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Hants target new overseas player

8:20am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Pakistan international Sohail Tanvir will join Hampshire later this month, according to reports from India.

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Eastleigh ambition comes at a price

8:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

EASTLEIGH’S determination to plough on towards full-time football has cost them the services of popular wideman Dale Binns.

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America's Cup to go ahead despite Simpson tragedy

7:38am Wednesday 15th May 2013

The organisers of the America's Cup have confirmed the 2013 event will go ahead despite the death of British Olympian Andrew Simpson, and have appointed a review committee to look into the tragedy.

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Southampton athletes clock up wins

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Southampton AC’s multi-eventers dominated the Hampshire championships in fantastic conditions at Portsmouth’s Mountbatten stadium.

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Saints linked with Barcelona defender

8:14am Wednesday 15th May 2013

SAINTS have been linked with a £2.5m move for Barcelona defender Frickson Erazo.

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Clarke: I'll be fit for Ashes

9:23am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Skipper Michael Clarke is confident he will be fit to lead Australia in this summer's Ashes series.

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King's teammate excited by new challenge

3:12pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell, a teammate of Hampshire's Dani King, has welcomed the changes to the women's team pursuit - because they will provide Great Britain with a challenge.

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Saints near decision over Cortese

7:10am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Saints chiefs are nearing a decision on the future of chairman Nicola Cortese.

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Pearce targets Euro success

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

The England Under-21s manager, Stuart Pearce, has said it will be a disappointment if his team does not win this summer’s European Championship.

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Saints stay in Premier League

10:05pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Saints will be playing Premier League football again next season.

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Saints duo in England Under-21 squad

2:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Luke Shaw and Nathaniel Clyne have been called up to the England squad for this summer's Under-21 European Championship.

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AFC Totton FC future in doubt

8:16am Tuesday 14th May 2013

THE future of AFC Totton is in jeopardy following the collapse of the consortium which was meant to usher in a bright, new era at the Testwood Stadium.

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Saints legend's medal sold at auction

4:58pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A rare 90-year-old Southampton football medal presented to one of the Saints’ most prolific goalscorers has been sold at auction.

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Liebherr estate must act quickly over Cortese

8:38am Tuesday 14th May 2013

The Liebherr estate needs to sort out Nicola Cortese’s future as quickly and ruthlessly as the executive chairman has made his own key decisions at St Mary’s.

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Totton's future in jeopardy

3:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

THE future of AFC Totton is in jeopardy following the collapse of the consortium which was meant to usher in a bright, new era at the Testwood Stadium.

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New Accrington boss Beattie aiming high

12:51pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Former Saints striker James Beattie is targeting promotion after landing his first managerial appointment at Accrington.

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Mixed emotions over Cortese's possible departure

11:20am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Lifelong Saints fan Mike O’Callaghan has mixed emotions over Nicola Cortese’s possible departure from St Mary’s.

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Ex-Saints ace takes over at Accrington

7:49am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Former Saints striker James Beattie has been appointed as Accrington's first-team manager with immediate effect.

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Decision on Cortese's future 'soon' as contract break looms

7:50pm Monday 13th May 2013

Nicola Cortese’s future as Saints chairman today hangs in the balance, as a break in his contract looms large.

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Puncheon: We deserve to stay up

8:42am Monday 13th May 2013

Jason Puncheon insisted Saints deserve to stay up after scoring the goal that effectively wrapped up Premier League survival.

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Saints survive after adding Punch

8:49am Monday 13th May 2013

Jason Puncheon has been a central figure in some of Saints’ biggest results this season, so it was fitting in many ways that he scored the goal which effectively wrapped up survival for the club.

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Poch: We won't sell our stars

8:46am Monday 13th May 2013

Mauricio Pochettino has reasurred fans the club will keep hold of their prize assets this summer.

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Cortese 'could leave Saints'

11:52am Monday 13th May 2013

Nicola Cortese, who has been chairman of Southampton FC since Markus Liebherr bought the club, could leave his position, it has been reported.

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Double change delights Pochettino

6:14pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Mauricio Pochettino was able to afford himself a smile as he surveyed an inspired substitution which effectively secured Saints’ Premier League survival.

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Puncheon's point see Saints virtually safe

5:25pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Saints have all but secured Premier League football for another season after a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.

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Live Sunderland 1 Saints 1

1:19pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Updates as Saints travel to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland in this afternoon's Premier League match.

