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Kendal knock five past Carlisle’s kids

10:26pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Seven goals including a spectacular David Foster overhead kick, some lovely passages of play and a 5-2 Kendal Town win.

Town take on Carlisle tonight

11:06am Thursday 9th July 2009

KENDAL Town FC take on Carlisle United tonight in hastily arranged pre-season friendly at Parkside Road.

County Cricket - Skipper's bold 133 fails to breach gap

9:45am Wednesday 8th July 2009

A COURAGEOUS final-day knock of 133 from stand-in skipper Gary Pratt was not enough to bring Cumberland their first win of the season.

Ashcroft hails Taylor

4:06pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

KENDAL Town’s Alex Taylor showed little sign of pre season cobwebs with the striker bagging a hat trick as Town ran out 8-1 winners over Garstang on Monday night.

Sailing - Funny double in Flying Fifteens

10:48am Tuesday 7th July 2009

FUNNY Enuff (J. Atkinson and E. Morton) won both the Vice-Commodore’s Prize and the Dragonfly Trophy when the Flying 15 Fleet from RWYC raced last weekend Racing took place in the southern section of Lake Windermere with 5-8mph breezes.

Athletics - Relay strength lifts Kendal challenge

10:31am Tuesday 7th July 2009

KENDAL Athletics Club moved into second place in the Cumbria Track and Field League with an outstanding performance at the second meeting in the series in Carlisle.

Town hit Garstang for eight

10:00am Tuesday 7th July 2009

KENDAL Town’s busy pre-season got of to a great start as Lee Ashcroft’s side ran riot at Garstang to finish 8-1 winners.

Cycling - Le Tour inspires Staveley sportive

1:38pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

IN CELEBRATION of the world's toughest sporting event 'Le Tour de France' this weekend the UK's largest cycle store WHEELBASE.co.uk is holding its annual 'Le Tour de Staveley', a non-competitive road sportive for all abilities on Saturday.

Athletics - Golden breakthrough for Alisha

2:21pm Monday 6th July 2009

SIXTEEN-year-old Alisha Casement, a pupil at Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, has won her first gold medal.

Superbikes - Podium reprieve at Knockhill

2:18pm Monday 6th July 2009

KENDAL’S James Ellison finished Sunday’s Knockhill showdown in Scotland on a positive note with a podium-place after a torrid first-race experience.

Cricket - Stead shines out on eventful first day

2:12pm Monday 6th July 2009

TWENTY-one wickets fell during the opening day of Cumberland's Minor Counties clash with Staffordshire on Sunday.

Football - Carlisle to play Kendal Town on Thursday

8:38am Monday 6th July 2009

KENDAL Town have arranged a last-minute pre-season friendly with Football League side Carlisle United to take place at Parkside this Thursday, July 9 (kick-off 7.45pm).

Lanequest - Full house for three in Haverthwaite event

2:15pm Monday 6th July 2009

THREE riders all scored a maximum 300 points in the fifth Lakeland Lanequest series.

Superbikes - Podium-place for Ellison after being caught in crash

7:34pm Sunday 5th July 2009

KENDAL'S British Superbikes star James Ellison brilliantly retrieved a podium-place from a difficult time at the ViSK Brtish Superbike Championship meeting at Knockhill.

Cricket - Two centuries for Kendal before weather dashes hopes

3:36pm Sunday 5th July 2009

HANDSOME centuries from both Terry Hunte (116no) and Ross McMillan (111) were made to count for little in the final analysis at Kendal's match against Barrow at Shap Road on Saturday was abandoned.

Cricket - Fun Day at Netherfield

10:09am Sunday 5th July 2009

IT'S FUN day at Netherfield Cricket Club today (Sunday). starting from 1pm.

Cricket - Double derby success puts Netherfield in T20 driving seat

Cricket - Double derby success puts Netherfield in T20 driving seat

9:42am Saturday 4th July 2009

NETHERFIELD beat Kendal by 49 runs in the return NPL Twenty/20 match played at Parkside Road on Thursday, bringing closer the chance of the club hosting the competition's finals day.

Rallying - Stobart pair try high-level bike test

9:14am Saturday 4th July 2009

STOBART VK M-Sport Ford driver Matthew Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin will swap the four wheels of their Ford Focus RS WRC for two wheels next week as they tackle an epic 700 kilometre bike trek across some of the highest peaks in the French Alps.

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.


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