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Mark Edwards fears red tape will rob him of Olympic dream

Birchfield Harrier Mark Edwards fears ‘grey areas’ in selection policy could again rob him of the chance to perform at the Olympic Games. Read

The big Olympic selection battles at Alexander Stadium

More than 500 athletes will represent over 100 clubs when the Aviva National Championships and Olympic Selection trials get under way at the Alexander Stadium on Friday. Read

Tom Parsons on a mission to raise the bar

Hall Green high jumper Tom Parsons knows his entire season rests on the outcome of this weekend’s high jump final at the Olympic trials in Birmingham. Read

Meghan Beesley storms into world hurdles final

Warwickshire's Meghan Beesley produced the performance of a lifetime at the World Junior Championships in Poland to reach the 400metres hurdles final as the fastest qualifier. Read

Ashia Hansen retires after losing fitness battle

Birmingham triple jumper Ashia Hansen has shelved her bid for one last Olympic hurrah and retired from the sport that at her peak made her one of the biggest names in athletics. Read

Olympian struggle for the right to wear world tennis crown

Rafael Nadal his withdrawn from the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, citing a knee problem. He might as well have added complete physical and mental exhaustion. Read

Birchfield boss: Clashes are killing us

Birchfield Harriers team manager Dave Lawrence has criticised UK Athletics for ignoring the country’s proud club structure and fears the system that has produced so many outstanding athletes is in danger of going into decline. Read

Birchfield Harriers chief fears for future of club system

Birchfield Harriers team manager Dave Lawrence has criticised UK Athletics for ignoring the country’s proud club structure and fears the system that has produced so many outstanding athletes is in danger of going into decline. Read

Worcester Warriors Premiership fixtures released

Worcester have been handed a start to their fifth Guinness Premiership season that is both intriguing and difficult. Read

Jordanne in a spin over her big Centre Court moment

Britain’s national wheelchair champion, Jordanne Whiley, from Halesowen, talks about her golden ambitions and her coin-tossing task ahead of the women's singles final at Wimbledon. Read

Fundraisers save Coventry's National One status

Coventry rugby club have been saved and will play in National One next year thanks to a newspaper-led campaign that raised more than £50,000 in only two weeks. Read

Dan Evans faces a big step into the man's game

Roger Draper, the man who signs the cheques, has challenged Birmingham’s Dan Evans to improve his world tennis ranking by 400 places by the end of the year if he is to make a quick step up into the men’s game. Read

Dan Evans happy to create positive headlines

Teenage Birmingham firebrand Dan Evans bids to equal his best ever showing at a junior Grand Slam when he takes on Australian Dane Proppogia in round three of the Wimbledon boys singles championships. Read

Murray’s magnificent recovery

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club applied the Law of Old Trafford last night, or was it early this morning, by playing on until the home favourite won. Read

Jankovic disputes key reason for DFS Classic move from Birmingham

Jelena Jankovic has disputed the Lawn Tennis Association’s claim that top stars prefer playing in combined events. Read

Dressing down for Sharapova from world No 154

Maria Sharapova cut a bemused and downcast figure at Wimbledon on Thursday as her entire grass court campaign ended after just two matches. Read

Eaton’s ball game needs gladiatorial spirit to succeed

Chris Eaton, the Briton who has spent all but four days of his 20 years in splendid anonymity, plays the eighth and most important match of his exhausting Wimbledon campaign on Wednesday when he takes on The Tursanator or, perhaps, a Russian whose name should be Dmitry Cursunov. Read

Bondarenko sisters help each other to tennis stardom

Like most sisters Kateryna and Alona Bondarenko are close, but they have taken their devotion one step further than most siblings. Read

Bees relegated as appeal is overruled

Pertemps Bees’ relegation to National Two was rubber-stamped by the Rugby Football Union following the governing body’s rejection of their attempts to have the result of their match with Cornish Pirates reversed. Read

Federer starts race in top gear at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal, the four-time French Open champion bidding to make history, opens his Wimbledon 2008 campaign on Centre Court on Tuesday as he tries to follow his great rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic into the second round. Read

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Brian has been Birmingham Post's rugby union correspondent for the last three years and also writes on a wide range of topics including tennis, athletics and football. In 2006 he was named Midlands Sports Journalist of the Year and he has also been recognised by the Warwickshire Lawn Tennis Association.

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