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Ben Tomlinson went from hero to villain as Lincoln City were held to a 1-1 draw against Hereford United. The Imps’ striker, so often the attacking spark for Lincoln this season, opened the scoring before later being shown a straight red card for a rash challenge. In a heated second...

Lincoln face a mammoth 300 mile trip to Plymouth’s Home Park for an FA Cup 1st round replay after a goalless draw at Sincil Bank. The Imps produced a dogged defensively display to frustrate their League Two opponents in front of their biggest home crowd of the season which pleased Lincoln Manager Gary Simpson. “We’ve played really well, it’s...

Lincoln City Manager Gary Simpson has stressed that Saturday's FA Cup opponents cannot be taken for granted. The Imps face struggling Skrill South side Worcester City this weekend in the  FA Cup fourth qualifying round. Simpson was joined at the press conference by players Sean Newton and Jake Sheridan. Despite...

Kickboxing phenomenon Shawn Burton is set to fly the flag for Britain as he takes on Bobby Campbell in New York on the 22nd November. After his recent victory over Edward Bettison, the World Kickboxing Association British Champion is back to winning ways, something he hopes will continue: ''The win...

If there is anything the British public received from watching the London Olympics in 2012, it was an insight to how important the future is for sportspeople. Future brings possibilities, hope and Usain Bolt smashing his own records. With the Brazil World Cup just around the corner and England’s performance...

  Andrew craven, 21, is an undefeated professional mixed martial arts fighter who has emerged out of Grimsby. After making the transition to professional earlier this year Andrew has been able to overcome both fights he has been faced with, winning by submission. However, an eager Andrew is anticipating that...

Name: Daniel Bladon Age: 20 Place of Birth: Derby Sport: Eventing (Dressage, Showjumping, Cross Country)                 Born and bred in Derby, Daniel Bladon began horse riding at just the tender age of six. According to the man himself, ever since then he’s been...

A young shooter from North Kelsey in Lincolnshire is hoping to reach the Olympic squad for the Rio de Janiero games in 2016 after a successful clay pigeon season. Jack Wilkinson, 19, believes he has had his best season of shooting and is in high spirits ready for the Olympic...

North Hykeham RUFC are “determined to put things right” after two back to back losses in the league. That’s according to prop forward Harry Conti, who believes his teammates can still achieve their goal of promotion to the Midlands 4 North division. The team, who went into Saturday’s match still...

Sleaford Town FC’s young winger Jake Ellis has decided to leave the football club following a lack of starts this season. The 20-year-old winger who only made six appearances last season has struggled to make it into the starting line-up this season. Ellis has played for Sleaford Town since the...

The current list of Olympic sports needs something of a revamp ahead of the 2024 games, a local squash player has said. Billy Draper has urged the organisers to accommodate squash as part of changes even if it means compromising elsewhere. The sport was rejected from both the 2016 and...

A Worksop College student has been selected to represent England in the 2014 Touch Rugby European Championships in Wales. Aaron Cawley, of Bardney, West Lindsey, will be competing for the Under 18’s Mixed Squad in a two day tournament which will run from 5th–6th August 2014, coming up against the...