Holbeach United are hoping that a derby victory at rivals Boston Town in the FA Vase on Saturday (3pm) will help kick-start their season. The Tigers have yet to win a game this season in all competitions, having drawn two and lost six of their eight games so far – including a 4-1 beating at Boston in the Uhlsport UCL ...

Lewis Thorogood is aiming to end another Pinchbeck United hoodoo on Friday night. The Knights, who have never won a game in an FA competition, welcome Graham Street Prims to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field tomorrow night (7.45pm) for a second round qualifying clash. Having steered Pinchbeck to the end of their 751-day winless streak, Thorogood is now hopeful ...

If John Wick is your kind of film, Gunpowder Milkshake is going to be right up your street. Brimming with A-list talent, the Sky Original Film – which is also being released at cinemas – always looked like, at the very least, it would be a whole lot of fun. And, despite its over-the-top world and a slightly disappointing ending, ...

The two Kime Racing riders Tom Fisher and Broderick Whitmore-Wilson were at Cadwell Park for the final round of the No Limits Pirelli Super 600 championship. Fisher, who is also team manager of Wyberton-based G&S Racing Kawasaki, recorded two second places and a ninth to end the campaign in second place while Whitmore-Wilson rode to a brace of fourth places ...

Rising star Abbi Pulling has been forced to withdraw from the remainder of the British F4 Championship season due to a lack of funding. Pulling, who is from Gosberton, has enjoyed an eye-catching campaign that has led to former F1 driver David Coulthard comparing her to Dutch sensation Max Verstappen. But the teenage South Holland speedster, who was eighth in ...

Spalding men’s 1st made a dream start to the new East Men’s Hockey League Division One North season as they thrashed Bourne Deeping 1st 9-0 on Saturday. A Stuart Cunnington hat-trick was their highlight at Glen Park, as they finished day one top of the table. In Division Two North West, Long Sutton 1st also made a stellar start as ...

Johnathan Hoggard is set to tackle the final three races in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship as the series travels to Sochi Autodrom in Russia this weekend. Originally, the season was due to close at Circuit of the Americas in Texas at the end of October, but logistical challenges have meant a change in venue as well as a ...

Spalding Golf Club’s three-man team stormed to a stunning triumph in the English Champion Club event – and will now aim to enjoy more success when they go forward to the European equivalent in Portugal next month. After two days of excellent competition at Knole Park Golf Club in Kent, the Spalding trio of Simon Richardson, James Crampton and Darryn ...

Holbeach D put the skids on Pyramid C’s flying start to the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One season by shading a very close clash on Thursday night. In a clash that saw Paul Blackbourne (R14) and Paul Daw (O28) make breaks of 32 and 27 respectively, it was all level going into the final frame between Ian Woodberry ...

Kettering Town 2Spalding United 0 Spalding United’s fine run in the Emirates FA Cup was finally ended by Kettering Town on Tuesday night – but Gaby Zakuani’s side made their hosts work incredible hard for their 2-0 victory. In what was a largely even second qualifying round replay, second-half strikes from Claudio Ofosu (69) and Decarrey Sheriff (75) saw the ...

Everything went Spalding Town’s way on Saturday as they took a huge step towards winning the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division crown. While they were securing a 26-run victory over Woodhall Spa 2nd at Seas End Hall, leaders Skegness capitulated to a shocking 57-run loss against Market Deeping 2nd in their final game of the season. That leaves ...

Spalding RFC 20 Boston 5 After nearly 18 long months, Spalding RFC returned to competitive action on Saturday with a 20-5 Memorial Field win against rivals Boston. Town’s first match of the season saw them successfully begin the defence of the RFU Midlands Senior Vase, which they won back in March 2020 with an excellent performance against Dunstablians. Spalding’s team ...

Heather St John’s 2Pinchbeck United 2 In-form Pinchbeck United made it four games unbeaten in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after picking up a fine 2-2 draw at title hopefuls Heather St John’s on Saturday. The Knights twice led at St John’s Park as Warren Hebblethwaite (3) gave them an early lead, only for Sam Ellis (6) to level ...

Anstey Nomads 6 Holbeach United 0 Disappointed boss Phil Barnes admitted that it was pretty much game over for Holbeach United after five minutes on Saturday as they were thrashed 6-0 at Anstey Nomads. Rhys Darby Dolan (4), Jozsef Keaveny (5), Corey Armeni (27), Ben Gowing (44) and Michael Reeve (48 and 59) got the goals for high-flying Nomads as ...

Moulton Harrox got themselves back to winning ways in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a battling win at perennial rivals Netherton United on Saturday. After suffering successive defeats, goals from Ian Bradbury and Jonny Clay earned Bobby Patterson and Tim Cole’s side a 2-1 triumph at The Grange. Andrew Irvine returned fire for a Netherton side that aren’t looking ...

Spalding United 1 Kettering Town 1 Nathan Stainfield’s dramatic 95th-minute leveller earned Spalding United an eye-catching 1-1 draw against higher-graded Kettering Town in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The central defender, who was captain on the day at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, rose highest to power a header into the net from a corner to book the ...

A last-gasp header from Nathan Stainfield earned Spalding United a 1-1 Emirates FA Cup draw against Kettering Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United drew 2-2 at Heather St John’s and Holbeach United were hammered 6-0 at Anstey Nomads. Starting with Spalding, they kept themselves in the FA Cup with a very impressive draw against higher-graded opposition. It looked like Gaby ...

Phil Barnes is hoping that adding two new attacking signings to his squad will help Holbeach United shake off their slow start to the season. The Tigers have snapped up former Pinchbeck United midfielder Tyler Wright from Moulton Harrox and right-sided frontman Andre Williams from Wisbech Town in a bid to boost an attack that has managed just four goals ...

Pinchbeck United are bidding to make it four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North games unbeaten on Saturday – but face an uphill task at high-flying Heather St John’s (3pm). One of the league’s early pace-setters, Knights boss Lewis Thorogood admits he knows very little about the Coalville-based outfit. But, having thrashed Newark FC 5-2 last weekend, confidence is high in ...

Race ace Andy Prior secured a hat-trick of victories across two different series at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday. With conditions in the river still not optimal due to the ongoing weed situation, the club on decided to green light the races on Saturday night. The first outing was the third round of the Sunday Points Series, which saw eight ...