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King's Lynn Town were unable to give manager Mark Hughes the perfect 40th birthday present by delivering an FA Cup win - but they did at least earn themselves a second bite of the cherry with a replay on Monday night.After last Saturday's home capitulation against Southport, the Linnets gave a much better defensive display in front of only 570 supporters as many fans chose to stay away following the

King’s Lynn wrapped up their season with a battling effort which saw them go down 49-41 to an in-form Peterborough side last night.The MacInnes Stars might have missed out on league points in the final team fixture at the East of England Arena, but they did provide a maximum scorer as Robert Lambert gave a truly sensational display.Lambert, who had changed his travel arrangements for this weekend’s Danish Grand Prix

An FA Cup run can be a brilliant thing for a club, it can add some impetus and confidence to the team, as well as some much-needed cash.However, it can also lead to a fixture pile-up, which in turn can lead to injuries and fatigue, and leave fans facing massive trips for replays hundreds of miles away.But right now, Linnets manager Mark Hughes will be hoping the competition serves as

King's Lynn’s injured Danish duo are both making plans for track returns next year.Thomas Jorgensen and Nicolai Klindt saw their seasons ended by horrific crashes earlier this summer, ironically not whilst racing for the Stars.Both have faced a long recovery process, but as is generally the way for speedway stars, their focus is on being fully fit when the tapes go up again next spring.Nicolai Klindt. Picture: Ian BurtJorgensen broke

There is double cause for celebration at Downham Stow Cricket Club with two of the club's teams being crowned county champions.Youth players from the Under-15 and Under-19 teams have enjoyed glory on the pitch this season.Stow Hall played host to the rearranged Norfolk Under-19 T20 Cup final on Sunday.Under-19 cricketers from Downham StowGreat Melton won the toss and chose to bat first in the hot conditions.The opening bowlers of Arthur

West Norfolk Rowing Club held its busiest event of the year, hosting the start of the Great Ouse Marathon.The 22km annual timed head race sees competitors from all over the country gather at Denver Sluice to take on the challenging distance from WNRC to Ely.The event had not been run since before the pandemic, so there was additional excitement at it being back.West Norfolk members were out in force, either

King's Lynn complete a tough season tomorrow night when they make the short trip to A47 rivals Peterborough.It’s the final Sports Insure Premiership match of the season and very sadly it looks like being the MacInnes Stars’ last appearance at the East of England Arena, which is set to close for a proposed development leaving the Panthers homeless.If it does turn out to be the end for the home club,

Heacham manager David Griggs hailed last night's 4-0 victory over Dereham as one of the best results in the club's history.A brace from Luke Gray, a stunning strike from Nathan Davies and an own goal saw the Magpies brush aside the visitors at the Heacham Sports Field.The result avenged the 5-1 defeat in the reverse fixture last month and stretched Heacham's unbeaten run in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division to

Dersingham Reserves are hoping for a promotion-winning season that will see them make the step into Anglian Combination like their first team.With Heacham not able to enter a reserve team this season, they capitalised to sign both Ruben Dores and Ahmed Rhaouti from the Thurlow Nunn side.Both started on the bench this weekend in the 3-2 victory at West Lynn but it was Dores who went on to score the