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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.
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BAIRD AND MILKINS THROUGH TO WORLD OPEN
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- Created on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:03
- Last Updated on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:11
- Published on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:03
- Written by Mark Halliwell and Ross Reid
Devon's rising snooker star Sam Baird qualified for a ranking event venue for the first time by rallying from 3-1 down to beat world no 17 Mark Davis 5-4 in the 2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers in Sheffield.
Davis made a 137 to go 3-1 ahead but then lost four of the next five frames as 23-year-old Baird registered breaks of 63, 68, 55 and 75.
SNOOKER: BAIRD BREEZES PAST WHIRLWIND
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- Created on Friday, 13 January 2012 18:25
- Last Updated on Saturday, 14 January 2012 12:46
- Published on Friday, 13 January 2012 18:26
Devon snooker ace Sam Baird beat Jimmy White 5-1 in the 2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers at the Academy, Sheffield to set up a morning meeting with world no 17 Mark Davis tomorrow (1000).
Baird, 23, from Stenhill near Cullompton admitted he is looking forward to meeting Davis – from Sussex - after despatching world no 47 White with breaks of 64, 113 and 82 in today’s third qualifying round.
ENGLAND 2012 RUGBY SQUADS
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:33
England have announced the January 2012 Senior and England Saxons Elite Player Squads.
There are 15 changes to the August 2011 senior squad, including a first time call-up for Bristol-born forward Ben Morgan.
PREMIER SQUASH LEAGUE ROUND FIVE
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- Created on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:01
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:06
- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:01
- Written by Howard Harding and Ross Reid
Defending champions Surrey Health & Racquets top Premier Squash League group B by six points following last night's 4-1 fifth round home win over second placed Exeter Diamonds.
Exeter made a promising start in Croydon when Irish international Aisling Blake beat 16–year-old debutant Nada Elkalaawy 3-1.
SW FOOTBALL: TONIGHT'S NON-LEAGUE ACTION
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:47
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:13
- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:47
- Written by Ross Reid
Eighth placed Weston-super-Mare host ninth placed Basingstoke in the Conference South tonight (Woodspring Stadium 1945).
Craig Laird’s soaring Seagulls are looking to build on Saturday’s 5-2 home win over Farnborough when striker Sahr Kabba scored a quickfire first half hat-trick.
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