Other Sport

Only nine birds made it home from 60 sent by eight members from Diss and District Racing Pigeon Club to Poitiers in France as rain at the home end made it a tough day of racing.

Peter Wright has taken plenty of confidence from helping Scotland achieve their best-ever run in the World Cup of Darts on Sunday.

Sntterton is set for its biggest event of the year as the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship heads to the Norfolk circuit this weekend.

Tim Whiteman is desperate to make the most of an unlikely second chance and help lead Great Britain to Hockey World League Semi-Final success.

Harleston Junior Angling Club opened their new season with the first match of the Junior Club Championship, a six match competition held at the Weybread complex.

A change of teams helped Garry Findlay to his best finish of his VdeV sportscar campaign after he came fourth in the Six Hours of Motorland-Aragon.

Club secretary and founder Andrew Daniels was victorious in the Diss and District Racing Pigeon Club last Saturday as 13 members sent nearly 200 birds to Canappeville in northern France.

South Lopham’s Katie Pursehouse continued her golden form in athletics by claiming three more county titles at the weekend.

Diss-based driver Danny Fiske has secured his place on the grid for this year’s National Hot Rod Championship of the World at Foxhall Stadium between June 27-28.

Promoter Ged Rathbone failed to hide his fury after Peterborough Panthers’ unbeaten record was ruined last night (June 12).

Harleston Magpies Mixed squad were left celebrating after being crowned National Mixed Trophy champions at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre.

May proved a successful month for Diss Golf Club’s members and none more so than James Biggs who enjoyed some double delight.

Garboldisham’s Lucinda Gooderham narrowly missed out on European Championship glory in an otherwise memorable medal-laden event for Great Britain, in Poznan, Russia.

Attleborough Boxing Club put on an evening of knockout action as they staged an open show in Thetford for the first time in at least two decades.

Joe Kerrison has once again showcased his burgeoning boxing talent after being crowned the 65kg National Schoolboy champion.

Harleston Magpies Hockey Club will be gunning for National Mixed Trophy glory at the Lee Valley Sports Centre tomorrow as they try and get their hands on silverware that has eluded them on two previous occasions.

An excellent turnout saw 17 Diss and District Racing Pigeon Club members from both sides of the Waveney send 341 birds to Littlehampton in West Sussex last Saturday.

A veteran swimming instructor at Stradbroke Swim and Fitness Centre declared “age is not a restriction, it is a challenge” after bagging an impressive haul of 11 medals at a major swimming tournament.

A 16-year-old Diss Sixth Form student, Katie Pursehouse, was crowned Norfolk County long jump Champion in the Under-20 age group at Kings Lynn on Saturday.

Triathlete Lee Shipp is set to represent Great Britain for the first time as he continues his meteoric rise in the sport.