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1. 1. Gaelic football a sport for all

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 December 2003 IT was once regarded as a sport for Irish immigrants and their descendents, but now Gaelic football is capturing a new audience in Manchester. Youngsters are being encouraged to take up the sport, which resembles a mixture of soccer and rugby.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. Showbiz and sport come up smiling

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 December 2003 ERIC Clapton, Chris Tarrant and Nicholas Parsons are among the famous faces to come out smiling in today's New Year Honours list.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. Sport quiz of the year 2003

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 December 2003

   CAST your mind back over the past 12 months and try our bumper sports quiz.

6. 6. Sport this Easter

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 April 2003 MANCHESTERONLINE'S guide to the main sporting action in the North West this Easter weekend.

7. 7. 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.

8. 8. 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.

9. 9. 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.

10. 10. They think it's all over for NTL sport

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 21 January 2003 Cable group NTL has admitted that financial concerns may force it to pull a flagship deal to create a nostalgia sports channel with the BBC and renegotiate several other broadcasting joint ventures.

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