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Linnets swoop for Flyin’ Ryan - SEE VIDEO

King’s Lynn Town have signalled their intent for next season by completing the signing of Ryan Robbins from Coalville Town.

Setchell delighted with Robbins signing SEE VIDEO

King’s Lynn Town boss Gary Setchell completed his first piece of close-season business today by completing the capture of striker Ryan Robbins from Coalville Town.

Young Stars are forced to postpone meeting

There will be a blank Wednesday at the Norfolk Arena tomorrow night, where the Lynn Young Stars speedway team should have been hosting the Isle of Wight Islanders.

Football rss

Promoted Linnets set to clock up the miles

King’s Lynn Town are set to clock up the miles and increased travelling costs after being placed in the EvoStik Northern Premier League next season.

Chilvers and FANG add to their cup exploits

Sunday marked the last games of the senior football season as the Lynn Sunday League held their Finals Day at Wisbech Town FC.

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Swifts are flying high

Castle Acre Swifts concluded this season’s Hospital Cup competition with a hard-fought victory over Necton in the final at Shoemakers Lane – the home of Swaffham Town Football Club.

King's Lynn Town FC Promotiom Year 2012 to 2013 season

Leaving Lynn was difficult - Dunkley

Striker Russell Dunkley has described his decision to leave King’s Lynn Town Football Club as the hardest one of his life.

KING’S LYNN: Celebrate the Linnets with our eight-page tribute!

King’s Lynn Town will be back playing Step Three football next season - the level they were at when the old club went out of business back in 2009.

Speedway rss

Young Stars in double swoop

The Lynn Young Stars have completed a double signing with Steve Worrall being among two new recruits to their starting line-up.

Stars’ duo back for the visit of Pirates

The Lynn Stars are sweating on the fitness of Simon Stead ahead of Wednesday’s Elite League meeting against Poole at the Norfolk Arena.

Stars without trio for Wolves trip

The Lynn Stars were due to be without Mads Korneliussen, Rory Schlein, Simon Stead and Richie Worrall for last night’s top-of-the-table clash at Wolverhampton.

Motorsport rss

Giddings endures mixed weekend at Thruxton

Upwell racing driver Jake Giddings had a weekend of mixed fortunes at Thruxton in the Renault Clio Cup UK at the weekend.

Hemmings to bow out following 20 years at top

The career of banger racing legend Steve Hemmings, from Wisbech, will be honoured at the Norfolk Arena tomorrow (5pm) when he bows out after 20 years in the sport.

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Breeze shoots up to second in title race

Reigning champion Carl Breeze produced an outstanding series of performances at Thruxton circuit over the weekend to win rounds seven and eight of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup.

Bank Holiday mayhem at Norfolk Arena

Get set for a Bank Holiday full of crash, bangers and plenty of wollop.

Jake just misses podium

Upwell racing driver Jake Giddings was involved in some spectacular action in the Renault UK Clio Cup at Donington Park, consolidating seventh place in the championship after four rounds of 16.

Rugby rss

Ross in action in Boston.
West Norfolk Rugby Club under-15s player Ross Penn-Symonds has just finished a busy season. As well as representing West Norfolk RUFC and Norfolk RFU, he was selected to represent Leicester Tigers in matches against Gloucester and Worcester Warriors, following an arduous assessment process.
He was then selected to play for Leicester Tigers in the North and Midlands Academy 12-a-side tournament on bank holiday Monday in Newark, where Leeds, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors also took part in the under-15s
competition.
A short rest now awaits Ross before he starts summer training at West Norfolk RUFC in June. He has also been invited to attend a Leicester Tigers Residential Development Camp for a week in August at Bishop Burton College near Beverley in East Yorkshire.
Ross will then look forward to kicking off the new under-16s season in the autumn with his teammates and coaches, Rowland Smith and Richard Thorn, at West Norfolk Rugby Club.

Ross represents Leicester Tigers

West Norfolk Rugby Club under 15s player Ross Penn-Symonds has just finished a busy season.

UGC

Swaffham seal a season double

Swaffham sealed a league and cup double with an emphatic 26-10 win against the Crusaders in the final of the Norfolk Junior Cup on Sunday.

Plate win is last hurrah

West Norfolk under 12s, buoyed by their appearance in the Holt festival final the previous Sunday, had a great end to a successful season by winning the plate final at the Norwich Mini Festival 2013.

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West under 15 reach final

West Norfolk Rugby Sevens Festival

Cricket rss

Under-10 Kwik Cricket youngsters celebrate

Youngsters enjoy Kwik-Cricket event

The first under-10 Kwik-Cricket tournament got underway at Stow on Sunday.

Pictured from left: Amy Cubitt, Kayleigh Hellard, Ben Wilcox and Freddie
Fairey.

Stow Cricket

Juniors picked for Norfolk

Four junior members of Stow Cricket Club have been selected to represent the county this season.

Denver cricket team. Front from left: James Harper, Daniel Cornwell, Alex Vincent and Paul Morton. Back from left: Joe Manning, Ben Watts, Matthew Latham, Philip Bailey, Giles Lewis, Martin Watts and Reeve Manning.

