Torrential rain is not only doing its best to scupper this weekend’s flagship November Meeting at Cheltenham, it also reduced the final fortnight of the Flat season to a damp squib.
TheNorth Staffordshire Cross Country fixture at Stafford Common proved as equally difficult to get to as it was for Buxton Athletic Club’s runners to race in on Saturday.
The finale to a vintage Flat season graces the Ascot turf on Saturday when the ninth Qipco British Champions Day attracts another glittering cast of equine stars.
Head of competition Andrew Stokes was full of praise for Buxton swimmers after they took on some of the biggest clubs in the Midlands at the prestigious Derventio Excel Short Course Gala.
Proud Buxton Athletic Club were responsibile for no fewer than five young athletes in a 30-strong England team at a prestigious mountain-running event.
Dame Sarah Storey added to her collection of world titles on a dramatic day three at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Emmen, the Netherlands.
Chinley rider Katie Toft has spent her life defying the odds and admits she can’t believe how far she has come ahead of the Para-cycling Road World Championships.
The spin bowler is a big weapon in any team’s armoury in Twenty20 cricket and Matt Critchley has played a key role in Derbyshire reaching the Vitality Blast Finals.
