Coaching for

youngsters

Former Chelsea stars Mike Fillery and Gary Chivers launched a new soccer coaching course for youngsters in Banstead on Monday. Entitled `Kick Off' the professional coaching scheme at Banstead Cricket Club ends tomorrow. For details on other dates call 0181 648 9544.

Alpine cyclists

Sutton cyclists Guy Pearson, 30, and Adam Dallinson, 21, both earned top 20 finishes in the opening stage of Italy's Giro Delle Valli Cuneesi race on Sunday. The Team Pearson duo are Britain's only riders in the gruelling five day race across the Alps and are being given celebrity status by Italian fans.

Second spot

Banstead race ace Tom McHugh was second in the eighth round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Donnington Park on Sunday. Despite being out of action since mid June, he qualified in second place before holding off the challenge of the chasing pack in his Tubular Access/Systems Clad Ltd-backed Porsche 944....

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