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    Chester City FC: Captain Tim Ryan denies talk of Grays Athletic match strike

    <p>CAPTAIN Tim Ryan has denied Chester&#8217;s players went on strike over their unpaid wages &#8211; the truth is they could not afford the petrol to get into work.</p>

    Chester City FC: Rhys Meynell next to leave ailing Blues

    <p>CHESTER&#8217;S ridiculously threadbare squad is to be reduced even further with the imminent departure of the versatile Rhys Meynell.</p>

    Chester City FC: Blues fans sent letter of apology to Blue Square Premier teams

    <p>CHESTER City fans have sent a letter of apology to every team in the Blue Square Premier because they are so &#8220;ashamed&#8221; by the way their club is being run.</p>

    Football: Fans group CFU to raise funds through race night

    <p>CITY Fans United is hosting a race night on Saturday, February 20 at the Home Guard Social Club in Canal Street, Chester.</p>

    Chester City FC: Tickets go on sale for Wrexham derby as Harry McNally Terrace reopens

    <p>TICKETS are now on sale for the Valentine&#8217;s Day derby with Wrexham at the Deva &#8211; for which Blues fans will be able to stand on the Harry McNally Terrace once more.</p>

    Chester City FC: Ex-Blues striker Chris Holroyd ready for take off with Brighton & Hove Albion

    <p>WHILE his former team-mates are left to wonder what the future holds for them at crisis-crippled Chester City, Chris Holroyd&#8217;s career is ready for take-off.</p>

    Chester City FC: Former Blue Richard Hope on his new life on the oil rigs

    <p>FORMER Blues defender Richard Hope has swapped his boots for overalls after retiring from the game to work on an oil rig, writes Alec Doyle.</p>

    Chester City FC: Grays game likely to go ahead despite strike report

    <p>CHESTER City's home Blue Square Conference game with Grays Athletic is expected to ahead tomorrow (Saturday, January 30) despite unconfirmed reports that the City players have gone on strike after not being paid.</p>

    Chester City FC: Chester City FC handed winding-up reprieve ? the full story

    <p>THE Blues have six weeks to pay off the debts that threaten their very existence.</p>

    Chester City FC: Fans give their reaction to news of club?s High Court reprieve

    <p>SUPPORTERS took cold comfort from the stay of execution Chester City won at the High Court yesterday.</p>

    Chester City FC: Former Blue Anthony Barry leaves Wrexham after a week

    <p>FORMER Blue Anthony Barry will not be wearing the red of Wrexham in next month&#8217;s St Valentine&#8217;s Day derby at the Deva after he made a dramatic U-turn on his decision to join Dean Saunders&#8217; side.</p>

    Chester City FC Comment: Hope will return ? but only once the club changes hand

    <p>SO Chester City live to fight another day, or 42 to be precise. But if it means more days like the one 55 die-hard Blues fans endured at Field Mill at the weekend, you have to ask if it is worth carrying on.</p>

    Chester City FC: Chester City FC given 42 days to avoid being wound up

    <p>CHESTER City FC have been granted more time to repay the outstanding debt that threatens the club&#8217;s future.</p>

    Chester City FC: Chester City FC put up for sale for just £1

    <p>A NEW twist to the farcical Chester City FC saga came to light last night when the crisis-stricken club was put up for sale for just &#163;1.</p>

    Chester City FC: Morell Maison confident Blues will not be wound up

    <p>CHESTER City director of football Morell Maison is &#8220;confident&#8221; the crisis-stricken club will survive their showdown in the High Court this week.</p>

    Chester City FC: Fans vote in favour of official boycott as club seems to snub Conference officials

    <p>BLUES fans will officially boycott Chester City&#8217;s remaining home games this season.</p>

    Chester City FC: Leading scorer Nick Chadwick latest to leave Deva Stadium

    <p>STRIKER Nick Chadwick has signed for Barrow after having his Chester City contract terminated by mutual consent.</p>

    Chester City FC: City Fans United members set to back official boycott of Blues home matches

