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I'm not sure if it's a good thing to be thrown in at the deep end or not. It's how I was 'taught' to swim but it didn't enable me to go on to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres front crawl! I digress (as I often do). Before last Saturday, only 4 of Mystics new U14 twelve strong squad had ev
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Becky Harwood-Bellis is in her first season with the Manchester Mystics, but the 15-year-old, whose twin brother, Taylor, plays football for Manchester City and England, is already making her mark. Here, she tells us why she likes basketball and reflects on her Great Britain debut in the summer. H
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Want to play 3x3 basketball? We're planning on running leagues for men, women and juniors on Wednesday and Sunday nights (8pm-10pm) at the Manchester Basketball Centre. If you would like to register your interest or want to know more, drop an email to Toloe, our Basketball Development Officer, at to
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Congratulations to Manchester Mystics' Dominique Allen and Georgia Jones, who have been called up to the Great Britain Senior Women's Squad for the EuroBasket 2019 qualifiers in November. The squad announced today, will meet at the Mystics home base in Manchester in the first full week of November
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Manchester Magic's Division One team have secured a second season of sponsorship from Total Physiotherapy. The deal means Magic's squad will get the best care possible as they look to challenge for yet more honours in 2017/18. “We're very grateful for Total Physiotherapy's continued backing,
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Stefan Gill scored 31 points in a 79-69 win over Kent Crusaders as Manchester Magic made a winning start to their National League Division One campaign on Saturday. Gill, who missed the first two games of the season because of suspension, added five steals and two assists as he wowed the crowd with
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Manchester Mystics are holding a trial on Monday 16th October as they continue to seek new players for their expanding junior programme. We are looking for girls who to play at Under 15 and Under 16 level (born after 1st September 2002) are welcome to attend the tryout. The trial, is free to atte
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The Manchester Magic and Manchester Mystics will be holding a five-day basketball camp this October half-term. The camp will run from Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October. It's for children in aged 4 - 16 years old and will run from 9:30am to 4:00pm each day. All abilities welcome. You'll ge
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Manchester Magic overcame the loss of American Donte Gittens to an ankle injury after less than four minutes to beat Derby Trailblazers on Saturday and secure a place in the National Trophy semi-finals. In a scrappy contest at the Amaechi Basketball Centre, Kayin Darbey and Lee Goldsbrough stood ou
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