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Around 2,000 swimmers are expected to descend on the waterways of Salford Quays to undertake the one mile, dock-to-dock open water swim tomorrow.

Stockport’s Naomi Broady rued her inability to pull off a first-round comeback like her brother Liam but revealed she may have been behind his stunning revival at Wimbledon.

Stockport’s Liam Broady admitted a sense of shock after a stunning comeback secured a first round victory in his first ever Grand Slam match at Wimbledon.

Manchester taekwondo star Jordan Gayle hopes his home event in October as part of the 2015 World Grand Prix Series will be a positive end to 2015 after several lows so far.

Driven on by the disappointment of the European Games in Baku, Manchester’s Mahama Cho admits there will be some serious questions asked as he attempts to get back on top form for this year’s Grand Prix series.

England’s women, unbeaten in three matches having scored six goals from a variety of players including two defenders in Monday’s comeback against unbeaten Norway, prepare to face hosts Canada in Saturday’s last-eight clash.

Manchester Storm this week announced their first pre-season matches following their return, 18 years after the original team closed due to financial problems.

Manchester City’s Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze helped England’s Lionesses overcome a 1-0 deficit against former champions Norway to set up a World Cup quarter-final with hosts Canada on Saturday.

Liam Phillips, 2013 BMX world champion, moved to Manchester seven years ago and is currently preparing for the July 21-25 World Championships to be held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, a site better known for its Formula 1 pedigree.

Finishing second in the group and with two successive wins from three, England’s women are on their way to the last 16 where they will face Norway.

Amateur athlete Laura Nuttall does the ‘inhuman’ as she faces the UK’s largest non-stop ultra-marathon this Saturday – running 69 miles in just 24 hours for charity Manchester Mind.