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All our yesterdays at Heckmondwike Forties festival
Visitors’ eyes turned skywards as a magnificent World War II Dakota aircraft flew over a tourist attraction as part of a 1940s-themed weekend. Nostalgia was in the air as thousands of people, many dressed in period costume, visited the Ponderosa
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Fancy football festival a tribute to tragic Chris
Hundreds of people joined a day-long festival celebrating the life of a 24-year-old rugby player who died after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Former Silsden Park Rangers player Chris Brown, of Cornwall Avenue, died 11 days after suffering
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Late Iniesta strike sees Spain reign
Spain 1, Holland 0 Andres Iniesta grabbed a late winner in extra-time as Spain won the World Cup for the first time. Iniesta struck with four minutes remaining to settle a tetchy encounter which saw English referee Howard Webb brandish a record 12 yellow
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Bridge blow puts Allerton in box seat
Allerton are now big favourites for the Bradford Central League Division One title after Apperley Bridge were surprisingly beaten by lowly Thornbury in a nail-biting finish. Having set Thornbury a target of 196, everything was going according
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Katich wary of threat by Pakistan
Former Yorkshire overseas player Simon Katich has warned his Australia team-mates that Pakistan will provide stiffer opposition in English conditions than they did Down Under last winter. The two teams lock horns at Lord’s tomorrow in the first of two
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Eaton backs rest to aid survival bid
Barry Eaton is confident a three-week break from Championship action will help refocus minds ahead of the relegation run-in. Following their defeat to Featherstone seven days ago, the Cougars are without a league fixture before hosting Toulouse on Saturday
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Ali knock puts Yorkshire LPS back on top
Yorkshire LPS reclaimed the leadership of Group A in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League with their win over Muff Field and Cambing’s loss to Bradford Gymkhana A. Muff Field were dismissed for 165 with Mohammed Bismillah making 64 before LPS passed
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Gharni takes route 66 to victory for Bradford & Bingley
Sri Lankan Naveed Gharni was a key player as Bradford & Bingley moved into second place in Bradford League Division One after a tense two-wicket win against defending champions Baildon at Wagon Lane in the last over. It was the third match
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Silsden rescued by trialist keeper
Tadcaster Albion 1, Silsden 1 Silsden began their pre-season build-up with a draw at a club who are gearing up to be at the same level on the pyramid in the forthcoming season. Tadcaster Albion won promotion to the Kool Sport Northern Counties East
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Smith's warning as Saints go marching on
Pudsey St Lawrence went back to the top of the Bradford League First Division with a crushing 166-run win at title rivals Undercliffe but skipper James Smith warned his players not to rest on their laurels. “We cannot relax,” he said. “Once you relax
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Collins kicks off reign with win
Bradford Park Avenue 2, Durham City 0 Simon Collins got his Avenue tenure underway with a victory in a low-key friendly in cricket weather at Horsfall Stadium. The new manager’s new-look squad faced more problems from dehydration in the oppressive heat
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Rashid can become world class
Adil Rashid will be a world-class cricketer within two seasons of playing regularly for Yorkshire. That is the opinion of Headingley wicketkeeper Gerard Brophy, who has had the best view in the house of Rashid’s recent form with both red and white balls
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Bottomley’s St Andrews heroics still fresh in memory
It is 15 years since Steven Bottomley sensationally came from nowhere to finish joint-third in the Open at St Andrews. And with the game’s greatest competition returning to the home of golf this week, the memories of that stunning performance
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Top 100 target for Ilkley winner Goodall
Josh Goodall’s comeback is finally underway. The 24-year-old from Basingstoke, who was ranked as high as 184 in the world last July, has slipped almost 200 places on the back of a string of narrow defeats and a skin complaint. However
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Leadership of Gale commands respect
Jacques Rudolph has likened Andrew Gale’s style of captaincy to that of South Africa captain Graeme Smith. Rudolph has been deputising for Gale as Yorkshire skipper while the 26-year-old left-hander was away with the England Lions squad for their triangular
