Cricket News
Sanderson bags young player of the year gong
PROMISING all-rounder Matt Sanderson has been named as the Derbyshire Premier League young player of the year. The 19-year-old Lullington Park prospect has been rewarded for a terrific 2011 season
Shales to lead Park following his re-election
JONNY Shales will again captain Lullington Park as they re-group for the new season in a determined effort to regain the Derbyshire Premier League title they won for the first time in 2010. His
Clewley set to square up with former club
DUNSTALL captain Martin Clewley is looking forward to locking horns with former club Walsall on the trail to Lord's in the Kingfisher Beer Cup. The Stags skipper who played for the powerful
New Rolleston skipper will improve discipline
NEW Rolleston captain Mick Haynes is aiming for promotion in his first season in charge but reckons his side could be seen as a prize scalp. The Willows outfit were relegated from Division One of
Winshill seal promotion while Burton take title
BURTON secured the Derbyshire County League Division Five South title when they reached 100 against Melbourne Town on Saturday. In a low scoring match at the Meadows, Burton's modest 161 all out was
Inconsistent Tutbury end campaign on a high note
TUTBURY'S topsy turvy season came to an end with a strong final weekend that saw them into the top half of Derbyshire County League Division Two. At one stage in 2011, it looked like the Mill side
Mixed weekend for Alrewas
ALREWAS had a mixed final weekend, getting the better of a draw with Spondon 2nds at Daisy Lane before losing at Ockbrook & Borrowash 2nds on Sunday to finish fifth in Division Three of the Derbyshire
National Sport
MoreFeeney sends Lions through
Substitute Liam Feeney propelled Millwall into the FA Cup fifth round by netting a superb stoppage-time goal in a 3-2 replay victory at Southampton
Seasiders crush Owls
Blackpool earned an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Everton after a scintillating 3-0 demolition of Sheffield Wednesday in their fourth-round replay at Hillsborough.
Berbatov wants more game time
Dimitar Berbatov expects to remain at Manchester United beyond this season but has reiterated his disenchantment at his lack of playing time at Old Trafford.
Defiant Contador vows to return
Alberto Contador has protested his innocence over the two-year doping ban imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and insisted he will return to cycling stronger than ever.
