County Football
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 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.
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, 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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Play-off semi-final: Brighton 0, Crystal Palace 2
Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the Seagulls’ semi-final disappointment
Play-off semi-final - Crystal Palace 0, Albion 0
Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the first of the play-off semi-finals.
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.
Albion 2, Wolves 0 - Crystal Palace play-off tie secured
Our Albion correspondent Patrick Gleeson reports on the Seagulls’ pre-play-off match.
Albion preview: Brighton v Wolves
Our Brighton correspondent Patrick Gleeson looks at Wolves’ trip to the Amex.
Sussex County Cricket Club
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
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.
- Brighton and Hove Albion training ground extension approved, despite flood fears
- Big hearted Craig, 24, has given life to others
- Preview: Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - play-off semi-final
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