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Naomi Broady wins her first ever WTA Tour match at AEGON Classic Jun 08 2011

NAOMI Broady marked her first WTA Tour win by claiming she has bounced back stronger from the controversy that blighted her early career.Read

Ana Ivaovic making no predictions at AEGON Classic in Birmingham Jun 07 2011

ANA Ivanovic returned to Edgbaston Priory for the first time in seven years yesterday and refused to put any pressure on herself to lift her first ever grass court title.Read

Heather Watson celebrates reaching top 100 in winning fashion at AEGON Classic Jun 07 2011

RISING star Heather Watson kept the flag flying at the AEGON Classic yesterday as her compatriots fell all around her in another bleak day for British women’s tennisRead

Maria Sharapova pulls out of AEGON Classic in Birmingham Jun 03 2011

Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the AEGON Classic in Birmingham. Read

Four Oaks Tennis Club make solid start to defence of title May 24 2011

FOUR Oaks Mens first team has started off its pursuit of a fourth successive Division One title in the Birmingham Area Doubles League with a pair of consecutive and convincing victories.Read

Warwickshire's darts players cling on to Premier League status with dramatic draw May 18 2011

WARWICKSHIRE held on to their Premier Division status, but only just!Read

Teenaged swimmer Tully Kearney set to make a big splash at Olympics May 18 2011

GOLDEN girl Tully Kearney has set her sights on the 2012 Olympic Games and emulating school pal Ellie Simmonds after making a big splash on her international debut.Read

Review: Windsurfing at Edgbaston Watersports May 12 2011

THERE is no aquatic equivalent for the saying which recommends climbing back into the saddle as soon as you fall from a horse.Read

Big names, including Maria Sharapova, back at Edgbaston for AEGON Classic May 10 2011

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

Solihull swimmer Emily Graham becomes fastest in the county Apr 06 2011

‘ONE in a million’ is how Emily Graham’s coach described her as she became the fastest 50 metres butterfly swimmer in the county.Read

Edgbaston Priory HPC girls come through Talent ID test Apr 05 2011

TALENTED juniors Savannah Yardley, Lillian Mould, Madison Rumney and Mae McCutcheon have all been put through their paces at the Lawn Tennis Association’s national Talent ID Finals at Nottingham Tennis Centre.Read

Tennis: Solihull Arden has big presence in Warwickshire U14s side Mar 29 2011

Captain Gary Naughton (pictured), who is head coach at the facility in Sharmans Cross Road, is set to select Arden players Luke Oakley, Joe Ellis, Nathan Recci and Luke Simkiss as part of a six-strong squad looking to enhance the county’s reputation.Read

Edgbaston Priory Under 9s make up quarter of National Masters draw Mar 22 2011

EDGBASTON Priory’s crop of talented youngsters have once again proved their promise by making up a quarter of the national finals draw at the Girls Under-nines Masters event in Roehampton.Read

Dave Ismay: Managers and players give Respect campaign little thought Mar 17 2011

THE official wording of the “Respect” campaign states it is “the collective responsibility of everyone involved in football to create a fair, safe and enjoyable environment in which the game can take place”.Read

Dave Ismay: Referees should strive not to be centre of attention Mar 17 2011

MY regular readers will know I am no fan of referees, either, but I do appreciate the difficult job they do and one simple fact that seems to be overlooked: without them we don’t have a game.Read

Riki Christodoulou aiming for F3 chance Mar 16 2011

RIKI Christodoulou is aiming to be on the grid for the 2011 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series, which roars into action in Italy next month.Read

BIG Zeb can land the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase for Irish trainer Colm Murphy for the second successive season on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. Mar 16 2011

In doing so he can match the achievement of dual winner Master Minded, who was a distant fourth when Big Zeb won last year’s race by a convincing six lengths.Read

HURRICANES are not often to be found in the Cotswolds but there was one yesterday when Irish raider Hurricane Fly blew his rivals away to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Mar 16 2011

In a pulsating finish to the day’s feature race, Willie Mullins’ talented timber-topper responded to a driving ride from Ruby Walsh to hold off the brave challenge of Peddlers Cross.Read

HALL Green’s Dan Evans fell at the final hurdle of the AEGON GB Pro Series event in Tipton. Mar 15 2011

The 20-year-old was defeated 2-6, 6-7 (6), by second seed Yannick Mertens in Saturday’s final at the Tipton Sports Academy.Read

Warwickshire narrowly miss out on promotion in AEGON Under 18 County Cup Mar 08 2011

WARWICKSHIRE Boys just missed out on promotion to the top division of the AEGON 18U County Cup last weekend.Read

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