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  • Former Saints boss calls for temporary subs in Premier League

    Harry Redknapp has called on the Premier League to consider temporary substitutions in a bid to improve concussion treatment. The QPR boss was left frustrated after medics withdrew Sandro just 11 minutes into yesterday’s 2-1 defeat at Saints, only

  • McGinley gets it right with Europe

    The momentum was all with the European side heading into the final day and they duly delivered. World number one Rory McIlroy led with the way with a typically barnstorming performance before Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer all but put the hosts

  • Ryder Cup player ratings

    EUROPE Thomas Bjorn: Playing in his first Ryder Cup since 2002, the Dane claimed just half a point from two fourball matches with US Open champion Martin Kaymer, despite opening up an early lead on each occasion. Also lost to Matt Kuchar in the

  • Will Smith voted Player of the Year

    WILL Smith was named Hampshire’s Players’ Player of the Year at the county’s end-of-season do. Smith completed a memorable first season at Hampshire when he receiving the main award for an outstanding first season on a night that saw the county

  • Ukulele world record confirmed

    IT’S official. Guinness World Records has confirmed that a bid to create the largest ever ukulele ensemble has smashed all records. Organised by the county council’s Hampshire Music Hub 2,370 ukulele players converged on St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton

  • Tall ship returns after two-year voyage

    TALL ship the Lord Nelson has returned home to Southampton after her first round-the-world voyage. There were emotional scenes as families and friends waited at the city’s Mayflower Terminal to welcome home their loved ones who have been tackling

  • "Incredible" Rose comeback sets up Ryder Cup victory

    TEAM talisman Ian Poulter hailed the “incredible” comebacks of Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell as Europe retained the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles this afternoon. With USA skipper Tom Watson forced to load his top order for the singles in the hope of

  • Death of club legend overshadows Sholing league game

    THE passing of club legend Arthur Fox cast a sad shadow over Sholing’s Southern One South & West game against Clevedon Town at the Silverlake Arena. There was a minute’s applause before kick-off to celebrate the life of the Boatmen’s much-loved

  • Mowthorpe sees red in Stags defeat

    MANAGER Steve Riley rued “a bad day at the office” after ten-man AFC Totton had slumped to a 4-0 Southern One South & West defeat at Cinderford. The Stags travelled to Gloucestershire in third spot, but Ethan Moore’s hat-trick combined with

  • Fry sets tone for thrashing

    Infinity maintained their 100 per cent record in Division 1 of the Puma Engineering Hampshire Premier League by thrashing the section’s bottom team. James Fry put Infinity on course for a 6-0 victory over Michelmersh & Timsbury by scoring in

  • Angear treble settles seven-goal thriller

    Ryan Angear completed his treble with a last-gasp winner as Liphook edged a seven-goal thriller at Fleetlands in the top flight of the Puma Engineering Hampshire League. Fleetlands twice led before Angear, who had scored in the 35th and 70th minutes

  • Hamble Club shock reigning champs

    HAMBLE Club became the first Hampshire Premier League club to take a point off reigning champions Baffins Milton Rovers. Luke Watts scored the only goal in the 17th minute as Hamble, promoted as runners-up from the second tier last season, ended

  • Koeman hails attacking threat of Saints full-backs

    Ryan Bertrand and Nathaniel Clyne can add a vital extra goal threat to Southampton’s expansive attacking style, according to Ronald Koeman. Bertrand fired his first Southampton goal in yesterday’s 2-1 home victory over QPR, after Clyne struck the

  • Man rescued from sea off Hampshire coast

    POLICE and coastguard were called to rescue a man in the water off the Hampshire coast. A spokesman for Solent Coastguard said it was called at 5.43pm yesterday to reports of a man in the water at Barton on Sea. Lymington coastguard officers

  • Hampshire police helps in the search for missing teenager

    HAMPSHIRE police has been drafted in to help in the search for missing teenager Alice Gross. The Metropolitan Police said the force is one 16 constabularies across the UK to provide specialist resources and support in the search for the 14-year-old

  • Dog missing after car crash

    A DOG went missing after the car it was travelling in crashed. The black and tan terrier fled after the car it was travelling in was involved in a single vehicle collision near the recycling centre in Bunny Lane, Romsey, on Saturday morning.

  • Animal rescue centre backs pet pre-nup scheme

    A HAMPSHIRE animal rescue centre has welcomed a legal agreement that could save animals being caught in the middle of a relationship breakdown. The Southampton Blue Cross says it is often left to pick up the pieces when an animal ends up at the

  • Designer beds and 'A La Cat' menus at luxury new cat hotel

    PET owners across Hampshire will be able to make the most of a new cat hotel that has just opened. The Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel has been opened by cat lover Lia Davies in the garden of her family home. It has been custom-built using state-of-the-art

  • Round-the-world sailor's Mont Blanc adventure

    A HAMPSHIRE round-the-world sailor is swapping the water for dry land to mentor youngsters taking part in one of the world’s most gruelling cycle challenges. Adam Tuffnell is joining former England rugby star Lewis Moody to inspire a team of teenagers

  • 'Mansion tax' could sink house sales, experts warn

    PROPOSALS for a controversial "mansion tax" will trigger a slump in sales of Hampshire homes, estate agents warn. Housing experts say a proposed Labour tax hike on the most expensive homes will create a “pinch point” for buyers at a time when house

  • Invasion of the giant spiders

    THE start of autumn has heralded the annual invasion of spiders – and the eight-legged critters are expected to be bigger than ever. Experts say millions of giant spiders are set to enter people’s homes across Hampshire in search of food, warmth

  • Church to mix beer and hymns

    IT’S not what people would call a traditional church gathering, but a parish is coming together to enjoy a mixture of beer and hymns. Swanmore vicar the Rev Claire Towns was inspired to host the event after discovering a beer tent at a Christian

  • Sunday Assembly launches in Southampton

    A NEW non-religious congregation that aims to celebrate life opens its doors in Southampton today. The Sunday Assembly will hold its first gathering with the aim of inspiring people to “live better, help often, and wonder more”. The congregation

  • Animals die in house fire

    ANIMALS have been killed in fire at a Southampton home. More than 100 animals of varying breeds were rescued as fire gripped a property in Seafield Road, Millbrook, Southampton, this morning. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed there

  • City man, 24, dies in south east Asia

    A YOUNG overseas volunteer from Hampshire has died in south-east Asia after suffering with a tropical disease. University graduate Richard Cann, 24, had been working on the Orangutan Health Project in the western Indonesian island of Sumatra since