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Sunshine.co.uk</i></b> driver picked up five points towards his own Indpendents' championship tally, while his performances over the course of the weekend were also rewarded with a hat-trick of Independents' points scores for his Tech-speed run team. </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <img src="/sports/btcc/img/bell.jpg " border="0" width="120" height="160"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> With team-mate <b><i>Erkut</i></b> missing the weekend due to business commitments back in Turkey, Martyn was left to fly the flag for the team at the wheel of his Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch and qualified in 21st place on the grid for race one, having lost time on his fastest lap behind the SEAT of <b><i>Chris Stockton</i></b>. <br/> <br/> After finishing the opening race in a lonely 18th place, improvements to the car allowed Martyn to make his way up the order in race two until he found himself battling for 13th place with Stockton's SEAT. </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <img src="/sports/btcc/img/28julbell.jpg " border="0" width="160" height="120"> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> Despite lapping quicker than the car ahead, Martyn was unable to find a way through - especially with the passenger door on Stockton's machine flying open every time he turned through a left-hand bend - but on the final lap he made a move stick to secure the position and eighth amongst the Independent runners. </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> One of his best starts of the year in race three saw Martyn make up places off the line but he then lost out when <b><i>Tom Chilton</i></b> hit <b><i>Steven Kane</i></b> at Hislops - with all the cars behind forced to take avoiding action to miss the stricken pair. Unfortunately, Martyn was forced to run wide across the grass and slipped back down the order but after a Safety Car period, he was able to come home to the finish in 14th place, adding another two Independents' points to his tally in the process. </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> 'I've learnt a lot about the car during the season so far and in qualifying I was on for a really good lap before I got held up by Chris Stockton,' Martyn explained. <br/> <br/> 'We made some changes to the car ahead of the first race but it wasn't quite the right way to go and I focused on just bringing the car home. </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <img src="/sports/btcc/img/martynbellracing.jpg " border="0" width="160" height="120"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> 'We made a few improvements for race two and the car was a lot better, but I found myself stuck behind Stockton. We were about level through the first sector of the lap, but then I was quicker than him in sector two and three. If I'd managed to get past him a couple of laps earlier, I could have had a go at trying to close in on Harry Vaulkhard for twelfth. </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> 'In my head, I was on for a top ten finish in the final race and I got a really good start to make up some places, but then Tom Chilton had a blonde moment and everyone had to run off the track to avoid him and Steven Kane. I had to go to the outside while quite a few others took a shortcut across the inside and it meant I dropped back. It's a shame as I feel I could have kept up with the pack, but overall I'm happy with how the weekend went.' </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <img src="/sports/btcc/img/mbrlogo.jpg " border="0" width="160" height="50"> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> Martyn now heads north of the border to Scotland in three weeks time for the eighth round of the year at Knockhill, a circuit where he has gone well in the past two seasons. <br/> <br/> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> 'I wanted some overall points at Oulton, and although we didn't get them, it was good to get three solid finishes after what happened at Snetterton,' he said. 'I have a lot more confidence in the car now and next up we go to Knockhill, which is a circuit I really like. <br/> <br/> 'In fact, I like all the circuits that are left on the calendar and I'm confident that I can pick up some overall championship points from the final nine races.' </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> For more information, visit <A href='http://www.martynbellracing.com' target='_blank'>www.martynbellracing.com</A> <br/> <br/> This season's BTCC will feature extensive live coverage on ITV4. Transmission times can be found at <A href='http://www.btcc.net/html/tvtimetable.php' target='_blank'>www.btcc.net/html/tvtimetable.php</A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <script language='JavaScript'> doComments('315') </script> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="470"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="center" align='center'> <IFRAME src='http://www.thisisull.com/ads/middleadsfeb05.html' SCROLLING='NO' MARGINHEIGHT='0' MARGINWIDTH='0' width='470' height='254' frameborder='0'>Error your browser doesn't support the IFRAME element.