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Adams aiming to prove a knockout for Games
Yorkshire boxer Nicola Adams continues her bid to secure a place at London 2012 at the Strandja Cup in Sofia this month.
Craig McCann: The life of a paralympic hopeful
Read Craig McCann’s insightful blog on the life of a Yorkshireman preparing mentally and physically to compete at the 2012 London Paralympics. He continues here by updating us on how he fared in the latest international qualification event.
Wallwork is last Yorkshire star standing as White falls out of race for ticket to Olympics
With the Olympics less than six months away, we continue the build-up by assessing the prospect of Yorkshire’s elite badminton players reaching London 2012. Nick Westby reports.
Ennis is impressive on familiar territory with hurdles victory at EIS
Jessica Ennis began the Olympic year with her best start to a season at the McCain Indoor City Challenge in Sheffield.
Brownlees perfect techniques
As any athlete will testify, there is little good to be derived from dramatically altering practices and techniques in the final six months before an Olympic Games.
Wilkinson pipped in cross country finals but Adams triumphs
National champion Steve Vernon (Stockport) won an exciting race to beat Leeds City’s James Wilkinson in the Northern Cross Country Championships at Pontefract Park on Saturday while Hallamshire’s Lizzie Adams beat defending champion Susan Partridge (Leeds City) to win the women’s title.
Laugher is all smiles
DIVING: Jack Laugher kicked off his 2012 season in commanding fashion winning the men’s one-metre springboard at the British Gas National Cup in Southend.
Big names set for Pontefract Park
athletics: The Northern Cross Country Championships take place at Pontefract Park today with Yorkshire athletes expected to be prominent in all races.
Hodge hoping to have no axe to grind after London 2012
Andy Hodge believes he is a stronger rower now than he was four years ago, when he was last en route to an Olympic gold medal.
Steel City test awaits Bernard
With the Olympics a little over six months away, we continue the build-up with Wakefield high jumper Martyn Bernard who is looking to add to his medal collection at London 2012. Nick Westby reports.
Tour ambition on hold as Swift goes in pursuit of Olympic gold
Rotherham cyclist Ben Swift won five road races around the world in a breakthrough campaign last year but, as he reveals to Nick Westby, he has his sights elsewhere in 2012.
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Weather for Yorkshire
Saturday 11 February 2012
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Temperature: -2 C to 0 C
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