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Lancashire boss Ashley Giles had strong words for his men in the wake of their narrow home defeat to Warwickshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Sunday.

Stockport’s Aimee Pratt, 17, will study biology at Adams State University (ASU) in Colorado while furthering her blossoming athletics career in which she has already won both the English Championship and the English School Championship.

Sale’s John Smith admits switching sports was always going to be a risk, but the wheelchair racer has no regrets after making his Olympic Stadium debut on Sunday as part of National Paralympic Day celebrations.

Sale Harrier Andrew Robertson reckons he had world record holder Usain Bolt running scared for the first 40 metres of their clash at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games before the multiple world and Olympic sprint champion powered home in 9.87 seconds.

Romiley’s Irene Dixon experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity on Saturday as she helped revive the London 2012 spirit at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.

In new signing Raheem Sterling, Manchester City’s beleaguered boss Manuel Pellegrini might just have revitalised the blue half of town as they prepare to face Real Madrid in Melbourne ahead of their August 10 Premier League opener.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, not one to shy away from speaking his mind, was unhappy with latest high-profile signing Bastian Schweinsteiger’s performance in the 3-1 International Champions Cup defeat of San Jose Earthquakes yesterday.

Manchester-based Ellie Simmonds, a world and Olympic swimming champion and world record holder, goes back to where she captured the nation’s hearts in 2012 at the London Aquatics Pool for the National Paralympic Day this weekend.

Lauren Quigley believes her rivals will see a much different athlete next month in Russia to the person who made her World Championships debut two years ago.

Manchester BMX Club’s 12-year-old sensation Lewis Holmes is already preparing to represent his country at the World Championships, just two years after taking up the sport completely by chance.

After scoring an astonishing 35 goals in 15 games in the Women’s Premier League last season for Blackburn, England Under-17 international Georgia Stanway was courted by Manchester City resulting in a dream move.