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Matt finish in Marwell 10k

5:11pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Winchester’s Matt West won today’s Marwell 10k in 34 minutes and 31 seconds.

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Sunderland v Saints Picture Gallery

4:17pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Pictures from Saints Premier League game at Sunderland.

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Di Canio promises to ring changes after Saints draw

7:12pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio warned his players there will be wholesale changes next season - whether they stay up or not - following the 1-1 draw with Saints at the Stadium of Light.

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Pochettino sees bright future for Saints

6:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

Mauricio Pochettino believes the future is bright for Southampton but will not be getting ahead of himself with survival yet to be secured.

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O'Shea Stoke-d up for Saints clash

4:01pm Saturday 11th May 2013

Skipper John O’Shea has challenged Sunderland to take the spirit of their second-half fightback against Stoke into tomorrow's potentially decisive clash with Southampton.

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Pochettino ready to fight fire with fire

8:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

Mauricio Pochettino is hoping this will be the weekend when Saints ensure Premier League football for another season.

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Ex-Saints boss plans for promotion

4:51pm Saturday 11th May 2013

Reading manager Nigel Adkins will use a weekend away from the dugout to scout players he believes can help him achieve immediate promotion back to the Barclays Premier League.

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Lambert gunning for English title

8:30am Saturday 11th May 2013

Rickie Lambert will this weekend hope to take another step towards securing the title of top English goalscorer in this season’s Premier League.

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Hampshire draw Championship match with Gloucestershire

5:51pm Saturday 11th May 2013

Michael Klinger made 163 before Gloucestershire were forced to settle for a draw in the rain-ruined LV County Championship match with Hampshire at Bristol.

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Time running out for darts players to grab a grand

8:30am Saturday 11th May 2013

Would-be players have just over a week left to take their place in the biggest and best one-day darts open in the country.

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Saint's legend's medal up for sale

9:16am Saturday 11th May 2013

A RARE 90-year-old Southampton football medal presented to one of the Saints’ most prolific goalscorers – and the man who scored the Saints’ very first goal in the Football League – is set to fetch up to £500 at an auction.

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Hampshire snooker players target place alongside Ronnie O'Sullivan

9:10am Saturday 11th May 2013

Q SCHOOL beckons tomorrow for Nick Jennings and Shane Castle.

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Jordan's big break wins national snooker prize

7:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

JORDAN Winbourne’s 136 total clearance in a Super League fixture last December has won the national break competition run by the English Association of Snooker & Billiards (EASB).

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Hill furious with Nelson snub

10:18am Friday 10th May 2013

EASTLEIGH boss Richard Hill has hit out at Mitchell Nelson after the former AFC Bournemouth defender announced on Twitter that he was leaving the Spitfires.

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Doubt over Saints trio

5:15pm Friday 10th May 2013

Morgan Schneiderlin, Maya Yoshida and Emmanuel Mayuka are doubts for Saints ahead of their trip to Sunderland on Sunday.

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Keegan impressed with Saints' top flight return

9:51am Friday 10th May 2013

KEVIN Keegan insists Saints thoroughly deserve another season in the Premier League after the stylish way they have tackled their first campaign back in the top flight.

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Olympic sailor from the South dies in training session horror

7:07am Friday 10th May 2013

An Olympic gold medal-winning sailor has died after a catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup off the coast of California..

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Adams carries his bat at Bristol

11:39am Friday 10th May 2013

Jimmy Adams carried his bat for 138 as Hampshire were finally bowled out for 274 on the penultimate day of their LV County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

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Carberry hails Root progress

9:01pm Friday 10th May 2013

Joe Root was simply the same but better today, according to his England Lions partner Michael Carberry, as the pair shared their second big century stand in as many attempts.

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Di Canio warns against Sunderland complacency

2:44pm Friday 10th May 2013

Paolo Di Canio has warned Sunderland they will never be anything other than "average" as long as they are happy for other clubs to do their dirty work.

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2012 chief to miss honours ceremony

11:19am Friday 10th May 2013

A senior London 2012 organising official has pulled out of an honours ceremony at Buckingham Palace today following the death of Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew Simpson.

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Cup chiefs to review the facts in Simpson tragedy

11:14am Friday 10th May 2013

America's Cup bosses have promised a full investigation into the accident in which British Olympic gold medal winner Andrew Simpson died.

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Gardner to miss Saints game

10:30am Friday 10th May 2013

Craig Gardner will miss Sunderland's final home game of the season against Saints on Sunday through suspension.

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