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Skipper's joy as Old Lane crowned champions

Bowling Old Lane show off their championship  trophy

2:31pm Monday 18th September 2006

Skipper Tahir Khan hailed his side's team ethic as Bowling Old Lane were crowned Bradford League Division Two champions - returning to the top flight for the first time since 1998.

Top stars inspire Patel to record

Mahesh Patel

2:29pm Monday 18th September 2006

Mahesh Patel became the highest ever run-scorer in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League when the Bradford Indians player broke the previous record of 1,010 runs set by Sajid Khan ten years ago.

Dream debut for leg-spinner Adil

Adil Rashid

12:54pm Monday 14th August 2006

Bradford-born Adil Rashid became a cricketing hero to an ecstatic 4,000 crowd at Scarborough when he bowled Yorkshire to a crushing Championship victory over Warwickshire on his debut appearance.

Khan has hit the bullseye

Abdul Khan

12:52pm Monday 14th August 2006

Junior Bulls prospect Abdul Khan hopes to make it big in Super League and set a precedent for the Asian community.

Bowling eye double glory

3:33pm Monday 17th July 2006

A remarkable summer for Bowling Old Lane has seen both their first and second teams reach Bradford League cup finals.

Rizwan's return dents Horton promotion bid

Rizwan Akbar, right, with Great Horton's Gulbar Ahmed

3:30pm Monday 17th July 2006

Great Horton's promotion bid has suffered a setback with news that their chief wicket-taker Rizwan Akbar has been called up for the Pakistan Academy.

Chance for Sid to live up to hype

Nadeem Siddique

3:29pm Monday 17th July 2006

Nadeem Siddique has signed a three-fight deal which he hopes will finally test his boxing credentials.

Juniors make the grade at thriving club

Amara Khan was one of the students at Onna Ju-Jitsu Club's grading session

3:27pm Monday 17th July 2006

You sense that there are as many social benefits as sporting in becoming a member of Onna Ju-Jitsu Club.

The eyes have it as Butt is Congs hero

3:49pm Monday 22nd May 2006

Babar Butt may be just on the wrong side of 40 and claim that his eyes are going' but he is still one of the best batsmen in the Bradford League.

Ace Dawood on the move

3:48pm Wednesday 26th April 2006

Former Yorkshire wicketkeeper Ismail Dawood is one of several high-profile Asian cricketers to change clubs for the new Bradford League season.


National News

Call for Turks and Caicos inquiry

The Foreign Office said the search is continuing for four Britons missing in Brazil

Updated 3:20am Sunday 6th July 2008

The Foreign Office was urged by MPs to launch an urgent inquiry into the administration of a far-flung corner of Britain's overseas territories amid lurid allegations of corruption and intimidation.


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