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Bradford Park Avenue seal home play-offs advantage
Mickleover Sports 1, Bradford Park Avenue 3 Bradford Park Avenue booked home advantage for the Evo-Stik League Premier Division play-offs on Thursday with victory at Mickleover Sports on the final day of the regular campaign. It was
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Cougars cash in on solid defence
Cougars 38, Workington 18 Keighley Cougars turned on the style again as they ran in six tries – but head coach Jason Demetriou was just as pleased with his defence. Having put 40 points past Rochdale the week before, the hosts won their
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Full-time: Catalan Dragons 8 Bradford Bulls 8
The Bulls maintained their unbeaten league record in Perpignan after an 8-8 draw with Catalan Dragons. Heavy rain in the south of France caused a tense, tight affair, with scoring chances at a minimum. The Dragons went in front on 14 minutes
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Two down one to go for treble-chasing Sandy Lane
Sandy Lane’s sensational season continued when they overwhelmed Stocks Lane Rangers to win the Bradford Sunday Alliance Intermediate Cup. The Division 1B champions beat their Division 1A counterparts 6-0 with goals from Danny Hook (2), Stuart
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Leeds United fading out of play-off hunt
Crystal Palace 1, Leeds Utd 0 Leeds crashed to their fourth away defeat in a row and slipped to ninth in the Championship table after losing 1-0 at Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest stay in the final play-off spot after beating Bristol
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Albion on Bay watch hoping leaders slip up
Albion Sports kept up the pressure on Premier Division leaders and champions elect Bay Athletic with a 4-1 win at Hall Green United. Brothers Jordan and Brett Missin, Jay Sobers and Joel Etienne earned them victory but Bay matched them goal
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Avenue reserves' win sets up grandstand finish
Bradford Park Avenue reserves returned to the top of the Lancashire League with a 2-1 win at Eccleshill United reserves. Aidan Day and Sam Dilliway scored the goals. Boss Mick Couzens said: “Two wins in three days sets up a grandstand
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Tri-umphant Hannah
Nick Hannah, of Brighouse, has been selected as a member of the TRI UK-sponsored race team for a series of national triathlon races throughout the 2011 season. Team manager Ali Boon said: “Nick was a natural choice when we were selecting our team for
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Carver aims to run 150 miles in a day
Otley Athletic Club’s Chris Carver wil represent England at the Commonwealth 24-hour Running Championships in Llandudno, Wales in September. Carver is confident of increasing his personal best and running more than 150 miles in a single day for the
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CITY 2 ALDERSHOT 1
David Syers nodded a dramatic late winner to lift City six points clear of the drop zone. Syers struck in the 89th minute, nodding home a Gareth Evans corner for his tenth - and most important - goal of the season. Omar Daley provided the perfect start
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Fairbank through to Trophy final
Fairbank booked a date against Park in the Wilf Ward Memorial Trophy final after ending the hopes of West Bradford Spartans 5-2 in the Spen Valley League knockout competition. Danny Davey netted both Spartans goals, including one in the opening minute
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Egged-on to have fun time
A thousand people turned out at Harold Park, in Low Moor, Bradford, to take part in an Easter egg hunt in the sunny weather. Organisers of the event handed out 300 free chocolate eggs to children taking part. Families had to hunt for letters, hidden
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City team news
Peter Jackson must have been tempted to ditch all 11 players after Saturday's drubbing at Accrington. Unfortunately options remain limited for the interim boss. So he went with only one change instead for the latest critical home game against Aldershot
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Trials racing results
Ben Hemingway tuned up nicely for the Highlands with his second victory in seven days on the brand new Beta Factory 300 at bone dry Cockhill Mines at the Yeadon-Guiseley MC Stelvio Trophy Trial on Sunday. Two stream sections tested 73 starters on Sunday
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Celebrity tailor Imtaz Khaliq makes return visit to city
A Bradford woman who shot to prominence as London’s first female tailor is to return to her home city to talk about her dramatic breakthrough in the capital. Award-winning celebrity tailor Imtaz Khaliq, whose work has been worn by celebrities
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Blues resonate for guitar-maker Andy
A lifelong love of music has built an international business for craftsman Andy Solloway, who makes unique “resonator” guitars which sell as far afield as Japan. The 46-year-old, from Skipton, takes standard electric guitars and converts them by adding
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Shock injury to firefighter at Bingley station probed by safety chiefs
A probe into how a firefighter came to be seriously injured while working at Bingley fire station, is under way. The Health and Safety Executive has been called in to investigate the circumstances in which the senior firefighter was found at
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DNA hope in hunt for teenage mum's murderer
Detectives probing the unsolved murder of a young Bradford mother ten years ago, are hoping that advances in forensic technology could provide vital clues to the identity of her killer. Tomorrow will be the tenth anniversary of the killing
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Crisis point for Bradford City
Mark Lawn today accused Bradford Council of “burying their head in the sand” over City’s Valley Parade crisis. The joint-chairman claimed the local authority are doing nothing as the club seek a solution to their problems with the stadium’s
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City youngsters triumph at tribute tournament
The 26th annual Valley Parade Memorial Tournament was held at the weekend to honour those who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire disaster. Youngsters from local junior clubs took on teams from Bradford City, Lincoln City and teams from Germany
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Diskin: It’s time for Bradford Bulls to deliver
Matt Diskin has delivered a stinging assessment of the Bulls’ recent form: Not good enough. Despite a much-improved performance in Thursday’s derby at Odsal, the former Leeds ace expects higher standards. Defeat to his former employers
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Fans deliver damning verdict on woeful Bradford City
Accrington 3, City 0 We have reached the point of no return. The fans have seen the light with the team that passes for Bradford City 2010/11. Referee Michael Naylor’s half-time whistle summoned a minute of collective realisation
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Naylor out to nail play-off spot for Leeds United
Leeds United captain Richard Naylor has emerged from a long-term injury nightmare to crack the whip on the season’s final furlong. Leeds-born Naylor made his first start for six months in Friday night’s goalless draw against Reading, having undergone
