Football fixtures and results

Gillingham winger looking to make the most of a clean slate under a new boss

Mark’s a screen saver!

Campaign-opening loss for Kent

Kent Spitfires were edged out by Somerset in their campaign-opening Metro Bank One-Day Cup match at Taunton.

Leaning: Let’s turn a corner

Captain Jack Leaning hopes the beginning of Kent’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign can give them fresh impetus as they aim to kickstart their season.

Will-power comes to the fore

There was a long-awaited half-century for Will Hilton as St Lawrence & Highland Court 1sts completed the league double over Canterbury 1sts.

Hill back in the driving seat

Championship leader Jake Hill resumes his BTCC title bid this weekend at a circuit were the omens for more success are good.

League Cup success for Kent Kings Speedway

Kent Kings swept to an emphatic aggregate success over the Isle of Wight Warriors to claim their first major piece of silverware this season.

Ray back in the points

Lydd’s Bradley Ray delivered a morale-boosting Superbike World Championship display in the Czech Republic.

Runner West’s mixed emotions

There were mixed emotions for James West despite defending his title at the weekend Microplus UK Athletics Championships.

Walton’s a smash hit!

Ultra runner Rick Walton raised the bar in style after shattering the best-known fastest time for the 94km North Downs Way Loop by more than an hour.

Connolly’s winning start

South Kent Harriers runner Margaret Connolly was on England Masters duty at the Birmingham 10k race - and it proved a winning weekend.

Let the Games begin: Kent’s Olympic stars

The wait is almost over as the 34th Olympic Games get under way in Paris this week.

Fires still burning for Kate

Meopham’s Olympic pentathlon champion Kate French admits the pull of another Games bid was too great to resist.

Yeats-Brown heads to Paris Olympic Games

Double Commonwealth Games medallist Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

McCann makes fiery pre-fight pledge to his European title opponent

Fireworks are predicted when Dennis McCann and Ionut Baluta meet again this Saturday – with a war of words before their European title fight.

Chatham’s Itauma likened to Lennox Lewis ahead of title-defence

Moses Itauma defends his WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title on Saturday with more praise coming his way.

Women’s league hockey returns as Invicta Dynamics are saved from the brink

The Invicta Dynamics were close to folding a year ago - but have now got a new lease of life - and a new league team, too.

Lions’ trip a roaring success!

Thanet Wanderers’ SEND section are celebrating a landmark achievement after their first taste of competitive rugby.

Coach Corker: There’s more to come

Targeting greater consistency will be the key for Canterbury Rugby Club coach Matt Corker during the new season.

‘Periods can be our superpower’ says world cup winner

An internationally successful rugby player is campaigning to tackle period taboos in sport.