MIDLAND LEAGUE
By Andy Mitchell

ON THE SPOT: Chris Sterling nets a penalty to put Coventry Sphinx 2-0 ahead
PICTURE: Garry Griffiths

COVENTRY SPHINX boss Lee Knibbs was rewarded for clambering off his sick bed with a 4-3 win in a derby thriller with Coventry United.
A bumper crowd of 543 saw Sphinx secure an eighth victory in 10 unbeaten league matches since Knibbs, suffering with a heavy cold for the past week, took over in October.
Chris Sterling put Sphinx in command by sweeping home a rebound inside 60 seconds and then converting a 24th-minute penalty after Ryan Harkin had been foule...