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Bury survive late scare to progress
Birkenshaw 18, Queensbury 24 h Two top-class tries from scrum half Carl Smith proved crucial in holders Queensbury keeping a grip on the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup after a see-saw first-round tie at East Bierley yesterday. Both packs opened
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Melling to face 'JP'
Former professionals Chris Melling from Keighley and Jason Walton from Bingley have won the right to play a former world champion in a one-frame exhibition at the Telegraph & Argus Snooker Classic at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre on Saturday, February
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Cougars blitzed by Bulls
Cougars 4, Bulls 84 Shontayne Hape bagged a hat-trick as the Bulls completed their pre-season with a 15-try mauling of the Cougars in the Joe Phillips Trophy today. Kiwi Hape looked in great shape on his return from a broken wrist, as did Great Britain
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Baildon getting back in the groove
West Leeds 40, Baildon 27 West Leeds are advertising throughout their clubhouse that they are only three matches away from Twickenham in the EDF Energy Junior Vase Trophy. Yesterday, they forgot that Baildon were in the semi-finals last season and
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Wibsey are blown down and then sunk
Problems above and below ground forced Wibsey to call off their Yorkshire Division Five C fixture at home to Pontefract Pythons yesterday. Wibsey's joint secretary Paul Garside said: "Our posts at Northfield Road blew down in the gales and then a hole
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Vital but stuttering win for Keighley
Keighley 24, Redcar 5 Keighley stuttered and stalled before securing the points against a plucky Redcar side in Yorkshire Division One. The visitors took an early lead when Keighley's carelessness and lack of discipline earned the wrath of the referee
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Kittrick call is to be more ruthless
Guiseley 3, Matlock Town 1 A slick performance from Guiseley eased them to back-to-back home victories - but the late goal they conceded annoyed boss Steve Kittrick. He said: "It was a very good win for us and I thought we played well against a good
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Cleck hit by Rasche of points
Westoe 47, Cleckheaton 0 Cleckheaton, who were without No 8 Ryan Burrows, who has rejoined Rotherham, and scrum half and skipper Dominic Castle (back spasm), were put to the sword by Westoe's new fly half Sam Rasche on a wet and windy afternoon. An
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Leaders see off Bees up front
Tynedale 38, Bradford & Bingley 9 Tynedale scored 33 unanswered second-half points to continue their seemingly unstoppable march to the National League Three North title. The home side abandoned their attempts to play free-flowing rugby at half-time
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Greens are happy just to triumph
Wharfedale 22, Nuneaton 16 In a tense match, of crucial importance to both sides, each fighting for their National League Two lives, Wharfedale ground out the victory they desperately needed, and lifted themselves out of the relegation positions.
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Otley's safety-first tactics are costly
Halifax 13, Otley 24 Otley scored their third try in the 26th minute and, with winger Robin Kitching converting them from all angles, they had victory well in hand in yesterday's National League Two derby at Ovenden Park. However, their first error
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Moriarty double sinks leaders
Silsden 3, Newcastle Town 1 The Cobbydalers maintained their hoodoo over Newcastle Town when they beat the Division One leaders despite having to make changes. With players injured and suspended, manager Paul Schofield brought striker Dan Moriarty in
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Avenue title bid back on track
Garforth Town 1, Bradford Park Avenue 4 Avenue showed their backbone is not brittle by bouncing back from their defeat to title rivals Curzon Ashton in convincing style. When Garforth Town's owner Graham Clifford quit his coaching role alongside Sir
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McNamara hails his rampant Bulls
Steve McNamara reckons the Bulls are good to go after their 84-4 annihilation of the Cougars. Bradford ran in 15 tries to demolish their National Two opponents today in the final warm-up game before the start of Super League. McNamara gave all his big
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Six of the best as Salem chase third
Bradford Salem 16, Scarborough 3 Bradford Salem did not make a distinguished start to their Yorkshire Division One campaign, winning only one of their first eight matches up to and including the 63-17 drubbing at leaders Sandal on November 3. However
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Pride in defeat for Eccleshill
Eccleshill 2, Glapwell 3 The Eagles slipped to their seventh straight defeat but were unfortunate to end with nothing after taking second-placed Glapwell all the way. Mark Nangle opened the scoring for the visitors but Ben Hardy converted a Cameron
