Bouverie Bowl success for in-form Carter
Northampton’s Sarah Carter added the Bouverie Bowl to the County Championship title she claimed earlier in the year after shooting a net 75 at Northants County GC.Home member Angela Duck took the gross...
View ArticleCobblers season ticket second cheapest in Football League
Cobblers fans enjoy the second best value season ticket in the English leagues but one of the most expensive days out, according to an annual survey about the price of watching the beautiful game.The...
View ArticleCOMBINATION ROUND-UP: Carroll on song as treble sparks Roade rout
Steve Carroll smashed in a hat-trick as Roade claimed a handsome 5-0 Duston Garage (Bosch Service) Premier Division win over Heyford, who slumped to their fourth straight defeat.Also on the mark for...
View ArticleSUNDAY COMBINATION ROUND-UP: Jack’s the lad as Munich hammer Rangers
Jack Harper led the way with four goals as FC Ryan Munich hit the goal trail in the NFA Sunday Shield, seeing off Sixfields Rangers 13-2.Donovan Reed chipped in with a hat-trick, while Dan Spencer and...
View ArticleCatfish capers for town six on River Ebro
HOT nights – and days – battling big cats! That was life on the Spanish Main (main River Ebro that is) for six town lads. Nathan Farrell, Dave Chamberlain, Tony Granfield, Rob York, James Blanchard and...
View ArticleCop that! Angela named female masters athlete of the year
RUGBY & Northampton AC’s Angela Copson has been named female masters athlete of the year by the European Veterans Athletic Association.Competing in the W65 category, Copson set world record...
View ArticleHenson, Wood and Chamberlain inspire Park Avenue to another maximum
Park Avenue gained their second Northampton Table Tennis League Premier Division maximum in a row when they thrashed Malcolm Arnold Owls.Hat-tricks came from Gerald Henson, Andy Wood and Jamie...
View ArticleMyler switched to full-back for Castres clash
Stephen Myler will play at full-back as Saints strive to maintain their winning start to the Heineken Cup campaign against Castres in Toulouse tomorrow night (Fri).James Wilson has failed to recover...
View ArticleSchumacher rules out all other motor racing after F1 retirement
Michael Schumacher has made it clear he will not be competing in any form of motorsport - either on four wheels or two - once he retires completely from Formula One at the end of the year.Schumacher,...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire is open for business, summit hears
“Northamptonshire is open for business” was the message at a summit attracting more than 200 representatives from county companies.The annual Northamptonshire Business Summit took place at Kettering...
View ArticleRUGBY ROUND-UP: Injury-hit Tows hold nerve to seal victory over Newark
Injury-hit Towcestrians survived a tense finish to seal a 17-12 victory over Newark in Midlands One East.A fiery game started badly for Tows as late injury problems continued, resulting in Joe...
View ArticleBaggies capable of holding stuttering City
West Brom have enjoyed a superb start to their Premier League season and I’m expecting them to pick up at least a point against Manchester City at the Hawthorns on Saturday.Four wins from four home...
View ArticleCounty youngsters to Excel thanks to coaching help
Monday morning dawns damp, dark and dismal. Far from being a strawberries and cream day, a late breakfast of porridge is being served just off court at Dallington LTC.The message which rings out is a...
View ArticleChron Comment: October 18
JUST over two years ago, Macmillan Cancer Support came to us to ask for our support to raise £1.55 million for a new cancer treatment unit at Northampton General Hospital. We were delighted to do...
View ArticleWaldouck says consistency is key to European glory
If the current Saints squad were asked to list their achievements in the game, only one could write the words ‘Heineken Cup winner’. Dom Waldouck was part of the Wasps side which conquered Europe in...
View ArticleNorthampton Town: Defender sure Edgar Davids’ influence will be felt at Barnet
Cobblers defender Anthony Charles believes the presence of Edgar Davids in the Barnet dug-out will have a positive effect on the npower League Two strugglers.And Charles, who returns to Bees, for whom...
View ArticleTITANS BASKETBALL: Hutchinson too good for Thunder
Northants Titans claimed the town bragging rights as they beat rivals Northants Thunder 8-58 in the EBL Under 14 Boys Midlands Conference clash at the Northants Baskteball Centre on Saturday morning.It...
View ArticleReview: English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty at Milton Keynes Theatre
Beautiful in every way, just about sums up the English National Ballet’s rendition of The Sleeping Beauty currently showing at Milton Keynes Theatre.To marvel at Nicholas Georgiadis’ costumes alone, it...
View ArticleClub-by-club golf news
James Askew clinched Northampton GC’s Stanhope Cup in style as the experienced golfer birdied the final two holes to beat Colin King with a net 68.In the final major event of the 2012 season, King also...
View ArticleNORTHANTS BASKETBALL: Losing weekend is a wake-up call, says Collins
Northants Basketball Club coaching co-ordinator John Collins has described last weekend as a ‘wake-up call’ for all at the club as all six matches played were lost - including two to recently-formed...
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