Bradford Park Avenue 5, Shepshed Dynamo 0 Avenue needed to win this home fixture to get back into the play-off zone in the UniBond Division One following Colwyn Bay's afternoon victory - and they did it in style. A five-star performance gave new manager
Hyde 3, Farsley 4 Farsley Celtic found form just at the right time to secure a superb 4-3 away win against Conference North promotion rivals Hyde United. The Celts broke the deadlock in just the third minute when Simeon Bambrook headed home the only
Whitby Town 2, Guiseley 2 Guiseley drew 2-2 at UniBond Premier Division promotion rivals Whitby Town after being pegged back from 2-0 up. Terry Dolan's men got off to a fine start and took the lead in the tenth minute. Skipper Richard Dunning whipped
Keighley Cougars 26, Hunslet Hawks 38 Cougars had to make do with a bonus point from their first National League Two game of the season despite a stirring effort tonight. Barry Eaton's men squandered an early 12-0 lead by conceding 24 unanswered points
A 4-1 victory over Coventry was the highlight for Bradford Boys' under-14s, who made their debut in the English Schools Isle of Wight festival last week. A fine strike from Ben Bairstow, a Ryan Singh header and a clinical finish from Ross Wilson put
Is the new Yorkshire team structure, assembled so successfully over the past few weeks, built on a firm foundation or has it once again been constructed on shifting sands? The first big test comes on Wednesday week when Yorkshire open their Championship
Since the end of the Ashes series early in the new year, Matthew Hoggard has enjoyed a well-earned break from cricket. He has spent much of his time either relaxing at his Baildon home with his wife Sarah or walking his dogs over the moors. But now
Gerard Brophy and Chris Gilbert were the batsmen in form for Darren Gough's XI which beat Anthony McGrath's XI by 40 runs in a practice match at Headingley Carnegie today. The pair came together in a fifth-wicket stand of 117 after Gough's team had got
A pilot project in Bradford which helps families to get fit by taking the plunge is joint winner of a healthy communities national award. A group from BD3 4All Kellogg's Swim Active project travelled to London to receive the Healthy Communities Award
Changes off the field at Park Avenue have been matched by those on it. Sandwiched between the buy-out of the club's major shareholding by Robert Blackburn and the appointment of new boss Benny Phillips, there was a flurry of transfer activity before
The Nethermoor outfit were the first local club, non-league or in the pro ranks, to win a trophy this campaign - but that was not their only award. Terry Dolan's men were victorious in the UniBond League Chairman's Cup Final. That was just one of eight
The Easter holiday is traditionally a time for people to roll up their sleeves and get on with those DIY jobs that have been on the back burner. But it is also one of the busiest times for the emergency services, with inexperienced DIY enthusiasts unpacking
An amusing incident took place before the Scunthorpe game last week, though the old boy concerned probably didn't see the funny side as much as the rest of us. The home team went out for their pre-match warm-up and the keeper took some practice shots
Voice of reason Ian Holloway has been letting rip once again. Fuming that his Plymouth side rolled over 4-0 at Burnley in midweek, Holloway left nobody in any doubt about how he felt. No mealy-mouth excuses from this column's favourite managerial mouthpiece
Huddersfield's "now you see him, now you don't" pantomime with Phil Parkinson is not the first occasion that a West Yorkshire club have unveiled an empty chair to the press. This week's comic episode at the Galpharm will have had City fans recalling
Michael Vaughan praised nearly men Ravi Bopara and Paul Nixon after their heroic batting stint almost nicked a win over Sri Lanka. But I would hope his first word to the pair when the dressing-room door slammed shut was "sorry". When is the England
Jamie Langley column After a game like Leeds, you can't sit around feeling gutted or sorry for yourself. We were unlucky to come away with that result but these matches now do seem to be so finely balanced. We pinched one off them at the death last
Bulls old boy Brett Ferres admits moving to Wakefield was the best thing for him. The back-rower was sacrificed by Steve McNamara as part of the deal that brought David Solomona to Odsal during the winter. It was a big wrench at the time for 20-year-old
A couple who are both battling cancer celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary tomorrow. Frank and Joyce Long, who were married at Bolton Church, Bolton Road, on April 7, 1947, are determined for their illnesses not to overshadow 60 years of marriage
David Solomona expects a hostile reception when he returns to Wakefield but admits: It's only going to fire me up. Irate Wildcats fans were gutted when their hero slapped in a transfer request at the end of last season, paving the way for a controversial
Leaders Pudsey visit Premier Division title rivals Silsden in this weekend's top Bradford Sunday Alliance League fixture. When the two clubs met last month, Pudsey edged it 1-0 in a disappointing match. Now Silsden will be out for revenge as they look
David Wetherall never thought bossing City would be so tough. Wetherall has won only once in eight games in caretaker charge before tomorrow's vital clash at Bournemouth and he admits the strain of trying to beat the drop has been harder than he expected
Blooming Baildon is about to be judged for the first time in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Residents are putting the finishing touches to the village ahead of a visit by judges on Thursday. Baildon will be up against competition from another 101
It will be a case of Thunderbirds are go' in Bradford when iconic puppeteer Gerry Anderson returns to the city for a celebration of his work. The creator of TV shows like Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Space: 1999, which have entertained
Businesses in Bradford city centre will now be able to recycle their paper and card through Bradford Council. A new collection service is being offered to current users of the Council's trade waste service. The new service, which started this week,
A survival hero of Easter past reckons City's current fight is more stressful for the fans than the players. John Dreyer etched his name in club folklore with the winning header at Sunderland on Good Friday - the goal that launched the Premiership great
Two teenagers have been charged with wounding a terminally-ill youngster who was seriously injured in an incident near his Bradford home. Dean Whitaker, 16, who has a rare and incurable kidney condition, suffered a fractured jaw and cheekbone, swelling
Former West Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Harold Long has died, aged 86, following a long illness. Mr Long was born in Shipley in 1921 and at the age of five moved to Barnsley following his father's promotion. His policeman father died when Mr
Police, investigating the death of a pensioner at his home, are trying to trace a Keighley man who performed with him in a cabaret act 40 years ago. Alexander James Ash, left, known as James, 74, died from smoke inhalation at his home in Lincolnshire
Bulls 14 Leeds Rhinos 18 Don't tell the Bulls lightning never strikes twice in the same place. It did last night, right through their heart as nemesis Scott Donald delivered a knockout punch again with another last-ditch try for Leeds. The Aussie winger
Steve McNamara only had praise for his beaten Bulls side after they cruelly lost a classic derby last night. Determined Bradford had performed heroically to get into a winning position against Leeds and seemed to be on their way to a two-point lead
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