Alex Lees and Liam Plunkett were the big winners from Yorkshire’s thumping three-day win over Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities at Headingley today, with a century and six wickets respectively. At different stages of their careers, the pair were
Charlton 2 Leeds 1 Leeds caretaker manager Neil Redfearn was disappointed with his side’s last-minute defeat but was pleased with the response of the players after Neil Warnock departed Elland Road in the week. A late winner by Tottenham loanee
Gary Ballance column: It is a great feeling to be considered for any England squad following my call-up to the provisional list for this summer’s Champions Trophy. I got a call the day before it was announced from national selector Geoff Miller
Siddal 14 Keighley Cougars 30 A stern half-time team talk did the trick as Cougars avoided a third-round upset against Siddal at Huddersfield YMCA today. The National Conference Div-ision One side threatened to cause a shock when they led 6
Chester 69 Bradford & Bingley 12 Any ideas the Bees had of containing their hosts and engaging them in a forward battle were soon disabused as the rampant Chester backline ran in three tries in the first 12 minutes, out-pacing and out-thinking
Preston Grasshoppers 46 Otley 35 This highly entertaining National two North fixture had drama to the very last minute when Otley, one point behind and pressing for a winning score, were hit by a sucker punch – Preston escaping for No 8 Dominic
Wetherby 7 Old Grovians 39 Old Grovians started the match seven points clear at the top of SSE Yorkshire Four, knowing a bonus-point win at Wetherby would secure promotion. One and a half hours later, they were celebrating being crowned champions
Cleckheaton 12 Northern 16 Cleckheaton’s nine-match winning streak came to an end at Moorend on Saturday as they came second to Northern in a thrilling North One East encounter on, at last, a firm playing surface. Cleck were dominant in the
Trafford 3 Farsley 2 Farsley suffered another frustrating defeat as their ten men were caught by a late counterpunch. With less than two minutes left, Trafford took the lead for the first time in a game that their visitors had edged. The
Bradford Salem moved into fourth spot in SSE Yorkshire Division Two after a convincing 46-24 bonus-point win over Roundhegians at Chelwood Drive. Winger Carl Walker touched down following a speculative kick and chase and a penalty from fly-half
Baildon came through an x-rated clash to beat Bramley Phoenix 25-22 and secure four vital points in their hunt for promotion from SSE Yorkshire Three at Jenny Lane. Trailing 15-13 on 60 minutes, Baildon looked to have the game in the bag when the
It was another fruitless trip to London for Wharfedale, which ended in a 50-3 beating by Rosslyn Park in SSE National League One. But there is no disgrace in losing to a strong, fast and confident side, which was only one player short of its best
Hinckley United 1 Bradford Park Avenue 4 Bradford Park Avenue would be right on the verge of the play-offs in the Blue Square Bet North Division with a home win tomorrow night after a fourth victory on the spin kept them firmly in the hunt.
Firefighters from across the district held a cliff rescue exercise at Shipley Glen yesterday to highlight the scope of their services. Around 30 personnel were involved in the drill including crews from Shipley, Idle, Bingley and Rawdon stations
Albion Sports boosted their chances of landing the Baris Northern Counties East Division One title with a comfortable home win on a day when the leaders dropped points. As Kulwinder Sandhu’s men banked all three points from a 4-1 victory over AFC
Bradford beekeepers have turned a disused bowling green and its hut into a state-of-the-art apiary and will officially open it next month. The opening ceremony on Thursday, May 16, at the Old Bowling Green in Knowles Park, Dudley Hill, comes almost
Grand National-winning rider Ryan Mania had anything but a dream return to action when he suffered a nasty fall at Hexham today and had to be airlifted to hospital. The Scotsman, who steered Auroras Encore to a famous 66-1 success at Aintree yesterday
Silsden 1 Stockport 1 Struggling Silsden gained a point but were denied victory by a disputed penalty a minute from time. The Cobbydalers are still nervously glancing over their shoulders at the relegation zone but they turned in a good performance
Brackley 1 Guiseley 0 A subdued performance in a non-descript away game was fitting as Guiseley’s faint hopes of the Blue Square Bet North title were finally snuffed out. As the Lions quietly slipped to a slender defeat, a win for Chester FC
Thackley 0 Brighouse Town 3 A second-half double from leading scorer Tom Matthews set Brighouse on the way to a derby victory that keeps their title chances intact. Town remain second in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Grand National winner Auroras Encore was back at the Bingley yard of Sue and Harvey Smith today to bask in the glory of victory in the world's greatest horse race. Flanked by the Smiths and jockey Ryan Mania, the 66-1 outsider, stood proudly in
Firefighters said a Keighley family had a lucky escape after a fire broke out in their home on Saturday night. A mum and her five children, included a five-week-old baby, were in the house in Spring Street when the blaze started in an attic bedroom
Former hostage Terry Waite is coming to Bradford to help raise more funds to turn a major empty church into a community shelter for homeless people. He will be at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in East Parade on Thursday, April 18, to increase support
Junior football club BPA Juniors stepped up to the challenge when BASF Chemicals in Low Moor, Bradford, needed to distribute 8,000 community newsletters in the area. The club, which has more than 350 players, used its resouces to help the chemical
Increasing numbers of elderly people are getting into serious debt, according to West Yorkshire Trading Standards. It is running a project across Bradford and Leeds to help older people protect themselves from scams and frauds. – but the scheme has
Ambitious plans have been unveiled to make communities within the Keighley area dementia friendly. If successful, the move would allow people with the condition to carry on living active lives and make tasks like shopping, getting the bus and even
