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Baseball. Sort of, but it’s amiable.

Following on from our series about sports that don’t hit the headlines, we take a look at Softball, another of the All-American College sports that is gaining popularity in the UK. If there was an opposite to attitude, you would say that Softball was baseball with it; but with no direct opposite we should say […]

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Sport shorts – McDonald takes Swindon town job.

Kevin McDonald has been appointed as the new Swindon Town Manager. McDonald was assistant manager at Aston Villa. He will meet the press early tomorrow afternoon after talking to the players. His first match in the Town dug out will be against Covertry on Saturday. Swindon lost to Villa 3-2 in the Capital One Cup […]

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Marine lift the fog for a win against Abingdon.

In a re-arranged fixture from the fog bound match a few weeks ago Marine bagged a brace an came out on top against a dogged Abingdon team that finished the match with 10 men. Final score. Swindon Supermarine 2    Abingdon 1 Whitehead 3                           Nowell 51 Etheridge 56  SPONSOR A GALLERY OR PAGE. […]

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Swindon Town new era – new Board press conference gallery.

Swindon Town showed off their new owners to the media in a press conference at the County Ground. New Chairman Jed McCory with Director Callum Rice, Commercial Director Gary Hooper and General Manager Steve Murrall were all speaking to the press about the take over and the future of the club. SPONSOR A PAGE OR […]

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Sport shorts. Time for Badminton – Equestrian that is.

Time is a theme for the Mitsubishi Motors International Badminton Three Day event this year as the Rolex Grand Slam worth $250K could be decided in the Gloucestershire Estate. UK rider  William Fox-Pitt could pick up the Rolex Grand Slam of $250,000. However,  being a roll over year, if Andrew Nicholson wins at Rolex Kentucky in […]

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Sports shorts. Speedway update.

Season ticket update. SWINDON chief Gary Patchett says the club have experienced technical difficulties with the production of credit card style season tickets. But fans of the reigning Elite League champions, sponsored by Excalibur Communications, are assured they will receive their passes in good time for the start of the season. Said Patchett: “Naturally we’ve […]

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American College sport in Pinehurst? Swindon Shock net a win over Chichester.

It’s the theme of many a Hollywood blockbuster, and Swindon sports a team too. Basketball is played at the Swindon Academy on a Saturday night, and this week we won! So you thought that the all-American sport of Basketball was a non-contact sport; think again. The Swindon Shock Basketball team played out a winning 4 […]

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Swindon’s new bowls club opens.

All looked doomed for the Oasis Bowls Club when new owners took over the Oasis Sports Centre a year ago. They were asked to leave so that the area could be converted into yet another gym. Move forward a year and a day, and the club has a new facility based in a council owned […]

Speedway final first leg.Nick Morris and Hans Andersen

Sports shorts – Speedway update

Nick Morris and Hans Andersen added to Kilby list. ELITE League title winners Hans Andersen and Nick Morris have been added to Swindon’s glittering opening meeting of the season. The Bob Kilby Memorial Trophy on Thursday, March 14, is set to pull in a bumper crowd. And the Excalibur Communications Robins, who will launch the […]