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Gazette General Sport

• Bronze medal jor for Scot Jones

  Swimming MARLBOROUGH and Scotland swimmer Chris Jones is expected to receive a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games 4x100m medley relay today . read more

• Boxer Cox closing in on Melbourne gold medal

  WALCOT Boxing Club is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in its history. read more

• Equestrian: Kiwi Nicholson Flush at Aldon

  NEW Zealand maestro Andrew Nicholson headed one of the top sections on offer at the Aldon one day event in Somerset. read more

• Equestrian: The flat season is go

  WITH the Cheltenham Festival done and dusted for another year, attention turns this weekend to the start of the new Flat Turf season which officially begins at Lingfield on Thursday. read more

• Swimming: Chippenham delighted to finish fourth and stay up

  CHIPPENHAM ASC put in an excellent show in the Moonraker Winter League Final to retain their status as a first division side. read more

• Five year high for Dolphins

  SWINDON Dolphin put on a stunning show at the Link Centre on Saturday to secure their highest winning margin for more than five years. read more

• Borrowed trunks aid Jones’ performance

  Commonwealth Games MARLBOROUGH swimmer Chris Jones overcame a disastrous opening round to achieve his dream of making a Commonwealth Games final. read more

• Swimming: Carlin leaves homework to reach two finals

  Commonwealth Games JAZZ Carlin admitted her Melbourne experience has left her feeling out of this world after reaching two finals in her first-ever Commonwealth Games. read more

• Rally: Popular Rally Day tickets go on sale

  ARRANGEMENTS for the sixth Rallyday at Castle Combe have been announced. read more

• Cycling: Wheelers spread out

  WHILE some of the Chippenham Wheelers members were at a training camp in Majorca, a varied weekend was enjoyed by those who stayed at home. read more

• Rally Driving: Highworth girls are heading north

  HIGHWORTH Rally mums Shelly Taunt and Julie Murphy head north this weekend for the third round of the BTRDA Rally Championship. read more

• Castle Combe: Combe set for start of new era

  CASTLE Combe Racing Circuit chairman Howard Strawford is looking forward to ushering in a new era at the track this weekend. read more

• Superbikes: Bridewell brothers back on grid

  MOTORBIKE stars Tommy and Ollie Bridewell had a mixed pre-season, but both are revving up for their opening races of the new programme at the weekend. read more

• Speedway: Rico named in GB squad

  LEE Richardson, top scorer for Great Britain in last year's Speedway World Team Cup, has been named by Team GB boss Neil Middleditch in the side to face Sweden in the Test match to be staged at the Abbey Stadium on April 11. read more

• Speedway: I just can’t wait to get back on the bike

  IT CAN'T get much better for me after last week's unbeaten start against Oxford can it? read more

• Speedway: Dominant Robins sprint past stunned Cheetahs

  Elite League IT was bitterly cold on the terraces for the Pebley Beach Swindon Robins fans but on track their heroes were in sizzling form for the season opening at Blunsdon. read more

• Boxing: Highly-rated Hughes powers his way through

  MALMESBURY Boxing Club's 15-year-old star Joe Hughes got his Junior ABA campaign off to a stunning start on Saturday. read more

• Hockey: ISCA 5 Chippenham 1

  Premier Division Two CHIPPENHAM Ladies travelled to ISCA but unfortunately could not find the form that they showed when they brushed past Marlborough last weekend. read more

• Hockey: East Glos 0 Wootton Bassett 1

  North Division NORTH Division champions Wootton Bassett ended their league season in fine style when they won a keenly-contested game against East Glos. read more

• Hockey Friendly: Chippenham 6 North Bristol 3

  CHIPPENHAM played host to North Bristol in an end of season friendly and ran out comfortable winners in preparation for next week's cup game against local rivals Marlborough. read more

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