    <p>CHESTER City&#8217;s official supporters club will today announce a mass boycott of all Blues home matches.</p>

    Chester City FC Comment: Desperate times for the Blues ? but Cheshire Jets success story shows what fan power can achieve

    <p>AS Chester City&#8217;s reputation continues to suffer one damaging blow after another, Blues fans do not need to look far for inspiration during what is undoubtedly their darkest hour.</p>

    Chester City FC: Anthony Barry reveals he was desperate to leave City, along with more Blues news

    <p>ANTHONY Barry admits he was &#8216;desperate&#8217; to get away from the Blues.</p>

    Basketball news from the Chester Chronicle

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    Cheshire Jets 70 MK Lions 71

    <p>THE Jets&#8217; three-match winning run in all competitions came to an end last night as they suffered a one-point reverse to one of their main play-off rivals.</p>

    Basketball: Cheshire Jets Under 14s boys step up title bid with victory

    <p>JETS&#8217; under 14s boys team produced an outstanding display to brighten up a weekend of mixed results.</p>

    Basketball: Cheshire Jets face a frantic February

    <p>A HECTIC month for Cheshire Jets tips-off this Sunday as Milton Keynes Lions head to the Northgate Arena (5.30pm).</p>

    Cheshire Jets 99 London Leopards 57

    <p>THE Jets cruised into the quarter-finals of the BBL Trophy last night with a comprehensive victory over the lower-league Leopards at the Northgate Arena.</p>

    Basketball: Calvin Davis believes Cheshire Jets? BBL Trophy tie is key to his recovery

    <p>CALVIN Davis believes Sunday&#8217;s BBL Trophy tie against London Leopards will be crucial for his rehabilitation, writes ALEC DOYLE.</p>

    Basketball: In-form Cheshire Jets focussed on London Leopards in BBL Trophy

    <p>PAUL Smith has prepared his Cheshire Jets players for Sunday&#8217;s BBL Trophy tie against lower league opposition as he would if they were playing the best team in the country.</p>

    Chester City FC: Fans give their reaction to news of club?s High Court reprieve

    <p>SUPPORTERS took cold comfort from the stay of execution Chester City won at the High Court yesterday.</p>

    Cheshire Jets 97 Guildford Heat 74

    <p>THE Jets made it a four-point weekend with a comfortable victory at the Northgate Arena last night.</p>

    Everton Tigers 87 Cheshire Jets 98

    <p>THE Jets bounced back from their BBL Cup final heartache with a superb victory at their North West neighbours last night.</p>

    Basketball: Three points separate the Cheshire Jets from BBL Cup glory as Sheffield take the silverware

    <p>HEARTBROKEN is a word often overused by sports journalists to describe a losing team and their fans, but on Sunday nothing else could sum up how the Cheshire Jets felt.</p>

    Basketball: Paul Smith laments his ?most frustrating loss? as Cheshire Jets beaten in BBL Cup final

    <p>THE pain of defeat was etched across Paul Smith&#8217;s face as he delivered a brutally honest assessment of his team&#8217;s BBL Cup final performance.</p>

    Basketball: Dejected Cheshire Jets skipper James Hamilton wanted to win BBL Cup for the fans

    <p>JAMES Hamilton has paid tribute to the hundreds of Cheshire Jets fans who roared the team to the brink of BBL Cup final glory, writes Alec Doyle.</p>

    Cheshire Jets 86 Sheffield Sharks 89 - full BBL Cup Final match report

    <p>CHESHIRE Jets suffered heartache in the BBL Cup Final at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena today.</p>

    Basketball: Cheshire Jets head coach Paul Smith says BBL Cup final is a thank you to fans who helped save club

    <p>PAUL Smith has a message for all Cheshire Jets fans, volunteers and staff heading for the BBL Cup final: &#8220;This one&#8217;s for you!&#8221;</p>

    Basketball: Cheshire Jets ace Paul Peterson says it?s payback time on eve of BBL Cup final with Sheffield Sharks

