DARTS: Martin Adams' bid to defend his Lakeside World Championship crown was ended by eventual winner Mark Webster at the semi-final stage.

BOWLS: Spalding ace Graham Smith pulled off a stunning success over world number one David Gourlay in the second round of the World Indoor Singles Championship. Smith eventually bowed out in the last eight when losing to Ian Bond.

JUDO: Thomas Deacon Academy pupil William Lovell (15) was selected in the Great Britain World Class Talent Squad.

BOXING: City-trained heavyweight Matt Skelton fell agonisingly short in his bid to win the WBA title. The 40 year-old went down to a unanimous points defeat against holder Ruslan Chagaev in Dusseldorf, Germany.

ATHLETICS: Matt Blunden from Deeping won the big Folksworth 15 road race in 1.21.39.

RUGBY: Oundle School's Under 15 team booked their place in the quarter-finals of the big Daily Mail Cup after a 5-3 win over Bishops of Hereford Bluecoat School.


FEBRUARY

SQUASH: Sammy Chambers from Outwell became the youngest ever winner of the Cambs Closed Championships. The 16 year-old beat Wimbledon player Steffan Morgan in a five-set final thriller.

FOOTBALL: Former Jack Hunt schoolboy David Norris earned a big money £2 million move from Plymouth to fellow Championship club Ipswich.

RUGBY: Hot favourites Peterborough Lions completed a hat-trick of Hunts & Peterborough Cup wins by beating Deeping 18-12 in the final.

CRICKET: Local ace Charlotte Edwards marked her 100th one-day appearance for England in style. Edwards hit the winning runs in a seven-wicket success over Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

SPORT: Darts legend Martin Adams scooped The Evening Telegraph's Sports Personality of the Year award at the annual Sports Awards bash at the Holiday Inn, Peterborough West.

MARTIAL ARTS: Anna Ireland swept the board with a hat-trick of successes as Peterborough Tang Soo Do club dominated at the Midlands Regional Championships.

TENNIS: City duo Alan Jordan and former Davis Cup player Nick Fulward won the National Over 45 Indoor Doubles Championship. The Esporta pair had won the Over 35 crown in 2007.

FENCING: Ramsey teenager Jennie Tillott won the British Youth Championship crown. The 17 year-old beat her Millfield School, Somerset team-mate Alice Watson in the final.

POOL: Carly Smith saw her hopes of winning the European title crushed as she was whitewashed by defending champion Sharon Dixon in the third round in Malta, but she bounced back to help England Ladies to a ninth team crown in 10 years.

MARTIAL ARTS: Six year-old clubmates Callum Boyes and Callum Daliday recorded a one-two in their categeory at the British Championship. It was the Parkers Tang Soo Do club members' first major competition.


MARCH

BOXING: Newborough fighter Cello Renda suffered an English title defeat when being stopped by former Commonwealth Games medallist Paul Smith at the O2 Arena in London.

ICE HOCKEY: Stars from past and present gathered at the Peterborough Arena for a 'Legends Game' to mark the 25th anniversary of the sport in the city.

FOOTBALL: Glinton-born goalkeeper Luke Steele's FA Cup fairytale continued as he helped giantkillers Barnsley dump out Chelsea with a 1-0 quarter-final win, following their fourth round win at Liverpool.

ICE HOCKEY: Phantoms lifted their first trophy for four years after beating Milton Keynes 6-3 on aggregate in the final of the inaugural English Premier League KO Cup. They lost the first leg at home but responded with a 4-0 win in Buckinghamshire.

BOWLS: Tristan Morton celebrated a title double at the Northants Indoor Finals. He beat older brother Ean in the Under 25 singles before joining forces with Val and Jeff Newson to win the Mixed Rinks event.

FOOTBALL: Perkins clinched the Peterborough League Premier Division title in their final season. Alex Brown's men wrapped up the silverware after a 4-3 win over AFC Fletton which featured a hat-trick from Dino Salerno.

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• Last Updated: 31 December 2008 4:02 PM
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