• Title for teenager Jevann

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 10/05/12

  

  Teenager Jevann Parmar made local knowledge count when he won the Under-35s Championship hosted and organised by his home club The Leicestershire. Parmar carded 70-68-138 to win the scratch award by a stroke from Jack Mayfield (Kilworth Springs) 71-68-139, with another County golfer, Kieran Foster (Melton Mowbray), third on 75-65-140. James Broderick (Kirby Muxloe) carded 72-71 off his three-handicap for 137 net to take the handicap...

• Cort secures hat-trick of strokeplay championships

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 10/05/12

  

  Matthew Cort became the first pro to win a hat-trick of PGA Tarratt Strokeplay Championship titles with victory at Park Hill. Rothley Park's Cort, the reigning national assistants champion, carded six-under-par 140 after his two three-under 70 rounds. He finished one stroke clear of his close rival Craig Shave (Whetstone), who shot 70-71-141, with Matt Whelband, of the home club, in third place on 74-71-145. Cort's previous...

• Alexandre Blain wins Rutland to Melton CiCLE Classic 2012

  By melton_mark at 20:53 on 29/04/12

  

  In terrible conditions - more suited to ducks than bikes - Frenchman Alexandre Blain of the Endura Racing team, crossed the finish line first on Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbary, to become the 2012 winner of the Rutland to Melton International CiCLE Classic. Click here to view a gallery of 25 pictures from the Rutland to Melton International CiCLE Classic 2012 Around 150 riders started the race in Oakham, but by finish in Melton...

• Rutland to Melton CiCLE Classic 2012 preview - THIS SUNDAY 29 APRIL

  By melton_mark at 11:29 on 27/04/12

  

  This Sunday 29 April 2012 sees the return of the annual CiCLE Classic - now in its 8th year - with riders from around the world taking part in the 114 mile race from Oakham to Melton Mowbray. This is now the biggest single day cycle road race in Britain, with hundreds of people expected to line Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray to watch the finish at around 3.20pm. The race begins in Oakham town centre at 11.00am, where it heads off...

• Golf: County boys retain trophy

  By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 26/04/12

  

  Leicestershire boys successfully defended the BUT Trophy when they won the three-cornered contest against Bedfordshire and Norfolk at John O'Gaunt. County won last year at Glen Gorse for only the second time in their history. Their previous success had been in 1998 at Lutterworth. It was extremely close this time. Bedfordshire led with eight points after the opening foursomes, with Leicestershire and Norfolk on 3½ apiece. ...

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