Moore the merrier as Terrington triumph

In a rain-affected weekend, Terrington’s IBA MoM Graham Moore took 6 for 17, which included a hat-trick to help bowl Denver all out for 94 in the West Norfolk League.

Poor batting costs Runcton

Norfolk Alliance

Martial Arts rss

UGC

Black belt passes

The Mark Farnham Schools of Tae Kwon-Do have had much success at gradings with 399 Black Belt passes in total among 14 schools throughout East Anglia.

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Academy passes with flying colours

The Swaffham-based Fighting Fit Academy hosted their kickboxing gradings.

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Hawks off to a flying start

Hawks Kickboxing Club at Southery made a flying start with its first-ever grading.

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Students make the grade

Swaffham students from The Mark Farnham Schools of Tae kwon-do recently took part in colour belt grading examinations.

Athletics rss

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Athletes venture into unchartered territory

Among the two-dozen Ryston Runners who took part in the Dereham ten-mile road race on Sunday were some who had never ventured beyond the 10k distance before.

Youngsters thrive in tough conditions

Cold, wet weather conditions made for a less-than-pleasant environment for the opening match of the East Anglian League at Lynnsport on Sunday.

Triathlon backs troops

King’s Lynn Triathlon Club is staging a charity triathlon on June 23 to encourage newcomers to the sport and to raise money for the Bridge for Heroes charity.

UGC

Matt’ll do nicely as Pyatt sets new record

Downham Sportsman of the Year Matt Pyatt ran in the Greater Manchester Marathon, where he broke a 21-year-old Fenland Running Club record.

UGC

Ryston clean up GEAR women awards

Some 75 Ryston Runners were among the 1,557 finishers in Sunday’s Grand East Anglia Run (GEAR) 10K event around Lynn.

Golf rss

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winter eclectic Flora Horne on the left, with Runner-
up Pat Hoban on the right. Captain Chris Woolley in the centre.

Busy time for Middleton ladies

It’s been a busy time for the ladies section at Middleton Hall Golf Club, with a number of competitions being contested.

UGC

Jason and Shaun make the perfect pair for success

Golfing duo Jason Sarsby and Shaun Fisher emerged victorious from the The Bates Pairs Championship, held by the Searles leisure resort.

UGC

Ryston Park Foursomes

Ryston Park Ladies turned out for the annual Spring Foursomes competition. A draw for partners found the winning pair coming in with 39 points and runners-up with 36.

UGC

Mark and Pam win play-off

Mark Nixon (5 handicap) and Pam Saxby (19) kicked off the new season in style winning the Tom Reed Founders Cup at Ryston Park Golf Club in an 18-hole play-off.

UGC

Tiffany reaches national final

Tiffany Mills of Ryston Park Golf Club finished fifth in the English Women’s Golf Association gold medal regional final on the old course at Gog Magog. The competition is for players who have had the four best medal cards at their club in 2012.

Angling rss

Coarse permits

The coarse fishing season at Nar Valley Fisheries will open on June 1 and permits are now available from the local tackle shops (Anglers Corner and Shipshape Tackle of Lynn, and Kev’s Tackle of Swaffham) or as below.

Catches starting to flock to Shepherd’s

The last seven days has seen the lakes improving day by day as the milder conditions improve: this brings both the angler to the banks and the fish looking for food.

Other Sport rss

Table Tennis Wisbech v Kings Lynn

Lynn prise away trophy from near-neighbours

The Len Howlett Trophy saw Lynn prise the trophy away from neighbours Wisbech in their annual table tennis challenge.

Jacob Marshall-Grint who is organising a Sports event for charity

KING’S LYNN: ‘Tri’ a triathlon and support veterans’ centre

Triathlon enthusiast Jacob Marshall-Grint has come up with an idea to introduce others to the sport and help ex-servicemen.

Olympic eventers head for Houghton

With less than a week before the first trot up at Houghton International, the finishing touches are being put to the cross country courses, stables and arenas ready for the 700 horses heading to Norfolk on the bank holiday weekend.

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SNETTISHAM: Club pushes the boats out to give sailing fans a try

Snettisham Beach Sailing Club is hosting it’s annual free open day alongside the Royal Yacht Association’s event “Push the boat out”.

National Sport rss

Hartley to make bid for Lions spot

Dylan Hartley is determined to prove he is not on the British and Irish Lions tour just to make up the numbers when he leads Northampton into the Aviva Premiership final against Leicester.

Ten-year ban for rider Ahern

Group One-winning jockey Eddie Ahern has been disqualified for a total of 10 years following the conclusion of a British Horseracing Authority corruption hearing.

Garcia sorry for 'stupid' comment

Sergio Garcia has escaped punishment for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods after offering an unreserved apology for his "stupid and out of place" comments at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.

Ahern found guilty at hearing

Eddie Ahern has been found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority rules following a disciplinary inquiry into alleged corruption.

Waitling out of second Test

New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second Investec Test against England at Headingley.

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