England target top-two ranking

Stuart Lancaster has raised the bar and insists England must be more consistent

10:22pm Friday 24th May 2013

Stuart Lancaster has been formally set the challenge of leading England into the 2015 Rugby World Cup as one of the two top-ranked nations on the planet.

Players accepting Mourinho return

9:25pm Friday 24th May 2013

Chelsea's players appear to have grown used to the likelihood of Jose Mourinho returning return to the club.

Klopp laments London traffic

Jurgen Klopp believes Wembley is the perfect stadium for the Champions League final

9:25pm Friday 24th May 2013

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp believes his side will be lucky if they manage to get to Wembley in time for kick off in Saturday's Champions League final.

Bowyer to stay on as Rovers boss

Gary Bowyer had two spells as caretaker boss at Ewood Park

9:12pm Friday 24th May 2013

Blackburn have appointed Gary Bowyer as their manager on a 12-month rolling contract.

Townsend out after betting charges

Andros Townsend has pulled out of the England Under-21 squad

7:21pm Friday 24th May 2013

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has pulled out of the England Under-21 squad for this summer's European Championship in Israel after being charged by the Football Association with betting offences.

Muller in confident mood

Thomas Muller insists last year's final won't be playing on the minds of Bayern Munich's stars

7:13pm Friday 24th May 2013

Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller is not panicking about the prospect of more Champions League final shoot-out misery at Wembley on Saturday.

Molinari leads as Donald misses the cut

Francesco Molinari carded an impressive 68 in difficult conditions at Wentworth

7:06pm Friday 24th May 2013

Italy's Francesco Molinari set the clubhouse target on a miserable day at Wentworth as Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald's bid for a third successive BMW PGA Championship title came to a premature end.

Djokovic out to complete Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic says the French Open is his 'number one priority this year'

5:22pm Friday 24th May 2013

Novak Djokovic is a man on a mission at the French Open - just do not mention Rafael Nadal.

Courier backing for Robson

Laura Robson, pictured, will face Caroline Wozniacki in the first round

5:22pm Friday 24th May 2013

Former French Open champion Jim Courier has tipped Laura Robson to make the second week at Roland Garros.

Rain claims day one at Headingley

Persistent rain meant no play was possible on day one of the second Test at Headlingley

4:38pm Friday 24th May 2013

The first day of the second Investec Test between England and New Zealand has been washed out after persistent rain at Headingley.




Your Say Your Gazette

I refer to the article on Chippenham RFC seeking permission from the Rugby Football Union to allow their second team to be promoted to Southern Counties (level seven of the RFU league structure) should they finish top of Dorset & Wilts 1 North (level eight), (Gazette & Herald, February 28). The most interesting aspect of the article was actually what was not said by the club’s representative or was not mentioned.  − Colin Brockhurst, Corsham

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A newsletter hit my doormat on March 2 from ‘Nick Watts and the Lib Dem team’ headlined: Freeze Wilts council tax say Lib Dems. This document goes on to tell us that: “hard-working families cannot afford unnecessary council tax hikes in these difficult times” and so “Nick Watts and the Liberal Democrats have promised not to support any attempt by Wiltshire Conservatives to hit families by increasing council tax this year”.  − Peter Kemp, Chippenham

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