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Cowen and Hurd are national diving finalists
Keighley-based divers Jenny Cowen and Chloe Hurd both took part in finals at the British Gas Diving Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield last night. Cross Roads’ Cowen (City of Leeds) was particularly impressive in the women’s ten-metre platform preliminaries
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Keighley Cougars left with nothing to savour
Cougars 16, Halifax 30 Player-coach Jason Demetriou blasted his Cougars players after they were beaten by Halifax in what he described as their “worst performance of the season”. It was the first time that Keighley did not get anything out of a game
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TT comeback races are money in the bank for Hutchinson
Ian Hutchinson believes his tentative return to Isle of Man Tourist Trophy racing last week has left him well placed to get back on the podium in the near future. The Bingley racer’s return to racing on the island in 2012 was only ever going to be a
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Golf results
BRADFORD SCRATCH LEAGUE – Division One: Shipley 4, Bingley St Ives 4 (D Rowley bt T Brushwood 1hole, A Ingham lost to M Evans 1hole, J Ireland lost to R Hillas 2&1, J Simpson bt A Town 6&5); Skipton 6, Baildon 2 (G Stocker bt I Martin 3&1, J
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Brownlee back with a bang
World champion Alistair Brownlee marked his first race back from injury with victory at the Blenheim Triathlon. The 24-year-old Bingley Harrier, who is one of Britain’s best hopes for Olympic gold this summer, had not raced since winning the world title
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Village's knitting project is a real purl!
Saltaire might have a reputation as being a tight-knit community, and now there is a creative project in the village that is leaving the community in stitches. Keith Lander, who lives in the village, is the man behind the Big Saltaire Knit, aimed at
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Nicholson and Deegan are last-wicket heroes as Cleckheaton triumph
Cleckheaton’s last-wicket pair of Mally Nicholson and Andrew Deegan snatched a dramatic win at Lightcliffe on the day Farsley moved off the bottom of the JCT600 Bradford League First Division table with a resounding 113-run win at Bradford & Bingley
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McGrath: Bring me sunshine for start of Yorkshire’s T20 matches
Anthony McGrath column Hopefully the start of Twenty20 can bring with it some sunshine! Our week just gone in Colwyn Bay was very similar to the last time we were there in 2004. Back then we played 51 overs and this time it was only 34. Not only
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Woodlands show their champion toughness
Woodlands are not only a good side, they also know how to win. That’s why they are 43 points clear at the top of the JCT600 Bradford League First Division, having won all their seven matches. Their rivals struggle to match that sort of consistency,
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Girlington are new leaders in Mutual Sunday merry-go-round
On another week affected by the weather, Girlington took advantage of other rivals not playing to become the third different club in three weeks to lead Group A in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League. Hallfield, batting first, made 219 all out,
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Cullen ousted by 160 UK Open stunner
Joe Cullen enjoyed a strong run to the last 16 of the Speedy Services UK Open in Bolton before losing a thriller to Jamie Caven. The Bradford youngster had beaten Jim Walker and Colin Lloyd, conqueror of defending champion James Wade, to reach
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Shipley Providence keep their nerve to win Dales Council thriller
Apperley Bridge continue to set the pace at the top of Division A after their latest Dales Council League success at Halifax Direct. Batting first, the leaders blasted 283-5, with Zafar Jadoon Khan hitting an unbeaten 125 and Mohammed Kurshid 67. In
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Man's death at house 'not suspicious' say police
Police investigating the sudden death of a man in Swain House, Bradford, say it is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were called to a property on Greenwood Mount at 8.50am on Saturday, where they remained for most of the day to try
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Man, 31, shot in leg in 'targeted attack'
A 31-year-old man is being treated in hospital after he was shot in the leg in a “targeted attack” in Bradford last night. The local man was shot as he was walking to his car after visiting shops on Clayton Road, close to the junction with
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Gillespie has positive Yorkshire outlook despite rain
Jason Gillespie gave a glowing half-term report to his Yorkshire charges as they reached the mid-point of the Championship season in second place in their battle for promotion. As the first-team coach left a rain-soaked Colwyn Bay ground on Saturday
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Bronte moor campaigners back wind farm cuts bid
Campaigners fighting plans for wind turbines in Bronte country have welcomed reports that the Government is considering making deeper cuts to subsidies for onshore wind farms. Chancellor George Osborne is said to be fighting for a 25 per cent
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Police hunt gunman after 'targeted attack' on man in street
A police hunt for a gunman was continuing today after a man was shot in a “targeted attack” in Bradford on Saturday. The 31-year-old local man was left with a bullet wound to his leg after the shooting which took place as he walked back to his car from