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Boro's Jason Steele

Middlesbrough keeper Steele to play through pain against Crystal Palace

JASON Steele is ready to play through the pain barrier as Middlesbrough bid to record a first league win since Boxing Day.

James Perch

Perch would have been mad to leave Newcastle Utd

JAMES Perch says he would have been “mad” to leave Newcastle United in the transfer window.

Hartlepool United manager Neale Cooper rallying the Pools players from his dug out. Picture by FRANK REID

Hartlepool Utd boss eyes win at Bury to ignite play-offs push

WIN at Bury tomorrow and the play-off dream is alive.

Nolberton Solano plays the ball. Hartlepool United V Scunthorpe United League1 1-2. Photographs by Frank Reid.

Nobby Solano set to join coaching staff at Newcastle Benfield

NOBBY Solano looks set to join Northern League outfit Newcastle Benfield in a coaching capacity until the end of the season.

Brighton and Hove Albion's William Buckley (left) and Newcastle United's Danny Guthrie battle for the ball during the FA Cup, Fourth Round match at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday January 28, 2012. See PA story SOCCER Brighton. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. Maximum 45 images during a match. No video emulation or promotion as 'live'. No use in games, competitions, merchandise, betting or single club/player services. No use with unofficial audio, video, data, fixtures or club/league logos.

Danny Guthrie recalls Ewood grit ahead of return to Blackburn

NEWCASTLE United showed character on their last visit to Blackburn Rovers – and Alan Pardew’s players will need more grit tonight.

Football rss

Boro keep hold of Rhys Williams ahead of Leicester City clash

MIDDLESBROUGH emerged from the January transfer window having resisted the overtures of Premier League Bolton Wanderers towards defender Rhys Williams,

Simon Mignolet in his face mask. Picture By FRANK REID

Canaries will take some grounding

SIMON MIGNOLET believes Norwich’s well-oiled machine provides a sterner test than more high-profile opponents.

Nolberto Solano turns away after putting Pools 1-0 up against Bury. Picture by FRANK REID

Exclusive: Pools ace and former NUFC star Nobby Solano set to call time on playing career

NOBBY Solano looks set to call time on his illustrious 20-year playing career – meaning he has played his last game for Hartlepool United.

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Nobby Solano attracts interest from Northern League South Shields

NOBBY Solano is attracting interest from non-league minnows South Shields.

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Lukas Jutkiewicz looks forward to Boro future

MIDDLESBROUGH new boy Lukas Jutkiewicz is looking forward to the “bread and butter” after battling through his first Wear-Tees derby.

Other Sport rss

Danny Cope set for quick return to boxing ring after defeat

DANNY Cope will make a quick return to the ring on Tuesday in a bid to bury the frustration of a disputed defeat.

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VIDEO: Graeme’s gathering Storm video

GRAEME Storm tees off in his first event of the European Tour season in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

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Golf star Graeme Storm set for new start

HARTLEPOOL golf ace Graeme Storm today jets out to Abu Dhabi for the start of a new season which he hopes promises more than last time around.

Hartlepool boxer Savannah Marshall.

Boxing star Savannah Marshall faces Laurell and hardy test

HARTLEPOOL’S Olympic hope Savannah Marshall faces the hardest fight of her career tonight when she meets two-time world champion Anna Laurell in a Sweden v Great Britain international.

WINNER: Ashleigh Wood athlete with gold medal.

Athletics prospect Ashleigh Wood wins bronze

BUDDING athletics star Ashleigh Wood is targeting a Great Britain vest after winning a medal in her senior debut.

National rss

Fergie ready to bring back De Gea

Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to thrust David de Gea back into the spotlight for Manchester United's Barclays Premier League trip to Chelsea on Sunday.

Gerrard: Suarez return will lift us

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the return of Luis Suarez will help the club in their bid to secure a top-four finish and win some silverware.

Best calls for Ireland consistency

Rory Best has urged Ireland to build on the consistency they displayed during the World Cup when their RBS 6 Nations opens against Wales on Sunday.

Speed the key for Robinson

Head coach Andy Robinson will demand his Scotland side play with pace, but with composure amid the mayhem, in the RBS 6 Nations clash with England at Murrayfield.

Farrell ready for Murrayfield chaos

Assistant coach Andy Farrell is confident England's inexperienced side can thrive on the hostility, history and "chaos" that lies in wait for them in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.

Columnists rss

Good in theory

JUST over a year ago David Cameron announced that the Government was going to turn around the lives of the 120,000 most troubled families in the country by 2015.

File photo dated 28/08/09 of a school dinner being served at a Primary School. Countryside campaigners today called for more British produce to be served in schools amid concerns many councils do not know where food given to pupils comes from.  PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2011. Buying British would improve the quality of school dinners, which would in turn help youngsters' health, concentration and behaviour, according to the Countryside Alliance Foundation. See PA story EDUCATION Food. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

They’ve never had it so good

I happened to overhear a snatch of conversation between two youngsters walking through the shopping centre the other day.

Economy is bad for your health

IT is a sad fact of life that people’s health in Hartlepool is not as good as the rest of the country.

Ready to tee-off!

WITH new year’s resolutions still fresh in the mind, I’m determined that one is going to come good this year – after failing dismally at it in the last twenty years or so.

Call for greater curbs on executives’ pay

How will you spend your pay bonus this year?

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