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Sport
Prize clay shoot
Clay shooters will be heading to Silk Willoughby on Sunday for an all-day shoot offering prize money of £150 for both ladies and men in one category.
Horspole ready for Superbike weekend
Leasingham sidecar racer Gary Horspole, along with passenger Paul Knapton, went along to the Derby Phoenix club meeting at Cadwell Park last weekend to test out the new gear shift on the LCR Honda F1 Sidecar outfit.
Good league and cup start for Caythorpe cricketers
Caythorpe cricket club’s Under 15s start their league campaign in fine fashion, taking on Woodhall Spa in the McKinnells Lincoln Youth U15 League.
Good start for bowlers
Eslaforde Park Bowls Club got their season off to a good start when they won on all rinks and came away with 10 points at Long Bennington in their first game in the ASC Metals League.
Bowlers on good run in week of matches
Ruskington Bowls Club had four matches this week, the first being a City League encounter against Nettleham.
Football
New team managers revealed at Town
A new management team has been announced for Sleaford Town Football Club.
Team GB football star visits pupils
A female football superstar gave some Sleaford primary school pupils an inspirational afternoon to remember recently.
Heckington finish on high
Heckington United’s final game of the season was up against Market Rasen and they finished their campaign on a high with a sound 2-1 win.
VIDEO - Casey Stoney pays a visit video
Casey Stoney, the Womens Football England Captain, Team GB Captain and Lincoln Ladies Captain visited Church Lane primary school on Monday, giving the school football team a training session and conducted a whole school assembly.
Rugby
Triple cup coup for U17s
Sleaford Rugby Club’s Under 17’s sensational season came to an end on Sunday as they lifted their third trophy in eight days.
Spartans ready for season opener
The Sleaford Spartans first fixture of the new Rugby League season will be at home to Nottingham Outlaws on Saturday, kicking off at 2.30pm.
Rugby stars in clean sweep of county competition
Sleaford’s young up-and-coming rugby stars made a complete clean sweep at a tournament in Cranwell over the weekend.
Season ends on a high for Sleaford’s battling young rugby stars
Sleaford U15’s rugby team’s final game of the season saw them return to Nottingham Moderns for their third game against the city side.
Landmark victory in cup final success
Sleaford Rugby Club Under 17’s timing to record their first ever victory against Matlock was impeccable as they won a tense NLD Final at East Road.
Athletics
Runners enjoy ideal race conditions for Lions 10k video
Running conditions were ideal for the third Sleaford and District Lions 10K Multi Terrain Race, held at RAF Cranwell on Sunday.
Striders complete marathons
Sleaford Striders had 18 participants in the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon at Scunthorpe United Football Club, with the majority of the Striders achieving personal best times.
Entries for Spires and Steeples open
The sixth annual Spires and Steeples challenge is now open for entries.
Marathon effort
Two super-runners have raised thousands of pounds between them for worthy causes by completing the London marathon.
Cricket
Billingborough Cricket Club - SLBL Premier Division
Last Saturday cricket saw Billingborough cricket club host a rather strong Bourne team.
Sleaford cricket
Sleaford 1st XI played out a draw against table-topping Louth on Saturday. The visitors batted first after losing the toss and West fell to a good running catch by Burgess.
Memorial day for Stephen planned
Sleaford Cricket Club will be holding a charity Memorial Day for Stephen Bradford on June 14.
Billingborough slaughter Stamford in season opener
As the summer cricket season began, Billingborough cricket club’s 1st XI team made their mark on the South Lincs and Border League.
Tennis
Sleaford Tennis Club
Sleaford Tennis Club’s Mixed 2nd team played their first match of the season against Nettleham last weekend.
Good results for golfers, as tennis players’ good run continues
The Senior Section of the Sleaford Golf Club have again been busy with their inter-club fixtures. This week they defeated Lincoln Torksey by 5.5 matches to 2.5.
More points in the bag for Horspole and Knapton
In a drama packed set of two races, Leasingham Sidecar driver Gary Horspole and passenger Paul Knapton rode well to collect a seventh and eighth place in the second round of the Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar championship at Thruxton on Sunday.
Golf
Ladies join forces with the men
In the Blankney Ladies Golf Club’s March Stableford, Coral Earney came in first place with 39 pts, with Noreen Walker in second place on 37 pts, Margaret Davies third on 35 pts and in fourth place was Moira Sturdy on 35 pts.
Successful drive-in for the start of the golf season
Taking advantage of the new, sunnier summer weather, Sleaford Golf Club recently held their annual Captain’s Drive-In.
Good results for golfers, as tennis players’ good run continues
The Senior Section of the Sleaford Golf Club have again been busy with their inter-club fixtures. This week they defeated Lincoln Torksey by 5.5 matches to 2.5.
Tee-rific Tom’s set for European tour
A gamble on a surprise entry for a top professional golf tournament has well and truly paid off for a Sleaford pro-golfer.
Bowls
Mixed bag of results for bowlers
The first week for Ruskington Bowls Club has brought mixed results, with two good wins and two losses from two home and two away matches.
Ruskington Bowls on a members drive
The outdoor bowls season is about to start and Ruskington Bowls Club is inviting everyone who would be interested in taking up the sport to come and join them for an Open Roll–Up on Saturday May 18 from 2.15pm.
Other Sports
Double points finishes
Bassingham racing driver Jack Harvey secured a double points finish in his debut GP3 races in the opening rounds of the 2013 Championship.
Acorn judo students bring home the gold in Leicester
Acorn Judo Club, from Digby, has every reason to celebrate after their success at a Low Grade and novice competition held in Leicestershire at the weekend.
Are you up for Alan’s river canoe challenge?
Intrepid paddlers are getting set to do a nine mile canoe challenge around the Fenland waterways.
Tae Kwon-Do tasters
If anyone is interested in taking up Tae Kwon-Do, you are invited to an open evening and free taster session on Tuesday and Thursday at Carres Grammar school, where instructor Jill Pearce and her team will be available from 6.30pm for a chat, and a beginners course for men, women and children over five years will start on Tuesdays and Thursdays next week.
VIDEO - Acorn Judo students show off their skills video
Students of the Acorn Judo Club have taken part in a Low Grade and novice competition held in Leicestershire at the weekend.
National Sport
Williams waltzes into semi-finals
Women's world number one Serena Williams breezed into the last four of the Internazionali d'Italia in just 56 minutes with a 6-2 6-0 win over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.
Berdych stuns Djokovic
Tomas Berdych staged a stunning comeback to knock top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic out of the Internazionali d'Italia at the quarter-final stage.
Stoke launch training ground probe
Stoke have launched "a full internal investigation" into reports of an incident at their training ground on Friday, the club announced.
Ferdinand close to new United deal
Defender Rio Ferdinand is expected to agree a new contract with Manchester United early next week.
Villa Park prepared for a play-off
The Premier League has announced that a possible third-place play-off between Chelsea and Arsenal will take place at Villa Park on May 26 - a move which could jeopardise the Blues' tour match against Manchester City in the USA scheduled for the day before.
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Weather for Sleaford
Saturday 18 May 2013
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 5 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
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Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
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