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BBC Sport:
Returning Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
Alastair Cook hits 158 not out and Kevin Pietersen 99 as England close day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on 374-3.
England coach Martin Johnson is refusing to contemplate defeat ahead of Saturday's RBS Six Nations Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez backs his players to advance in the Europa League despite a first-leg defeat against Lille.
Britain's Dwain Chambers eases into the 60m semi-finals, while Jenny Meadows impresses in the 800m at the World Indoor Championships.
Andy Murray wants the players to be involved in deciding who leads Britain's Davis Cup side should current captain John Lloyd be asked to leave.
Snooker chief Barry Hearn says annual qualifying for a tour card will stop the circuit becoming full of "lazy" players.
Binocular will run in the Champion Hurdle next Tuesday, trainer Nicky Henderson confirms, with champion jockey Tony McCoy booked for the ride.
Manchester City Football Club is at the centre of £1bn plans to redevelop a 200-acre site around its Eastlands home.
Leeds Rhinos forward Greg Eastwood is ruled out for at least 10 weeks with a fractured wrist.
Speculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month.
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll tells the BBC's Sport Wales show that Stephen Jones is the best Welsh player he has ever faced.
The world's leading players are in action at the World Golf Championship event at Doral in Florida.
Scrum-half Danny Care believes England can produce "something really special" in Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland.
Jason Queally is recalled to the Great Britain squad for this month's World Championships at the age of 39.
- From BBC Sport.
Here's a selection of local sports news from the Gazette. Click a headline for more, or click here to visit the Gazette's sport page.
Gazette - Sport - Yate:
BRIMSHAM GREEN School’s under-12 girls five-a-side team won the Plate competition in the ESFA national finals in Derby’s soccerdome.
YATE TOWN manager Dave Mogg has called on his players to “grow up and be men” in order to turn their fortunes around.
DEAN MORSNER scored a hat-trick of tries as Frampton Cotterell beat local rivals Old Colstonians.
YATE TOWN’S patchy away form continued as they were beaten by North Leigh last night.
YATE TOWN lost to a promotion-chasing side for the third time in a week, defeated by the odd goal in five at VTFC.
A CRUSHING victory over Ellwood moved Yate Town Reserves up to second place.
YATE TOWN suffered their second consecutive defeat at second-placed AFC Totton last night.
YATE TOWN’S recent resurgence was brought to an end by a Windsor and Eton side who look odds-on to become worthy champions of the South and West Division of
the Southern League.
the Southern League.
THE five gymnasts from Fromeside gymnastics club exceeded expectations at the Magical Classic competition in Florida. The youngsters with limited experience have returned home with a haul of medals and two trophies for their routines on floor, vault, asymmetric bars and beam.
THE Year 7 girls five-a-side-team at Brimsham Green School will play in the finals of a national competition in Derby on Monday.
- From 'Gazette Series'.
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