Sport

Kime Racing rider Tom Fisher recorded three podium finishes, including one win, at Brands Hatch in round six of the No Limits Pirelli Super 600 championship at the weekend. That enabled the south Lincolnshire-based rider to move from fourth to second in the overall rider standings, with two rounds remaining.After topping the table in qualifying, Fisher started the first race on Saturday from pole ...

Tydd St Giles Golf ClubResults – Seniors July 25 individual stableford, Division One winner: Michael Flint 43 points, 2nd Chris Moore 38, 3rd Derek Kneebone 37.Division Two winner: Ken Parker 37 points, on countback from Brian Newby, 3rd Paul Milward 37ocb.Division Three winner: Malcolm Miller 43 points, 2nd Brian Crilly 41, 3rd Stephen Horton 39.Division Four winner: Joe Connolly 39 ...

Sophie McFie from the Spalding branch of the Mark Farnham Schools of Tae Kwon-Do returned from the World Championships with a medal.The cadet girl fighter won bronze in black belt sparring at the Coventry Sky Dome.Sixteen fighting areas ran throughout the three-day tournament, which saw more than 2,000 competitors, 400 officials and well over 2,000 spectators attending the event.After months of ...

Spalding will open their East Men’s Division One North season at home to Norwich City Seconds on Saturday, September 16. Their 22-match league campaign ends on March 23 with a home match against Cambridge Nomads.Long Sutton will be in Division Two North West and start at Cambridge South Seconds on September 16.Spalding and Long Sutton women’s teams are alongside each ...

Feeder was expected to dominate at Holbeach & District Angling Club’s John Ivatt Memorial match.However, the Sharps Bridge site saw Chris Newton prevail with a 9lb 4oz haul of roach and skimmers from peg five, all on the pole.Joint second were Jason Thrower and Roger Smith, both with with 6lb 12oz catches.Mr Ivatt’s grandson Tom presented the trophy to the ...

A pair of friends from Spalding have ticked off an item on their bucket list in stunning style. Melissa Hovell (34) and Lisa Wilson (53) were determined to do something different and decided to enter a bodybuilding competition.Hovell said: “Lisa has been attending the gym regularly for about five years and felt it was time to do something a little bit ...

Holbeach United begin their second season in the Thurlow Nunn Division One on Saturday with a home game against Cornard United.The Tigers were in the conversation for a play-off place last year, though fell away towards the end of the season.And boss Danny Clifton says he’s looking forward to his young side continuing to develop after impressing at times last ...

Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood says he’s hoping his side improves on their previous seasons as the United Counties League Premier Division campaign kicks off on Saturday. The Knights begin their season with a trip to Ashby Ivanhoe.Thorogood says he’s ‘satisfied’ with the squad he’s been able to put together considering ‘financial and geographical constraints’.“I’m relatively happy,” he said. “It’s ...

Spalding United have continued their preparation for the Northern League Midlands Division with three friendlies in six days.First of all Spalding beat United Counties League Division One side Blackstones 2-1.Jordan Graham gave the Tulips a 26th minute lead before Wilson Carvalho hit the post with a penalty he himself earned.Blackstones got back level in the second half from the spot ...

Jack Patrick rounded off an outstanding season for Spalding Rugby Club by landing three trophies at the end of season awards.He took home both the Player of the Year and the Players’ Player of the Year at the club’s ceremony following last year’s promotion winning season.

A Spalding golfer is set to rub shoulders with legends like Darren Clarke, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie after qualifying for the British Senior Open.James Crampton, the European Seniors 2022 champion, did enough in the qualifying event at Monks Island in Wales to be invited to the British Seniors finals at Royal Porthcrawl Club from Friday.

Saturday was a complete wash out for cricket in Lincolnshire, but the area’s Sunday sides did get a game in.And it was a fantastic day for Long Sutton Sunday 1st XI’s Paul Edgeller who hit a brilliant 102 not out from 74 balls against Whittlesey.The Rutland Sunday Division Two leaders enjoyed a 102-run, rain affected win after 302 for 9 ...

Sunday saw the resumption of racing after the enforced lay off due to the weed situation which thanks to the efforts of the Environment Agency is all but gone. The wind was quite strong for the first race in the Commodores Cup series of six and this led to some sailors choosing not to sail.The wind was blowing straight down ...

The G&S Racing Kawasaki team headed to Kent for round six of the Pirelli National Superstock and Junior Superstock championships which took place at Brands Hatch on Sunday.Jorel Boerboom overcame the weather conditions to finish his race within the top 20 in the Superstock class and Asher Durham consolidated his second place in the Junior Superstock series with a top ...

It’s been a fixture in the area for more than 100 years but Spalding Golf Club is about to mark a special 30-year anniversary. The modern-day iteration of the course and its clubhouse was officially opened on August 6, 1993.Today, as well as the impeccably maintained 18-hole course considered one of the best in the region, there’s a floodlit driving ...

The 2023 St Barnabas Charity Day was held at Gedney Hill Golf Club.The day was hosted by organiser, Terry Grantham who, at the age of 92, has organised this event for the past 14 years.There were 33 golfers who took part and an amazing amount of £1,380 was raised for the St Barnabas Hospice.The results were: Men’s Competition – 1st ...

Golfers are being encouraged to sign up for the Rotary Club of South Holland’s annual charity golf competition next month.It takes place this year on Thursday, August 17 at Spalding Golf Club.This year the pairs betterball competition for gents, ladies or mixed teams is raising money for End Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire (EDAN).The entry fee is £40 or £20 ...

The latest results from Tydd St Giles Golf Club. Seniors’ pairs open competition winners from Gedney Hill were David Lord and Peter Vinter with 49 points.Second were Bob Warlow and Wally Laws, from Gedney Hill, with 47 points, third were Graham Ralph and Keith Power, from Tydd, with 46 points and fourth were Derek Wisbey and Mark Athow, from March, ...

Spalding Rugby Club’s Annual Golf Day at Spalding Golf Club saw 70 competitors taking part. The competition was a pairs betterball format and with the course in splendid condition there was some entertaining golf with outstandingly high scores coming in.Before the golfers set off there was the President’s putting competition, won by Kavan Williamson.The winners of the competition as a ...

July 19 saw Lady Captain’s Day at Spalding Golf Club, with the theme All Things French. The competition was a betterball stableford, played using a French scorecard causing much fun and consternation.Ladies entered into the spirit of the day, many sporting berets, stripy tops, even a chef’s outfit and a French maid.There was a half way house serving wine and ...