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  • Morgan's gruelling Games is over

    Ilkley swimmer Sian Morgan brought the curtain down on her gruelling Commonwealth Games campaign by finishing 11th in the 400 metres medley qualifying for Wales in 5min 03.39sec.

  • Brown denied second medal

    Lothersdale archer Danielle Brown saw her bid to end an historic Commonwealth Games week on an even higher note end in the women’s individual compound quarter-final. Brown became the first disabled athlete to ever win a medal in able-bodied competition

  • Walshaw lives up to his billing in Guiseley cup win

    Guiseley 3 Whitley Bay 0 Guiseley will be in tomorrow’s draw for the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup after brushing aside Whitley Bay on Saturday. The north-east outfit did themselves no favours by getting a man sent off in the first

  • Brighouse lose touch with the leaders

    Arnold Town 2 Brighouse Town 1 Brighouse lost ground in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division after a narrow defeat. They were hit by a last-minute winner after coming back into the game and looking set for at least a point. Arnold’s

  • Muirhead tackle may have ended Iqbal’s season

    Farsley AFC 4 Armthorpe Welfare 1 Farsley extended their lead at the top of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division but the gloss was taken off their victory by a bad injury to Amjad Iqbal. Pakistan international Iqbal broke his leg in a

  • Bottoms up for Liversedge

    Liversedge 3 Hall Road Rangers 2 Liversedge hauled themselves off the foot of the Premier Division table with this win. Sedge broke the deadlock when Ben Hardy latched onto a through ball and after his shot was blocked, Gibril Eojong netted the loose

  • Matt finish adds gloss to Thackley performance

    Scarborough Athletic 0 Thackley 1 Matt Mathers’ 15th-minute strike secured all three points for Thackley. He latched onto a through ball from Harry Thompson, slipped the offside trap and raced on before sliding a shot past the onrushing keeper. Both

  • Armitstead pays for vital hesitation

    Otley cyclist Lizzie Armitstead was left searching for a silver lining in Delhi today after missing out on Commonwealth Games gold in the road race. Armistead claimed she had missed her chance to top the podium after settling for road race

  • Eagles pay for poor start

    Eccleshill United 2 Pontefract Collieries 4 Eccleshill United fell even further behind in the Division One table following a heavy defeat at home to leaders Pontefract Collieries. It was not their day and they found themselves 4-0 down just after the

  • Silsden super subs pinch points

    Silsden 2 Stone Dominoes 1 Silsden won their second game at Keighley Road since returning to their spiritual home in the close season and the three points they banked kept them safely in mid-table. Things did not start well for the Cobbydalers as they

  • Baildon are rewarded for afternoon of graft

    Northallerton 13, Baildon 28 Sheer hard work, determination and character paid off as Baildon prevailed in a testing visit to North Yorkshire yesterday in Yorkshire Division Three. Having failed to take advantage of the slope in the

  • Clayton hit the summit

    Clayton 36 King Cross Park 20 Clayton moved into top spot of the Pennine League West First Division following a six-try romp at Lidget Green. The Villagers struck the first blow straight from the kick-off when the Halifax side dropped the

  • Eight-try romp for improving Cleckheaton

    Cleckheaton 46, Hartlepool Rovers 0 Cleckheaton’s eight-try success yesterday in North One East came as a result of both an enterprising 15-man game-plan and clinical execution. Initially the home side were slow out of the blocks and it wasn’t until

  • Keighley pay for missed opportunities

    Castleford 15, Keighley 14 This Yorkshire Division One match yesterday was a disappointing game of rugby littered with penalties. Keighley dominated the first half. Excellent driving forward support play kept Castleford pinned into their half.

  • Charities hit out at doorstep conmen

    Thieves are stealing doorstep collection bags or posing as charity officials to swindle cash out of kind-hearted Bradford residents. A pensioner was door-stepped by bogus charity officials late at night in Great Horton, a charity van driver

  • Salem slip to sixth defeat

    Bradford Salem 10, Heath 21 Bradford Salem slipped to their sixth successive league defeat yesterday and remain rooted to the bottom of Yorkshire Division One after losing 21-10 to Heath at Shay Lane. The visitors were full of confidence after three

  • Bees respond to Whitcombe's urgings

    Darlington Mowden Park 18, Bradford & Bingley 24 After three consecutive National League Three North , new director of rugby Martin Whitcombe asked his Bradford & Bingley side to step up and take responsibility for their performances yesterday. He

  • Otley can't land the crucial score

    Rosslyn Park 17, Otley 15 A similar pattern for Otley saw them finishing in style in National League One yesterday but, once again, being unable to force a win but at least leaving with a bonus point. They failed to take full advantage

  • Davidson so close to claiming draw for Wharfedale

    Wharfedale 17, Cinderford 19 Wharfedale, who were on the back foot more than the front foot, came within a few feet of claiming a draw yesterday in National League One. Replacement Andrew Lovatt’s try in the fourth minute of time added on brought