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  • Cricket Scoreboard

    Worcestershire League Division One Bromyard v Pedmore Pedmore 101 all out (1) (G.Leighton 5-32, D.Fernando 4-50), Bromyard 102-4 (20). Bromyard won by six wickets. Droitwich Spa v Worcester Nomads Droitwich Spa 229-9 (6) (M.Biggs 68), Worcester

  • Away day joy for the OEs

    OLD Elizabethans claimed a seven-wickets success at Cannock in Division One. The visitors won the toss and elected to bowl first on a wicket with a distinctly green tinge which looked like it would encourage bowlers who could put in the effort. Cannock

  • Bank cash in on collapse

    A BATTING collapse saw Worcester fall to a dismal defeat to Astwood Bank in Worcestershire League Division One. Having won the toss the visitors decided to bat and this looked a mistake as Liam Weston removed the dangerous Steve Adshead early on and

  • Dominies go on the rampage

    WORCESTER Dominies and Guild racked up a massive 481-8 in their Worcestershire League Division Two clash with Kidderminster Victoria. Chris Miles smashed his way to 187 for Dominies, with Jon Hancock hitting 123, but the Worcester side had to settle

  • Bowman fires ton in victory

    STEVE Bowman led Worcester Nomads to a Division One four-wicket victory at Droitwich with a fine 116. Having lost the toss, Droitwich were asked to bat first and the Spa’s openers started well as Jake Young and Neil Wright scored freely against some

  • Cher Lloyd is top of the pops

    Cher Lloyd stormed to the top of the singles chart today with her debut release Swagger Jagger. The 18-year-old from Malvern, Worcestershire, a finalist in last year's X Factor, deposed She Makes Me Wanna, by previous X Factor finalists JLS, featuring

  • Malvern toasting first-day success

    MALVERN Town began life in the West Midlands League Premier Division with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Sporting Community at the Langland Stadium. Elsewhere in the Premier Division on Saturday, Bromyard Town suffered a 3-0 home loss to Sporting Khalsa

  • Moseley bags first in France

    MALVERN’S Tracy Moseley finished first for Great Britain in the women’s downhill and extended her World Cup lead to 150 points at La Bresse in France. The 32-year-old mountain biking ace produced a dominant display to clock two minutes 32.829 seconds

  • Bishops Cleeve 2 Evesham United 0

    BELOW-strength Evesham United wound up their pre-season programme on a disappointing note, losing to Evo-Stik League South and West Division side Bishops Cleeve at Kayte Lane. The dismissal of Robins goalkeeper Nathan Vaughan, along with Villagers’ Jon

  • Betty is relishing fresh challenge

    SAM Betty is relishing the chance to develop his game under the stewardship of Worcester Warriors’ vastly-experienced coaching team. The 6ft 2ins, 15-stone back-rower was drafted in as the 13th Sixways summer signing with Pat Sanderson set to miss the

  • Worcester City 1 Tamworth 1

    MICHAEL Taylor’s equaliser ensured Worcester City completed their pre-season programme with an unbeaten record. The striker, who has now signed following a trial period, glanced home a header from Neil Cartwright’s 75th-minute corner to cancel

  • Women’s coaching on

    WORCESTER women’s hockey training starts tomorrow at the University of Worcester. The club session runs from 6.30pm to 7.45pm and the elite coaching is from 7.45pm to 9.15pm. Players are asked to arrive early and by 7.30pm for the second session. The

  • Russell conquers tough French test

    WORCESTERSHIRE’S Helen Russell completed the gruelling Alpe d’Huez Triathlon in France. The Evesham Wheelers member was the second British female finisher, fourth in her age category and 24th woman overall. The race consisted of a 1.2-kilometre swim

  • Southend United 1 Hereford United 0

    EMERGENCY striker Bilel Mohsni struck in the first period to consign Hereford United to an opening-day reverse. The Bulls were solid in defence but rarely troubled the home rearguard as they were beaten for only the second time in 13 years in the first

  • Rugby Town 2 Kidderminster Harriers 4

    KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Steve Burr admitted the 4-2 win at Rugby Town has given him plenty of food for thought ahead of Saturday’s Blue Square Bet Premier opener at home to Gateshead. The Aggborough outfit had Marc Williams, Nick Wright, Steve Guinan

  • Powerplay title goes to MFG

    THE Legal Owls, the team from MFG Solicitors, swooped to claim the inaugural Modus Powerplay Golf Championship title at Ravenmeadow Golf Centre. In an exciting climax to the nine-hole summer competition, MFG narrowly held off the challenge of the Attraction

  • Duo fire cracking Jubilee score

    WORCESTER Golf and Country Club’s popular Jubilee Bowls competition at Boughton Park was won by John Warham and Colin Webb. Pairs are matched randomly and no-one knows until the day of the competition who their partner will be. Warham and Webb tore

  • Quest to honour my son's bravery

    A FATHER has vowed to raise awareness of a rare neurological condition after his son’s death at the age of only 38. Les Hammond, of Newland, near Malvern, wants to honour the strength and determination of his son, Mark, who died from neurosarcoidosis

  • Housing group snubs crash victim's appeal

    A MALVERN woman who was seriously injured in a car crash has been told she cannot be rehomed to be near her friends and family. Nicole Smith, aged 19, and boyfriend Joseph Mason, 23, were in their Peugeot car on the A44 road in Pinvin, near Pershore,