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Gillingham: England rugby on the road to nowhere

Thursday, March 18, 2010

THERE is no more shrewd, cerebral and honest commentator on rugby than former England fly-half Stuart Barnes.

Which is why I was feeling a little smug on Sunday morning when I read the team he suggested Martin Johnson should have picked for this weekend's Six Nations...

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Gillingham: Tiger hunt set to come to an end

Thursday, March 18, 2010

TIGER Woods will make his competitive reappearance at the Masters in April. It has the makings of the sporting story of the year. The announcement,...

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Burns: Scarves and football don't mix

Monday, March 15, 2010

I HAVE seen everything now. Honestly, I have seen it all. Watching AC Milan at Old Trafford, I had to do a double take. But I was right, it turned out...

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Burns: Notts can make it five against Cherries tonight

Monday, March 15, 2010

IT IS not just automatic promotion that is suddenly in Notts County's sights, it's the League Two title as well. Such is their recent form, they are...

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Burns: McKenna blow provides a real chance to the others

Monday, March 15, 2010

THANKFULLY Paul McKenna could be back before the season is out after a scan revealed his knee injury is not as bad as first feared. It is great news...

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Birtles: Notts must believe promotion is in sight

Saturday, March 13, 2010

STEVE Cotterill (pictured) has been winning the plaudits for the start he has made as Notts County manager. And rightly so. But – and I don't...

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Birtles: Carsley could fill McKenna void for Forest

Saturday, March 13, 2010

FOR Billy Davies, the challenge of finding a replacement for Paul McKenna in the month of March is like popping down to Marks and Spencers in the hope...

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Gillingham: Haskell caught in the eye of a French storm

Thursday, March 11, 2010

ALLOW me to paint an abstract picture to illustrate a point. Wales have football internationals two weeks apart and so keen is manager John Toshack...

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Gillingham: Fifa score own goal as goal-line technology vetoed

Thursday, March 11, 2010

FOOTBALL'S world governing body Fifa has rejected the use of goal-line video technology to help match officials determine whether goals have or...

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Gillingham: British tennis is now a Greek farce

Thursday, March 11, 2010

SIX weeks ago this column criticised Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper for wasting money on hiring comedy couple Stavros Flatley as the main...

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