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From the back pages

From the back pages, May 18: Swing king James Anderson hits right notes to join the England chart toppers

At two minutes before 3 o’clock on a bitterly cold Lord’s afternoon, James Anderson looked down at the ball in his hand and stretched out into the rhythmical 15-pace run that has characterised the best years of his England career. Seconds later it had nestled in the hands of Graeme Swann at second slip, via Peter Fulton’s outside edge, giving Anderson his 300th Test wicket. (The Times)

Crawley V Coventry 13-4-13 - Crawley Manager Richie Barker gives orders to his players against Coventry City (Pic by Jon Rigby)

Crawley sending sides to two Sussex Clubs in pre-season

Reds are sending sides to two Sussex clubs on Saturday, July 27, as part of their pre-season preparations.

Crawley V Coventry 13-4-13 - Crawley Manager Richie Barker gives orders to his players against Coventry City (Pic by Jon Rigby)

Faygate Utd hope to toast Charter Status by joining the County League

Faygate United FC are eagerly waiting to find out if they will be accepted into the Sussex County League.

From the back pages

From the back pages, May 17: David Beckham was one of best and most significant footballers of his generation

The most common reaction to news of David Beckham’s retirement this afternoon has been affected surprise because of a widespread belief that he actually retired several years ago – ha, ha – but such cynicism is unlikely to last too long. Strip away the celebrity circus that surrounded him and Beckham should be regarded as one of the best footballers this island has produced in the Premier League era, and certainly the most significant. (The Times)

Remi Thomas - here pictured in the semi-final - set up three of Billingshurst four goals

Billingshurst beat Clymping to lift the Vernon Wentworth Cup

Billingshurst FC brought the curtain down on their season by lifting the Vernon Wentworth Cup after a 4-1 win over Clymping in the Worthing final last night (Wednesday).

Rugby Union rss

Mid Sussex Times sport May 16

Ditchling Rugby Club celebrate golden night

Ditchling Rugby Club held its 50th Anniversary celebrations this weekend with a match at the club followed by a black tie dinner in Brighton.

Sussex All Blacks find their feet but narrowly lose in quarter finals

Last Saturday, Burgess Hill kicked off their sevens programme playing at the Sevens Heaven tournament at Warlingham RFC.

haywards heath rfc u8s

Carol will hope to start outdoor season as she ended indoor campaign

Lindfield BC’s Carol Watson finished the indoor season on a high by winning the ladies county unbadged singles title 21-19 against Eastbourne’s Phyllis Stevens.

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Heath show true grit to retain the county cup in a hard fought final

Haywards Heath proved they are one of the best under 11 teams in the south east by retaining the Sussex title against a strong Eastbourne side at the mini rugby finals held at Brighton RFC on Sunday.

haywards heath rfc u11s 2012-13

First ever trophy for Holbrook rugby seconds with Sussex Salver success over Worthing

Holbrook RFC’s Seconds secured their first ever silverware with a dominant performance to win the Sussex Salver against League champions Worthing Senior II at Crowborough on Saturday.

Cricket rss

Cuckfield (batting) v Preston nomads. Ritchie Amer batting. Pic Steve Robards

Town ready to welcome Sussex for cricket festival

World record-breaking scores and high-quality cricket have helped make Horsham Cricket Week the most eagerly anticipated event in the town’s sporting calendar.

Chris Nash

Chris Nash to skipper Sussex at Horsham Festival of Cricket

Homegrown hero Chris Nash says leading Sussex out on the Horsham ground where he first lifted a bat will be one of the proudest moments of his stellar career so far.

VIDEO: Roffey CC against Hastings video

Watch action from Roffey’s Sussex Premier League game against Hastings on Saturday.

Three Bridges Cricket First Team 4-5-13 (Pic by Jon Rigby)

VIDEO: Highlights of Three Bridges v Cuckfield - Saturday May 4 video

This video is a highlights package from Three Bridges v Cuckfield on the opening day of the Sussex Premier League season.

Cuckfield (batting) v Preston nomads. Ritchie Amer batting. Pic Steve Robards

SLIDESHOW: Cuckfield v Preston Nomads video

Newly promoted Cuckfield lead the Sussex Premier League after beating reigning champions Preston Nomads at Cuckfield Park on Saturday. It is only the second time Cuckfield have beaten Nomads in the Sussex League.

Other Sport rss

Steyning Bowling Club is celebrating its 80th year

Contentious penalty denies GP2’s Jolyon a podium finish

Southwater racer Jolyon Palmer has retained sixth place in this year’s GP2 championship standings after a positive end to a frustrating weekend in Barcelona.

