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1. 1. Basketball: John pleased to give sport a Rocket

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 19 October 2003 ONLY a handful of Premiership footballers earn more than Stockport-born basketball star John Amaechi.&  If reports are to be believed, Amaechi had a two-year contract with the Utah Jazz worth an estimated $5.2m.

2. 2. TV sport works up a 300m pint thirst

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 11 October 2003 CITYcentre boozers are gearing up for a mammoth sporting weekend with extended opening hours to cater for the 70 million pints likely to be downed by English fans cheering on their football and rugby teams.

3. 3. Motor sport: Forget it, Burns

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 October 2003 COLIN McRae has told Richard Burns to forget about becoming the first British driver to regain the world rally crown.

4. 4. Did you see: A Question of Sport, Des O'Connor, Rosemary & Thyme, Eyes Down

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 October 2003 IT was a case of hello and goodbye across the channels, with the odd new thing popping up and others coming to an end.

5. 5. Netball scores with the boys

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 October 2003 SCHOOLBOYS in Manchester are being encouraged to try netball in a drive to get youngsters to play sport to keep fit. Although it may still be seen as a girls' game, netball is now proving popular with the lads and some schools' teams include boys.

6. 6. Ferdy and FA step into unknown

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 October 2003 RIO Ferdinand almost certainly faces an FA ban - even though he is guilty of little more than being plain daft. This will be a test case for the sport's ruling body, whose guidelines on the type of case involving the Manchester United defender are unclear.

7. 7. Moorcroft plays down crisis talk

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 October 2003 UK ATHLETICS chief executive David Moorcroft is hopeful the sport will not be plunged into crisis despite Dwain Chambers testing positive for the new designer drug THG.

8. 8. Testing routines may be changed

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 October 2003 MANCHESTER United and UK Sport's doping control unit are to review training ground testing in the wake of the Rio Ferdinand case.

9. 9. Paul's tactics are paying off

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 October 2003 TEENAGE soccer coach Paul Booth is proving to be an inspiring leader both on and off the pitch. The 18-year-old from Clayton had turned his life around since being excluded from school four years ago and is using the power of sport to help other disadvantaged youngsters do the same.

10. 10. RL: Super Salford ready for big boys

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 October 2003 SALFORD City Reds who are back in the big time after a season in rugby league's second tier National League have vowed they are ready to take on the sport's elite.

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