Leicester Mercury published Basketball: Leicester Riders sign forward Shane...
Leicester Riders have signed forward Shane Walker after his release from France came through.The British forward is a familiar face in the BBL having played for Plymouth Raiders in the 2013-14...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Cycling: Charlotte Broughton kicks off National...
Charlotte Broughton produced a good start to the National Trophy series in Southampton, while there was a string of solid performances from county cyclo-cross riders across the Midlands.Countesthorpe's...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Inside Football: Perfect 10 will not help England...
Having qualified for Euro 2016 with a perfect record, expectations are going to be high that Roy Hodgson's England will be able to carry that form into next summer's finals in France.However, the ease...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Martin Crowson's five things: We'll remember this...
Martin Crowson looks back at five key talking points from the weekend's World Cup action.1 Whatever happens in the rest of the tournament, it is doubtful that any side will have had as big an effect on...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Women's football: Leicester City Women beat...
Leicester City Women progressed to the next round of the SSE Women's FA Cup after a late flurry of goals in their 3-2 win over Loughborough Students.Helen Busby and Lauren Impey both scored in the last...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Leicester Tigers forward Mike Williams cannot...
New signing Mike Williams has spent almost four months getting to know his new team-mates and is yet to make a tackle that means anything.So you can almost sense his excitement as Leicester Tigers'...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Jailed paedophile who sexually abused girls, aged...
A paedophile who sexually abused two little girls, aged four and six, has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.James Dell told one of the youngsters she was "special" and what was going on was "our...
View ArticleAlanThompson published Weather for Leicestershire
Forecasters say it will be cloudy with occasional showers throughout the day, although some parts will have sunny spells.It will be chilly overnight with variable amounts of cloud and some clear...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Live: Traffic and travel for Leicester and...
7.30am: No problems reported on roads in the city or county so far.For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below: MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Laurie Louise Somers (27), of Iona Close, Beaumont Leys, pleaded guilty to stealing food and alcohol worth £393.54 from Waitrose, Leicester, on...
View ArticleDavidWOwen published Rail services disrupted as gas cylinder fire closes East...
Rail services between Leicester and Nottingham have been severely disrupted due to a fire near the track.Part of the East Midland Mainline south of Nottingham, at Beeston, was closed altogether, at...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Non-league football: UCL leaders Leicester...
Leicester Nirvana have a cushion at the top of the United Counties League Premier Division as they prepare to host struggling Eynesbury Rovers on Saturday.Matt Melbourne's double, taking his goal tally...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Athletics: Duo make it a hat-trick in Secondary...
Three was the magic number for Indie King and James Wardle when the Secondary Schools Cross-Country League meet was held at Lutterworth.They both earned their third consecutive victories in the year...
View ArticleMercury_Sport published Leicester City's fit-again winger Nathan Dyer in line...
Nathan Dyer is fit and under consideration to face Southampton on Saturday, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said.The winger damaged his knee while scoring the winner against Aston Villa on...
View ArticleLeicester Mercury published Basketball: Leicester Riders champing at the bit...
After only two matches in the opening month of the campaign, Leicester Riders now face back-to-back games in 24 hours.They travel to Leeds Force on Friday night (7.30) before hosting Manchester Giants...
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