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It was just three weeks ago that Marcus Ebdon insisted that he would not let Spalding United’s season fizzle out. But the manager and the fans saw the evidence in a 2-0 defeat to Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday to suggest it is doing just that. The Tulips – normally pretty solid at home – are limping towards the season ...

Long Sutton manager Matt Cawthorn had to give his fellow players a shot across the bows before seeing them win 2-1 at Langtoft United Reserves. There looked to be a bit of lethargy about preparations at the Division One’s bottom side but what he said seemed to do the trick. Sutton were ahead within five minutes thanks to a clever ...

Pinchbeck United went second in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division table with a 3-1 win at Thorney on Saturday.(April 9) Ian Dunn’s side have now lost just once since August 22 – a 1-0 home defeat by Whittlesey United on February 13 – and the player/manager is beginning to wonder what might have been had they got the season off ...

Champions-elect Moulton Harrox had Lee Kenealy to thank for preserving their fine unbeaten status this season in ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division. The keeper made a terrific penalty save to prevent Netherton United taking a 2-0 lead at Broad Lane on Saturday. Moulton went on to earn a point with top scorer Ollie Maltby’s goal. Boss Dave Panton said: “The game ...

Spalding Utd 1 Chasetown 1 by Ray Tucker The Tulips dampened Chasetown’s hopes of moving into a play-off position with a much improved performance and a deserved share of the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South points at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday.(April 9) After the pummelling by title-chasing Shaw Lane Aquaforce the previous week the Tulips , from the outset, showed ...

Ben Wilson had the ride of his life at Silverstone on Sunday when he made his debut for his new team EHA Racing on the Aprilia RSV4RF in round one of the 2016 National Superstock 1000 championship. The engine stalled as the race came under orders and he was last of 43 riders to get away but rode like the ...

Relieved skipper Sam Cooke praised a professional job as Spalding RFC prevented a second successive relegation. Their 29-5 bonus-point win over Bakewell Mannerians last Saturday, coupled with closest rivals Mansfield losing to Melbourne, means that the Elephants go into this weekend’s final match of the Midlands Two East (North) season with the pressure off. It is a situation which looked ...

Bakewell Mannerians RFC 5 Spalding RFC 29 Spalding RFC beat relegation with a convincing win in Derbyshire. The bonus-point win, coupled with defeat for closest rivals Mansfield, secured the Elephants’ status in Midlands 2 East (North). The good news before the match was that again the team had a settled look with only a couple of changes. Sam Cowell started in the ...

Spalding United and play-off hopefuls Chasetown settled for one point apiece at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (April 9). Defender Neal Spafford’s early goal for the Tulips was cancelled out by a Daniel Edwards effort on 43 minutes. Spalding, now 11th in the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South table, host Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday. Holebach United ...

Spalding RFC 1st have pulled off an unlikely feat by escaping relegation with one match to spare. A 29-5 win at Bakewell Mannerians on Saturday (April 9), coupled with defeat for Mansfield means the Elephants are safe for another season in Midlands 2 East (North). After a pretty dire campaign on the field – which looked like ending in demotion until a ...

Upbeat Spalding RFC skipper Sam Cooke is hoping that his side will secure their Midlands Two East (North) status on Saturday. Town produced a titanic performance to defeat title hopefuls Ashbourne 26-19 at the Memorial Field on Saturday  – and are now three points clear of Mansfield in the race for survival. A repeat of that bonus-point win at basement ...

The Peterborough Saxons, South Holland’s closest American Football team, kick-off their 2016 season on Sunday with a home clash against the Nottingham Caesars (2.30pm). Based at Thorney Rugby Club, the Saxons have a host of South Holland-based players on their roster ahead of what promises to be an exciting season of gridiron. Last season saw the Saxons finish with a ...

Danny Hussey accepts that Spalding United are now simply aiming to finish as high as they possibly can in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. The Tulips have a home double-header to look forward to this week, with play-off chasing Chasetown visiting the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) and Stocksbridge Park Steels in South Holland on Tuesday (7.45pm). ...

Holbeach United moved up to fourth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table with a 5-1 win at basement boys Huntingdon Town on Thursday night. A hat-trick from Josh Ford inspired the Tigers, who were playing their third game in six days. Ford notched twice in the first period to give Tom Roberts’ side a 2-0 half-time lead, before Jack ...

The ladies’ Mail on Sunday team at Spalding Golf Club roared to a 5-0 home victory over Boston West in a brilliant third round showing. Lincolnshire girls’ county captain Lois Williamson (handicap 7) was first out for Spalding at the Surfleet course – and, despite giving six shots, she recorded a 4&3 success. Captain Paula Brown (18) then won 5&4 ...

Crowland A clinched the Spalding and District Billiards League title as they held their nerve on the most exciting final night of the season in recent memory. Three teams went into Monday night’s finale knowing that they had a chance of lifting the league crown, but two of those – Crowland B and defending champions Long Sutton – squared off ...

Ben Wilson will make his debut for Team EHA in round one of the National Superstock championship at Silverstone this weekend. Wilson will be riding the Aprilia RSV4RF for his new team – and was at Donington Park last week to take part in the British Superbike test day where he made good progress with the set up. Adjustments were ...

Kirton race Aaron Clarke will make his debut for new team Draper Racing over the weekend as Silverstone plays host to round one of the Superstock 600 championship. Clarke, who put his new bike through its paces at Donington Park last weekend, has switched machinery to Yamaha this year and is posting faster times than ever before. He is happy ...

Just four rounds of fixtures remain in Spalding and District Snooker League – and Donington A have opened up a big ten-point lead in Division One after defeating Holbeach A 5-1 on Thursday night. Wins from Gavin Lucas (R7), Steve Burdell (R14), Sam Major (O28) and Tony Scully (O21) ensured that the long-term leaders took full advantage of their game ...

Kempston Rovers 1 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts couldn’t hide his disappointment with the officials after seeing his Holbeach United side denied a fine win at title-chasing Kempston Rovers on Tuesday night. The Tigers looked set to secure a very impressive ChromaSport UCL Premier Division victory when Jack Smith nodded them ahead from a corner on 40 minutes at Hillgrounds ...