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Sam wins national senior diving medal
Bradford Esprit Club member Sam Thornton has won a medal at the British Gas National Diving Cup in Southend. Paired with Daniel Goodfellow (Cambridge Diving Team) in the men’s three-metre synchro, he took silver with 340.08 points. There
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Healthy living campaign in Holme Wood
Forty people keen on healthy living headed to Holme Wood Activity Centre earlier this week to learn about how to keep fit. Community interest company Healthy Lifestyle held the event with lottery cash from Awards For All. Healthy Lifestyle try to help
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Odsal Sedbergh's derby bravery proves in vain
Odsal Sedbergh 12, Brighouse Rangers 14 Odsal Sedbergh put up a valiant fight in their Pennine League Division Two derby before losing to Brighouse Rangers yesterday. Sedbergh faced a tough task against leaders Rangers and certainly
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Eccy thumped by promotion rivals Handsworth
Eccleshill United 2 Handsworth 5 The Eagles had their wings clipped as they turned in one of their worst displays of the season to lose to one of their Northern Counties East League promotion rivals for a second successive Saturday. Ian Banks was hoping
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Walshaw to the rescue once again for Guiseley
Histon 2 Guiseley 2 Guiseley leapt two places to second in the Blue Square Bet North with a draw at mid-table Histon but it could have been so much better for the Lions. With neighbours FC Halifax Town suffering a postponement at
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Farsley are done four at Lancaster!
Lancaster City 4 Farsley 1 There was more frustration for Farsley as they slumped to their biggest defeat of the season in Evo-Stik Division One North. Lancaster City are one of Farsley’s rivals for promotion and they set down a marker with
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Matthews' introduction Works wonders for Bradford Park Avenue
Worksop Town 0 Bradford Park Avenue 2 Recent signing Nicky Matthews came off the bench to open his account for Avenue with a superb strike, rounding off a fine victory and sounding a warning to the other Premier Division promotion-chasers. There was
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Brighouse and Thackley celebrate away wins
A solid first-half performance was enough for Brighouse to overcome Arnold Town 3-1 in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Brighouse broke the deadlock midway through the first half when Nick Jaggar headed in from a corner
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More frustration for Albion Sports and Silsden
The area’s two semi-pro clubs who have endured most postponements this season, Albion Sports and Silsden, were left sitting it out yet again at the weekend. Albion should have hosted Bottesford Town at Horsfall Stadium but the match referee called the
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Lee raises pots of cash in snooker marathon
A family member of a Bradford soldier who lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan raised hundreds of pounds with a 12- hour snooker marathon. Sapper Benjamin Lee, 19, of Odsal, was searching for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) when he was
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Bradford Salem's reshuffled back line earns the plaudits
Bradford Salem 38, Doncaster Phoenix 5 Bradford Salem kept the pressure up on SSE Yorkshire Division Two leaders Barnsley with a bonus-point win over mid-table Doncaster Phoenix at Shay Lane yesterday. In only their second game in six weeks, Salem
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Hull FC 46 Bradford Bulls 6
Hull FC 46 Bradford Bulls 6 Jamie Langley was carried off on a stretcher as the Bulls were subjected to a thumping defeat in their final pre-season friendly at Hull FC. He was knocked out cold in the fourth minute following a heavy clash of heads
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Baildon stutter to victory
Baildon 23, York RI 13 After their 13-try demolition of Newton Aycliffe in the RFU Junior Vase last weekend, Baildon stuttered to their seventh consecutive SSE Yorkshire Division Three league win in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Jenny
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Bonus-point win for Keighley
Castleford 3, Keighley 34 Keighley continued their winning ways in SSE Yorkshire Division One with a bonus-point victory over Castleford yesterday. Early pressure gave Keighley territorial advantage and a penalty for Alex Brown.
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Enterprising Cleckheaton rattle leaders
Cleckheaton 22, Billingham 26 Despite outscoring the SSE North One East leaders by four tries to two, Cleckheaton had to settle for two bonus points in a keenly-contested encounter on a heavy Moorend pitch yesterday. Billingham were
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No cakewalk as Bees give Stephens first victory
Bradford & Bingley 27, Beverley 25 Bradford & Bingley gave Colin Stephens a win in his first game in charge yesterday but this was far from a comfortable SSE National League Three North victory as Beverley’s backs continually found gaps
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Cullen shines in Benidorm
Wyke’s Joe Cullen fired an 11-darter to beat Scott Rand in the opening Players Championship tournament of the year in Benidorm. Cullen beat Kirk Shepherd 6-3 before seeing off Rand 6-5, winning the deciding leg against the darts with throws of 140,180
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Otley can't capitalise on electric start as they finish with tense draw
Otley 22, Leicester Lions 22 “How did we let that one slip away?” said Otley’s director of rugby Tom Rock to no-one in particular in the bowels of the Cross Green changing rooms yesterday. Otley made an electric start, scoring a try after 30 seconds
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Wharfedale play full part in pulsating contest as Jersey extend winning run
Wharfedale 14, Jersey 32 It was the measure of this fine Jersey side that they were able to up their game when it was needed in this excellent, pulsating high-level SSE National League One contest yesterday. Their 15th win in an unbroken
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Plans for new school buildings in Bradford
Plans have been submitted to Bradford Council for new school buildings to house the city’s first free secondary school which opened last year. The Kings Free Schools and Academies Trust has applied for permission to alter, demolish and extend storage