</IFRAME> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports,</FONT> - British Touring Car Championship - Bell Out to Rebound from Disappointment at Oulton Park Photos By Bob and Steve Knightley </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/btcc/1610423408_bobstevebtcc.html" title="British Touring Car Championship - Bell Out to Rebound from Disappointment at Oulton Park Photos By Bob and Steve Knightley"> <img src="/sports/btcc/img/martynbellad.jpg " border="0" width="124" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> Barrow-upon-Humber racer <b><i>Martyn Bell</i></b> found himself in the wars last time out at the wheel of his <b><i>Arkas Racing</i></b> with <b><i>Sunshine.co.uk Astra Sport Hatch</i></b> in the <b><i>HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship</i></b> at Snetterton. 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So one chilly Wednesday evening a couple of weeks ago <A HREF="/sports/kungfu/328998629_kunfufighting.html" title="Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting By Cilla Photographs by Roland Standaert and Mo ">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally 2006 - Saturday 25th March 06 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally16.html" title="The Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally 2006 - Saturday 25th March 06 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/humberside2006/img/bogiead.jpg" border="0" width="93" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> The third round of the <b><i>BTRDA</i></b> took place last as part of the <b><i>Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally</i></b>. The rally kicked off at the <b><i>Jarvis Hotel</i></b> in Willerby then a long road section to <b><i>Gale Rigg</i></b> for the first stage of the event. The weather of the previous day and night before the event would be decisive throughout the event with the stages being extremely wet and slippery. <A HREF="/sports/mattrally16.html" title="The Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally 2006 - Saturday 25th March 06 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally - Sunday 5th March 2006 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally15.html" title="Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally - Sunday 5th March 2006 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/robinhood06/img/robinhood06.jpg " border="0" width="119" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> As usual the <b><i>Robin Hood Rally</i></b> was split into 2 main categories; the <b><i>Robin Hood Historic Forest Stages</i></b> and the <b><i>Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally</i></b>. As well as having many stages on the Sunday, the Historic event also had 3 night stages on the Saturday. The Historic event was the opening round for this year's <b><i>British Historic Rally Championship</i></b> and therefore did <A HREF="/sports/mattrally15.html" title="Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally - Sunday 5th March 2006 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The Riponian Stages Rally 2006 - Sunday 5th February 06 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally14.html" title="The Riponian Stages Rally 2006 - Sunday 5th February 06 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/ripon2006/img/riponad.jpg " border="0" width="123" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> My first gravel event of the year, like last year, was on the <b><i>Riponian Stages Rally</i></b> which this year took place on Sunday 5th of February. The event had a total of 14 stages with a mixture of gravel and tarmac on the stages. Like last year I was once again on the 2 <i>Riccal Dale</i> stages throughout the event. The rally did have a good entry - maybe not in terms of numbers, <A HREF="/sports/mattrally14.html" title="The Riponian Stages Rally 2006 - Sunday 5th February 06 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The Jack Frost Rally 2006 - 15th January 06 <br/>By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally13.html" title="The Jack Frost Rally 2006 - 15th January 06 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/jackfrost06/img/jackfrostad.jpg " border="0" width="123" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> The rallying year for me started even earlier in 2006 with my first event of the year on 15th January. <b><i>The Jack Frost Rally</i></b> was held at the <b><i>Croft</i></b> race circuit were we had been roughly three weeks earlier for the <b><i>Christmas Stages</i></b>. The rally attracted lots of