• Golf in brief: Armson aces the eighth hole

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 23/05/13

  

  Neil Armson had a hole-in-one on the 183-yard eighth hole at his home club of Forest Hill. Wayne Sherlock won the President's Putter on 41 points, while Evie Crane won the women's award on 36. Craig Melden and Lesley Burton hit the longest drives, and Peter Webb and Rita Watts were nearest the pin. A senior women's open saw home members Kate Swinton and Margaret Chambers, with Sue Black (Longcliffe) and Pam McNally (Cosby), win...

• Local cricket: Relief as Broomleys finally break their duck

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 21/05/13

  

  Broomleys ended a barren home run when they beat Stoughton & Thurnby by two wickets to record their first Premier Division win of the season. Waqas Akhter (44) and Ben Farnsworth (46) steered Stoughton to a promising 129-3, but left-arm spinner Rob Cook took 4-15 in three overs as the visitors collapsed to 156 all out in the 49th of their 50 overs. Broomleys looked to be galloping home when they reached 141-3. They then lost...

• Smith stars for City club with golden treble

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 17/05/13

  

  Thomas Smith claimed three gold medals at the City of Coventry Long Course Open meet. City of Leicester club-mates Sandy Jarvis and Jessica Sutton won two each. City of Leicester boys: 10yr, Joseph Fletcher – 50m freestyle 3rd 35.42, 200IM 2nd 3.4.16; James Watson – 400IM 2nd 6.51.7, 50m butterfly 2nd 40.96, 200m butterfly 2nd 3.28.32; Alex Soler-Canto – 200m backstroke 1st 2.58.03, 200IM 3rd 3.4.68, 100m...

• Motor sport: Twynham hails podium finish

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 17/05/13

  

  Cameron Twynham emerged from a challenging European F3 Open encounter at Portimao last weekend with a podium finish. Piloting a Team West-Tec-prepared Dallara F308 in the series' Copa class, the 17-year-old from Market Harborough arrived at the Portuguese venue in optimistic mood having won on his debut at Paul Ricard last month. Twynham was quick to re-establish his place among the front-runners in Saturday's opening...

• Golf in brief: Drama galore at Harborough

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 16/05/13

  

  Market Harborough women beat Northants County at home in a dramatic extra-hole climax to go into the fifth round of the Mail on Sunday tournament. Their team of Shirley Percival, Angela Allington, Cheryl Lock, Wendy Williams and Jane Burley were all-square after five games to force overtime. The men have played their Royal Liverpool Cup Medal No.1, which saw Graeme Beveridge head Division One, on local rule, after he shot ...

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