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Sutton Bridge United continued their impressive run of form with a hard-fought 2-1 triumph at Stamford Belvedere on Saturday. Trailing 1-0 at half time in the ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One clash, strikes from Sam Cooper and Ben Partridge clinched Bridge a fifth win on the bounce. The men from Memorial Park are now just five points off top spot ...

Stourport Swifts 0 Holbeach United 1 (After extra time) Jordan Thomas struck an extra-time winner to earn Holbeach United a famous FA Cup win on Tuesday night – and book a lucrative date with Worcester City in the second qualifying round. Striker Thomas, who netted in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Carter’s Park, settled the tie in the first period of ...

Captain Rob Ambrose has vowed that Spalding Town will bounce back following their relegation from the Lincs ECB Premier League. Town concluded a pretty disastrous campaign with a losing draw against Louth on Saturday, having made 197-8 in response to 250-6 from the visitors at Spalding Grammar School. Tim Norris (57) top scored for relegated Town in their season finale, ...

Long Sutton had no answer for Stamford Town as they slipped to a five-wicket loss in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first, Sutton were all out for just 136 in 42.5 overs at Paradise Field. They started well enough, with Phil Barnes (29) and Adam Wright (43) scoring pretty well up the order. However, ...

Spalding United 1 Nantwich Town 0 Josh Moreman’s brilliant first-half goal was enough to earn Spalding United an impressive Emirates FA Cup scalp on Saturday. The speedy striker netted on 20 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to dump Evo-Stik League Premier Division big-hitters Nantwich Town out of the competition. The win banks the Tulips £3,000 in prize ...

A classy 50 break from Spencer Dawkins helped Pyramid B extend their flawless start in Division Two of Spalding and District Snooker League. The in-form Dawkins, who plays off an O49 handicap, also managed a 22 break as his side won 5-1 at Boundary C to make it three wins from three and stay top of the early second tier ...

Defending Division One champions Polishborough flexed their muscles in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night as they saw off title rivals You’ve Got No Fans 4-1 at Surfleet. It now looks to be a two-horse race for the top tier championship after Tekkers crushed Evolution 5-0 at Glen Park, leaving them one point ahead of ...

Coalville 36 Spalding RFC 14 Two tries from Harry Brown couldn’t prevent Spalding RFC from suffering a 36-14 loss at Coalville on the opening day of the new Midlands Two East (North) campaign. A poor first period was the catalyst for Town’s demise on Saturday – and at one stage in the second half Sam Cooke’s side trailed 36-0. It ...

Josh Moreman’s first-half goal earned Spalding United an impressive FA Cup scalp as they upset Nantwich Town 1-0 on Saturday. The striker notched on 28 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to sink a Nantwich side that are riding high in the Evo-Stik League’s Premier Division. The victory earns Pat Rayment’s side £3,000 in FA prize money – ...

Holbeach United 2 Stourport Swifts 2 Skipper Gary King kept Holbeach United alive in the Emirates FA Cup after netting a late leveller against Stourport Swifts on Saturday. The frontman rifled home a clinical finish six minutes from time to ensure the scores were locked together at 2-2 in an end-to-end first qualifying round tie at Carter’s Park. Joe Phillips ...

Spalding United boss Pat Rayment doesn’t think higher-graded Nantwich Town will relish Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). Nantwich, who face a long trip down to South Holland from Cheshire, are hot favourites to win the first qualifying round clash having made a strong start to the new Evo-Stik League Premier Division campaign. ...

Spalding RFC were handed a 36-14 beating by hosts Coalville on the first day of the new Midlands Two East (North) season. Now skippered by Sam Cooke, Town also failed to secure a bonus point in Leicestershire. A full match report will be online early next week. RESULTS Midlands Two East (North): Ashbourne 34 West Bridgford 21; Bakewell Mannerians 21 Stamford ...

In-form Holbeach United are bidding to extend their money-spinning run in The Emirates FA Cup this weekend. The Tigers welcome North Worcestershire-based Stourport Swifts to Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm) for a tough-looking first round qualifying tie. Whoever wins will bank £3,000 in prize money – which would take their total tally close to £6,500 for the competition so far. ...

New Spalding RFC skipper Sam Cooke admits that this season is all about consolidation for his side. One of the best periods in Town’s history came to an abrupt end last year, when the successful team broke up and suffered a torrid time of it in Midlands One East. Relegation to Midlands Two East (North) followed, but Spalding have been ...

Ashley Rudd clinched the Peterborough Motocross Club Championship title on Sunday after another confident ride in the final round of the schoolboy category. Teenager Rudd, who is a member of Holbeach-based Team TRM, placed second, first and second at the Chatteris track to claim top spot overall and win the title – capping months of hard work. His younger brother ...

Aaron Clarke raced to a satisfactory 24th place at round ten of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship at Oulton Park. Free practice and first qualifying went well for Clarke over the weekend, with his lap times nearly a second better than on his last visit in May. But on Saturday overnight rain had dampened the track and after completing ...

Ben Wilson climbed up to eighth in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship standings after two solid finishes at Oulton Park over the weekend. The Kirton racer steered his Gearlink Kawasaki to sixth and fifth place in the two outings at the Cheshire circuit, giving him a cool 21-point haul. Qualifying went well for the Lincolnshire ace, who was to begin ...

Ben Stafford shrugged off another disappointing qualifying bid to finish eighth at round ten of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship over the weekend. Having travelled through the night to reach Oulton Park following a Silicone Engineering meet at the Manx GP, the Saracen’s Head ace found himself down in 18th position after Friday’s Q1. Changes were made to the ...

Marvellous Mark Gray made his second 139 total clearance of 2015 as he helped his Bourne SC A side sink Spalding and District Snooker League Division One champions Tulips B on Thursday night. Ex-pro Gray, who plays off a massive O105 handicap, made the stunning break in a 139-91 frame win over Martin Deacon (O14). A member of Europe’s Mosconi ...

Spalding United 2 Belper Town 1 A classy late goal from Charley Sanders was enough to edge Spalding United past nine-man Belper Town on Tuesday night – but boss Pat Rayment was left far from happy. Sanders finished off the best move of the Evo-Stik League First Division South match six minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...