A polished 86 from Jacques Rudolph and a furious half-century by Inzamam-ul-Haq still could not prevent Yorkshire Phoenix from losing by 13 runs to Kent Spitfires in the NatWest Pro40 League at Canterbury. The defeat ended Yorkshire's chances of climbing
Yorkshire have made an official approach to Derbyshire to speak to two of their most promising young players with a view to signing them. They are 17-year-old Zimbabwe-born left-handed batsman Gary Ballance, who is the son of former Zimbabwe Test captain
Keighley Albion 18, Clayton 14 A rousing Pennine League Premier Division local derby saw Clayton narrowly defeated by Keighley Albion. Albion drew first blood when, after a Clayton error, second-rower Stephen Wrench made a break but was hauled down
Hunslet 12, Cougars 26 Barry Eaton praised two-try Alex Brown after the Cougars rounded off their campaign with a terrific win at Hunslet. The hosts needed victory to cement a play-offs place but Keighley, who could finish no higher than tenth in National
Wibsey 39, Rossington 12 Wibsey haven't tasted real success in the league since 2003-04 when they won Yorkshire Division Six. But skipper Dan Horsfall is targeting a top-half finish in Yorkshire Division Five A this campaign. However, he warned that
Morley 32, Bradford & Bingley 13 Three Morley tries in the final five minutes of this National League Three North game gave the scoreboard a lop-sided look as the Maroons took the spoils in this hard-fought and often niggly local derby. Neither side
Malton & Norton 20, Bradford Salem 20 Bradford Salem earned a creditable 20-20 draw in their first Yorkshire Division One game on an energy-sapping day at Malton & Norton. The Heaton side started well and, after only five minutes an excellent break
Middlesbrough 15, Cleckheaton 18 Cleckheaton's first game in North One for three seasons ended up with them winning their first match since the beginning of 2007. Newly-promoted Middlesbrough fielded a well-drilled side and it wasn't long before they
Old Grovians 50, Adwick le Street 0 Old Grovians started life in the leagues with a 50-0 home thumping of Adwick le Street in Yorkshire Division Five A. Try-scorers were Scott Eastwood-Smith (2), Nick Fawcett (2), James Phillips (2), John Hinchliffe
Bulls 40 Catalans 8 It's on days like these that you become so grateful for talents like David Solomona. Everyone at Grattan Stadium was bemoaning an awful first half today which, if not for the constant shrill of Ben Thaler's whistle, threatened to
The Bulls have not given up hope of stealing second spot from under Leeds Rhinos' noses. Their 40-8 victory over Catalans Dragons today, coupled with Leeds' surprise loss to Hull, means it is up for grabs again heading into the final weekend. Bradford
East Bierley made it three Sovereign Health Care Priestley Shield victories in four years today when they defeated Woodlands by 37 runs at Undercliffe. Bierley's fielding helped to make the difference in what was a magnificent advert for second-team
Saltaire have refuted rumours that they fielded a weakened first team yesyerday in a match which directly affected the ,b>JCT600 Bradford League Division One relegation battle. The Roberts Park club included 15-year-old junior Qasim Ali, White Rose team
With one week left of the season, Bradford Property Rentals-Odsal wrapped up the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League's Group A title after their win over Hallfield. Half-centuries from Israr Khan and Mohammed Majid took BPR-Odsal, who only joined forces
Leeds United 2, Hartlepool United 0 Dennis Wise is hungry for Leeds United's next big challenge after their fifth league win out of five wiped out the club's 15-point deficit in the quickest possible time. After celebrating the achievement, which marks
The destination of the Second Division title was finally resolved yesterday as the curtain came down on the Bradford Central League season. Leaders Great Horton Church (114-6) duly claimed the vital six points they required when recording a four-wicket
It is high time Junior Witter began receiving the recognition his achievements deserve. The press coverage of his latest fight, Friday night’s stunning seven-round destruction of American Vivian Harris, was pathetic. It makes my blood boil to see newspapers
It is high time Junior Witter began receiving the recognition his achievements deserve. The press coverage of his latest fight, Friday night’s stunning seven-round destruction of American Vivian Harris, was pathetic. It makes my blood boil to see newspapers
Richard Whitehurst admitted it was "the best feeling ever" after finally achieving his dream of promotion with Esholt. The skipper had been trying for five seasons and revealed that missing out this time might have seen him move on. But Esholt's emphatic
Avenue 2, Chorley 1 Horsfall Stadium, Saturday afternoon, a late winner for the home side and another three points banked by Avenue in UniBond Division One North. The formula has been set - this time it was a penalty in the very last minute of normal
Histon 1, Farsley Celtic 2 A missed penalty may have robbed in-form striker Damian Reeves of a hat-trick but it did not prevent Farsley Celtic turning their dominance into a first away victory in the Blue Square Premier. The Celts had previously lost
Ilkeston Town 2, Guiseley 2 A second away draw on the bounce did not see Guiseley toppled from the summit of the UniBond Premier but it took an injury-time equaliser to rescue their unbeaten start as they drew 2-2 at Ilkeston. Terry Dolan's men were
THACKLEY face a tough trip to the north-east tomorrow night after 120 minutes failed to separate them from South Shields at Dennyfield in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase. The Bradford side took the lead in the second minute when Phil Holmes
The two local sides involved in Northern Counties East Premier Division action yesterday encountered vastly different fortunes, despite both being at home. LIVERSEDGE were the club celebrating as they enjoyed a handsome 4-1 victory over Mickleover Sports
A second-half points spree handed the Bulls a convincing win over Catalans Dragons today and kept alive their hope of clinching second spot in Super League. If Leeds, who suffered a surprise defeat against Hull, lose again against Wakefield next Friday
Aggrieved Peter Thorne reckons he was robbed off a comeback goal on his City debut. The striker put his hip-injury frustration behind him to last 81 minutes in Friday's win at Lincoln - the longest he has played in a game since January. Thorne was delighted
Crewe Alexandra 2, Huddersfield Town 0 Huddersfield Town's start-stop season has left manager Andy Ritchie baffled. He watched as a distinctly below-par Town fell to their second league defeat of the season - a 2-0 loss at Crewe. But the manager declared
Winter has come early to the Alhambra stage, which will be covered with giant snowballs and a blizzard from Tuesday. The stage has been doubling up as a roller skating rink for smash hit musical Starlight Express, which ended a month-long run at the
A disability action group is calling for changes to be made to the city's taxi service after conducting research into its wheelchair accessible vehicles. Bradford Access Action (BAA) carried out research in spring 2006 to assess the availability of wheelchair
