Sport
Royce seek new players
BOYS and girls of all ages are invited to join Royce Rangers Football Club this summer.
Coaching at Castle Hill
UPPINGHAM Town Cricket Club are running free cricket coaching sessions during the bank holiday week.
Legends face Jubilee test
RUTLAND Veterans will play a special jubilee match against Peterborough Legends at Rogues Park, Cottesmore, on Sunday, June 3.
Brilliant start for Barrowden
ONE of the outstanding results of the day was Barrowden’s demolition of Hampton 2nd XI in division seven of the Rutland League.
Valley golfers are making history
A TEAM of Greetham Valley golfers made club history when they knocked out 2010 finalists St Neots out of the national Mail on Sunday Classic.
Football
FOOTBALL: Victory rounds off United's first season
OAKHAM United signed off with a win on the final day of the club's first season.
United celebrate first year
OAKHAM United have held their first awards ceremony since the formation of the club through the merger of Oakham Imps and Rutland Rangers last year.
Cottesmore seek managerial trio
COTTESMORE Football Club are calling for potential managers to step forward to take charge of the first team and the reserve and U18 sides which the club plans to relaunch this summer.
FOOTBALL: League title is sealed
PINCHBECK United beat King's Cliffe 4-2 this afternoon to seal the Peterborough & District League Premier Division Title.
Cricket
Barrowden build upon success
BUILDING on their success in the Rutland League, Wakerley and Barrowden beat Nevill Holt on Saturday.
CRICKET: Rally falls just short at Uppingham
A LATE rally from Uppingham's tail-enders couldn't prevent a defeat at Town's Castle Hill ground on Sunday.
CRICKET: Sharp and O’Kane on fire as Empingham win
EMPINGHAM made light work of their opponents when they returned to the crease after two washed out weeks.
CRICKET: Weekend featuring Rutland teams this weekend
WEATHER permitting, the following games are due to take place this weekend.
Rugby
Oakham are Plate winners
OAKHAM RFC U13s returned from the Harrogate Festival as winners of the tournament Plate.
Hockey
Ladies mark a great year
RUTLAND Hockey Club’s ladies section held their annual awards presentation in Uppingham last week.
Rutland pair in big dribble
RUTLAND Hockey Club members Jennifer Pollock and Simon Cooper were among volunteers helping at the Leicester leg of the Npower Big Dribble – an attempt to get the public into the Olympic spirit and set a world record by dribbling a hockey ball 2,012km across the nation.
Angling
Peg thirteen proves lucky for Thornton
OAKHAM Angling Club’s members faced tough conditions in unseasonably cold weather at Eye Kettleby’s No 7 lake on Sunday.
Toff triumphant in second week
WEEK two of Rutland Water’s Tuesday Night Boat was won by Toff Crowther with an eight fish bag almost two pound heavier than the rest of the field.
Opening round win for Ady
ADY Naylor of Wing won the first round of Rutland Water’s Tuesday Night Boat league, which was fished last week.
Bubby is a clear winner
OAKHAM Angling Club’s match at Lake Ross, Spalding, was won by chairman and club stalwart Bubby Gray on Sunday.
Wiggins wins Sunday match
ALAN Wiggins won Oakham Angling Club’s match at Shearsby Fisheries on Sunday.
Golf
Tony takes Tyler Trophy
PLAYERS from 48 clubs entered Stoke Rochford Seniors’ 16th annual Open Championship.
GOLF: Andy takes the Post Cup
RUTLAND County’s Business Post Cup and Trophy was contested by a large, mixed field in testing, damp conditions which kept low scores to a minimum.
Ladies enjoy a winning start
THE Ladies League team have got off to a fine start to the year under captain Annie McCulloch.
Malcolm is so close to two titles
NORTH Luffenham Golf Club’s winter singles competitions have finally reached a conclusion with the unfortunate seniors captain, Malcolm Hird runner-up in both.
Tennis
Josh’s winning seven
OAKHAM youngsters enjoyed success in at mini-tournament held at The Vale against players from Leicester and Thrapston.
Other Sports
Awards in diamond year
EXTON INDOOR BOWLS CLUB enjoyed a super annual meal and presentation evening at the Plough, Braunston on Friday.
Watersports join search for a star
RUTLAND Watersports at Whitwell is hoping to find Britain’s next sailing superstar after signing up to OnBoard, the flagship grassroots scheme for children run by sailing’s national governing body, the RYA.
Oakham gymnastic club gets Sport England grant
YOUNGSTERS at a gymnastics group will be able to learn even more on new equipment funded by a grant.
Race card promises a great day
MORE than 125 horses are expected to race at the East Anglian Point-to-Point at Dingley on Saturday.
National Sport
'Heartbroken' Sotherton retires
Kelly Sotherton has admitted to being "heartbroken" after confirming her retirement through injury two months before she hoped to compete at the London Olympics.
Barry to have scan on Monday
England midfielder Gareth Barry will not have a scan on the groin injury he suffered in the win over Norway until Monday.
Crewe promoted after beating Cheltenham
England Under-18 international Nick Powell produced a moment of magic to help Crewe beat Cheltenham 2-0 in the npower League Two play-off final.
Coleman gets off to losing start
Chris Coleman suffered defeat in his first match in charge of Wales as Aldo De Nigris' double gave classy Mexico a deserved 2-0 victory at MetLife Stadium in New York.
Magical Wigan thrash Saints
Wigan demonstrated breathtaking brilliance to maintain their position at the top of the Stobart Super League with a 42-16 victory over St Helens, but the final game of the 2012 Magic Weekend will best be remembered for an all-in brawl which produced three red cards.
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Monday 28 May 2012
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