Dimitri Van den Bergh shocks close friend Peter Wright at World Matchplay
Dimitri Van Den Bergh shocked former housemate Peter Wright to avenge his defeat in last year's World Matchplay final.
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Pictures show the devastation after huge heatwave fires in London, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire destroy homes
Firefighters in London experienced their “busiest day since the Second World War” on Tuesday as extreme temperatures coupled with tinder-dry conditions led to fires breaking out. The heatwave caused major incidents in London, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire, with dozens of homes being destroyed.
Kent book place in English Senior Men's County Finals as The London Club's Danny Holmes cards three under par 141 to claim individual honours
Kent are through to the English Senior Men's County Finals after a convincing display at the South Eastern Group qualifier.
When Ipswich won the title as a newly promoted club under Alf Ramsey
Suffolk’s reputation as a sedate, humble sort of a place is mostly well founded. Its countryside is soothing rather than spectacular; the locals’ sense of regional pride is expressed with modesty rather than flamboyance. Accordingly, the Ipswich Town Supporters’ Association handbook for 1962-63 – the season following the club’s only Football League championship – commences by offering “the highest praise and congratulations to all our players, management, etc”, before moving straight on to the important business of reminding members about their entitlement to accident insurance.
Lincolnshire first to clinch victory in National Counties Championship
Lincolnshire were the first winners in this season's National Counties Championship with an eight wickets success against Suffolk in their Eastern Division One opener at Bury St Edmunds. Lincolnshire trailed by 38 in the first innings but their new-ball pair of Curtis Free and Mark Footitt ripped through Suffolk who were shot out for 84 in their second innings. Ad/> Free finished with five for 31 and Footitt, the former Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Surrey left-armer, four for 35.
Davis, Hirst, Dobra: The latest Ipswich Town transfer headlines you might have missed
It has been a fairly quiet summer transfer window so far at Ipswich Town, compared to the standards that they set in landing 19 new additions in the summer of 2021.
Worcestershire ace Gibbon spearheading Cheshire's National Counties Championship tilt
Worcestershire left-arm seamer Ben Gibbon will make his first appearance of the season for Cheshire in their National Counties Championship Western Division One opener against defending champions Oxfordshire at Alderley Edge on Sunday. Gibbon's last appearance for his native county also came at Alderley Edge last August when he took five wickets against Wiltshire, was recommended to Worcestershire who then invited him for trials before signing him.
Marden's William Sparrow showing title intent in ex-Ferrari Formula 1 engineer Rob Smedley's Total Karting Zero Electric Southern Series
Marden racer William Sparrow was best of the rest in round two of the Total Karting Zero Electric Southern Series.