Knight has stated he would welcome a reverse decision from Ipswich Town to compete in the Suffolk Premier Cup following the Championship side’s omission from the competition last season.
Bar billiards: Thatchers come out on top in blockbuster
STANSFIELD Compasses was the venue to be at if you wanted a cliffhanging match in the Industrial Electrical Services Sudbury and District League.
Weather wins again in blank sporting weekend
THE big freeze struck again at the weekend with all local fixtures called off while Ipswich Town’s home game with Middlesbrough caused anger among fans after it was abandoned after 38 minutes.
Snooker: Sudbury B stay top despite Sible slip-up
THE Sudbury and District League’s new 15-minute frame competition saw Earls Colne A get off to a flying start.
UPDATE: Football: Matches off
ALL football matches in the Ridgeons League and Suffolk and Ipswich League have been postponed this weekend, as well as Ryman one North matches involving Needham Market, AFC Sudbury and Soham Town Rangers.
AFC Sudbury chairman looks to the future
IN THE second and final part of a chat with chairman Phillip Turner, deputy sports editor RUSSELL CLAYDON asks where he sees the club heading.
Ipswich Town fan RUSSELL CLAYDON says the Blues need to reroot themselves in the community
THE much-loved Suffolk Punch that adorns our shirts is rumoured to be as rare as a giant panda — and a stoppage time winner for Ipswich is probably rarer still.
Jamie Moul bags European Tour money
STOKE-BY-NAYLAND’S Jamie Moul bagged €3,188.46 prize money in the Qatar Masters after finishing in 69th position.
EXCLUSIVE: Call for Ipswich Town cup exit U-turn
RELEASED Ipswich Town midfielder Jamie Griffiths has led calls for the Championship club to re-enter a side in the Suffolk Premier Cup.
Long Melford manager ‘disappointed’ with neutral semi-finals
LONG Melford manager Jason Maher has hit out at the revenue his club has missed out on by the decision to play their Suffolk Senior Cup semi-final at a neutral venue.
Hadleigh match off
HADLEIGH United’s Ridgeons League Premier Division fixture at FC Clacton has been called off due to an unfit pitch.
Weekend sports round-up: Big freeze wipes out local fixtures
SEMI-PROFESSIONAL sport was wiped out across the area due to frozen pitches on Saturday, though Norwich City and Ipswich Town both enjoyed good wins over Bolton and Coventry.
League champions knocked for five in shock cup defeat
THE Handicap Cup of the Sudbury and District League got under way with an upset in the group stage.
Lower teams shine in billiards league
IT TURNED out to be a good week for most teams in the lower reaches of the Industrial Electrical Services Sudbury and District League.
Ridgeons round-up: Cornard eye up derby points
CORNARD United will be hoping to remove the tag of ‘basement boys’ from around their necks with all three points in the return derby at Halstead Town on Saturday (3pm).
Ipswich Town fan RUSSELL CLAYDON revels in Tuesday’s hammering but is concerned about transfer window failures
ON Tuesday night I re-learnt why I love football. Despite all the pain and doom and gloom hanging over our club right now, here was a bolt out of the blue that re-sparked my love affair with Ipswich Town.
Rugby club not worried about relegation threat
SUDBURY Rugby Club are still not prepared to declare themselves in a relegation battle, despite the club having sunk to just 10 points from the two bottom sides.
Tracey on the warpath: stars will go
AFC Sudbury manager Chris Tracey has revealed he is ready to wield the axe after being shown a total lack of respect following an embarrassing defeat to strugglers Waltham Forest.
Weekend sports round-up: AFC blow chance to get back in top five
AFC Sudbury fans were left stunned on Saturday as their side squandered a host of chances while opponents Waltham Forest scored two from four efforts at goal all game to win 2-1.
Sprightly Frank shoots down opposition
A 90-YEAR-OLD golfer has walked away with first prize – at a tournament he organised himself to celebrate his birthday.
Compasses point the way to success as Foster produces season’s best
EDWARDSTONE White Horse and Brewery Tap both fell to Stansfield Compasses in the Industrial Electrical Services Sudbury and District League.
Gavin ready for desert trek
Gavin Hockey takes on a 4,000-mile motorcycle endurance test to raise funds for charity when he competes in the Inter-Continental rally, from Spain to Senegal, which starts on Monday.
Ipswich Town fan RUSSELL CLAYDON reveals the scandal of paying to watch the Blues when Premier League Norwich charge much less
IT WAS a startling admission from a player voted by our fans as the best we ever had.
AFC keep on track for a play-off place
VICTORY at Cheshunt on Saturday, a game manager Chris Tracey had described as ‘a must win’, keeps AFC Sudbury firmly in the Ryman League North promotion-chasing pack.
League switch plans to be discussed
FOOTBALL Association restructuring plans, which would split the Ridgeons League Premier Division and move Hadleigh United into a new London NE division, will be discussed at Stanway Rovers tomorrow.
Rugby club says a sad farewell to Josh
Sudbury Rugby Club bade a sad farewell to Josh Rix prior to Saturday’s game against Norwich, with a minute’s silence.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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