WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND?

East Preston were 4-0 down before Phil Churchill replied from the spot in their 5-1 drubbing to Eastbourne Town at The Saffrons.

Littlehampton Town, at the bottom, scored as early as the eighth minute. But it was only an equaliser before Crowborough Athletic pulled away to win 5-1 at the Sportsfield.

Our fourth club? Wick celebrated a 1-0 victory at home to Hailsham Town, courtsey of Matt Axell's 75th-minute winner.

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.

Buy the Gazette this Thursday for reports on all these main events in the best coverage you can get.