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Sponsorship deal delights track bosses at Purfleet

9:29am Wednesday 17th March 2010

REIGNING 2009 Speedway Elite League Knockout Cup champions, Lakeside Hammers, have confirmed that The Royal Navy will be a key corporate sponsor for the entire 2010 Elite League season.

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John "Wayne" Hibbert in light-middleweight clash

1:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

BOXING: South-east Essex fight fans will be hoping to see Stanford hope John Wayne Hibbert show true grit when he takes on Terry Fletcher at Bethnal Green’s York Hall on Sunday afternoon.

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Midweek Non-League results are a mixed bag for borough clubs

9:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

FOLLOWING three successive losses, Thurrock's fleeting Blue Square South play-off hopes took another knock when they were held 2-2 at home by Woking on Tuesday night (March 16).

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Southend venue for MMA UWC show

4:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: There is plenty of local interest this weekend as south Essex cage fighters take centre stage at the latest Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) show.

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Rugby clash goes to shorthanded Stanford

2:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Runwell Wyverns 1sts 18 Stanford 1st 24 STANFORD went to Runwell this week fearing the worst as they were missing eight regular first team players.

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Galdiator Smith is first to chequered flag

12:20pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE Unlimited Bangers Shakedown took place at a sunny Arena Essex Raceway with a reasonable selection of cars including a number of visiting drivers including a rather nicely turned out Shakedown special Granada limo from Phil Lee.

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Teen boxer's on a high after success in Sheffield

11:10am Wednesday 17th March 2010

CHADWELL St Mary ABC boxer Jack Healey, 18, travelled to Sheffield — alongside coach Scot Johnston — to compete in the senior light welterweight open class national University championships.

Greenwich venue for proud borough lads

9:34am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THURROCK Primary School’s District Football team represented Essex in the regional round of the National 7-a-side tournament on Saturday and did Essex proud.

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Tilbury show class on rink in Bedfordshire

9:30am Wednesday 17th March 2010

IN the bowls National Finals Ladies Triples, Tilbury Indoor’s Iris Rawlins, Jan Byford and Delia Searle played at Kempston IBC, Bedfordshire, won their first game comfortably against Croydon 22-10.

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Speedway rider up for Extreme International Ice Racing series

9:05am Wednesday 17th March 2010

RHYS Naylor is hoping there will be no slip-ups in his plan to return to ice speedway later this year.

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