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Tag: Rio 2016

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MBE delight for Saddleworth hockey Olympian

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IF WINNING an Olympic Games gold medal wasn’t the highlight of Nicola White’s sporting career, receiving an MBE was certainly the crowning glory. The former…

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Olympian Nicola White makes special return to roots at Oldham Hockey Club

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OLYMPIAN NICOLA White made a special visit back to her roots at Oldham Hockey Club to see the “fantastic” development inspired by her Games success.…

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Saddleworth hockey ace Nicola White ready to help upset Holland in Rio 2016 final

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NICOLA WHITE believes the pressure will be on world number one team Holland in Friday’s final of the Olympic Games women’s hockey tournament. But the…

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Saddleworth hockey star’s mum hoping for gold in Rio from team’s first final

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NICOLA WHITE’S mother Gill believes that the Great Britain women’s hockey team is destined to win gold at the Olympic Games in Rio. Gill, who…

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Saddleworth’s Nicola White helps GB hockey team reach first ever Olympic final

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“I AM dreaming. It’s unbelievable,” declared Nicola White after Great Britain beat New Zealand 3-0 to reach the final of the Olympic Games hockey tournament.…

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Rio 2016: a bigger threat from zika or robbers?

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Saddleworth Independent’s sports editor Tony Bugby is reporting from his seventh Olympic Games and here he gives a unique insight into how Rio de Janeiro is…

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Saddleworth’s Nicola White delighted to reach hockey semi-finals at Rio 2016

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SADDLEWORTH’S NICOLA White helped Great Britain defeat Spain 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic Games women’s hockey tournament. And the 28-year-old, who began…

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Rio 2016: Greatest show may be the most expensive

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Saddleworth Independent’s sports editor Tony Bugby is reporting from his seventh Olympic Games and here he gives a unique insight into how Rio de Janeiro is…

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Rio 2016: Britons lead the way on Super Saturday2

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Saddleworth Independent’s sports editor Tony Bugby is reporting from his seventh Olympic Games and here he gives a unique insight into how Rio de Janeiro is…

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Nicola White helps unbeaten GB into quarter finals at Rio 2016

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NICOLA WHITE helped Great Britain women’s hockey team move into the quarter finals of the Olympic Games with a perfect record. The 28-year-old former Saddleworth…

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Saddleworth’s Nicola White helps Great Britain seal win over Japan in Rio

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FORMER SADDLEWORTH Hockey Club player Nicola White scored again in Rio de Janeiro as Great Britain maintained its 100-per-cent record with a 2-0 victory against…

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Saddleworth’s Nicola White helps GB into hockey quarter finals in Rio

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NICOLA WHITE helped Great Britain win through to the quarter finals of the Olympic Games women’s hockey tournament with two pool games still to play.…

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Rio 2016: field day for health and safety

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Saddleworth Independent’s sports editor Tony Bugby is reporting from his seventh Olympic Games and here he gives an unique insight into how Rio de Janeiro is…

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Saddleworth’s Nicola White helps GB hockey team beat rivals in opener at Rio 2016

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NICOLA WHITE helped Great Britain beat arch rivals Australia in their opening hockey match at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It was especially…

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Sports editor caught up in bomb scare reporting at Rio 2016

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Saddleworth Independent sports editor Tony Bugby described it as the scariest moment of his life after finding himself caught up in a security scare on…

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Rio 2016: the safest place on earth

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Saddleworth Independent’s sports editor Tony Bugby is reporting from his seventh Olympic Games and here he gives an unique insight into how Rio de Janeiro is…

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Diggle swimmer sets sights on Olympics spot

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JESS LLOYD continues to pull out all the stops to win a place in the Great Britain swimming team for next summer’s Olympic Games in…

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