big names including, Christmas Stages winner <i>Tony Bardy</i> in his <b><i>Nissan Sunny GTiR</i></b>. Other names included <A HREF="/sports/mattrally13.html" title="The Jack Frost Rally 2006 - 15th January 06 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The Christmas Stages Rally - Tuesday 27th December 05 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally12.html" title="The Christmas Stages Rally - Tuesday 27th December 05 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/xmas05/img/xmas05ad.jpg" border="0" width="123" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> The <b><i>2005 Christmas Stages Rally</i></b> was held on 27th December. The rally itself was all based at the legendary <b><i>Croft</i></b> race circuit near Darlington (North Yorkshire). Unfortunately, I wasn't there for the whole of the rally due to snow (mainly in East Yorkshire). This was actually the first time I had ever been to a tarmac event in the 4 years I have been spectating, the nearest I <A HREF="/sports/mattrally12.html" title="The Christmas Stages Rally - Tuesday 27th December 05 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The 2005 Malton Forest Rally By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally11.html" title="The 2005 Malton Forest Rally By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/malton2005/img/maltonad.jpg " border="0" width="126" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> This years <b><i>Malton Forest Rally</i></b> took place on the 11th of December which was, for me, a great way to spend my birthday. This year it was the 3rd running of the event which was created in 2003 to replace the <b><i>Dalby Gravel Sprint</i></b>. The rally consisted of 9 stages at 3 different locations which meant each stage was repeated 3 times with slight modifications for each run <A HREF="/sports/mattrally11.html" title="The 2005 Malton Forest Rally By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - 19th - 22nd November 05 - Roger Albert Clark Rally 2005 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally10.html" title="19th - 22nd November 05 - Roger Albert Clark Rally 2005 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/clark05/img/clark05ad.jpg " border="0" width="122" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <b><i>The Roger Albert Clark</i></b> (November 19th-22nd) is probably one of the most well known events in the British rally calendar. Last year the rally was resurrected by the <b><i>Delacy Motor Club</i></b> and following a great success, the rally returned once again this year. And with a stage at Bramham Park near Leeds on day 2 of the 4 day rally spectacular, I just had to attend. <A HREF="/sports/mattrally10.html" title="19th - 22nd November 05 - Roger Albert Clark Rally 2005 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The Hamsterley Forest Rally 2005 - 13th November By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally9.html" title="The Hamsterley Forest Rally 2005 - 13th November By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/hamsterley05/img/hamsterleyad.jpg " border="0" width="110" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <b><i>The Hamsterley Forest Rally</i></b>, only in its second year after its cancellation last year for lack of entries, returned back on the 13th November. The event itself was all based within the Hamsterley Forest complex, near Bishop Auckland in County Durham. The rally attracted a great entry; just slightly over 100 cars had entered which was the events maximum entry. Top names entered in the <A HREF="/sports/mattrally9.html" title="The Hamsterley Forest Rally 2005 - 13th November By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The 2005 Trackrod Rally Yorkshire - 8th to 9th October 05 By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally8.html" title="The 2005 Trackrod Rally Yorkshire - 8th to 9th October 05 By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/2005yorkshire/img/2005trackrodad.jpg" border="0" width="124" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> Yorkshire's biggest off road motor sport event returned to the forests of North Yorkshire on October 8th and 9th. This was of course Rally Yorkshire the penultimate round of the <b><i>Kwik Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship</i></b>. Apart from the BRC cars which ran both days the rally incorporated many almost support rallies these included <b><i>the Landrover Challenge, British Historic</i></b>, <A HREF="/sports/mattrally8.html" title="The 2005 Trackrod Rally Yorkshire - 8th to 9th October 05 By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports</FONT> - Sunday 18th September 1.00pm - American Football Returns To Its Roots In Hull!</b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/americanfootball1.html" title="Sunday 18th September 1.00pm - American Football Returns To Its Roots In Hull!"