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Cycling - World title for firefighter Reid

10:02am Thursday 2nd July 2009

STUART Reid (HerbaLife/ WHEELBASE.co.uk) captur-ed the gold medal for the second year running at the World Firefighter Mountain Bike Championships in Switzerland at the weekend.

Bowls - Joyce achieves Isle of Man hat-trick

10:04am Thursday 2nd July 2009

BOWLER Joyce Foxcroft has won the ladies singles title at June's Isle of Man Festival for a remarkable third time.

Lanequest - Perfect set of results wraps up title

10:06am Thursday 2nd July 2009

A FOURTH consecutive win from Mike Toyn saw the Wheelbase (Series Sponsors) rider retain his Lanequest series title after completing a stunning sequence of victories.

Athletics - Kendal skipper sets 3,000m pb

12:10pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

KENDAL AC team captain Danny Parkinson set a personal-best as he led from start to finish in the 3,000m at the Mid Lancs Track and field meeting at Witton Park in Blackburn on Saturday.

Cricket - Netherfield in two T20 matches ahead of fun day

8:50am Tuesday 30th June 2009

THE Northern Premier League Twenty/20 competition takes precedence for Netherfield this week.

Superbikes - Ellison's wild World is a sideshow before Knockhill

2:04pm Monday 29th June 2009

. KENDAL’S James Ellison was a frustrated figure at round nine of the World Superbikes at Donington Park after failing to reproduce his domestic form on the world stage.

Funding - Cash 4 Clubs offers free help

2:43pm Monday 29th June 2009

CASH 4 CLUBS, a scheme that gives money to grassroots sport, has announced it is to award significant grants to community sports clubs for a second consecutive year and has extended the scheme nationwide.

Cycling - Olympian Wiggins runs in trouble at Levens

10:16am Saturday 27th June 2009

DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist and world pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins rode into a storm of controversy on Saturday when he attempted to beat his British 10 miles record on South Lakeland roads.

Running - Robinson to compete for UK in Europe

10:07am Saturday 27th June 2009

KENDAL AC athlete Rebecca Robinson has been selection for the UK to run at the European Mountain Running Championships in Telfes, Austria, on July 12, and also the Berlin International 10k in the German capital on August 1.

Superbikes - Wild-card chance to prove point at Donington

10:50am Saturday 27th June 2009

By Ryan Bangs KENDAL’S James Ellison admitted runner-up was no longer good enough after once again playing second fiddle to his Airwaves Yamaha team-mate Leon Camier in the ViSK British Superbikes Championship.

Golf - Carus Green day to spotlight junior talent

10:25am Saturday 27th June 2009

AN INITIATIVE to identify talented junior golfers starts this summer with the setting up of the Cumbria Futures Golf Academy.

Bowling - Hale in the clear at halfway

10:12am Saturday 27th June 2009

AT THE halfway point of the season, KA Hale A lead Division 1 of the Kendal and District Bowling League after a decisive 10-0 win over Netherfield B in their latest match.

Football - Unibond chief Bayley steps down

10:52am Saturday 27th June 2009

UNIBOND League Executive Officer Duncan Bayley is to step down from his post at the end of June, bringing to a close 30 years at the helm of the league's administration.

Cricket - Bails stay put as Kirkby get home

10:53am Saturday 27th June 2009

Bare 159-9. *Kirkby Lonsdale 160-7. LUNEFIELD Park played host to a tense contest at the lower end of the table. Deciding to bat on a good firm wicket, the Bare openers B. Smith (34) and F. Smith (49) put together a solid opening partnership of 75.

Rugby - Sedbergh pupil receives England U18 cap

Rugby - Sedbergh pupil receives England U18 cap

10:48am Saturday 27th June 2009

RUGBY playing pupil from Sedbergh School, Tom Hicks, has officially been awarded an England Under-18 cap by John Owen, President Elect of the RFU, and Dave Reed, England U18 Forward Coach.

