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Gough's heroics in vain as Tykes crash out
Yorkshire Crickey by David Warner A rousing all-round display from Darren Gough, who top-scored with 42 and took four wickets with hostile bowling, proved all in vain at Old Trafford yesterday where Yorkshire went down by three wickets to Lancashire in
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Pace at the double
Racing by Tom O'Ryan YAVANA'S PACE, who triumphed in a valuable race at Sandown a week ago, can complete a double at York tomorrow. Trained at Middleham by Mark Johnston, whose horses are now back in cracking form, Yavana's Pace bids for the WWAV North
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Bet on Ally to brighten up the Beeb
Punditry purchase of the World Cup simply has to be Ally McCoist. Flirting with the flighty Sue Barker on Question of Sport was thought to be his forte, but the Scot's cheeky charm has proved the perfect foil to Des and chums. But, whatever Ally may have
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Robinson digs in for a fight to the finish
Promotion chasing York Rugby League Club are steeling themselves for the Second Division dogfight. Coach Dean Robinson today predicted the race for the First Division will go down to the wire with the final round of matches on Sunday, September 6. The
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Putting a bounce in basketball's step
Going through hoops is often seen as a pointless exercise, but it's a motion that will delight York's basketball missionaries. The sport, which first originated in America, is on the rim of a revival in York, where cock-a-hoop dreams are gaining credence
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Boom-time for York basketball
Basketball has the potential to soar to the forefront of York sport. And the ultimate 'goal' of that rise would be a multi-thousand-seater venue to house a national league basketball team. That ambitious super-hoop dream was pinpointed by Dave Smith,
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Cycle crash horror on 60mph road to York
A grieving family today told how a cyclist killed in a road accident on the A19 north of York died as he prepared for a charity bike ride. They said Noel Green, 63, was a kind man who lived for his family and his garden. Mr Green, a former security officer
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Why we let our son die
EXCLUSIVE by Dennis Towle The sister of a paralysed hit-and-run victim today spoke of her family's agonising decision to allow her son to die. Matthew Mintern, 24, died at his home in Snaith, near Selby, 12 days after his devoted parents and sister decided
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City's fields of dreams
Pace-setting York City have hit the ground running in pre-season training. Manager Alan Little declared that his players reported for pre-season at Bootham Crescent fitter and stronger than at the same point last year. The squad, complete with new additions
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Scargill launches rival party in York
Miners' leader Arthur Scargill will tonight officially launch the York branch of his rival to New Labour. The Socialist Labour Party, founded by Mr Scargill, is looking to recruit disillusioned Labour supporters at this evening's public meeting. The party
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£300m coal seam gets green light
North Yorkshire County Council is set to give the go-ahead for Selby miners to dig out a new nine-million-tonne coal bonanza. The Evening Press can reveal that county council chiefs are recommending approval of proposals to work a second coal seam, which
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Dilemma over A64 gaps closure
Parish councils are divided on plans to close a lethal gap on the A64 between York and Tadcaster. The Highways Agency is seeking to shut a gap in the central reservation at Colton Lane End, following two fatal accidents and the Evening Press Close the
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Woman in midnight dash to save meadow
An East Yorkshire woman Dorothy Parker was tormented by fear that the rare flower meadow once farmed by her dead partner could be lost for ever. So she drove 90 miles through the night to the County Durham home of television botanist David Bellamy, arriving
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Police spend £25,000 on their 'snouts'
Police forked out more than £25,000 of North Yorkshire taxpayers' money to their "snouts" last year. And another £25,000 was spent by police on meals for prisoners, £418,000 on forensic science services - and £194 on advances handed out to stranded people
