Local Dereham Sport

Dereham Town’s FA Trophy campaign is over for another year as they were beaten 3-1 by Kempston Rovers at Aldiss Park.

The Maxxis British Motocross reaches its climax on Sunday at the superb Cadders Hill circuit in Norfolk.

Many of them may not have made it as racehorses but that doesn’t mean the 7,000 thoroughbreds who leave the sport each year have nothing to offer. Sheena Grant finds out about the work of the charity Retraining of Racehorses and one horse in particular, making her name in a very different kind of racing.

Dereham crashed to their fourth consecutive defeat in a poor match at Barking.

After three successive defeats Dereham will be looking to get back to winning ways when they travel to Barking in Bostik League Division One North.

Poor finishing cost Dereham the points as they went down 2-1 at Great Wakering Rovers in a re-arranged Bostik league North game.

MMA prospect Scott Butters has vowed to come back better than ever – and potentially in a lighter weight class – next year after tasting defeat as a professional for the first time.

Table-topping Basildon registered their seventh win on the trot at Dereham

Dereham Town face the sternest possible test today of their ability to bounce back from disappointment on Saturday afternoon.

Dereham were soundly beaten at Mildenhall in the Bostik League North Division after being two down at the break.

Norfolk Snowsports Club celebrated their 50th birthday with crowd-wowing demos by Team GB superstars.

Mark Heath speaks to lightweight prospect Scott Butters ahead of his tough main event fight at Contenders 24, plus previews the rest of what promises to be a superb card.

He may spend most of his time running his family fish smoking business but when Richard Bunning isn’t selling his produce on the market, he is conquering the world of clay pigeon shooting.

Dereham based Stix Baton Twirlers are celebrating after recent success in the BBTSA Region 15 Open Championships in Lowestoft.

Fresh from a double podium, while guesting in the Mini Challenge series, Dan Zelos’ confidence was high as he travelled to the penultimate round of the Renault Clio Cup series.

East Anglia’s Piggy French has won team eventing gold at the World Equestrian Games. But why did she almost quit the sport and how did she get her unusual nickname? Sheena Grant reports.

Two second-half goals earned the Magpies all three points at Aldiss Park.

Football superfan James Beardwell will be a special guest at tomorrow’s Dereham Town FC home game against Witham Town FC.

Dereham produced an outstanding performance and were rewarded with the points at Heybridge Swifts.

Dereham travel to Heybridge Swifts looking to get amongst the points following disappointing results a week ago.

Dereham slumped to their second defeat of the weekend with another poor display against Felixstowe & Walton in a 1-0 loss.

Dereham were outplayed as they crashed out of the cup.

Dereham Town hope to follow up their impressive 4-2 league win against Coggeshall a week ago with FA Cup success.

Jake Anema’s key role in helping Dereham reach the top flight of the Norfolk Alliance has been recognised by sponsors Cecil Amey Opticians.

Fakenham made it back-to-back wins in Division One North of Thurlow Nunn League on Saturday when they thumped visitors Diss Town 4-0.

There may not be much activity on the water for Norfolk & Suffolk Flyfishers at East Tuddenham, but there’s been plenty on the banks.

Dereham came from behind to win a six-goal thriller in front of a large crowd at Aldiss Park.

The time has come to recognise the efforts of Norfolk’s most exceptional sportsmen and women.

Bradenham’s Alex Bates produced a remarkable display of big hitting to light up his side’s Norfolk Alliance Division Three fixture at Brooke on Saturday.

Hosts Dereham lifted the Carter NACO Shield after defeating Hethersett & Tas Valley by 33 runs.

Norfolk professional Andrew Marshall turned in an excellent performance at the annual Farmfoods British Par Three Championship at Nailcote Hall.

Dereham Golf Club’s Ladies’ Invitation Day attracted 20 pairs, with the format four ball better ball Stableford playing off 90 per cent handicap.

Dan Zelos endured another frustrating weekend in the Renault UK Clio Cup series with the Dereham racer unable to fulfil his promise at the Rockingham Speedway.

Dereham Town made a dreadful start to the season with a heavy defeat at the Parkside Stadium.

Dereham Town boss Neal Simmons is targeting a play-off spot as he prepares for the Magpies’ first Bostik League North game of the season at Aveley this afternoon (3pm kick-off).

Chris Baker has missed out on a place in the men’s high jump final at the European Championships in Berlin.

Young golfer Pippa Hill is following in a proud family tradition.

Norwich City under-23s complete pre-season against Dereham Town tonight.

Dereham Cricket Club won the new Ray Lusted Memorial Trophy in honour of their late president, who sadly died after a short illness during the winter.

A major fish loss was averted by swift action on the bottom lake at East Tuddenham by the Environment Agency following a phone call asking them for advice by Norfolk & Suffolk Flyfishers’ Society chairman Tony Hull.

Dan Zelos celebrated five years of support from Evergreen Tyres at Snetterton by securing his best result of the season in the Renault UK Clio Cup races.

Dereham racer Dan Zelos heads to his home track of Snetterton this weekend buoyed by his best results of the season at the previous Renault UK Clio Cup races.

Saturday league footballers are being asked to share their thoughts on a proposed new single pyramid structure at county and district levels.

With the continuing hot weather fish were hard to tempt at the two Try the Fly sessions held by Norfolk & Suffolk Flyfishers at East Tuddenham at the weekend.

England’s World Cup dream came to an end in Moscow on Wednesday night, but what a summer of football it has been in Norfolk and Waveney.

The NR F1 Podcast – recorded in the county that gave the world Team Lotus, Martin Brundle and a breeding ground to the likes of Ayrton Senna and Mark Webber – reviews the 2018 British Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Join us from pubs across Norfolk and Waveney as England take on Croatia in the World Cup semi-final.

The landlord who has masterminded THE place to watch England’s World Cup games said he is “completely bowled over” by its success.

The 2018 World Cup has been a hot topic all over Twitter, particularly given England’s surprise performance in the tournament.

As most England fans get ready to watch the nation’s huge semi-final against Croatia tomorrow in pubs across the county or at home with friends and family, one lucky England fan is preparing himself for the trip back to Russia.