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Championship side Swansea City have been drawn against Stevenage in the Checkatrade Trophy southern group section.

Biggleswade Town boss Lee Allinson says he’s enjoying life as Waders boss despite 2-1 defeat in the ‘Allinson derby’ to dad Ian’s St Albans City.

Biggleswade Town were edged 2-1 by St Albans City in on Monday night as Allinson senior took the bragging rights over son Lee.

Read Toby Miles’ Malliot Blanc Column as the 18-year-old aspiring professional cyclist celebrates the gripping cobbled Stage Nine of the Tour de France and explains its value to the race.

Talented pupils at a Letchworth school have been celebrating after winning a prestigious athletics championship.

Hitchin Town’s pre-season friendly with Hemel Hempstead Town on Monday has been cancelled due to lack of match officials – the second time in two days that a Canaries game against the Tudors has been called-off.

Dino Maamria’s Stevenage hosted Portsmouth at the Lamex on Saturday afternoon. Read Layth Yousif’s report from Broadhall Way.

Biggleswade Town assistant Brett Donnelly says ‘we didn’t realise the potential of our players’ after the Waders cruised to a 4-0 win over London Colney.

Read Toby Miles’ Malliot Blanc Column as the 18-year-old aspiring professional cyclist unpicks the chaos of the Tour de France’s opening week.

Never mind the football, the real World Cup battle is going on off the field.

St Albans City and Welwyn Garden City are on a collision course after the draws for the early rounds of the FA Youth Cup were made.

The draw for the early rounds of the Buildbase FA Vase has been made.

Both Biggleswade United and Biggleswade FC will start their Emirates FA Cup campaign at home after the draws for the early rounds were revealed.

With the group stage of the World Cup in the books, how much can you remember about the opening round of games?

Which one of these seven managers is England’s greatest of all time?

Which one of these four players is England’s greatest left midfielder of all time?

England captain Harry Kane currently leads the race for this summer’s Golden Boot ahead of Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo but can you remember who topped the goalscoring charts in previous World Cup tournaments?

Which one of these five players is England’s greatest left-back of all time?

Stevenage’s highy-rated Ben Kennedy could be the latest player to depart Broahdhall Way as the Dino Maamria revolution continues.

Read Toby Miles’ Malliot Blanc Column as the 18-year-old aspiring professional cyclist pays tribute to Chris Froome.