WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND?

Goals have come Southwick's way at last, to complement their improved team performances of late. They won 4-1 at St Francis Rangers in Division 1 on Saturday while Steyning Town got a point in a 2-2 draw at leaders Wealden. But Mile Oak could not stem the flow of second-placed Pagham who won 3-0 at Chalky Road.

Worthing Football Club have had back-to-back wins in cups this season but not in the Ryman League. They put that right at home to fellow-struggling Walton & Hersham on Saturday with a 2-0 success that gives hope that they can rise above the danger zone.

Danny Davis and James Fraser struck in the last 22 minutes. Read Shaun Berrett's live match report in Thursday's Herald.

Basketball heroes Worthing Thunder maintained their 100% start in the defence of their League Championship. They defeated Coventry Crusaders 99-71 at the Leisure Centre on Saturday evening, when the new banner celebrating their 2005-06 title was seen for the first time.

Latvian 6ft 7in forward Janis Ivanovskis put in a gigantic display with the most points and rebounds of any player (27 points, 21 rebounds). Scott Neely netted 26 for Crusaders but Thunder held sharpshooting Marcin Twierdzinski to just eight.

Worthing Rugby Club ran up a 74-7 home win over backmarkers Portsmouth in London 1. It was the top score of the day in the division but they stay locked in the joint-leadership with London Scottish and Ealing because they won handsomely, too. The Exiles put 48 on Barnes and Ealing 64 on Old Albanians.

In Kent-Sussex Regional hockey hockey, Southwick rattled up a -7-2 victory away to lowly Hailsham.

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