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Promotion hopes as Harriers go top

Gateshead Harriers stormed to the top of the British Athletics Division Two after a magnificent victory in Swansea. Read

Boro athletes setting hot pace

Middlesbrough AC won the second round of fixtures of the North of England Division Two East at York and now head the table at the halfway stage of the season. Read

Debut display cheers Shippen

Gateshead Harriers women's team made their debut appearance in the UK Athletics League Division Four at the International Stadium but they couldn't emulate the men's success in Wales. Read

Silver lining for battling Victoria

For the second weekend running, Victoria Barr faced appalling conditions. Read

Angela singing in the rain

The rain and hail came down like stair-rods in Edinburgh at the weekend - but it couldn't stop Angela Hibbs knocking more than four minutes off her previous best marathon time. Read

Hunger is back insists Harrier

Terry Wall's victory at Raby Castle was a timely boost as he bids to get his racing career back on track. Read

Varsity run is in a relay good cause

Following hot on the heels of Wallsend Harriers' 100-mile world record, super-fit students from Durham University are attempting to run their way into the record books. Read

Farah blasts 'loser' Chambers

European cross-country champion Mo Farah yesterday branded Dwain Chambers a "loser" and dismissed his claims that only drug-fuelled athletes can win an Olympic title. Read

Flying flag for North

North East athletes showed true grit for the second day in a row to produce a string of excellent performances at the Inter-Counties Champ-ionships in Bedford. Read

Wall flowers to triumph again

Terry wall bounced back to winning ways but narrowly missed out on a record-breaking run in the Raby Castle 10km. Read

Golden girl in title win

Victoria barr led the region's charge on the opening day of the Inter-Counties Championships in Bedford. Read

Kelly close to swede

Olympic heptathlon bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton was trailing world and Olympic title-holder Carolina Kluft after the pair fought out a personal duel at the Hypo-meeting in Gotzis, Austria. Read

Commonwealth heptathlon champion Kelly Sotherton is hoping that she has overcome a number of setbacks when she takes on world and Olympic title-holder Carolina Kluft at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Götzis this weekend. Read

Ryan's road race victory

World cross-country repre-sentative Ryan Stephenson won North Shields Poly's inaugural 5km road race. Read

Boy from Brazil is flying high

Brazilian triple jumper Jadel Gregorio swapped Tyneside for South America and produced a startling performance in front of 20,000 adoring fans. Read

Winner Victoria aims to raise Barr

Victoria barr left seasoned international Donna Fraser in her wake at the Loughborough International last weekend. Read

I'm on McLeod nine!

Ryan McLeod ran the second-fastest outdoor 3,000m in the UK this season by an under-23 athlete, clocking 8min 4.81sec at the Lough-borough International. Read

Winner Pavey is up for the cup

Jo Pavey had good news for the British selectors after winning Sunday's BUPA Great Manchester Run when announcing she wants to compete in next month's European Cup. Read