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  • Neil Redfearn: Leeds United can make top six

    Leeds United 3 Huddersfield Town 0 NEIL Redfearn sees no reason why Leeds cannot finish in the Championship play-off places after taking ten points out of 12 during his spell as caretaker head coach. Redfearn's name was repeatedly chanted during

  • Darko Milanic set to take over at Leeds United

    DARKO Milanic is expected to be confirmed as the new Leeds manager after Sturm Graz announced he had left his position as their head coach. The Austrian outfit confirmed yesterdat that Milanic had received an offer from United and at a press conference

  • Aggrieved Cougars propose solution for 2015 to RFL

    KEIGHLEY Cougars, who are taking legal action along with Sheffield Eagles against the Rugby Football League over their failure to dock club points in the Kingstone Press Championship for fielding ineligible players, have come up with a solution for

  • Resilient Old Grovians are still perfect

    Hemsworth 15 Old Grovians 23OLD Grovians survived two yellow cards to keep their perfect record for the season against hosts with a strong pack and experienced backs.Fielding a side that was missing several regulars, winger Aaron Magee put the visitors

  • Otley fail to pass the test

    Hull Ionians 32 Otley 3 RELEGATED after just one season in SSE National League One, Ionians have made a good start in their bid for a quick return, sharing top spot with fellow newcomers Ampthill. After demolishing neighbours Hull last week

  • Baildon must lose self-destructive streak

    Baildon 21, Harrogate Pythons 25 BAILDON forced five penalties in as many minutes up the hill in this SSE Yorkshire Division Three clash but had left it too late in another display where they pressed the self-destruct button. Normally slow

  • Cleck fade in final 20 minutes

    Sale 37 Cleckheaton 16On their first visit to Heywood Road, Cleckheaton, always competitive, especially in the forwards, equipped themselves well and it wasn't until the last quarter that the SSE National League Three North leaders pulled away to

  • Alex Lees column

    THE few days in and around winning the County Championship title at Trent Bridge, I don't think you can get too much better as a team. Then, winning the LV= Breakthrough player of the year award midway through last week was really pleasing and,

  • Maximum points but Salem must be more clinical

    Bradford Salem 40 Leodiensian 7BRADFORD Salem continued their winning start in SSE Yorkshire Division Two with an emphatic victory over struggling Leodiensian. However, despite gaining maximum points, the margin of victory would have been even greater

  • Late converted Tafa try gains Bees draw

    Northern 21 Bradford & Bingley 21 BRADFORD & BINGLEY snatched a draw thanks to a 78th-minute try from Richard Tafa but even then the game could have been lost as Northern failed to land a penalty as time expired. The Bees have struggled

  • Halifax Direct clinched Dales Council League crown

    HALIFAX Direct clinched the Dales Council League title in style as they wrapped up their Division A campaign with a ten-wicket romp against depleted Farnley Hill. Visitors Hill were dismissed for just 79 and Direct openers Mohammed Chan and Arfan Shah

  • Late Carter try brings Keighley bonus-point win

    Keighley 30 Leeds Medics & Dentists 10THE dismissal of a Leeds Medics & Dentists centre early in the second half gave Keighley the break they needed to win their first game of the season in SSE Yorkshire Division Two.Medics started well, and

  • Unlucky Silsden push leaders to limit

    Silsden 2, Runcorn Linnets 3RUNCORN Linnets remain unbeaten at the North West Counties Premier Division summit but they were tested to the limit by Silsden.The in-form Cobbydalers led 2-0 at half-time and it took the Linnets until the 88th minute to complete

  • Bradford Park Avenue can't find way past stand-in keeper

    Bradford Park Avenue 0, Brackley Town 0 IT WAS a dour struggle between two sides with little self-belief but the point earned from a goalless draw was enough of a positive for Bradford Park Avenue as it brought an end to their five-match losing

  • Evie's determined to use her life in care to inspire others

    A WOMAN who spent much of her childhood in care is set to use her experiences to "inspire" vulnerable young people in Bradford in her first job. Evie Weaver, 21, has begun a full-time paid apprenticeship as a community resource worker within

  • Boyes bags a brace as Guiseley find home form

    Guiseley 4, Oxford City 0 GUISELEY leapt above Oxford City in Vanarama Conference North as a brace from Adam Boyes set them on their way to a handsome home win. Oxford started well but the Lions soon took control with two goals in quick succession

  • Farsley denied by late Mossley double

    Farsley AFC 3, Mossley 4 MARCUS Edwards thought he had scored Farsley's winner but that was just the start of the late drama as Mossley edged a seven-goal Evo-Stik League thriller at Throstle Nest. Farsley were riding high at third place in

  • Eccleshill rack up six of the best

    ECCLESHILL United climbed another place to seventh in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League as they spanked Division One basement outfit Hallam 6-0.The Eagles tore into their struggling visitors from the off and the contest was over long before

  • Ed Balls draws T&A man's blood at football match

    ED Balls unveiled an aggressive cuts strategy today - as he left an opponent bloodied in the annual football match between Labour and Lobby journalists. The shadow chancellor was involved in a nasty clash with Telegraph & Argus parliamentary

  • Motorcyclist hurt in crash in Gomersal

    A MOTORCYCLIST has suffered serious injuries in a crash with a car in Spen Lane, Gomersal. Police and paramedics were called to the scene at the junction with Oxford Road at 10.50am today. The road was temporarily closed.

  • Man charged over Brighouse betting shop robbery

    A MAN has been charged in connection with a robbery at the William Hill betting shop in Commercial Street, Brighouse, at about 5pm on Saturday, September 13. Brendan Kelly, 41, of Brighouse, appeared before magistrates yesterday and was remanded

  • Centenary variety show gives night to remember at Alhambra

    ONE afternoon in 1914, Bradford's Alhambra theatre opened with a variety show which ran for a week. Variety returned to the Alhambra on Saturday night, with some of the country's best-known entertainers celebrating its centenary. Dancing girls