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  • GOLF: Howell suffers agonising third day in Scotland

    DAVID Howell had a disastrous third day at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship as he finished 10 over for the day, carding a round of 82. The 42-year-old has seen his performance go downhill fast from the opening day of the tournament in Scotland

  • Nell happy to see a spread of scorers in impressive home win

    PLAYER-COACH Aaron Nell said he was happy with the professional display put on by his Swindon Wildcats as they dispatched a poor Cardiff Fire outfit 7-0 at home. Sam Bullas started proceedings with a smart finish from the left in the opening 10

  • BOXING: Watkins wins Commonwealth title

    LUKE Watkins has been crowned the new Commonwealth cruiserweight champion after stopping Robin Dupre in the sixth round at the York Hall tonight. The unbeaten Swindon fighter produced a barrage of punches that had Dupre, who came into the fight

  • BUZZER REPORT: Swindon Wildcats 7 Cardiff Fire 0

    SWINDON Wildcats produced a rampant performance at home as they dismantled Cardiff Fire 7-0 at the Link Centre. Sam Bullas claimed a double, while Ollie Stone, Stevie Whitfield, Ben Nethersell, Max Birbraer and Sam Zajac all registered solitary

  • Flitcroft frustrated by late lapse as Town fall to Cheltenham

    DAVID Flitcroft was left frustrated at a late lapse after his Swindon Town side saw a point snatched from their grasp in a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Cheltenham Town this afternoon. Town looked on course to make it 13 points from six games on the road

  • FULL-TIME REPORT: Cheltenham Town 2 Swindon Town 1

    DANNY Wright’s last-gasp winner saw Swindon Town suffer an agonising defeat at Cheltenham Town after Reice Charles-Cook’s earlier penalty save had looked set to earn them a deserved point this afternoon. Wright smashed home from close range four

  • PLAYER RATINGS: Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town

    Adver Sport assess the performances of Swindon Town's players in today's 2-1 defeat at Cheltenham Town. REICE CHARLES-COOK – 8 Very good debut capped by a wonderful penalty save. Not a flurry of shots to stop but commanded his box well and

  • Drug dealing dad and son sent to prison

    A FATHER and son from Swindon have been jailed for a total of almost 15 years for their roles in an extensive drugs operation. Gary Peapell, 38, and his 62-year-old father Keith, were part of a crime syndicate in Wiltshire dealing in cocaine and

  • Making plans to keep us in XTC

    IT seems like 2017 is a great time to be an XTC fan. OK, the band doesn’t exist any more. And some members are barely on speaking terms with each other. And your average One Direction fan is likely to ask “XT who?” But all the same, there seems

  • BASKETBALL: Colclough eyes up fast start to league campaign

    SWINDON Shock will take a step into the unknown against a familiar opponent on Sunday when they face Northants Taurus in their Division Three South curtain-raiser. After winning promotion last season, Shock begin their campaign against the side

  • Nell prepared to come up against familiar foes this weekend

    SWINDON Wildcats boss Aaron Nell knows what to expect as the club come up against some familiar faces over the weekend. The Wildcats will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to six games this weekend with wins over Cardiff Fire at the Link

  • BOXING: Watkins looking to claim title number two

    LUKE Watkins is aiming to add another tick to his boxing bucket-list tonight when he fights Robin Dupre for the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title. When the unbeaten 27-year-old set off on his professional boxing journey in September 2014,

  • FENCING: Double gold at regional championship for MacDonald

    ROHAN MacDonald won two gold medals at the U10s Regional Championships. Competing in both the foil and epee, MacDonald, who was fencing against players from from Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, was in fine form

  • Swindon legend Briggs backs Doyle for world crown

    SPEEDWAY legend Barry Briggs has thrown his support behind Jason Doyle and backed the Australian ace to match his feat of being crowned world champion as a Swindon Robins rider. New Zealander Briggs, regarded as one of the sport’s greatest ever