Orienteering - Lagoe takes Galoppen spoils

10:42am Saturday 27th June 2009

JONATHAN Lagoe, of Lakeland OC, won the 5.9km Blue course in his club’s Cumbrian Galoppen series event over the Yewdale Fells.

Hockey - County women foiled from British title hat-trick

10:31am Saturday 27th June 2009

CUMBRIA Women just fell short of pulling off a remarkable hat-trick of English County Hockey Championships when they lost 3-1 in the competition’s final at Hazelmere in Surrey.

Judo - Lenney family excel in Lancs Open

10:33am Saturday 27th June 2009

TWENTY members of Kendal Judo club went to Blackburn to take on the might of the Lancashire Judo Clubs and came back with 22 medals.

Lanequest s - Series leaders complete three wins in a row

10:40am Saturday 27th June 2009

THE THIRD Lakeland Lanequest provided a third clear win in a row for Mike Toyn, Wheelbase (series sponsors) rider, at the event from Bendrigg Lodge, Old Hutton.

Golf - Windermere sweep to Inter-Shield triumph

10:28am Saturday 27th June 2009

HOSTS Windermere collected the Westmorland Inter-Club Championshield Shield after competing with Kendal and Appleby clubs for the annual honour on Sunday.

Golf - 'Green Jacket' event goes to sudden-death finish

10:30am Saturday 27th June 2009

GOLFERS from all over the North West descended on Windermere Golf Club for The Neil Smith 36-Hole Scratch Competition.

Football - 'Refurbed' Cors find new sponsors

10:23am Saturday 27th June 2009

MILNTHORPE Corinthians’ ground is having a major overhaul.

Fell Running - British title rivalry brings Tebay record

10:18am Saturday 27th June 2009

A QUALITY field and a closely-fought finish helped set a stunning new record in Saturday’s Tebay Fell Race, which was a counter for the British Championships.

Fell Running - Doyle polishes off Ambleside rivals for double glory

10:20am Saturday 27th June 2009

ULVERSTON’S Tom Doyle put in a special performance when Broughton Runners staged the fourth-round races in the English Junior Championships at Ambleside on Saturday.

Cricket - Smith's 130 powers Cumberland's last-day challenge

11:34am Wednesday 24th June 2009

CUMBERLAND made a bold bid to forced a win from their three-day Minor Counties Championship match with Cambridgeshire as James Smith hit a magnificent 130.

Racing - Punters' package offered at Cartmel

11:18am Wednesday 24th June 2009

GRAND National sponsors John Smith’s will be at Cartmel for the first time when they are backing two races on ‘John Smith’s Summer Barbecue Day’ on Thursday, July 16.

Cumberland batsmen in good recovery

10:14am Monday 22nd June 2009

CUMBERLAND staged a good batting recovery after a poor start on the opening day of their Minor Counties Championship match against Cambridgeshire on Sunday.

Westmorland Cricket League results

12:49pm Monday 22nd June 2009

Results: Div 1: Bare 156, Burneside 160-7; Kirkby Lonsdale 147. *Westgate 166; Arnside 261-6, *Warton 139-5; *Heysham 200-8, Windermere 203-5; *Shreshead 108, Milnthorpe 109-5; Silverdale 203-5, *72.

Cricket - Two centuries for Netherfield, but Blackpool hold out

8:51am Sunday 21st June 2009

NETHERFIELD opener Craig Walmsley and professional Glen Batticciotto made big innings with 118 and 100 not out respectively at Blackpool in the Furness BS Northern League on Saturday.

Flared Nostril - Lashes worth a Royal flutter

9:45am Wednesday 17th June 2009

RARELY are top-class fillies kept in training after proving themselves so we shoudl be grateful LUSH LASHES is still on the scene and runnng at Royal Ascot today (Tuesday).


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Weekend cricket: Windermere v Milnthorpe.

Friends of Dean Gibson School fun and run day on Saturday.

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