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Day to forget for Thackley
Brodsworth MW 4, Thackley 0 It was a bad day at the coalface for Thackley, who conceded two goals shortly before the break. The first came as Brodsworth were appealing for a penalty for handball by James Firth but their protests were cut short when
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Seven unbeaten for Sedge
Liversedge 1, Selby 1 Liversedge returned from a fortnight's inactivity to extend their unbeaten run to seven games. At times they looked like taking all three points from the visit of Selby Town but a draw was probably a fair outcome. Sedge's James
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Nix eyes golden boot
Wrexham 1 City 1 Kyle Nix reckons he can finish the season as City's top marksman. Nix is well on the way to reaching his own double-figure target after notching his sixth goal at Wrexham. And having drawn level with Peter Thorne, he is even eyeing
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Wise fuming at Richardson error
Luton 1, Leeds 1 Leeds manager Dennis Wise was furious with long-serving right back Frazer Richardson for the defensive mistake which enabled lowly Luton to steal a point deep into injury time. Victory would have lifted United into second place but
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Cougars 4 Bulls 84 (Full-time score)
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Johnson cut up over new injury
Unlucky Eddie Johnson will miss City's next two games after gashing his shin at Wrexham. Johnson, just over a back injury, needed seven stitches in the wound, which he suffered in his first outing for 11 weeks. The midfielder left the 1-1 draw on a
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Hospital cuppa threat
An urgent plea has gone out for new volunteers to step forward to help serve up cuppas to parched patients and help raise thousands of pounds for a Bradford hospital. The Friends of St Luke's runs two successful tea bars at St Luke's Hospital in Little
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Cougars 0 Bulls 26 (Half-time score)
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Take a run for cancer campaign
A Yorkshire cancer charity is calling out for runners to raise funds at the world's biggest half marathon. Yorkshire Cancer Research will be opening its ballot at the end of February for potential participants in the BUPA Great North Run. The run, which
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Breastfeeding mum boost
Bradford Council is welcoming breastfeeding mums at all its 19 sports centres and swimming pools. The Sport and Leisure Service is supporting Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust's (tPCT) campaign to encourage more mothers to breastfeed
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NHS career boost
People were shown the way to get the most out of a career in the NHS at a seminar in Bradford. The event, held as a partnership between local NHS organisations and Jobcentre Plus, brought together careers tutors, community organisations and training
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Liam’s a sign of success
A blind 13-year-old boy who penned a volume of poems is to take part in his first book signing. Liam Midwood's anthology, called My Life in Rhymes - Touched By Blindness, has been endorsed by a former Children's Laureate and was published before Christmas
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Margaret wins active award
Bradford grandmother Margaret Misset has turned her life around in six months, battling through a range of health problems to get fit. The 64-year-old has lost two and a half stones in the process and now she has picked up a b active' award from Bradford
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Pressure rises for register of abusers
Bradford Council has backed a call by the Association of Chief Police Officers for a register of people who commit domestic violence. Since 1997 anyone convicted of a serious sexual offence has been placed on a register, enabling police and agencies
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Group's centre move
Bradford and District Autistic Support Group (BADASG) held an open day to celebrate their move to a new autism support centre in Bradford. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Elaine Byrom, and her consort, David Byrom, opened the centre in
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Speed camera support
People are becoming more supportive of speed cameras for cutting road casualties. A recent poll showed more than 80 per cent of people in West Yorkshire supported them. The poll, by the West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, has been running
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Deal will benefit patients
Close working between health and the voluntary sector has been pledged through the signing of an agreement. Chairman of Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust (BAtPCT) John Chuter and the chairman of the Community Network (CNET) Muhammed Salam
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Youngsters really are shaping up!
Young people in Holme Wood, Bradford, have gathered to help re-launch a youth centre and internet café. The TFD Centre in Broadstone Way has been recently refurbished. The event, which was organised by Bradford Council's youth service in conjunction