Dan Robson to start for England Saxons
This is Gloucestershire -- DAN Robson's excellent form for Gloucester over the past few weeks has been rewarded with a place in the England Saxons side to play Scotland A on Friday. It will be the...
View ArticleSix Nations 2014: Dan Lydiate heads back to Wales camp after child born
• Flanker returned to Paris before fiancee gave birth to daughter • Wales had been ready to elevate Sam Warburton from bench Wales have confirmed that the flanker Dan Lydiate is heading back to their...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games baton to come to Plymouth ahead of Glasgow 2014 games
This is Plymouth -- The baton relay for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is to come to Plymouth - the only stop in the South West, it has been announced. A series of events will be held in the city...
View ArticleQueen's Baton Relay leading up to Commonweath Games will visit Bristol on June 3
This is Bristol -- THE Queen's Baton Relay leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will visit Bristol on June 3. The route of for the two-week tour of England which starts from Manchester on...
View ArticleVale boss Micky Adams strongly linked with Blackpool job
This is Staffordshire -- PORT Vale manager Micky Adams is reportedly in the frame to take charge at Championship side Blackpool. The Seasiders are looking for a new boss following the departure of...
View ArticleFury as gypsy church on the edge of Oadby is approved
This is Leicestershire -- Protesters reacted with fury as controversial plans for a gypsy church were approved tonight. Nearly 150 people attended a meeting at Leicester Town Hall where councillors...
View ArticleAndy Vallis' World of Sport: Bath tank driver set for England Saxons debut
This is Somerset -- RUGBY UNION: Semesa Rokoduguni will beat his knee injury in time to make his England Saxons debut against Scotland A on Friday night. Bath's Fiji-born British Army tank driver...
View ArticleExeter Chiefs' Henry Slade and Dave Ewers primed for England Saxons
This is Devon -- Exeter Chiefs pair Dave Ewers and Henry Slade will start on the bench for England Saxons against Scotland A in Glasgow on Friday night. The Saxons have made eight changes to the...
View ArticleSix Nations 2014: England's Chris Robshaw bans the word 'rebuilding'
• 'Time has come to focus on trophies not learning curves' • Squad ready for tournament opener against France in Paris England are about to select a back line averaging a mere 13 caps per man against...
View ArticleForest agree loan deal for French defender Kevin Gomis
This is Nottingham -- NOTTINGHAM Forest have agreed a deal to take French defender Kevin Gomis on loan from Nice until the end of the season. Reds owner Fawaz Al Hasawi says he has reached an agreement...
View ArticleThree arrested after man injured in Woodgate newsagent assault, Leicester.
This is Leicestershire -- A man was taken to hospital after an assault at a city newsagents. Police and paramedics were called to the Mercury News Shop, in Woodgate, near Frog Island, Leicester,...
View ArticleBirmingham 1 Leicester 2: Record-breaking City make it eight on trot- match...
This is Leicestershire -- *Birmingham * (0) * 1 * Lovenkrands (90) * Leicester * (1) * 2 * Dyer (24), Vardy (83) Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Vardy produced two top quality goals to enable Leicester City to...
View ArticleBirmingham City 1 Leicester City 2: match report
Birmingham City 1 Leicester City 2: A first-half goal from Lloyd Dyer and one in the second from Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a club record eighth consecutive win in the league. Reported by...
View ArticleNo verdict yet in trial of Leicester GP Bharat Shikotra
This is Leicestershire -- The jurors in the trial of a GP accused of indecently assaulting a patient in his surgery are still considering their verdict. The five men and seven women on the Leicester...
View ArticleTransfer News: Leicester City join chase to sign Hull defender Jack Hobbs
This is Leicestershire -- Jack Hobbs may be set for a return to Leicester City, it is understood. The transfer development came as City recorded their eighth consecutive league win against Birmingham...
View ArticleUp and over from Down Under striker Heskey - former Leicester City man's...
This is Leicestershire -- Australian commentators have dubbed Emile Heskey's latest failed attempt to score as "one of the misses of the season". The former Leicester City striker blazed the ball over...
View ArticleLewis Moody backing Bath Rugby ahead of Leicester Tigers battle
This is Bath -- Former England captain Lewis Moody is backing Bath Rugby to win the battle of his former clubs on Friday when they travel to take on Leicester Tigers. The two meet at Welford Road in...
View ArticleHull City transfer talk, January 29: Tom Ince for Tigers talks? Leicester...
This is Hull and East Riding -- Our daily blog with the latest news, transfer rumours and gossip about Hull City in the Premier League. Ince inches closer to Premier League move – but is he having...
View ArticleJury discharged in trial of Leicester GP Bharat Shikotra after failing to...
This is Leicestershire -- The jurors in the trial of a GP, accused of indecently assaulting a patient in his surgery, were discharged after failing to reach verdict this morning. The jury, of seven...
View ArticleSwimming: City of Leicester's Jamie Thorpe strikes gold and takes regional title
This is Leicestershire -- City of Leicester's Jamie Thorpe was the star of the show in the annual Central Zonal Long Course Meet between the East Midlands, West Midlands and East Regions at Corby....
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