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Aaron Clarke heads to Cheshire for round 10 of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 championship which takes place at Oulton Park over the weekend. The Kirton racer enjoys two races this time, one on Saturday and another on Sunday so the extra track time will help him ease his way back into racing after his long lay-off. Clarke rode well ...

The three G&S Racing Kawasaki riders head to Cheshire this weekend for a round of the Superstock 1000 and 600 championships where both classes will enjoy two races at Oulton Park. Milo Ward will contest the Pirelli Superstock 1000 races for the Wyberton team and is coming off the back of a strong result at Cadwell Park last time. He ...

Ben Wilson heads to Cheshire for round nine of the British Supersport championship which takes place at Oulton Park this weekend – and he is hopeful of competing despite his broken leg. After sitting out the last round at Cadwell Park as he recovers from the injury sustained at Thruxton five weeks ago, Wilson is anxious to get his season ...

Josh Wallis retained his Spalding Cycling Club ten mile time trial league title with victory at the final round of the season. The ever-impressive Wallis clocked 23.31mins to edge Neil Palmer into second place by just 13 seconds at the Pode Hole course last Tuesday night. Riders were lucky once again in that it was a dry sunny evening with ...

Mike Kearns Snr and Chris Beale shared 100 partnerships on both Saturday and Sunday to lead Moulton Harrox to a weekend of victories. On Saturday, a South Lincs and Border League Division One trip to Welby was made all the more difficult as Moulton lost the toss and were asked to bat first in bowler friendly conditions. Some tight bowling ...

Spalding Town are now just one win away from clinching the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title after a 34-run success over Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday. A 51 from opener Jon Manton helped Town post 162-9 after opting to bat first at the Memorial Field, with Josh Newton (24) and skipper Jonathan Miles (24) also contributing well. ...

The eighth annual Matt Taylor Summer Camp was once again a resounding success for Spalding Hockey Club. Close to 50 South Lincolnshire youngsters, the majority from the host club, attended the camp at Surfleet’s Glen Park and were put through their paces by Taylor and his highly-rated team. Taylor, who is a former England international and is currently Director of ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s annual Bob Johns Classic Open raised an impressive amount for charity this year. The four ball team Stableford event was in aid of Cancer Research UK, with sponsor and co-organiser John Leake pleased to announce that £447 was raised on the day. The winning team was Coveris from Wisbech with 127 points. Their team consisted ...

August has seen the Spalding and District Table Tennis League welcome a number of visitors through their doors. The league was delighted to see a wide range in abilities as well as individuals returning multiple times and watching them develop their skills. The turnout of league members fluctuated throughout the month, with some weeks significantly better than others. They are ...

Ilkeston Town 0 Spalding United 0 Spalding United halted their run of three successive defeats in all competitions with a superb BetVictor NPL South East Division draw at Ilkeston Town on Tuesday night. The Tulips had the better of the chances in Derbyshire, but were unable to find an elusive goal in the absence of key strikers Jenk Acar and ...

Defending champions Moulton Harrox made it five wins from as many ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division games on Saturday as they beat Peterborough Polonia 3-0 in an ill-tempered clash at Broad Lane. A first-half Jamie Casey strike set Harrox on their way to avenging a PFA Senior Cup against Polonia the previous week. Joe Townsend’s second-half double – the first a ...

Spalding RFC 17 Stamford 10 Spalding RFC kicked off their new season with an impressive 17-10 derby victory over Stamford in the NLD Cup on Saturday. Connall Mason (2) and Gav Sharman ran in the tries as Town came from behind to win a cracking contest between two sides that are expected to have strong seasons this time around. Stamford ...

Spalding United 0 Market Drayton Town 1 By RAY TUCKER Spalding United slipped to their third defeat on the spin as they were made to rue a host of missed opportunities on Saturday. In a high-energy BetVictor NPL South East Division encounter with Market Drayton Town there was plenty for supporters to get excited about despite the 1-0 home defeat. ...

Holbeach United 3 Lincoln MW 2 Despite seeing his depleted side make progress in the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday, Holbeach United boss Danny Hussey was far from happy with what he saw. A stunning long-range free-kick by Danny Setchell (26), Josh Ford’s penalty (44) and a Jonny Lockie (70) strike fired the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over Lincoln ...

Anstey Nomads 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slipped to their third defeat from four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division games this season as previously winless Anstey Nomads handed them a 2-0 reverse on Saturday. Goals in either half from Sam Thorpe (31) and Dean Hopewell (64) earned the promoted side their first league win of the season at Cropston Road ...

Depleted Holbeach United enjoyed a 3-2 win in the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday, but both Spalding United and Pinchbeck United suffered league defeats. Starting with the Tigers, goals from Danny Setchell, Josh Ford (penalty) and Jonny Lockie fired them to a 3-2 Vase victory over Lincoln Moorlands Railway at Carter’s Park. Spalding slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home against ...

Danny Hussey admits that he is facing a major struggle to even field a side for Holbeach United’s Buildbase FA Vase clash with Lincoln Moorlands Railway on Saturday. The Tigers would normally be considered hot favourites for the first round qualifying clash at Carter’s Park (3pm), but Hussey has got something of an unprecedented selection dilemma on his hands. As ...

Matt Easton wants Spalding United to get back to winning ways this week after seeing his side suffer their first loss of the BetVictor NPL South East Division season on Monday. A second-half penalty from Daniel North (77) fired Lincoln United to a 1-0 home success over the Tulips, who had previously boasted a 100 per cent record in the ...

Pinchbeck United are hopeful of hanging on to key defender Nick Jackson amid interest from South Holland rivals Holbeach United. Jackson, who has yet to play this season due to getting married and then having minor surgery on his elbow, is the subject of a seven-day notice of approach from the Tigers. Knights player/boss Ian Dunn has waived the need ...

There was a really good turnout for the Sunday Tydd Gote Club match on the North level at Main Road where Archie Greenwood deservedly took the honours with 7lb 4oz of mainly roach and skimmers. Greenwood has been in the frame most of the season, but this week made the number one position his own with a catch that included ...