    <p>THE most memorable moment of the Jets&#8217; season so far? You would have to go a long way to top Paul Peterson&#8217;s unforgettable introduction to the Northgate Arena faithful, writes Paul Wheelock.</p>

    Cheshire Jets hard road to Birmingham

    <p>How the Jets reached the BBL Cup final</p>

    Basketball: Interview with Cheshire Jets skipper James Hamilton ahead of BBL Cup final

    <p>Hundreds of Jets fans will head south to Birmingham on Sunday to see their team take on Sheffield Sharks in the BBL Cup final. After several years of toil, the Jets are back and hungry for silverware. ALEC DOYLE reports</p>

    Basketball: Cheshire Jets star Colin O?Reilly ready to play through pain barrier in BBL Cup final against Sheffield Sharks

    <p>COLIN O&#8217;Reilly is ready to play through the pain barrier to ensure the current Jets side goes down in history, writes Paul Wheelock.</p>

    Basketball: Still time to book your BBL Cup final tickets

    <p>JETS are offering a travel package to Sunday&#8217;s cup final clash &#8211; and a limited number of tickets remain.</p>

    Jets 70 Newcastle Eagles 75

    <p>JETS poor start to 2010 continued last night as they slipped to defeat against the high-flying Eagles at the Northgate Arena.</p>

    Sports news from the BBC

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    Forest Green v Chester

    Team news ahead of Saturday's Blue Square Premier match.

    Chester 1-2 Ebbsfleet United

    Magno Vieira's brace secures victory for Ebbsfleet after they go a goal behind to struggling Chester City.

    Adam wins player of month award

    Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam is named the Championship player of the month for January.

    Torquay are still keen on Ademeno

    Torquay boss Paul Buckle says he is still interested in signing Crawley Town striker Charles Ademeno on loan.

    Chester players are paid - Maison

    Chester director of football Morell Maison insists that his players have been paid following last week's threat of strike action.

    Chester still face league meeting

    Chester City officials are asked to reconvene their shelved meeting with the Football Conference to outline the state of their finances.

    Brighton sign Cambridge's Holroyd

    Brighton sign Cambridge United striker Chris Holroyd for an undisclosed fee.

    Saturday football as it happened

    Under pressure captain John Terry scores the winner for Chelsea at Burnley after wins for Liverpool, Aston Villa and Everton in the Premier League.

    Chester P-P Grays Athletic

    Chester's home game with Grays is postponed due to a frozen pitch.

    Ipswich skipper eyes quick return

    Ipswich Town captain Jon Walters is confident he can recover from a hamstring injury in two weeks.

    Transfers - January 2010

    Track all the latest signings

    Well keep Everton duo for season

    Everton duo John Ruddy and Lukas Jutkiewicz extend their respective loan deals at Motherwell until the end of the season.

    Chester handed 42-day adjournment

    Chester City are handed a 42-day adjournment in their bid to avoid being wound up over an unpaid tax bill.

    Chester City up for sale for £1

    Chester City are put up for sale for just £1 ahead of Wednesday's High Court date over an unpaid £26,000 tax bill.

    Super Bowl semi-finals as they happened

    The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts will meet in Super Bowl XLIV after the Saints beat Minnesota in a thrilling finish.

    Sunday football as it happened

    Manchester City beat Scunthorpe in Sunday's second FA Cup fourth-round tie after Stoke spring a surprise by knocking out Arsenal.

    Barry does Wrexham signing U-turn

    Anthony Barry has done a U-turn on signing for Blue Square Premier Wrexham and joined lower league Fleetwood Town on a two-and-a-half year deal.

    Mansfield Town 4-0 Chester City

    Defender Luke Jones nets twice as Mansfield Town equal hapless bottom club Chester's heaviest defeat of the season.

    Chadwick says Bayliss key to move

    Barrow striker Nick Chadwick reveals joint boss Dave Bayliss played a major role in his joining the club.

    Conference seek Chester answers

    Chester City are still to discuss their future in the Blue Square Premier after key officials fail to attend a meeting.

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