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  • Carlin completes title hat-trick

    JAZZ Carlin completed a hat-trick of British Championship golds by flying back into contention with a late burst to take the 200m freestyle final. Her time of 1:56.88 was enough to knock Bath University teammate Siobhan-Marie O’Connor into second

  • Beeden bested by all-action Wheeler

    SWINDON journeyman Joe Beeden was beaten in Bristol this evening. Lightweight Beeden was thrust into a county clash at the Action Indoor Sports Centre in Bristol as he took on Ryan Wheeler – from Trowbridge’s Contender Gym – but the 21-year-old

  • Young claims first stoppage win of career

    KELVIN Young says that he can take very little from the first stoppage win of his career. The Penhill pugilist’s British Masters Bronze super-middleweight contest with Joe Walsh was ended after just one minute 36 seconds. The 28-year-old had

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: 'Scoreline harsh on Bluebirds,' says Collier

    MARK Collier reckons the scoreline flattered high-flying St Neots Town after his Chippenham Town side slipped to a 3-0 defeat in their penultimate game of the season. Chippenham impressed in the first half at the Rowley Park Stadium but fell behind

  • Martin eases to his fourth victory

    RYAN Martin maintained his perfect start to his professional boxing career tonight with a comfortable points success over Matthew Ashmole. The classy welterweight was dominant from the opening bell for the 40-36 win. It was a good opening round

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Morse fires Marine past Didcot

    JOSH Morse’s early strike was enough for Swindon Supermarine to see of visiting Didcot Town in their penultimate game of the season on Saturday. Morse found the net with Marine’s first attack after 11 minutes at the Webb’s Wood Stadium, nicking

  • THE FULL-TIME REPORT: Swindon Town 0 Yeovil Town 1

    SWINDON Town’s hopes of automatic promotion from League One suffered a huge setback as they were stunned by relegated Yeovil Town this afternoon. James Berrett got the only goal of the game for the Glovers with a 25-yard strike just before the

  • PLAYER RATINGS: Swindon Town v Yeovil Town

    ADVER Sport's Tom Bassam hands out his ratings from Town's 1-0 defeat to Yeovil. Wes Foderingham Should have done better with the goal, but made a crucial save at 0-0 in the first half. 6 Nathan Thompson Some questionable moments of

  • Howell closing in on the top 10

    DAVID Howell produced his best round of the week so far at the Shenzhen International this morning. The Broome Manor pro began the week in China with a round of 71 and then yesterday he went around the Genzon Golf Club in 70 to leave him three-under-par

  • MOTORSPORT: Belcher is looking to maintain his form

    SWINDON’S Simon Belcher is looking to continue his fine start to the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season this weekend at Donington Park. Posting a career-best top 15 result in the third of last weekend’s races at Brands Hatch

  • Batchelor out to cause a headache in GP series

    TROY Batchelor insists that he is ready to provide a few headaches for his rivals in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix this season. The Swindon Robins captain is set to hit the track in the opening GP in Warsaw on Saturday (tapes up 6pm UK time), kicking

  • Mayo plans next move for rising star Martin

    RYAN Martin is likely to be stepped up in class should he successfully come through tonight’s fight. The rising welterweight star faces the durable, but winless, Mathew Ashmole at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester over four rounds in his fourth

  • BOWLS: Nichols secures hat-trick of wins at indoor champs

    ROSEMARY Nichols was the most successful competitor in the remaining events at the annual Westlecot Indoor Club Championship finals. She contested three finals - mixed triples, mixed pairs and ladies pairs - and was victorious in all of them.

  • Pace ace Miles is ready for action

    PURTON bowler Craig Miles is looking to put his injury hit campaign behind him as he aims to lead the line for Gloucestershire this year. With influential brothers Will and Alex Gidman moving to Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire respectively in

  • RETRO ROBINS: Town have Birmingham feeling the Blues

    WHEN Swindon travelled to St Andrew’s to face Birmingham on 18 April 1989, City were floundering at the foot of the Second Division table and that was reflected by the meagre 4,026 who turned up to witness the game. Despite winning only one of

  • Young wants to exorcise demons

    KELVIN Young is ready to banish the demons of his last two fights as he looks to claim the fourth title of his professional career tonight in Gloucester. The Penhill pugilist faces Joe Walsh at the GL1 Leisure Centre for the British Masters Bronze

  • MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace among celebs for food festival

    MASTERCHEF’S Gregg Wallace will be among celebrities whipping up a few treats and sharing a bit of behind-the-scenes gossip at the first Swindon Food And Drink Festival, set to take place this summer.The TV personality, best known for MasterChef and its