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Leicester Mercury published Hockey: Olympic bronze medalist Crista Cullen...
Former Leicester star Crista Cullen has come out of retirement and made herself available for the Great Britain women's squad, with an eye on next year's Rio Olympics.Cullen, who turns 30 next month,...
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Leicester Mercury published Wheelchair athlete Paige Murray relishing her big...
Leicester wheelchair athlete Paige Murray has been given a huge opportunity to make a mark on her sport in London on Sunday.The 21-year-old has been selected for the IPC Grand Prix 400m final at the...
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Leicester Mercury published Cycling: London calling for Scraptoft's Liam Davies
Scraptoft cyclist Liam Davies admits he cannot wait to take to the capital's roads for this year's Prudential RideLondon Youth Grand Prix.The 15-year-old has been selected in a squad of 10 to represent...
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Leicester Mercury commented Leicester City captain Wes Morgan set to miss...
Leicester City captain Wes Morgan could miss the start of the season, new manager Claudio Ranieri has warned.Morgan has continued to play throughout the summer with Jamaica, who were involved in the...
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Leicester Mercury commented 'This is my real beginning', says Leicester City...
Andrej Kramaric has hailed the arrival of new manager Claudio Ranieri and believes he is one of the top coaches in the world.The Croatian striker, who scored during Leicester City's 3-1 win over...
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danjmartin commented New £1.5 million bridge proposed to link Abbey...
Sir Peter Soulsby has outlined a number of schemes that will form the second phase of his Connecting Leicester revamp of the city.Projects being put forward by the mayor include a £1.5 million...
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Leicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers return for injury-ravaged...
Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft is back on the rugby field after the dislocated shoulder which ended his 2014-15 season at Newcastle in March.Leicester's director of rugby Richard Cockerill says the...
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Leicester Mercury commented Claudio Ranieri launches global search for...
Leicester City must find a champion to replace departing midfielder Esteban Cambiasso, manager Claudio Ranieri has said.Cambiasso, who was voted City's player of the season in May, has rejected several...
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DavidWOwen commented Foxes and Doncaster supporters unite for charity tribute...
Rival supporters have come together for a second year to raise money in memory of two tragic fans of Leicester City and Doncaster Rovers.The Foxes and Donny faithful united to organise home and away...
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Ciaranfagan commented Family's new plea on petition to keep Colin Pitchfork...
More than 15,000 people have signed an online petition which calls for double child killer Colin Pitchfork to be kept in prison for the rest of his life.However, the total could rise to 25,000 once all...
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Ciaranfagan published Police team seizes 20 knives in less than six months
Police have taken 20 knives and a number of other weapons out of circulation as a result of a series of raids and officers' use of stop-and-search powers.A team of officers working from Leicester's...
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Merc_Reporter published Former foster carer Alan Ramsay guilty of 'most...
A judge jailed a pensioner for downloading more than 9,000 indecent images of youngsters in the "worst case of child pornography" he has dealt with.Alan Ramsay, 68, a former foster carer, became...
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AlanThompson published NATIONAL LOTTERY: Winning Lotto numbers for Wednesday,...
Tonight's National Lottery Lotto rollover winning numbers are: 07, 38, 23, 26, 33, 45 and the Bonus Ball is 29.With no jackpot winner, Saturday's estimated double rollover is £8.2 million.There are 50...
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AlanThompson published Keep Britain Tidy Green Flags raised over city and...
Popular beauty spots in Leicestershire are included in the list of parks and green spaces receiving the prestigious Green Flag award today.Leicestershire County Council's Beacon Hill and Market...
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Leicester Mercury published Badminton: Young starlet Sophie Watson is champion
Shepshed badminton starlet Sophie Watson is preparing to take on the country's best after becoming a double county champion.Watson, pictured far right and, inset, with team-mates, triumphed in the...
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Leicester Mercury published Golf: Paul Broadhurst ties for top spot in PGA...
Paul Broadhurst finished in a tie for top place in the opening PGA Midland Order of Merit championship of the season at Wellingborough – but he failed to take the 10th anniversary Glazerite title.The...
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Leicester Mercury published Rugby World Cup: Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben...
Ben Youngs admits England's scrum-half shirt has swapped too many times for him to believe he's a sure starter at the World Cup.The Leicester Tigers No.9 was one of England's most potent players at...
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Leicester Mercury published Golf: Imogen Huxley defends County Girls...
Imogen Huxley successfully defended her County Girls Championship when this year's tournament was decided at Birstall.The Rutland County golfer shot 77-74-151 to win the title for the third time.Her...
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Leicester Mercury published I'll give youth a chance, promises Leicester City...
Claudio Ranieri said he would have no qualms over blooding one of Leicester City's youngsters in the first team this season.City have already included 18-year-old left-back Ben Chilwell in the first...
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Mercury_Sport published Leicestershire CCC's longest-serving player Matt...
Leicestershire CCC's longest serving player Matt Boyce has retired from the professional game with immediate effect to pursue a career in finance.Boyce came all the way through the County age groups...
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