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1. 1. Blood sport

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 November 2003 CAPTAIN Of England is a play about football. Don’t expect scenes of drug abuse, ‘roasting’ or childish strops, however: ex-Brookside writer Maurice Bessman - who not only buried Trevor Jordache but dug him up, too - is concerned with more pressing issues.

2. 2. Speedway: Ivan the ace came tops

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 16 November 2003 SPEEDWAY is a sport made for heroes, but it didn't really need a worldwide poll in 1999 to decide that Ivan Mauger OBE MBE was the Millennium Man, the greatest of them all.

3. 3. Brits pitch-in for French challenge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 November 2003 BOULES players from the north west are preparing to take on the French - at their own game. A six-strong team from Stockport boules club will travel to France next month to test their talents against the sport's founding fathers as part of a charity event.

4. 4. McIlroy asks board for County reinforcements

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 November 2003 STOCKPORT boss Sammy McIlroy has talked to Cheshire Sport chief executive Niels de Vos about strengthening his bare-bones squad.

5. 5. Leave the fans alone

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 08 November 2003 M.E.N. Sport's focus on Wigan Athletic's struggle to bring in the crowds& brought a flood of replies from angry Latics fans. Those included Evening News journalist Alan Wright, who took umbrage with our chief sports writer, Paul Hince, and pens his response . . .

6. 6. Quidditch World Cup (PC, GC, PS2)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 November 2003 QUIDDITCH, the sport made famous by Harry Potter, now has its own game. The question is, does it soar majestically like an eagle or waddle like a duck?

7. 7. Did you see: The Importance of Being Famous, Wild Down Under

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 November 2003 THAT Jonny Wilkinson, if he thinks he's famous now, just let him wait a few months. He'll not know what's hit him. The man who kicked a last-minute drop goal to win England the rugby World Cup last Saturday is set to become the biggest name in British sport - possibly eclipsing even David Beckham.

8. 8. Soccer pack scores with schoolkids

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 November 2003 CHATTING about football in class could get some schoolchildren into trouble but not at St John's RC Primary, in Chorlton. Pupils there have been "road-testing'' new teaching resources from the Football Association based around the beautiful game.

9. 9. RFU builds on England glory

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 November 2003 THE Rugby Football Union intends to make the most of the opportunities generated by England becoming World Champions Victory in Australia will have major benefits in all areas of the RFU’s activities both on and off the field, from its commercial ventures to its community rugby programmes.

10. 10. Comment: Could be time for Lancs to move on

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 November 2003 ONE of the benefits of reaching the autumn of your life, I always believed , is that nothing seems to shock you any more.

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