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Bears target Sri Lankan young gun

SRI Lankan leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi has emerged as a possible short-term replacement for Paul Harris. Read

Ragged Bears in dire straits

WHEN you follow a team around the country, it's always enlightening to hear opinions from observers who accompany opposing sides. Respected fellows with dispassionate views. Read

Walsall happy to take a Gamble

WALSALL'S board of directors has grown to seven strong with the appointment to it of management accountant Stefan Gamble. Read

Wagging tail is crucial to Bears

WARWICKSHIRE required a rescue act from an unlikely source to avoid another batting implosion as they opened their crucial championship match against Durham. Read

Bears looking over their shoulder

WARWICKSHIRE face four days crucial to their season - and to the future of coach Mark Greatbatch - in the championship match with Durham starting at Chester-le-Street today. Read

Ragged Bears lick their wounds

WARWICKSHIRE'S week went from bad to worse as they opened their Pro40 campaign with a six-wicket hammering by Nottinghamshire. Read

Stafford Rangers 1 Walsall 3

TOMMY Mooney opened his Walsall account with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win in their friendly at Stafford Rangers last night. Read

Downpour gets Bears out of jail

DARREN Maddy and a big fat downpour saved Warwickshire from a defeat that had looked likely for days against Kent at Canterbury. Read

Hall: We must be up for the fight

PAUL Hall believes that "never say die" has to be Walsall's motto in League One next season. Read

Worcester City 0 Walsall 0

WALSALL drew 0-0 at Worcester City yesterday as they opened their pre-season friendly schedule in low-key fashion. Read

Skipper Maddy to carry his bat

A PERIOD of much-needed on-field stability beckons for Warwickshire after Darren Maddy revealed his intention to play another six or seven years of first-class cricket. Read

Money happy with chairman link

WALSALL manager Richard Money has highlighted his "terrific'' working relationship with chairman Jeff Bonser as a key issue in his attempts to keep driving the club forward. Read

Bears need a boost for bid

WARWICKSHIRE need to reboot their Championship bid at Canterbury later this week after their home match with Yorkshire drifted to another rain-affected stalemate. Read

Leitao sells Saddlers to pal Carlos

WALSALL today signed Portuguese striker Carlos Carneiro on a one-year contract. Read

Bears star makes history

KUMAR Sangakkara will rejoin Warwickshire at the end of this month newly-enshrined in the cricket record books. Read

Saddlers snap up Weston

WALSALL were today set to complete the signing of defender Rhys Weston on a one-year-deal. Read

Powell: I don't want to cut loose

MICHAEL Powell faces a tense few weeks as he waits to find out whether he has a future at Warwickshire. Read

Bears slip up at the death

WARWICKSHIRE saw their unbeaten championship record scuppered in Southampton as Hampshire pulled off a stunning victory with three balls to spare. Read