Steyning Bowling Club is celebrating its 80th year

Dan is top Jogger at Hastings run

Horsham Joggers competed in two events on Sunday May 12 - the Hastings five-mile Road Race and the Portslade Hedgehoppers five-mile Fun Run.

Steyning Bowling Club is celebrating its 80th year

Thousands of Horsham school kids set to swing to the same tune

Ambitious plans to make golf as accessible to school children in Horsham as football and cricket this week swung into action.

Steyning Bowling Club is celebrating its 80th year

American football reunion will remember Jeanette

The life of Jeanette Gore - one of the driving forces behind an American Football team which ran in Horsham during the ‘90s - will be remembered at a special reunion later this month.

Steyning Bowling Club is celebrating its 80th year

Horsham golfer Marco Penge comes from six down to win junior ‘major’

Prodigious golfing talent Marco Penge pulled off the biggest win of his fledgling career by lifting the boys Fairhaven Trophy.

Crawley Tn FC rss

Making changes. Crawley Town CEO Richard Low

Reds make strides to reopen Youth Academy

Crawley Town will run a number of youth teams from next year with a view to re-forming a full Academy at the start of the 2014/15 season.

Crawley V Hartlepool - Josh Simpson with his Crawley Observer player of the year award presented by Steve Pickthall (Pic by Jon Rigby)

Josh Simpson can’t wait to sign new Crawley deal

Crawley captain Josh Simpson says he will sign a new contract in the few next days.

Crawley V Hartlepool - Josh Simpson with his Crawley Observer player of the year award presented by Steve Pickthall (Pic by Jon Rigby)

VIDEO: Richie Barker braced for summer offers for his star players video

Reds boss Richie Barker expects bigger clubs to come in for his star players over the summer and admits keeping hold of them may be out of the club’s hands.

Reds boss Richie Barker

VIDEO: Richie Barker’s verdict on Crawley’s win over Preston North End video

Crawley completed a memorable double over Preston on Tuesday and afterwards boss Richie Barker talked about Mike Jones winning over the fans with his first Reds goal, playing the Barcelona way and why he doesn’t blame striker Paul Hayes for attempting a cheeky finish with the game in the balance.

Making changes. Crawley Town CEO Richard Low

Has the ‘Broadfield Experience’ got any better?

The number one change Richard Low said he was determined to make when he took over as Crawley Town CEO was to improve the match-day experience for Reds fans.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC rss

Our Seagulls correspondent - Patrick Gleeson

Play-off semi-final: Brighton 0, Crystal Palace 2

Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the Seagulls’ semi-final disappointment

Our Seagulls correspondent - Patrick Gleeson

Play-off semi-final - Crystal Palace 0, Albion 0

Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the first of the play-off semi-finals.

Our Seagulls correspondent - Patrick Gleeson

Preview: Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - play-off semi-final

Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson looks ahead to Brighton’s play-off match.

Our Seagulls correspondent - Patrick Gleeson

Albion 2, Wolves 0 - Crystal Palace play-off tie secured

Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the Seagulls’ pre-play-off match.

Our Seagulls correspondent - Patrick Gleeson

Albion preview: Brighton v Wolves

Our Brighton correspondent Patrick Gleeson looks at Wolves’ trip to the Amex.

Sussex County Cricket Club rss

Chris Nash

Chris Nash to skipper Sussex at Horsham Festival of Cricket

Homegrown hero Chris Nash says leading Sussex out on the Horsham ground where he first lifted a bat will be one of the proudest moments of his stellar career so far.

Sussex Sharks aiming to keep winning streak

Sussex Sharks aim to make it two wins out of two this weekend in the Yorkshire Bank 40, as they continue the tournament with a trip to last year’s finalists Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston tomorrow, Sunday May 12 (1.45pm start).

Sussex CCC in local derby

Sussex will look to continue their good opening form in Division One of the LV=County Championship tomorrow (Wednesday April 24) as they travel to The Kia Oval to take on rivals Surrey (11am start).

National Sport rss

Williams waltzes into semi-finals

Women's world number one Serena Williams breezed into the last four of the Internazionali d'Italia in just 56 minutes with a 6-2 6-0 win over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.

Berdych stuns Djokovic

Tomas Berdych staged a stunning comeback to knock top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic out of the Internazionali d'Italia at the quarter-final stage.

Stoke launch training ground probe

Stoke have launched "a full internal investigation" into reports of an incident at their training ground on Friday, the club announced.

Ferdinand close to new United deal

Defender Rio Ferdinand is expected to agree a new contract with Manchester United early next week.

Villa Park prepared for a play-off

The Premier League has announced that a possible third-place play-off between Chelsea and Arsenal will take place at Villa Park on May 26 - a move which could jeopardise the Blues' tour match against Manchester City in the USA scheduled for the day before.

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