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Brian Dick

Brian Dick

Asafa Powell aiming for Alexander Stadium's fastest sprint ever

ASAFA Powell has promised to mark the opening of the redeveloped Alexander Stadium by obliterating its 100 metres record at Sunday's Samsung Diamond League meeting.Read

Kevin Maggs reveals Moseley's search for front row strength and Chevvy Pennycook's shoulder surgery

KEVIN Maggs has promised Moseley are searching for front-row reinforcements after being left short by the loss of two experienced props.Read

Petra Kvitova reaches Wimbledon final

BOUNCING Czech Petra Kvitova admits she has surprised herself by reaching her first Grand Slam final.Read

Aston Villa identify Shay Given as their No 1 goalkeeping target

SHAY Given has been identified by Aston Villa as the man to solve their goalkeeping shortage.Read

Moseley RFC stalwart Gareth Taylor signs on for another year

GARETH Taylor has decided to extend his Moseley career by at least another year.Read

Marc Albrighton

Aston Villa: Marc Albrighton sets next season target

one player who will definitely be at Villa Park next term is rookie midfielder Marc Albrighton, who finished off his campaign with an excellent performance against Liverpool.Read

Fabian Delph

Gary McAllister backs Fabian Delph to shine for Aston Villa

GARY McAllister is predicting a bright future for midfielder Fabian Delph whose season has been cursed by injury.Read

Matt Jarvis

Wolves must keep top stars after securing Premier League survival insists captain Karl Henry

WOLVES skipper Karl Henry has stressed the importance of keeping the club’s best players at Molineux.Read

Big names, including Maria Sharapova, back at Edgbaston for AEGON Classic

TENNIS chief Roger Draper launched the AEGON Classic in the city centre on Monday and claimed he is looking forward not just to the next 30 years of world class tennis in Birmingham but to the day when the event has a British winner.Read

Stewart Downing

Aston Villa: Luke Young admits Villa face a battle to keep Stewart Downing

LUKE Young admits it will be tough for Villa to keep wing commander Stewart Downing after the England star put in another man-of-the-match performance.Read

Luke Young

Aston Villa: Luke Young calls on board for action after 'wasted year'

WORRIED Luke Young has called on the Villa hierarchy to resolve the uncertainty hanging over the club after a ‘wasted year’.Read

Aston Villa 1, Wigan 1: Brian Dick's big match verdict

WITH seven minutes of Aston Villa’s penultimate home match remaining, Darren Bent scampered clear of the Wigan defence and bore down on Ali Al-Habsi’s goal. Redemption beckoned.Read

Aston Villa 1, Wigan Athletic 1: Brian Dick's Aston Villa match stats and player rartings

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Walsall FC: Spirit can help keep us up says Dean Smith

WALSALL boss Dean Smith believes his side’s team spirit could be the decisive factor that helps the League One strugglers win their relegation battle.Read

Birmingham & Solihull Bees: Earnshaw wants to put things right

RUSSELL Earnshaw hopes to remain in charge at Damson Park despite the club’s relegation from the RFU Championship.Read

B'Ham & Solihull 14 Moseley 23

THE spectre of relegation that has stalked Bees for the past 18 months finally caught up with them yesterday as yet more self-inflicted wounds cost them their place in the Championship.Read

Birmingham & Solihull Bees: Russell Earnshaw demands bonus points wins

RUSSELL Earnshaw has demanded maximum points from his relegation haunted side’s final two play-off matches.Read

Moseley RFC: Time for Ollie Thomas to focus on one position

IAN Smith has praised Ollie Thomas’ kicking but also urged the mercurial play-maker to focus on a single position. Read

RFU Championship play-offs: Birmingham & Solihull 10 Plymouth Albion 32

Another deflating defeat has left Bees needing a play-off comeback only slightly less remarkable than the one which brought Russell Earnshaw out of his five-day retirement. Read

Mark Lewis-Francis helps Birmingham team ahead of 2011 Aviva Sportshall finals

SPRINT king Mark Lewis-Francis has returned to his roots ahead of tomorrow’s UK finals of the Aviva Sportshall championships.Read

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Brian has been Birmingham Post's rugby union correspondent for the last three years and also writes on a wide range of topics including tennis, athletics and football. In 2006 he was named Midlands Sports Journalist of the Year and he has also been recognised by the Warwickshire Lawn Tennis Association.