HEREFORD Rowing Club members Helen Phillips and Serena Crump continued their successful run when they won the women's double sculls in the Home International Series held at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This followed their win in the Great Britain Championships
FORMER Hereford and District AC runner Alison Fletcher has made her mark in veterans' athletics with five world gold medals, including two from her latest triumphs in Australia. She was among 6,000 athletes from 60 countries competing in the World Veterans
FERNANDO Alonso celebrated his 20th birthday with the best result of his career for Ledbury-based European Minardi F1 in the German Grand Prix on Sunday. Although having to switch cars in an incident-packed race at Hocken-heim, the young Spaniard did
ROSS-ON-WYE president Tom Haskett was delighted with the support he received for his President's Prize competition, as was the winner John Lane who produced a remarkable nett 61 to win by a clear five shots. Results: 1 John Lane 79-18-61, 2 Mark Whitmore
BURGHILL Valley's Phillip Harrison and Anne West played their way into the grand final of the Douglas Bader Cup with a total of 45 stableford points in the regional final at Bransford, Worcester. The pair combined superbly in the mixed greensome foursome
WELLINGTON Nomads bolstered their position at the top of Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1 with a convincing six-wicket win against Bosbury. Spinner Chris Stokes (5-37), Phil Chalkley (2-21) and Bradley Pearce (2-29) confined visiting
PEGASUS Juniors have just formed a ladies' football section which will compete in the Premier Division of the West Midlands Regional Women's Football League. Called Hereford Pegasus Juniors Ladies, the team contains former Hereford United Ladies members
ALLEN Spencer became the latest member of his family to achieve success at national level when he and his partner, Gavin Hickman, paddled their way to a gold medal in the under-14 K2 in the British Canoe Union National Championships at Norwich. The Hereford
HEREFORDSHIRE will be aiming to make up ground with a win against Devon in the three-day Minor Counties Championship match at Luctonians' Kingsland ground, starting this Sunday. The county need to bounce back from a hefty 222-run defeat against Wales
HEREFORD'S Matthew Faucher scored the biggest win of his career when he beat world number 46 Paul Britnell, of New Zealand, in the men's main draw at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships. Faucher, who recently appeared on national TV in the
HOLLIE Cartwright, a 14-year-old member of Marden and District Riding Club, and her pony Forever Rosie Red have qualified for the UK Arena Festival of Showjumping finals after a series of impressive performances in British Showjumping Association junior
HEREFORD Swimming Club's junior squad travelled to Llanelli where they retained the team trophy. The gala consisted of 61 events throughout the age groups, plus a final cannon consisting of one girl and one boy from each age group. Hereford won 33 events
THE second Wales and West meeting at Almeley under BHRC rules was hot in every respect. The brilliant sunshine that brought forth the spectators also dried out the track for lightning fast conditions. Race secretary Sara Davies failed by a short head
LUCTONIANS have received a tough home draw against Droitwich in the first round of the RFU Intermediate Cup. The North Herefordshire club have regularly reached the latter stages of the competition but lower-ranked Droitwich enjoyed a good run in last
HEREFORD United will come face to face with rising stars from British football's most glamorous club, Manchester United, at Edgar Street this Saturday. Bulls fans can expect to see the next crop of Red Devils' superstars nurtured on the Old Trafford training
KINGTON strengthened their grip at the top of Worcestershire County League Division 1 with an emphatic 66-run win at basement side Lye. Defending 250-9, Kington's Australian all-rounder Craig Jones (2-48) sealed the victory with the final delivery of
COLWALL opener Dave Powell struck his second century of the season in an eight-run victory at Goatacre in the Stroud & Swindon BS West of England Premier League Glos/Wilts Division 1. Powell, who collected 15 boundaries in his 102, was well supported
MARDEN sprung a surprise to reach the semi-finals of the Pavilion Sports Cup with a six-wicket win against holders Garnons. Alan Jones struck a rapid 52 but spinner Tom Harper (4-16) and Mike Williams (4-31) rushed out higher-graded Garnons for 163 in
FORMER champions Talgarth surrendered a match-winning position at table-topping Goodrich in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1, crashing to a 14-run defeat. Replying to the villagers' 184, Talgarth looked hot favourites after Gethin Evans
UNBEATEN leaders Leominster stormed to their 10th successive win with a crushing 10-wicket defeat of Burghill & Tillington in the Marches League Division 2. Leominster, who have dropped just eight points this season, whipped out the visitors for 107
WELLINGTON carried off the GL Hereford Evening League Cup after a shock 33-run win against hot favourites and holders Woodpeckers at Barte-stree. It was Woodpeckers' first defeat in four years of cup and league action. Wellington reached 139-8 off their
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division 1 Kington 250-9 (David Morgan 56, D Exall 54 no, E Price 33, O Price 25, C Scott 23, H Langford 16, Duncan Morgan 13. D Borley 3-67, Ishtiaq 3-70) Lye 184 (J Barber 70, M Webster 25, I Lynch 16, Aziaz 13, M Stokes
HEREFORD United will come face to face with rising stars from British football's most glamorous club, Manchester United, at Edgar Street this Saturday. Bulls fans can expect to see the next crop of Red Devils' superstars nurtured on the Old Trafford training
POLE-VAULTER Irie Hill has received her second call-up for the Great Britain and Ireland team and will compete in a senior international in Ashford, Kent on August 11. The German-born athlete is married to Herefordian Warren Hill and her first appearance
FORMER Herefordshire CCC captain Richard Skyrme raced to a big century to help Old Herefordians to a 14-run win over Old Kings Brutons in the Brewers Cup - a public schools national competition for former pupils. Skyrme opened the innings for the Old
