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New Keighley Cougars boss off to winning start
Keighley Cougars 24, Rochdale Hornets 20 Jason Demetriou made an ideal start to life in the Keighley hot-seat after winning their pre-season opener. The Cougars defeated Championship One rivals Rochdale Hornets 24-20 thanks to a James Hutch-inson try
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Bresnan among six Yorkshire IPL rejects
Ashes hero Tim Bresnan was one of the six York-shire players who failed to attract a bid at the Indian Premier League auction in Bangalore. Bresnan was instrumental in victories over Australia at Melbourne and Sydney during the festive period but that
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Leeds United so close to another scalp
Arsenal 1, Leeds United 1 Manchester United, Totten-ham and now Arsenal. The cream of English football knows just how formidable Simon Grayson’s Leeds can be in the FA Cup. And there could be more heroics when Arsenal arrive at Elland
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Parr comeback for Otley thwarted after road accident
Launceston 25, Otley 15 Howard Parr’s anticipated return for this game never materialised after the influential Otley second-rower was injured in a road accident. The RAF squadron leader has a badly-bruised ankle after reportedly being
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Guiseley's 'winner' is Stamp-ed out by ref
Corby Town 2 Guiseley 2 Guiseley came from two goals down to earn a point from their trip to Corby but it was not enough to see them hang on to the leadership of the Blue Square Bet North. The Lions failed to turn up in the first half, dominated the
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Thackley crash after ugly clash
Maltby Main 3 Thackley 1 Thackley slipped to a disappointing defeat in a Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash that saw both sides reduced to ten men midway through the second half. A flare-up following a challenge sparked
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Luckless Hardy denied winner for Liversedge
Arnold Town 0 Liversedge 0 Liversedge picked up a point from an uninspiring goalless draw at Arnold Town. Sedge’s Ben Hardy hit the bar towards the end of the first half and had a second-half effort cleared off the line. A late shot from Brook Newton
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Farsley stop the rot with improved display
Dinnington Town 1 Farsley 4 Farsley put their recent woes behind them with a solid performance that ensured they stayed at the top of the Premier Division table. Neil Parsley’s men had lost four of their previous five league games, the last one at home
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Eccleshill hang on for the points
Louth Town 2 Eccleshill United 3 Eccleshill United won a five-goal thriller against Louth in Northern Counties East League Division One. The home side broke the deadlock in the second minute through Jack Debnam but the Eagles were level
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Mitchell red can't stop Bradford & Bingley victory
Bradford & Bingley 29, Middlesbrough 0 The Bees reached the halfway point in their season with a comfortable bonus-point victory over a very limited Middlesborough side. This was a workmanlike performance from the Wagon Lane side where everyone in
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Bradford Park Avenue fail to turn pressure into points
FC United of Manchester 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 Avenue suffered their first defeat under John Deacey’s current reign but the result did not reflect events at Gigg Lane. FC United’s keeper turned in a man-of-the-match display to foil the visitors and
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Booth off as Salem slip again
Ilkley 15, Bradford Salem 7 Bradford Salem are languishing 18 points adrift at the bottom after this derby defeat. Ilkley took an early 3-0 lead courtesy of a penalty from full back Peter Shanks after an off-side decision and the hosts scored the try
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In-form Keighley go third
Keighley 13, Heath 0 Keighley leapfrogged their opponents to go third on points difference with this victory. A tentative first half saw Heath’s outside half Giles Hetherington and big centre Martin Moana to the fore but Keighley’s defence held firm
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Baldwin inspires Wharfedale to end hoodoo
Wharfedale 27, Tynedale 10 At the sixth time of asking in National One, Wharfedale at last beat their bogey team – and they did it in exhilarating style. The wonder was that the margin was just 17 points, Wharfedale having dominated
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Hassan's side hammered on Baildon return
Baildon 40, Old Otliensians 0 There was no happy return to Baildon – on the pitch at least – for former player-coach Carlos Hassan. The 39-year-old was part of an Old Otliensians side who battled gamely to the end but were nilled
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Bulls 50 Halifax 8
A new-look Bulls side containing eight new signings thumped Halifax 50-8 to mark Jamie Langley's testimonial. The going was good early on as Gareth Raynor claimed a debut try within eight minutes, pouncing when James Haley spilled Danny Addy's
