South West Sports News promoting regional sport
Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.
Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.
We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.
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SNOOKER: BAIRD BREEZES PAST WHIRLWIND
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- Created on Friday, 13 January 2012 18:25
- Last Updated on Saturday, 14 January 2012 12:46
- Published on Friday, 13 January 2012 18:26
Devon snooker ace Sam Baird beat Jimmy White 5-1 in the 2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers at the Academy, Sheffield to set up a morning meeting with world no 17 Mark Davis tomorrow (1000).
Baird, 23, from Stenhill near Cullompton admitted he is looking forward to meeting Davis – from Sussex - after despatching world no 47 White with breaks of 64, 113 and 82 in today’s third qualifying round.
ENGLAND 2012 RUGBY SQUADS
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
England have announced the January 2012 Senior and England Saxons Elite Player Squads.
There are 15 changes to the August 2011 senior squad, including a first time call-up for Bristol-born forward Ben Morgan.
PREMIER SQUASH LEAGUE ROUND FIVE
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:01
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:06
- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:01
- Written by Howard Harding and Ross Reid
Defending champions Surrey Health & Racquets top Premier Squash League group B by six points following last night's 4-1 fifth round home win over second placed Exeter Diamonds.
Exeter made a promising start in Croydon when Irish international Aisling Blake beat 16–year-old debutant Nada Elkalaawy 3-1.
SW FOOTBALL: TONIGHT'S NON-LEAGUE ACTION
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:47
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:13
- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:47
- Written by Ross Reid
Eighth placed Weston-super-Mare host ninth placed Basingstoke in the Conference South tonight (Woodspring Stadium 1945).
Craig Laird’s soaring Seagulls are looking to build on Saturday’s 5-2 home win over Farnborough when striker Sahr Kabba scored a quickfire first half hat-trick.
TUESDAY FOOTBALL: YEOVIL TOWN & BRISTOL ROVERS
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:44
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:16
- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:44
- Written by Ross Reid
Gary Johnson kicks off his second spell as Yeovil Town manager with a tough League One test at fourth placed Sheffield United tonight (Bramall Lane, 1945) while Bristol Rovers visit Hereford in League Two.
Johnson's Glovers squad will include on-loan Tottenham Hotspur forward Jon Obika, 21, and new loan defender Ryan Dickson, from Southampton, but be without suspended Scottish striker Steve MacLean.
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