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Ben Hocking bats for North London

North London suffer dramatic defeat at Wembley

Middlesex County Cricket League - Division Three:

North London (0pts) 139

Wembley (10) 140-4

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Hornsey captain Chetan Patel

Deja vu for Patel as rain ruins Hornsey’s hopes at Stanmore

Middlesex County Cricket League - Premier Division:

Hornsey (1pt) 279-8

Stanmore (4) 106-3

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North Middlesex captain Connor Nurse (left) and North London skipper James Kee

Captain Connor nurses North Middlesex to victory over North London

North Middlesex captain Connor Nurse led his side to victory over North London in the opening match of the colourful new Middlesex Development League on Sunday.

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New Arsenal Ladies manager Shelly Kerr

Arsenal Ladies manager welcomes mid-season break for European Championships

This summer’s European Championships in Sweden mean Arsenal Ladies’ impressive run of form will be postponed until the Women’s Super League campaign resumes in August – but manager Shelley Kerr has welcomed the mid-season break.

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Neil Dexter batting for Middlesex

Middlesex captain Dexter: Our rivals know we’re dangerous

Neil Dexter expects Middlesex’s one-day rivals to be wary of them after a three-match winning streak propelled the Panthers back into YB40 semi-final contention.

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James Harris

The way it seams: James Harris’ Middlesex column

We came out of that draw against Sussex with very mixed feelings. If you told us at the start of the week that we would have dominated the whole game more or less from start to finish and come up just short, we would have been very happy.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

Arsenal boss has cash to splash, but will he invest wisely or waste it?

Arsene Wenger’s decisions in the transfer market will be under more scrutiny than ever after Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said the Gunners have the funds for “a big summer”.

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Musa cruised to a unanimous win

Islington’s super Sherif runs Alausa out of town

Sherif ‘The Sandman’ Musa continued his strong form with a unanimous win over Double Jab’s Olakunle Alausa at the Coronet Theatre.

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Dave Bedford with Ed McGinley

Highgate Harriers’ ‘Night of the PBs’ is a runaway success

Highgate Harriers’ Brahama Pochee was one of four runners to set a new personal best in the club’s inaugural ‘Night of the PBs’ event.

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Carman Mapatuna bowls for Highgate

Mapatuna’s the man of the moment as Highgate claim third spot

Carman Mapatuna maintained his fine form in the Middlesex County Cricket League, claiming five wickets as Highgate’s second successive victory took them third in the Division Three table.

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Shaun Dixon contests the London marathon

Highgate Harriers host 10,000m event as nation’s elite bid to beat their best

Highgate Harriers will tonight host the inaugural ‘Night of the PBs’ 10,000m race at the Parliament Hill athletics track, with some of the nation’s best club runners working together in a bid to beat their personal best times.

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Sam Robson

Robson says Middlesex squad can cope with skipper’s absence

Sam Robson believes Middlesex’s top order are capable of sharing the extra workload when skipper Chris Rogers departs on Ashes duty later this month.

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John Simpson

Keeping busy

We’ve really hit the ground running in the County Championship, starting off with two good wins against Notts and Derbyshire and staying unbeaten so far.

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Hornsey's Michael Philipson

Multi-talented Michael stars in Hornsey’s first league victory

Middlesex County Cricket League - Premier Division

Hornsey (10pts) 230-6

Eastcote (0) 76

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Highgate's Carman Mapatuna ( jumping) celebrates after taking a North London wicket.

Highgate bowlers are on fire in derby triumph over North London

Middlesex County Cricket League - Division Three

North London (0pts) 103

Highgate (10) 105-1

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Nick Brand (right) bowls for North Middlesex

North Middlesex suffer a Harrow-ing defeat

Middlesex County Cricket League - Division Two:

Harrow (10pts) 170-9

North Middlesex (0) 133

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Middlesex's Paul Stirling. Photo: David Davies/PA

Stunning Stirling knock sees Panthers blitz Foxes’ perfect record

Yorkshire Bank 40: Middlesex Panthers beat Leicestershire Foxes by 10-wickets

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Alan Davies was due to perform at the Brick Lane Comedy Festival. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups

A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.

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