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Harborough Town Football Club have announced the signing of experienced striker Britt Assombalonga ahead of their first-ever season in the National League North. The 33-year-old arrives at the Beehive with more than 500 senior appearances to his name, including spells in the Championship and League One. Assombalonga has played for a number of clubs during […]

County cricket is back in Kibworth today as Leicestershire take on Gloucestershire in the opening match of this season’s Metro Bank One Day Cup. Play is underway at the club’s Fleckney Road ground, with around 1,000 spectators expected to attend the match. After finishing bottom of the North Group in this year’s T20 Blast, the […]

Harborough Town have discovered their fixtures for their first-ever season in National League North. The Bees will begin life in the sixth tier with an away trip to King’s Lynn Town on Saturday, August 8, before welcoming former Football League side Morecambe to the Beehive for their first home game a week later. One of […]

Promotion and the league title are on the line tomorrow for Borough Alliance men’s side in Market Harborough. The team, who only formed this season, could be crowned champions and secure promotion to Division One of the Alliance Football League if they beat Big Bear of Leicester in a winner-takes-all clash. Support for the side […]

Harborough Town Manager Mitch Austin says he is delighted to have signed a new three-year deal with the club. He has overseen three promotions in five seasons, with the latest seeing the Bees compete in the National League North next season. The club say the deal brings continuity and stability, with Mitch also attracting interest […]

Desborough Town are celebrating promotion after a dramatic 4–3 extra-time win over Eaton Socon in today’s South Midlands Division One play-off final. They raced into a 2–0 lead at the VPK Stadium, but the visitors fought back to level the game at 2–2 in normal time, forcing extra time. Desborough then struck twice to go […]

Promotion is the prize on offer for Desborough Town tomorrow as they take on Eaton Socon in the South Midlands Division One play-off final at the VPK Stadium. Desborough reached the final with a 1–0 midweek win over Belstone, while their opponents needed penalties to edge past Ampthill Town. The winners will secure a place […]

Market Harborough Rugby Club are gearing up for a big evening as they take on Oadby Wyggestonians in the Leicestershire Senior County Cup at Welford Road. The Black Cats head to the home of Leicester Tigers after a strong season in which they narrowly missed out on promotion. Adding to the occasion, it will be […]

Harborough Town manager Mitch Austin has thanked everyone involved with the club after the Bees lifted the Southern League Premier Central trophy. A crowd of more than 1,300 joined a party atmosphere to celebrate promotion to National League North during the final home game of the season. The match against Bishop’s Stortford finished 1-1, but […]

It’s a big weekend for the mini and junior sections at Market Harborough Rugby Union Football Club. The club’s Northampton Road ground is hosting a packed programme of county cup rugby, beginning tonight and continuing across the weekend. Friday night will see the venue stage the first-ever Leicestershire Rugby Union Girls County Cup Finals under […]