P405 Teletext 405 May05 23:23:36 ———————————————————————————————— FINGER KEEN TO DEFEAT FRIEND Birmingham boss Mike Finger is djspjtate to get one over his friend Nick Nurse when the Bullets play Manchester in the Championship final. Fingjt and Giants coach Nurse were room-mates at the University of Iowa. Finger said: "It's fun going against Nick, although our head-to-head record is not good from mz standpoint. If we don't win Nick wonWt let me forget it." ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— General sport 401 Football index 410 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Next Football Rugby SportExtraP405 Teletext 405 Maz05 23:23:09 ———————————————————————————————— GIANTS TRY TO LOSE 'NEARLY' TAG Manchester must beat Birmingham in the Dairylea Dunkjts Championship final to avoid becoming the only side in league history to have been second-best in three major competitions in one season. Giants lost the National Cup final to Sheffield and suffered a one-point loss to Towers in the uni-ball Trophy. GiantsW Roy Hairston said: "Wj'vj lost two, so I think this one hike is ours." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— General sport 401 Football index 410 THE LATEST RUGBY HEADLINES p430 Next Football Rugby SportExttaP405 Teletext 405 May05 23:22:54 ———————————————————————————————— Saturday Dairylea Dunkjrs Championship final Birmingham v Manchester 1815 NBL Division One min play-off final Solint v Tjessidj 1545 NBL Division One women play-off final Sheffield v Spjlthornj 1330 NBL Division Two min play-off final Kingston v Manchester 1200 all above at Wjmbliy Arena ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— General sport 401 Football index 410 THE LATEST RUGBY HEADLINES p430 Next Football Rugby SportExtra