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KEMNAY fighter Mike Reid today admitted he is considering quitting boxing following another defeat.

ABERDEEN FC manager Mark McGhee today revealed he will bring in a new striker this summer – so he can attack the SPL by playing three up-front.

TEENAGE star Peter Pawlett was today challenged to step up and convince Aberdeen FC they do not need to sign a wide midfielder.

ANDY Murray was set to become the first British man to reach a Wimbledon final since before the Second World War this afternoon with his opponent insisting it will be an occasion to savour.

MEMBERSHIP at an Aberdeen tennis club has rocketed, thanks to Andy Murray’s Wimbledon heroics.

MARK McGhee today confirmed the Aberdeen FC squad returned from their summer break fighting fit and ready for the new season.

NEW Aberdeen FC manager Mark McGhee has wasted no time in settling into life as Pittodrie gaffer.

BRIAN Irvine reckons Andrew Considine is the man to become Zander Diamond’s regular partner at the heart of Aberdeen FC’s defence.

JAN Stander has been hit for six by the quality of the new wave of Scottish cricketers.

LLEYTON Hewitt today backed Andy Murray to beat Andy Roddick and become the first male British player to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938.

ABERDEEN FC made a red-hot start to pre-season training today under new boss Mark McGhee.

FIRST impressions count – and Mark McGhee laid down a marker on his first day of training with Aberdeen FC.

STUART Duff insisted the Aberdeen FC players were ready for anything Mark McGhee was going to throw at them today.

WITH the new season looming large, Aberdeen FC legend Joe Harper and Evening Express sports editor Charlie Allan got together to discuss Aberdeen FC in depth.

ABERDEEN FC assistant Scott Leitch today confirmed Aberdeen aim to sign four new players before the start of the season.

ABERDEEN FC have signed nine youth players on full-time contracts for the new season.

HANNAH Miley was back in the water less than 24 hours after winning her fourth gold medal at the Scottish National Championships.

ABERDEEN FC today called on Stephen Hughes to put football before finance and move to Pittodrie.

HARTLEPOOL midfielder Jamie McCunnie wants to resurrect a move to Aberdeen FC.

INVERURIE’S Hannah Miley broke through the pain barrier to win her fourth gold medal of the Scottish National Championships.

NEW Motherwell boss Jim Gannon will ask for a large portion of the near £1 million generated by the sale of David Clarkson and Paul Quinn.

A PROMISING tennis talent from Aberdeenshire is appearing at Wimbledon all week – but without a racquet.

STEPHEN Hughes is set to decide whether to sign for Aberdeen FC within the next week.

ABERDEEN FC keeper Bert Bossu is ready to make his big push to be the first choice at Pittodrie.

A NORTH-EAST minister will be praying for a win in Europe’s biggest pro-am tournament next week.

INVERURIE swimming sensation Hannah Miley stormed to her second gold medal at the Scottish National Championships.

ABERDEEN FC striker Tommy Wright today insisted Stephen Hughes would be the perfect replacement for Scott Severin.

ABERDEEN FC legend Duncan Shearer today insisted Mark McGhee has no option but to pass on his skills to the shot-shy Aberdeen FC strikers.

THE draw for the Evening Express Aberdeenshire Cup has been made, throwing up some mouth-watering clashes.

JENS Petersen could have been a legend with the Danish national team – but he gave it all up for the Aberdeen FC.

ANDY Murray intends to have a fun time right through to the Wimbledon final.

INVERURIE swimmer Hannah Miley will head to Rome next month on top of the world and with another gold medal in her collection.

ABERDEEN FC manager Mark McGhee today warned he will not be afraid to wield the axe ahead of the new season.

BILLY Stark today backed Mark McGhee as the man to nurture Aberdeen FC’s young talent into becoming Scotland stars.

ABERDEEN FC boss Mark McGhee insists he is not concerned about the loss of skipper Scott Severin.

FEBRUARY 1965, the date Aberdeen FC began their rise to European trophy success and greatness.

BANCHORY’S JAMES Byrne reckons he’s ready to earn a spot in The Open after storming through regional qualifying at Musselburgh.

INVERURIE swimmer Hannah Miley goes into the Scottish National Swimming Championships already sure of representing Britain on the big stage this summer.

JAMIE Smith will not make a shock return to Aberdeen FC this summer.

SCOTT Severin has signed a two-year deal with Championship side Watford.

WITH his gaffer lying ill, the weight of expectation of an entire city lay on Harry Melrose’s shoulders.

SPL clubs have been warned they face a fight for survival if they fail to find a bidder to match Setanta’s lost millions.

ANDY Murray lamented the state of British tennis as he prepared to step up his own game in Wimbledon’s second round.

ABERDEEN FC boss Mark McGhee today vowed to make Aberdeen FC’s top stars into Scotland regulars.

WILLIE Miller today confirmed the uncertainty over the SPL’s television rights means Aberdeen FC wont pay transfer fees this summer.

FORMER Aberdeen FC skipper Steve Murray still has nightmares about the season the league title slipped through his hands.

ANDY Murray was today tipped to end a 73-year wait for a British men’s Wimbledon champion.