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Tenis star Jordanne Whiley heads for Bejing Paralympics Aug 21 2008

RISING tennis star Jordanne Whiley hopes to be serving up success when she jets off to Beijing on August 29 for the Paralympics. Read

Hockey - Heartache for Lucilla Wright as Team GB bow out Aug 19 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S Lucilla Wright couldn’t hide her disappointment as Team GB’s bid to reach the podium ended with a whimper yesterday.Read

Athletics - Tom Parsons through without luck Aston Villa socks Aug 18 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S Tom Parsons scraped through to Tuesday’s high jump final, even without his lucky Villa socks.Read

Boxing - Khalid Yafai defeated but left hungry Aug 18 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S young Olympian Khalid Yafai leaves Beijing beaten and disappointed but hungry for more.Read

Birmingham cyclist Paul Manning strikes gold at Beijing Olympics Aug 18 2008

BIRMINGHAM golden boy Paul Manning today described Great Britain’s victory in the men’s team pursuit as ‘awesome.’Read

High Jump - Tom Parsons set to soar Aug 15 2008

REPUTATIONS will be made and broken in the iconic Bird’s Nest stadium – and Hall Green high jumper Tom Parsons vowed not to be one of those picking up the pieces in Beijing.Read

Heptathlon - Highs and lows for Kelly Sotherton Aug 15 2008

KELLY Sotherton trudged off the track in disgust after a nightmare high jump left her hopes of heptathlon gold hanging in balance this morning.Read

Boxing - Khalid Yafai to take on Andry Laffita Aug 15 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S Khalid Yafai takes his first gigantic step towards winning a medal at the Olympic Games tomorrow.Read

Heptathlon - Kelly Sotherton ready to launch bid for gold Aug 14 2008

KELLY Sotherton is looking to write her name in the history books and join the immortals of her sport this weekend.Read

High Jump - Tom Parsons set to hit the heights Aug 14 2008

BRUMMIE high jump hope Tom Parsons has reported that training is going well in the rain in Macau.Read

Archery - Naomi Folkard misses out Aug 14 2008

BRITAIN’S Naomi Folkard missed out on a place in the quarter-finals of the individual archery after losing 106-97 to Japan’s Nami Hayakawa today.Read

Olympic fightback for Jennie Bimson and hockey team-mates Aug 12 2008

WORDSLEY’S Jennie Bimson helped Great Britain’s women’s hockey team keep their Olympic hopes alive – but they did it the hard way.Read

Heartache as Midland pair miss out Aug 11 2008

ALISON Williamson admitted conditions got the better of her after an agonising single point defeat in the women’s team archery final.Read

Frank Maloney: Heads should roll over Frankie Gavin fiasco Aug 08 2008

BOXING promoter Frank Maloney has called for heads to roll over Frankie Gavin’s failure to beat the pounds.Read

Frankie Gavin arrives back in UK Aug 08 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S Olympic medal hopeful Frankie Gavin has arrived back in the UK after failing to make to make his target weight.Read

Frankie Gavin out of Beijing Olympics Aug 07 2008

GREAT Britain's Olympic boxing hopes have been hit by a hammer-blow with the news that world lightweight champion and gold medal favourite Frankie Gavin has been forced to withdraw from the competition.Read

Heptathlon - Kelly Sotherton Aug 06 2008

CAROLINA Kluft might believe Kelly Sotherton is her heir apparent as Olympic heptathlon champion but the Birchfield Harrier isn’t so happy to hear it.Read

Boxing - Frankie Gavin Aug 06 2008

BIRIMINGHAM sensation Frankie Gavin admits his fight against the pounds is as every bit as hard as the one in the ring after drafting in Ricky Hatton’s fitness trainer.Read

Judo - Craig Fallon Aug 06 2008

THE Birmingham-based extra-lightweight travels to Beijing looking to become the first Brit to win a judo medal since Neil Adams’s silver in 1984.Read

Heptathlon - Julie Hollman Aug 06 2008

JULIE HOLLMAN admits she expects to be overshadowed by fellow Birchfield Harrier Kelly Sotherton – but she isn’t complaining.Read

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