> <img src="/sports/americanfootball/img/hornetsad.jpg " border="0" width="120" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> The new <b><i>Hull Hornets A.F.T</i></b> have agreed a deal with the <b><i>Ennerdale Sports Centre</i></b>, Sutton Road, Hull. The Hull-City-council-owned centre last staged a competitive American football game in the late 1980s, when the city's former team the <b><i>Kingston Liberators</i></b> played at the site, although many people still associate the Ennerdale complex with American football in the city. <A HREF="/sports/americanfootball1.html" title="Sunday 18th September 1.00pm - American Football Returns To Its Roots In Hull!">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Speedway</FONT> - Wednesday 13th July - Hull CPD Vikings v Glasgow Tigers KOC 2nd leg By Mark Oliver Photos by Adam Jennison </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/speedway/vikings13july05.html" title="Wednesday 13th July - Hull CPD Vikings v Glasgow Tigers KOC 2nd leg By Mark Oliver Photos by Adam Jennison"> <img src="/sports/speedway/13jul05vikings/img/vikingsad.jpg" border="0" width="133" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <b><i>Hull CPD Vikings</i></b>: 44 <b><i>Glasgow Tigers</i></b>: 46 <b><i>Heat 1</i></b> Re-run after <i>Stancl</i> fell on the first bend of lap 2. In the re-run <i>Branney</i> touched the tape so opted to go off 15m. In the second re-run <i>Leverington</i> won from the gate closely followed by <i>Sanchez</i>. <i>Branney</i> never really made the ground up from 15m back. <A HREF="/sports/speedway/vikings13july05.html" title="Wednesday 13th July - Hull CPD Vikings v Glasgow Tigers KOC 2nd leg By Mark Oliver Photos by Adam Jennison">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Rally</FONT> - The 2005 Rainworth Skoda Dukeries Rally - Saturday 18th June By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/mattrally7.html" title="The 2005 Rainworth Skoda Dukeries Rally - Saturday 18th June By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/rallying/rainworthdukeries05/img/dukeriesad.jpg" border="0" width="121" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> The <b><i>Dukeries Rally</i></b>, like the <b><i>North Humberside</i></b> which was my last rally, is a round of the <b><i>BTRDA</i></b> rally championship. The rally took place on June the 18th which was one of the hottest days of the year which meant for the competitors lots of dust. The rally was based at Mansfield while most of the stages were in the Sherwood Forest complex. <A HREF="/sports/mattrally7.html" title="The 2005 Rainworth Skoda Dukeries Rally - Saturday 18th June By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, F1</FONT> - Motor Racing - How Pathetic! By Matt Rudd </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/f1/mattf1.html" title="Motor Racing - How Pathetic! By Matt Rudd"> <img src="/sports/f1/img/grandprixad.jpg " border="0" width="140" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> I have always been a fan of motor sport, whether it was Rallying , Moto GP or Formula One. However on Sunday it was the <b><i>US Formula One Grand Prix.</i></b> To be honest this was the most pathetic race I have ever seen, instead of about 20 cars on the starting grid only 6 came onto the track these were the 2 <b><i>Minardi's , Jordan's</i></b> and <b><i>Ferrari's</i></b>. <A HREF="/sports/f1/mattf1.html" title="Motor Racing - How Pathetic! By Matt Rudd">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Water Skiing</FONT> - Splashing Out for The Summer By Michelle Dee and Lottie Clark </b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/waterskiing/waterskiing.html" title="Splashing Out for The Summer By Michelle Dee and Lottie Clark"> <img src="/sports/waterskiing/img/waterskiad.jpg " border="0" width="118" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> Twenty five years ago <i>Tony Edge</i> a leg amputee formed the <b><i>British Disabled Waterskiing Association</i></b>. <i>Tony Edge</i> lost a leg in a flying accident during World War II. He believed there was an easier way to enable amputees to water-ski and he along with others formed the organisation to provide many disabled people a unique <A HREF="/sports/waterskiing/waterskiing.html" title="Splashing Out for The Summer By Michelle Dee and Lottie Clark">Read more...</A> </TD> </TR> <TR height=1> <TD colSpan=2> <HR SIZE=1> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="largebodyText" valign="top"> <b><FONT size="+0.5">Sports, Football</FONT> - What a night. Liverpool European Champions By Mark Ryan</b> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> <A HREF="/sports/football/liverpool.html" title="What a night. Liverpool European Champions By Mark Ryan"> <img src="/sports/football/liverpool/img/liverpoolad.jpg" border="0" width="105" height="70"> </A> </TD> <TD class="bodyText" valign="top"> What a night. 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