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LOCAL BATTLE: New pro Mick Hadfield (right) with unbeaten pro Peter Cope

VIDEO: Nick Hadfield spars with Peter Cope ahead of boxing’s Summer Rumble video

MICK Hadfield has become Hartlepool’s latest boxing pro.

TUNING UP: New pro Mick Hadfield (black) in sparring with Peter Cope at the Gus Robinson Developments gym. Picture by TOM COLLINS

Hartlepool boxer Mick Hadfield turns professional and will fight at Sunderland Summer Rumble

MICK Hadfield is to turn professional and will make his debut at the Summer Rumble at the Stadium of Light.

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Burn Road Harriers set for a training session on Seaton beach. Picture by FRANK REID

SPORT FOCUS: Burn Road Harriers slideshow video

HARTLEPOOL Burn Road Harriers are the latest local sporting club to feature in our exciting new Monday newspaper feature.

Burn Road Harriers  in the Durham East Coast Half Marathon. Picture by FRANK REID

Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers in action

Another busy weekend for Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers took them, from the Durham coast to Swaledale and Teesside to the Blaydon Races.

Burn Road Harriers  in the Durham East Coast Half Marathon. Picture by FRANK REID

Savannah Marshall in GB European Union Championship squad

SAVANNAH Marshall has been named in the Great Britain squad for next month’s European Union Championship – and she can’t wait to get back in the ring.

Hartlepool Catholic Boxing Club.

VIDEO: A g-love affair for Catholic Club boxers video

HARTLEPOOL Catholic Boxing club are hitting form with a vengeance.

Hartlepool Catholic Boxing Club.

Peter Cope set for title shot against Dougie Curran

PETER Cope has been handed the chance to add a second title to his professional collection - providing he is not Rumbled at the Stadium of Light.

Graeme Storm

Top 10 finish for Storm in Austria Lyoness Open

GRAEME Storm ended the Lyoness Open as he began it to seal a morale-boosting top 10 finish.

BOXING CLEVER: Savannah Marshall and Anth Hardy

New Horden & Hartlepool boxer Anth Hardy spars with world champion Savannah Marshall

NEW professional Anth Hardy has warmed up for his debut by sparring a world champion.

66, 74, 71: Graeme Storm's rounds at the Lyoness Open

Hartlepool golfer Graeme Storm drops down in Lyoness Open

GRAEME Storm faces some work to do to get back in contention for the top prizes at the Lyoness Open in Austria.

Peter Cope

Hartlepool boxers up for exciting summer

HARTLEPOOL’S Gus Robinson Developments gym is “preparing” for one of their biggest months of the boxing calendar.

Graeme Storm

Graeme Storm leads Austria Lyones Open

GRAEME Storm has not tasted victory on golf’s big stage for six years.

CLOSE TO RETURN: Andy Murray

Count me in at Queen’s and Wimbledon says British tennis number one Andy Murray

ANDY Murray hopes to banish any fears he will miss Wimbledon by playing at Queen’s Club

NEW SIGNING: Dean Richards

Newcastle Falcons boss Dean Richards signs Danny Barnes from Munster

NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards has completed another good bit of transfer business.

SUPPORTERS CHOICE: Andrew Flounders

KELLY’S EYE: Rugby clubs salute their stars

THE boots and gumshields may be away for a few weeks – or in the case of some players, a few months.

Darren Armstrong

Busy week for Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers

Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers have had a busy week racing with some great results.

Callum Winton

Ricky Hatton “really excited” about Hartlepool boxing propect Callum Winton

RICKY Hatton is “really excited” about the prospect of taking Callum Winton to the top in boxing.

Snooker player Ryan Clark. Picture by FRANK REID

Hartlepool snooker ace Ryan Clark wins first match since turning pro

HARTLEPOOL snooker star Ryan Clark has celebrated his first win on the game’s professional tour – but he admits there is room for improvement.

Hartlepool boxer Peter Cope, out of the Gus Robinson Gym, trained by his father, also Peter Cope (pictured).

Cope up for Sunderland Summer Rumble

PETER Cope is gearing up for a “grudge match” at the Summer Rumble.

VITAL SCORE ... Falcons Ryan Shortland goes over for a try under pressure from Bedfords Jake Sharp.

Newcastle Falcons back in the Premiership

NEWCASTLE Falcons secured an immediate return to the Aviva Premiership with a pulsating 31-24 victory over Bedford in the Championship Final second leg at Kingston Park.

FUN IN THE SUN: Seaton V Stranton

BOWLS PICTURE SLIDESHOW: Seaton v Stranton video

BOWLS remains one of Hartlepool’s most popular participation sports.

FUN IN THE SUN: Seaton V Stranton

Hartlepool snooker stars Darren Cook and Ryan Clark beaten in qualifying for Wuxi Classic

HARTLEPOOL snooker ace Darren Cook admits he learned more in one match than he has done in the past two years following a heavy defeat in qualifying for the Wuxi Classic.

CHAMP: Italy's Matteo Manassero

Hartlepool’s Graeme Storm finishes 40th at BMW PGA Championship as Manassero wins

GRAEME Storm followed his best round of the weekend with his worst as he finished the BMW Championship in a tie for 40th place.

Graeme Storm motors on in BMW Championship as top stars conk out

THREE birdies on the back nine saw Graeme Storm make the cut at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

BACK IN LONDON: Bradley Saunders

Bradley Saunders fit and ready to box on big London show

BRADLEY Saunders will make his ring return on a major show in London in July.

POINTS MACHINE: Jimmy Gopperth

Bedford 9 Newcastle Falcons 18

NEWCASTLE Falcons are only 80 minutes away from bringing Aviva Premiership rugby back to the North-East.

Jonny Wilkinson kicks for Toulon during the Amlin Challenge Cup Final match at the RDS, Dublin.

VIDEO: Gavin Hastings says Ex-England hero and Newcastle Falcons star Jonny Wilkson should be in British Lions squad video

FORMER British and Irish Lions captain Gavin Hastings has said he expects to see Jonny Wilkinson in the fabled red jersey on this summer’s tour to Australia.

STAR MAN: Paul Jennings (right) receives his Hartlepool Sports Personality of the Year award from Coun Stephen Akers-Belcher

VIDEO: Darts star Jennings is Hartlepool Sports Personality of the Year video

PAUL Jennings wants to conquer the world – but today he is happy to be the sporting king of Hartlepool.

STAR MAN: Paul Jennings (right) receives his Hartlepool Sports Personality of the Year award from Coun Stephen Akers-Belcher

Durham relegated from rugby’s County Championship

DURHAM’S stay in the top echelon of the County Championship is over after only one season.

GOING FOR GOAL: Vicky Phillips has a shot during the netball match between Oaksway and Downs. Picture by FRANK REID

Oaksway celebrate third place in netball’s Premier League 1

OAKSWAY went “all guns blazing” in their pursuit of a third-placed finish – and the Hartlepool girls hit their target.

Savannah Marshall pictured with Chris Soley at camerons Brewery.

Boxer Savannah Marshall getting back in the ring

OVER the past week, she’s pulled pints instead of her punches.

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