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Four goals in the final 16 minutes ended Fakenham Town's plucky resistance in this season's FA Cup at Hornchurch this afternoon.The Step 3 Urchins proved too strong for the Ghosts, who had kept the score goalless going into the interval.Andy Cunningham’s side reached this stage of the competition with victories over St Neots and Rushden and Diamonds in the two previous qualifying rounds.Ade Yusuff fired Hornchurch in front 11 minutes

Downham maintained their fine start to the new season with a comfortable 3-0 success in their first home game in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division.First-half goals from Magic Smalls and James Moore put the hosts in control against Ely City before Eoin McQuaid sealed the three points against the Robins with a goal in stoppage timeDownham, who next entertain Sheringham on Wednesday night, have won four of their opening five

King's Lynn Town manager Mark Hughes declared himself happy with a 'battling' point afer his side came away from Farsley Celtic with a goalless draw this afternoon.Chances were few and far between The Citadel - a ground where Lynn lost season - as the Linnets picked up their second point of the campaign on their travels.Speaking after the game, Hughes said: "It was a really good, battling point. I felt

KIng's Lynn skipper Simon Lambert admits their patched-up side couldn’t live with the world class quality of Sheffield on Thursday.The MacInnes Stars were beaten 57-33 in South Yorkshire as they were able to register just two race winners against the Tigers who booked their place in the play-offs.And whilst conceding that a few of his team-mates struggled, Lambert reckons some perspective is needed.King's Lynn Stars skipper Simon Lambert“Look at the

A lull in the local athletics calendar meant there was no reported competitive activity from members of Ryston Runners AC last week, but there was time for consolidation of some recent results.The Southern Athletics League finally released this season’s tables which showed Ryston finishing in 11th place in Division Two NE.When one considers that most of the other clubs in this group are large, mainly London-based enterprises, this is no

As Lynn’s George Russell was competing on the Formula 1 grid at the weekend, West Norfolk karting star Jenson Sayell clinched the Micromax Super One Championship in a series the F1 ace raced as a youngster.In a weekend of ups-and-downs with changing track conditions, Sayell battled hard over the remaining two rounds to seal his first-ever triumph in a series that went down to the final race.Sayell and his family

King's Lynn Town will have to brace themselves for the toughest game of their lives every time they step out on the pitch this season.That's the view of Linnets boss Mark Hughes as he prepares his side for tomorrow's trip to Farsley Celtic in the National League North.Lynn remain very much the hunted after finishing as runners-up in the league last term and Hughes isn't expecting it to get any

Downham Town will be looking to maintain their fine start to the new season when they host their first home game in the Premier Division on Saturday.The high-flying West Norfolk outfit welcome Ely City to the SCL Memorial Field on the back of winning four of their opening five games of the new campaign.Downham's only dropped points came in a 1-1 draw against the Robins earlier this month.Matt Blackford heading

Youngsters from Lynn Basketball Club achieve yet another milestone by winning the under-11 Brentwood Fire Summer Classic.Held at the Billericay school in Essex, Lynn were invited to the prestigious event where their young players would have the opportunity to compete with some of the best clubs in the country.The Summer Classic included teams such as Brentwood Fire, Hackney Wolves, Canterbury Kings, East Herts Royals, and one of the country’s top