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The Spin | Long hops? How one local cricket club is brewing their own beer

Link between cricket and beer is occasionally bitter but members are close to seeing the fruits of their own labour The link between cricket clubs and beer is long and not always frothy. Some have held real-ale festivals on site, others have split over bitter disputes around bar takings, many more are kept in business

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Under-fire Bill Sweeney vows to fight on as RFU chief in face of calls for dismissal

Reveals he wanted to defer controversial bonus payment ‘ I do believe I’m doing a good job’ Bill Sweeney has vowed to fight on in his role as Rugby Football Union chief executive despite facing calls for his dismissal over a pay and bonuses scandal. Sweeney has also revealed that he wanted to defer the

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‘First time in red’: Lewis Hamilton makes test debut for new team Ferrari

British former world champion runs out at foggy Fiorano ‘I couldn’t be happier to realise dream of racing in red’ Lewis Hamilton has realised a lifelong ambition by completing his first laps as a Ferrari driver. The British seven-times world champion, who turned 40 earlier this month, took to the Italian team’s private test circuit

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