ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners still have good chance of keeping midfielder Mathieu Flamini. The Franch international is out of contract at the end of the season and there has been growing speculation that he will see out his current
GOLF TOOT Hill golfer Mike Ballinger recently helped the Essex seniors to secure a 5-5 draw with their Sussex counterparts with a brilliant hole in one. This early season practice match took the form of a ten-a-side match play contest off scratch for
ARCHERY OAKFIELD Archers' Pat Spragg took the gold medal and trophy at the Essex Indoor Championships in Brentwood. Spragg scored 554 points in the ladies compound category. Team mates Joan Ikel and Christine Higgins scored 527 and 505 points respectively
JUNIOR FOOTBALL West Ham United Ladies 11 Rayne Cygnets 1 (Essex County Girls U16s League Cup semi-final) DESPITE the appalling conditions West Ham produced some great attacking football and it was not long before Kimmilee Day had collected a
SPURS defender Young-Pyo Lee claims he would welcome a return to PSV Eindhoven after failing to make an impact at White Hart Lane. The 30-year-old arrived from the Dutch club in summer 2005 but has fallen well down the pecking order since the arrival
ALAN Curbishley asked Stuart Pearce to leave Mark Noble out of his England U21 squad to face Poland next week for fear of burnout, the Hammers boss has revealed. The midfielder is one of several regular members to miss out on the friendly at Molineux
BOWLS RECENT blowls matches have been pleasant for the Picketts Lock Indoor Bowls Club. And impending semi-final clashes are set to see the team go in pursuit of trophy glory. J Wilson, D Payne, and T Mould line up against the Jack Hi team in the
ALAN Curbishley believes that the strength of the Premier League is making it more difficult for managers to bring through young talent. The West Ham boss went against the grain when he handed 18-year-old Academy boy Freddie Sears his debut against Blackburn
FORMER Spurs striker Jermain Defoe has been left fuming he will not be able to make a competitive return to White Hart Lane this weekend. The Premier League have revealed that the Portsmouth frontman cannot play in the fixture because his £7million January
LAST TIME AT WHITE HART LANE: Tottenham 2 Portsmouth 1 (Premier League 01-10-2006) First half goals from Danny Murphy and Jermain Defoe proved enough to see off Pompey. HEAD TO HEAD: Spurs 16 wins, Portsmouth 11 wins, and 14 draws. FORM: 'Arry's
AFTER a extended spell without trophies, this year'sEton Manor squad can put that righ in the Essex Senior Cup. The London Two North outfit have battled their way to the semi-final's of the competition and are now only one game from the final. But in
WEST Ham are sweating on the availability of defenders Matthew Upson and Jonathan Spector ahead of the trip to Everton tomorrow. Upson has missed the last two games with a calf injury while utility man Spector is away on international with United States
ORIENT boss Martin Ling believes he will be better placed if need to make a late swoop into the loan market after the Easter weekend. The O's could firmly get their promotion ambitions back on track, with games against Carlisle and Cheltenham on Saturday
Dagenham 16 Maldon 7 (Essex Presidents Shield Final) DAGENHAM'S memorable season continued on Sunday, as they lifted the Presidents Shield for the third time in five seasons at Ilford Wanderers Rugby Club. The top two teams in Essex One should
ORIENT winger JJ Melligan is hoping he is the one smiling after his friends reunited weekend. First the former Wolves trainee is relishing the prospect of locking horns with a manager he enjoyed great success under at his previous club Cheltenham, when
KARATE LEYTONSTONE-based East London Karate are celebrating after a success at UK Open Karate Champion-ships, writes Iain Liddle. Instructor Kim Singh led his team of 15 competitors (some pictured) to a seven-medal haul, including a gold for Petar
In his latest fan blog, Pandamonium editor and O's supporter Mat Roper gives us his slant on all things Leyton Orient. No I'm not turning into Delia Smith but: This is a message for possibly the best supporters in the world. We need a 12th man. Where
LAST TIME AT BRISBANE ROAD: Orient 1 Carlisle 1 (17-02-2007) Matt Lockwood equalised early in the second half of this League One match to cancel out an early goal from Joe Garner. Carlisle secured a 1-0 victory earlier this season at Brunton Park.
