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  • Leeds United draw is marred by sickening Bromby injury

    Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 1 A tense clash at the Cardiff City Stadium was overshadowed by a sickening injury to Leeds United defender Leigh Bromby. He faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after rupturing a tendon in his right knee after slipping

  • Hundreds attend ball for Marie Curie in Bradford

    Hundreds of guests attended a glittering ball in Bradford city centre to raise funds for the Lord Mayor's Appeal on Saturday night. The Daffodils and Diamonds ball, which has taken its theme from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and charity Marie Curie Cancer

  • Cleckheaton notch comeback win in game of two halves

    Cleckheaton 18, Malton & Norton 17 This fantastic SSE North One East comeback win for Cleckheaton yesterday was marred by a serious head injury to Malton & Norton prop Liam Vaughan, which necessitated lengthy treatment and the player being taken to

  • Police tackle number plate theft in Bradford

    Police in Bradford are carrying out further work to tackle vehicle registration plate thefts, which have been slashed by a third. Surgeries, allowing motorists to have anti-theft screws fitted for free to their registration plates, have been

  • Wharfedale fail to take their chances

    Tynedale 23, Wharfedale 20 Wharfedale’s SSE National League One travels for the season ended in disappointing late defeat at Tynedale Park. The visitors twice held significant leads at 12-0 after only ten minutes play and again at

  • Luckless Guiseley do a Barcelona!

    Guiseley 0 Bishop's Stortford 1 Guiseley’s hopes of landing the Blue Square Bet North Division title were extinguished on Saturday in the penultimate game of the season. Bishop’s Stortford were in all blue, which was fitting as they were

  • Baildon clinch third place

    Baildon 13, Sheffield Medics 10 Baildon, who gave an excellent defensive display, registered their 14th consecutive league win yesterday to secure third place in SSE Yorkshire Division Three. The Jenny Laners scored all their points

  • Keighley secure play-off match at Alnwick

    Knottingley 15, Keighley 29 Keighley finished their regular season SSE Yorkshire Division One league fixtures with a well-earned victory at Knottingley yesterday. It secured a promotion play-off at Durham & Northumberland Division One

  • Nine-man Silsden lose nine-goal thriller

    There were goals galore at Winsford United as Silsden slipped to a 5-4 defeat and ended the game with only nine men. Joe Gaughan gave the Cobbydalers a fourth-minute lead in their North West Counties Premier Division clash but Winsford’s Matty

  • Brough puts Bradford Bulls to sword

    Bradford Bulls 6 Huddersfield 20 Two pieces of individual brilliance in the first half gave Huddersfield a hard-fought victory over the injury-hit Bulls at a rain-soaked Odsal this afternoon. In the 15th minute, Giants playmaker Danny

  • Leaders Brid’ get the better of Brig’

    Despite Brighouse taking an early lead at Bridlington in the battle of the Towns they still slumped to a heavy defeat against the title hopefuls. Brid’ are in pole position in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division and their 4-1 win

  • Farsley head into play-offs on a high

    Farsley finished the Evo-Stik Division One North season in fourth place following a 2-1 win over neighbours Ossett Town. Gareth Grant raced onto a through ball to open the scoring midway through the first half and a Simeon Bambrook header doubled the

  • Otley's maximum haul sets up tense final weekend

    Otley 32, Stockport 27 Otley gained a maximum haul at home to Stockport to stay out of a relegation place with a week to go of the SSE National League Two North season. However, the Cross Greeners, whose final game is at Hull Ionians

  • Fast and loose is not the Bees way as they lose try-fest

    Bradford & Bingley 43, Lymm 49 With nothing to play for in their final SSE National League Three North game of the season yesterday, both sides took a cavalier approach to attack and defence throughout this game. But it is evident that

  • Pryce back to boost Bradford Bulls

    Karl Pryce returned to injury-hit Bulls' starting line-up for today's visit of Huddersfield at a rain-soaked Odsal. Pryce had missed the previous two matches due to injury but returned to the starting line-up as Mick Potter kept changes to

  • Firefighters rescue man from river

    Firefighters rescued a man from a river after he slipped and fell in as he made his way home from the pub. The 41-year-old plunged from a path beside the River Calder off Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, into the water. A woman heard his shouts for help