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Round-up

• County’s owners go for glory at festival

  WHILE all eyes will be on Kauto Star and Denman this week at Cheltenham, Callow End racehorse owner Jim Lewis is backing his charge Rivaliste to produce the goods on Thursday. read more

• Hereford United 0 Morecambe 1

  HEREFORD United are slipping into dangerous territory at the foot of the League Two table after a fourth successive home defeat. read more

• Luton Town 3 Kidderminster Harriers 1

  KIDDERMINSTER Harriers’ slim hopes of making the Blue Square Premier play-offs were dented at Kenilworth Road tonight. read more

• Southern League round-up

  EVESHAM United’s lack of goals cost them again tonight in a goalless Zamaretto League Premier Division home draw with Bashley. read more

• npower agree Football League deal

  THE Football League has signed a lucrative a sponsorship deal worth a reported £21million with Worcester-based npower that will see the energy suppliers become title sponsors until the end of the 2012-13 season. read more

• Darts aces are sought for Open

  DARTS players across the city are being urged to take part in the Worcester Open. read more

• Rovers’ survival boost

  OFFENHAM Rovers took a huge step towards survival in Division Two of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League with victory at basement club Bredon. read more

• Worcester quintet in England Women's 'A' team

  THERE is a strong Worcester influence in the England Women’s ‘A’ pack for Friday’s clash with France ‘A’ at the Stade Vellodrome in Rennes (4.15pm). read more

• COMMENT: Sad at Jack’s death

  IT IS with great sadness we report the death of our former sports editor Jack Godfrey. read more

• Jack Godfrey: an obituary

  FORMER Evening News (now Worcester News) sports editor Jack Godfrey, who began his career in journalism in 1931, has died at the age of 95. read more

• Jack was a man of fine principles

  WORCESTER News sports editor Paul Ricketts pays his own personal tribute to predecessor, the late Jack Godfrey, who became his mentor and a good friend. read more

• Hope springs eternal for in-form Pershore

  PERSHORE’S prolific number eight Martin Hope took his tally to 20 tries for the season in his side’s hard-fought 25-15 win against a well-drilled Shipston-on-Stour at Piddle Park in Midlands Three West (South). read more

• Harriers missing players for trip

  KIDDERMINSTER Harriers could be without several players for tonight’s Blue Square Premier trip to third-placed Luton Town (7.45). read more

• Turner to keep faith with team

  HEREFORD United chairman Graham Turner will be looking for his players to bounce back from their defeat at Lincoln City when they host Morecambe tonight (7.45). read more

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