Sport

A 13-year-old from Lincoln has been ranked as the number one go-kart racer on the planet, as his quest to forge a path into the world of elite motorsport moves to the next level.

Lewis Wherrell, 13, received an award from motorsport’s primary governing body, the FIA, in Nice, France as he fought off competition from more than 1,400 racers and topped the sport’s ranking system for karting in 2023.

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Bourne, Barton & District, Scunthorpe, and Boston Slodgers Veterans team all emerged victorious on a weekend which saw a high number of games involving Lincolnshire clubs postponed due to the adverse weather conditions.

In Counties 1 Midlands East (South), Sam Thornburn and Jon Levett both scored tries for Bourne in a dramatic 21-20 win at Vipers in Leicestershire.

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Snooker can be a lonely and brutal sport, but that strive for perfection is what keeps Lincoln’s Steven Hallworth — the city’s only player to reach the professional level — coming back to the table, even when the angles are tight.

It’s been a whirlwind career for Steven Hallworth, Lincoln’s first and only snooker player to ever reach the professional stage.

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