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Nick Pullen

Nick Pullen

Birmingham League Division One: Old Hill hang on for a draw

TABLE-toppers Old Hill were taken to task at Shrewsbury but still managed to avoid defeat. Read

Knowle into the last 16

KNOWLE and Dorridge despatched Shifnal by 95 runs to book their place in the last 16 of the Cockspur Cup National Clubs Knockout. Read

Lamb is off the menu now for Foxes

TAMWORTH have been forced to cancel their prestigious pre-season friendly with Leicester City on Saturday owing to the Foxes’ tour of Slovenia. Instead, the Lambs have replaced Leicester with recently-reformed FC Halifax Town, who will be playing their first ever fixture. Read

Tom Parsosns jumps into Olympics place

HALL Green high jump star Tom Parsons was living the dream after booking his place at the Beijing Olympics when striking gold at the Aviva National Championships in Birmingham. Read

Green for go as leaders hit a six

BARNT Green bagged their sixth success of the season to stay top of the Birmingham League after a fivewicket win at Shifnal. Read

New man in charge at roms

ROMULUS have completely revamped their backroom staff as they prepare to launch a serious assault on the BGB Southern Midland Division promotion race next term. Read

Showcase for the stars of tomorrow

ANDY Murray's favourite event, the McCann Erickson Solihull International Junior Tournament, gets under way on Sunday. Read

Jimmy Mullen signs Sofiene Zaaboub

WALSALL boss Jimmy Mullen has made his fourth summer signing by snapping up versatile Swindon Town player Sofiene Zaaboub. WALSALL boss Jimmy Mullen has made his fourth summer signing by snapping up versatile Swindon Town player Sofiene Zaaboub. Read

Birchfield hoping for Jonathan Moore points

OLYMPIC long jump hopeful Jonathan Moore makes his final outing ahead of next weekend’s National Championships in Birmingham when he turns out for Birchfield Harriers in the British Men’s League meet at Eton tomorrow. Read

Stourbridge win race for Mark Benbow

STOURBRIDGE manager Gary Hackett has beaten off interest from a string of rival clubs to capture experienced midfielder Mark Benbow from Bromsgrove. Read

Unsporting behaviour causes umpire Jim Hartley to walk

JIM Hartley has called time on the Warwickshire League after 18 years as their administrator after becoming increasingly disillusioned with unsporting behaviour by players. Read

Redditch duo get the boot after brawl

REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild has wielded the axe by releasing five of his players on the eve of pre-season training. Read

Walsall open new training centre at Essington

WALSALL were able to call time on 120 years of nomadic existence with the opening of their Essington-based training ground this week. Read

Rushall to open door to Nathan Lamey

RUSHALL Olympic boss Paul Holleran is hoping to ressurect the career of prolific striker Nathan Lamey. Read

Nathan Vaughan happy to help old Evesham team-mates

GOALKEEPER Nathan Vaughan is happy to continue giving Evesham United his support – even though he has just joined local rivals Halesowen Town. Read

Birmingham League - Wolverhampton await Chris Russell decision

TABLE-topping Wolverhampton will wait on the fitness of fast bowler Chris Russell before naming their side to face arch-rivals West Bromwich Dartmouth at Danescourt tomorrow. Read

Cockspur National Cup - Knowle and Dorridge pray for a sunny day

KNOWLE and Dorridge are keeping their fingers crossed that they made the right decision to put back last weekend’s Cockspur Cup National Club Knockout contest with Frocester to this Sunday. Read

Walsall retain traditional-look with new kit

WALSALL will continue wearing white shirts and red shorts when they start the new season. Read

Craig Shakespeare

Craig Shakespeare: It was a tough decision to quit West Bromwich Albion

WEST Bromwich Albion are on the look-out for a new coach after Craig Shakespeare joined Leicester City as assistant manager to Nigel Pearson. Read

Jonathan Moore aims to jump for Beijing in Birmingham

JONATHAN Moore is determined to see his Beijing dream come true in Birmingham next month. Read

Author Profile

Nick is a sport writer who has worked on more papers than he cares to remember. He kicked off his career on the Stratford upon Avon Herald in 1972 and has been going strong ever since. A keen athlete in his younger days, his proud boast is that he once clocked 2hours 44mins for a marathon.

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