Jon Dunham

The trio all drive 10,000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragsters. Finland’s Zetterström holds the European speed record at 321.01mph. Sweden’s Callin is a shade slower at 320.20mph and Switzerland’s Erbacher held the previous record at 318.96mph before the other two topped it at Santa Pod Raceway in May. Now all three will return to Santa Pod between September 7 and 10 in a season-ending shootout to settle who will be 2023’s FIA Top Fuel champion. The European Finals will see more than two dozen overseas…

Brigstock remain out in front at the top of the Hevey Building Supplies Northamptonshire Cricket League’s Premier Division.

The Steelmen were beaten 4-0 by Isthmian League North side Lowestoft Town at Steel Park - their second home loss in the space of a few days after they had been beaten 1-0 by Shepshed Dynamo in the Northern Premier League Midlands. Lowestoft took the lead on the stroke of half-time and then added three more goals after the break with Jake Reed hitting a hat-trick. And it all left Corby boss Setchell scratching his head. “With the performance, I am probably not as unhappy as I was the other night,…

The Poppies twice fought back from losing positions to secure a share of the spoils and, in the end, they could argue that they got what they deserved for their efforts. The major positive, of course, was that the run of three defeats in a row at the start of the Southern League Premier Central season was ended while debutants Will Mellors-Blair and Dan Jarvis were both on target after signing for the club this week. However, there are still issues for Leese to address. The Poppies have now ship…

Northamptonshire golf superstar Charley Hull is determined to make 2024 the year she secures her first major title after she finished in outright second place in the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath.

Matt Vernon believes the AFC Rushden & Diamonds players will grow into the season after suffering an early setback at Hayden Road.

Kettering’s Mia and Ellis Watts have enjoyed more success while representing England in touch rugby.

Diamonds’ final friendly of the summer will see them take on Luton Town’s under-21 team next Tuesday night with the game due to be staged at Wellingborough Town’s Dog & Duck ground (7.30pm kick-off) due to Rushden & Higham United having a league game at Hayden Road. The game will bring the curtain down on an encouraging pre-season campaign for Chris Nunn’s team, which continued this week with a comfortable 9-0 victory over Rushden & Higham last weekend before they drew 2-2 with Bedford Town on T…

Kettering Town owner Ritchie Jeune has been confirmed as a new board member at Jersey Bulls.

Having been appointed fairly late into the summer, the new Poppies boss has had a busy couple of months as he assembles a new-look line-up as Kettering head back into life at Step 3. The new season kicks off with a short trip to Stamford on Saturday (3pm kick-off) and Leese has added three further new faces to his squad this week with the arrivals of midfielder James Carvell and defenders Lucas Purse, son of former Birmingham City and Cardiff City centre-back Darren, and Owen Cochrane, who has j…