Arsenal 2013/14 fixtures: Gunners kick off against Villa before early derby showdown

Arsenal will kick off their 2013/14 Premier League season at home to Aston Villa on August 17, before heading to Fulham a week later and then hosting the first north London derby of the season on August 31.

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Middlesex cricketer’s column: Keeping busy

The Yorkshire game was a big disappointment, so Monday’s golf day with the sponsors was a good opportunity for us to get away from cricket.

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Wet weather spoils Williams’ display for South Hampstead

Middlesex County Cricket League - Division Three:

South Hampstead (1pt) 216-5

Acton (4) 169-6

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North London suffer dramatic defeat at Wembley

Middlesex County Cricket League - Division Three:

North London (0pts) 139

Wembley (10) 140-4

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Lions Tour 2013: Game enough to give you motivation for a decade, says Barritt

Saracens’ Brad Barritt has dismissed any fears of potential jet lag and weariness being a factor when he makes his British and Irish Lions debut tomorrow.

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Deja vu for Patel as rain ruins Hornsey’s hopes at Stanmore

Middlesex County Cricket League - Premier Division:

Hornsey (1pt) 279-8

Stanmore (4) 106-3

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Captain Connor nurses North Middlesex to victory over North London

North Middlesex captain Connor Nurse led his side to victory over North London in the opening match of the colourful new Middlesex Development League on Sunday.

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Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust prepare to march on Premier League HQ

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust will be involved in a “show of strength” on Wednesday as fans from rivals clubs march together on the Premier League’s headquarters in a protest over the spiralling cost of attending football.

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Arsenal Ladies manager welcomes mid-season break for European Championships

This summer’s European Championships in Sweden mean Arsenal Ladies’ impressive run of form will be postponed until the Women’s Super League campaign resumes in August – but manager Shelley Kerr has welcomed the mid-season break.

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Just where did it all go wrong for David Bentley at Spurs?

Tottenham correspondent Ben Pearce looks back on David Bentley’s fall from grace at White Hart Lane.

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Middlesex captain Dexter: Our rivals know we’re dangerous

Neil Dexter expects Middlesex’s one-day rivals to be wary of them after a three-match winning streak propelled the Panthers back into YB40 semi-final contention.

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London Irish ace to replace Saracens wing for England Test bow in Argentina

London Irish wing Marland Yarde is set to make his Test debut on Saturday when England go hunting for a 2-0 series victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires.

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Lions Tour 2013: Vunipola to face Waratahs as Test pack takes shape but backs rested

Saracens’ prop Mako Vunipola will face the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday as British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland parades what could be viewed as his potential Test pack ahead of next week’s first Test against Australia.

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The way it seams: James Harris’ Middlesex column

We came out of that draw against Sussex with very mixed feelings. If you told us at the start of the week that we would have dominated the whole game more or less from start to finish and come up just short, we would have been very happy.

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