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The home of Leicestershire sport.
Bringing you the When You're Smiling Podcast, Leicester Tigers Rugby Show & Talking Foxes.
Leicester, England bbc.co.uk/radioleicester Joined April 2014
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Sporting titles won in Leicestershire in just the last 5⃣ years πŸ†πŸ‘‡

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⚽️ FA Cup (Leicester City)
⚽️ FA Community Shield (City)
⚽️ Women's Championship (City)
🎱 World Championship (Mark Selby)
⚑️ Netball Super League (Loughborough Lightning)
πŸ€ British Basketball League (Leicester Riders)
πŸ€ Women's BBL (Riders)

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πŸ‰ Premiership (Leicester Tigers)
πŸ€ BBL, Play-Offs & Cup Treble (Riders)

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🎾 Nottingham Open (Katie Boulter)
🏏 One Day Cup (Leicestershire)
⚑️ Netball Super League (Lightning)

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⚽️ Championship (City)
⚑️ Netball Super League (Lightning)
🎾 San Diego Open (Boulter)
🎾 Nottingham Open (Boulter)

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πŸ€ Super League Basketball Play-Offs (Riders)
🦁 Speedway KO Cup (Leicester Lions)

And today, we added...

🏏 County Championship Division Two (Leicestershire)

What a county. Surely now you'll believe us?
Leicestershire is THE Sporting Capital of the World 🌎
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🐝| Harborough Town Manager Mitch Austin has been speaking to BBC Sport Leicester after their 5-1 loss to Leyton Orient in the First Round of the FA Cup.

Harborough couldn't repeat 2024, when they made it to the Second Round of the FA Cup.

πŸ—£οΈAustin was disappointed by the result:
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🐝| KICK OFF: Can Harborough Town reach the Second Round of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history?

Leyton Orient are 75 places above the Bees in the football pyramid ⬆️

We're underway at Brisbane Road...
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🐝| Less than an hour to go until Kick off for Harborough Town in the FA Cup First Round ⚽️

Having reached Round 2 back in 2024; the Bees will want to do it again.

Join us for the teams news, build up and game from 3pm πŸ‘‡
πŸ“» 104.9FM & DAB
πŸ“Ί Freeview 713
πŸ“± Sounds
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🐝| Harborough Town's big day out at Leyton Orient begins in just a few hours.

Will the Bees progress to the Second Round of the FA Cup?

⏰ You can listen to the live build-up & commentary from 2pm πŸ‘‡
πŸ“» 104.9FM & DAB
πŸ“Ί Freeview 713
πŸ“±BBC Sounds