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  • Match report: Crawley Town 1 Stafford Rangers 2

    Manager John Hollins had no complaints with defeat in what could be Crawley's last ever home game. Reds failed to reproduce the performances that gave them maximum points from their first three games against a hardworking Stafford Rangers. Ben Judge

  • Kirtley sparks thrilling fightback

    Sussex are the kings of one-day cricket again. The county pulled off a fantastic triumph at Lord's yesterday when they beat Lancashire by 15 runs in one of the best one-day finals for years. Sussex seemed to be up against it after they were put in by

  • Sussex victorious at Lord's

    Sussex are today celebrating one of the greatest days in their history after an unbelievable against-the-odds triumph over Lancashire. The county's 20-year wait for victory in a Lord's final looked set to continue after they were dismissed for 172 in

  • Toddler’s battle to hear again

    A toddler who nearly died from a rare form of meningitis has become the youngest child in England to have cochlear implants in both ears. Doctors battled to save Kyle Overington as the disease ravaged his tiny body and at one stage brought him back to

  • Hunt for racists at peace protest

    POLICE did not release details of a violent racist attack at a peace rally because they feared publicity would prevent them catching the culprits, it was claimed today. Officers were accused of wasting resources by sending up to 100 officers to marshal

  • Flight gets away – 27 hours late

    A PLANE at the centre of a 27-hour delay which involved police being called as tempers flared has finally taken off. Police boarded the plane at Gatwick as frustration grew on board. The Havana-bound flight, carrying 352 passengers, had been due to

  • OK to come on in – the water’s lovely!

    SUSSEX has some of the cleanest sea water in the UK, a survey has shown. The Marine Conservation Society graded water quality at more than 90 per cent of the UK's bathing beaches as excellent following a mid-season analysis of 520 bathing sites. Sussex

  • Fatboy gig worth £7m

    HOLDING another Fatboy Slim concert in Brighton could generate millions of pounds for the city's economy, according to new figures. Hove resident Norman Cook's recent concert in Loch Ness, Scotland, generated £7 million for local businesses. The sell-out

  • I just want to breathe

    NINE-year-old Laura Greenfield has just one wish for her tenth birthday - to be able to breathe like other children her age. She is just weeks away from the best present of her life and one she has always dreamed for. Laura is the only person in England

  • Travellers turn up again after eviction

    Travellers who have been evicted from private land in Brighton and Hove are turning their vehicles round and parking elsewhere in the city, say police. More than 100 cars, vans and caravans parked at Brighton Racecourse were handed an eviction notice

  • Seagulls want more of Stokes

    Albion are poised to extend the stay of Tony Stokes, even though he has been running out of steam. The midfielder's initial month from West Ham expires with tomorrow's visit by Crewe. The Seagulls plan to keep him for a second month and resolve a stamina

  • Speedway: Cook perplexed by Eagles

    Jon Cook today admitted his inconsistent Eastbourne Eagles have left him perplexed. Eagles, badly missing the spark of Nicki Pedersen, let slip an eight-point lead over the last three races to draw 45-45 at home to Wolverhampton last night. Peter Karlsson

  • Basketball: Nurse returns after NBA bid

    Brighton Bears coach Nick Nurse is close to helping a new American club into the NBA. But he insists he will be back in Sussex to re-launch the dormant Bears. The Bears coach is in Brighton today to help preparations for the club's annual Summer Camp