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Stephen Miller takes bronze at World Championships

CRAMLINGTON’S Stephen Miller couldn’t have left it later to take club bronze at the IPC World Athletics Championships – but insists that must now be the exception rather than the rule.Read

Jade Jones shows she can move up in class

JADE Jones might be in her first senior event at the IPC World Championships but the Middlesbrough ace has proved she belongs with the older heads after qualifying for today’s T54 800m final.might be in her first senior event at the IPC World Championships but the Middlesbrough ace has proved she belongs with the older heads after qualifying for today’s T54 800m final, writes RYAN BANGS.Read

Timmins enjoys a winning beginning

MORPETH Harrier Lewis Timmins was a runaway winner of his club’s New Year’s Day Road Race.Read

Jon Taylor crushes rivals at Saltwell Park race

MORPETH Harrier Jon Taylor was untroubled in winning Saturday’s Ronnie Walker 10km Road Race at Saltwell Park, writes LES VENMORE.Read

Miller sails in to win Blyth Sands race

ALNWICK Harriers’ Lesley Miller easily won yesterday’s 51st Blyth Sands Handicap race, repeating her victory in the same event, two years ago.Read

Morpeth running right into top form

MORPETH Harriers opened up a two-point lead at the top of Division One after taking the senior men’s team title at Farringdon.Read

Haile Gebrselassie wins 30th Great North Run

IT was like watching a sports car in a drag race with a family saloon. One moment they were neck and neck, the next there was a gap which grew and grew until his rival was nothing more than a dot in the distance.Read

Junior Great North Run

BIRTLEY girl Lydia Turner brought success for the region gaining victory in Saturday’s BUPA Junior Great North Run.Read

British hope fails to set pace

MARA Yamauchi refused to be too disheartened by her disappointing fifth-place finish as Britain’s best hope of a domestic victory in the Great North Run failed to stay with the leading pack, writes LUKE EDWARDS.Read

Haile Gebrselassie issues a stark warning to Mo Farah

HAILE Gebrselassie has sent a chilling warning to Britain's Olympic medal hope Mo Farah that he has little chance of competing against the best African runners.Read

Mara Yamauchi plans to emulate Paula Radcliffe

MARA Yamauchi is already planning for an Olympic showdown with Paula Radcliffe as she looks to provide a British winner in the Great North Run.Read

Ben: Ten or under my target in Wales

TRIATHLETE Ben Newman will race in the GE Parc Bryn Bach Triathlon tomorrow in preparation for the biggest race of his career next month.Read

Andy Turner set for Tyneside test

TURNER, you have to win. Those five words can break or inspire an athlete. Fortunately, pressure has the latter effect on Andy Turner.Read

Darren Purvis wins Tynedale Road Race

NEW Birtley recruit Darren Purvis took his first North Eastern Counties’ title, winning yesterday’s 22nd Tynedale 10M Road Race, from Hexham to Ovingham.Read

Regional athletics round-up

A DEPLETED North East Counties team competed with credit at Saturday's Northern Athletics Inter-Counties Championships at a windy Gateshead.Read

Blaydon runner cruises to race win

BRISTOL’S Phil Wylie was an easy winner of yesterday’s Ray Harrison Memorial 10km Road Race at Billingham.Read

No silver lining as Chris Tomlinson takes third

MIDDLESBROUGH'S Chris Tomlinson was left dreaming of what might have been in Barcelona last night - despite claiming his maiden senior outdoor medal by taking bronze at the European Championships.Read

Chris Tomlinson hopes to fulfil prediction

MIDDLESBROUGH’S Chris Tomlinson has vowed not to be eating his own words after cruising into the long jump final at the European Championships after just two leaps.Read

Johanna Jackson delighted to breach top ten

REDCAR’S Johanna Jackson admitted she had achieved everything she set out to after finishing a creditable tenth in the 20km race walk at the European Championships in Barcelona.Read

Vicki Barr hopes to follow Olympic heroes

VICKI BARR has set her sights on emulating Olympic legends Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell when she lines up at the European Championships this week.Read

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