Westmoor Bulls hold on for a 22-18 derby win
A late Hawks try made the last five minutes the longest of the season at Grandstand Road (sample report).
Springfield sport: the weekend's top stories
Weekend of 24 and 25 October (sample)
Athletics
By Sam Adeyemi, 25 October (sample)
Priya Shah (sample) ran 23.41 into a headwind, then went back out for the relay an hour later.
Swimming
By Lena Ward, 25 October (sample)
Water at 14 degrees, a club record field and a finish decided by a hand’s width (sample).
Tennis
By Tom Hale, 24 October (sample)
Six new courts, floodlights on two of them and a waiting list that closed in a day (sample).
Latest
Preview
By Lena Ward, 24 October (sample)
Two unbeaten sides, one fit striker between them and a pitch that has not dried out since Tuesday.
Feature
By Sam Adeyemi, 23 October (sample)
Three winters ago the Harriers had two sprinters. This year eleven reached the county final.
Interview
By Tom Hale, 22 October (sample)
“I had to learn to lose points again before I could win them.” The new club champion on her comeback.
Feature
By Priya Nair, 21 October (sample)
Head torches, a 5k loop of the park and a pub at the end: why a hundred people turn up in the dark.
From the news desk
Ashby Vale v Sandford Town: what to watch on Saturday
Two unbeaten sides, one fit striker between them and a pitch that has not dried out since Tuesday (sample preview).
Mae Okafor takes the senior 60kg title
A cut in the second round, a calm corner and a last round she won on every card but one (sample report).
Clay courts reopen at the Lawn Tennis Club
Six new courts, floodlights on two of them and a waiting list that closed in a day (sample news).
Most read this week
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Rugby league
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Athletics
What you need to know
The morning email: last night’s results, today’s fixtures and the one story to read, before 7:00. Free, and one click to stop (sample).
Rugby league
Rugby league
Match report
By Dan Price, 25 October (sample)
A late Hawks try made the last five minutes the longest of the season.
Rugby league
Match report
By Dan Price, 25 October (sample)
Three of them came from the same move off the scrum.
Rugby league
Preview
By Lena Ward, 23 October (sample)
What changes when kick-off moves to 19:30, from the kit to the crowd.
Rugby league
Interview
By Dan Price, 22 October (sample)
Twenty years at the club and still the first to the tackle bags.
Weekend results
Westmoor Bulls
22-18
Kettle Bridge Hawks
League one
Quarry Lane
30-12
Elmfield Saints
League one
Ashby Vale
2-1
Corn Exchange
Premier division
Sandford Town
0-0
Eastfield Rangers
Premier division
Mill Lane
4-3
The Anchor
Sunday league
Ashby Vale Women
3-0
Holt Park Women
Women’s league
Mae Okafor
W pts
Dana Reyes
Senior 60kg final
Ilse Brandt
6-4 6-3
Nora Fell
Club singles final
All results (sample): invented clubs and players.
Fixtures this week
Wed 19:45
Sandford Town v Ashby Vale
Premier division (sample)
Fri 19:30
Kettle Bridge Hawks v Quarry Lane
Rugby league, under the lights (sample)
Sat 15:00
Corn Exchange v Eastfield Rangers
Premier division (sample)
Sun 10:30
The Anchor v Mill Lane
Sunday league (sample)
Boxing
Boxing
By Priya Nair, 25 October (sample)
A cut in the second round, a calm corner and a last round she won on every card but one.
Boxing
By Priya Nair, 22 October (sample)
Forty members, one ring and a coach who has kept the lights on for thirty years (sample).
Boxing
By Sam Adeyemi, 20 October (sample)
Five judges instead of three, and why the coaches like it more than the boxers do.
Football
Football
Match report
By Lena Ward, 25 October (sample)
The Anchor led 3-1 with a quarter of an hour left. Then the substitute goalkeeper came on up front.
Premier division, by Lena Ward (sample)
Premier division, by Dan Price (sample)
Women’s football, by Priya Nair (sample)
Sunday league, by Tom Hale (sample)
Played this weekend? Send us the result
Club secretaries: the score, the scorers and one line on the game by Sunday 20:00, and it goes into Monday’s round-up. Email [email protected] or call (555) 014-7700.