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The 102-year-old former Stockport County player George Haigh says the opening of the club’s museum will bring a much-needed boost.

The Northern Lawn Tennis Club are hoping that the success of this year’s Aegon Manchester Trophy can help them return to their title of ‘Wimbledon of the North’.

Ryan Giggs has said he would be happy to start his managerial career in lower league football should the right job come along.

Tennis star Liam Broady believes Marcus Willis will be a potent threat if he reaches the main Wimbledon draw, after the Stockport star lost out to him at the second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers in Roehampton.

He may have missed out on the chance to follow in Sir Andy Murray’s footsteps at Wimbledon this summer but Cheadle tennis star Jonah Gethin insists his tennis dreams still burn brightly.

Tennis star Liam Broady hopes to get the better of fellow Brit Marcus Willis when the pair battle it out in Wimbledon qualifying later today.

Defending his 200m freestyle title is top of the agenda for swimmer James Guy as he prepares for next month’s World Championships in Hungary.

Manchester triathlon star Georgia Taylor-Brown admits her ambition to compete at Tokyo 2020 burns even brighter after the addition of a new event to the Olympic programme.

British number three Naomi Broady eased into the second round of the Manchester Aegon Trophy after a 6-3 6-4 victory over India’s Ankita Raina.

From the pressure to not let anyone down, to the expectations of leading from the front, Callum Skinner is prepared to take everything in his stride in the pursuit for further glory.

From meeting tennis legend Tim Henman, to winning a Jaguar F-PACE for the weekend, a Sunday at the Jaguar Championships is set to live long in the memory for David Lloyd Cheadle tennis club.