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Home comfort as Bradford & Bingley break Wagon Lane duck
Bradford & Bingley 17 Stockport 13 The Bees put together their most cohesive display of the season to claim their first home victory of the season. Success was founded on solid defence and the control exerted in midfield from stand-off
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Cleckheaton can't crack Huddersfield defence
Huddersfield YMCA 12 Cleckheaton 7 Cleckheaton were not able to turn possession into points as Huddersfield’s defence proved key to victory. The visitors elected to play with the stiff breeze at their backs for the first half but YMCA went
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Myers' magic gets Wharfedale off the hook
Hull Ionians 25 Wharfedale 32 Wharfedale notched their second away victory but did not have it all their own way against a side who had lost all seven of their league matches. It followed the script in the first half as three tries, plus clinical
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Carter claims hat-trick in Keighley points spree
Keighley 53 Acklam 26 This was an emphatic win for Keighley as they continued to show an improvement in form. They went ahead when a driving maul after a lineout led to a try in the corner for hooker Will Armitage. A long pass from Danny
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Grayson delight at 'awesome' Wibsey defence
Wibsey 27 Rossington Hornets 14 Wibsey’s former director of rugby Dave Grayson, who is mentoring their coaches until Christmas, paid tribute to an heroic defensive display as they notched their first league win of the season to move off the bottom
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Bradford Park Avenue conquer class divide to earn replay
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1 There may have been 30 league places between these two sides battling for a place in the first round proper of the FA Cup at Horsfall Stadium today but it was not obvious which was higher ranked.
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Bradford City boss Parkinson ready for ‘tough’ FA Cup tie at Rotherham
Phil Parkinson believes the FA Cup first round offers the perfect chance to put one over Rotherham. The Millers did the double last season when both sides won promotion from League Two, with City failing to score in either game. There is no
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Thackley edge out managerless Liversedge in derby delight
Thackley reclaimed top spot in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division after a 2-1 derby win over managerless Liversedge at Dennyfield. Sedge opened the scoring, Billy Grogan netting in the ninth minute, but the Dennyboys
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Luckless Otley succumb to Sedgley Park
Sedgley Park 43 Otley 23 Otley were undone by four cruel bounces as they slipped to defeat. The first was partly of their own making when they failed to catch the Park kick-off, getting themselves under pressure and conceding a penalty scored
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Points a bonus for depleted Old Grovians
Burley 29 Old Grovians 28 Old Grovians’ director of rugby Martin Whitcombe had mixed emotions after this derby. He said: “We led for most of the game and it would have been nice to have got five points away from home. “Anthony Griffin got
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Positives in defeat for Baildon
Baildon were unlucky to gain just a losing bonus point in a 22-15 defeat at home to West Leeds. Leading 15-14 with 12 minutes left through tries from No 8 Tom Craven and young prop Sam Thompson, the Jenny Laners conceded a late try and penalty.
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Ellington double brushes aside ten-man Borough
Farsley AFC 2, Radcliffe Borough 0 Farsley overcame enforced changes due to a glut of suspensions to ease to another three Evo-Stik League points in Division One North. Neil Parsley’s men were comfortable winners without really hitting the
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Bradford Park Avenue in graffiti attack before key FA Cup tie
Bradford Park Avenue’s Horsfall Stadium was targeted by vandals over the weekend, just hours before the club hosted a high-profile FA Cup tie. The club made an appeal via its website asking for volunteers to help clear up graffiti prior to this
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Silsden fall apart in extra time
Silsden 1, Formby 4 (after extra time) Silsden exited a fourth knockout competition at the first time of asking this season as they were dumped out of the North West Counties League Cup in extra time. As a Premier Division side, the Cobbydalers
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Bradford Salem fourth after surviving late scare
Bradford Salem 29 Roundhegians 28 Bradford Salem moved into fourth place with this win but they were hanging on at the end as Roundhegians missed the chance to steal victory with the last kick of the game. Salem went 7-0 down but drew level
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Pupils dip into science in Heaton
A group of pupils at a Bradford primary school helped scientists from across the world carry out research for a Marie Curie-funded project. Ten students at Brackenhill Primary School joined scientists from countries, including Italy, Germany, France
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Man fights for life after Bradford car accident
A pedestrian is fighting for his life after being in a collision with a car in Bradford on Friday. Police said the man, aged in his 30s, was crossing Wakefield Road during a heavy downpour when a black Mercedes-Benz E280 collided with him. The
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No end in sight to Leeds United away blues
Huddersfield Town 3, Leeds United 2 Leeds boss Brian McDermott could not hide his disappointment after a fifth straight away defeat and a fifth loss in seven league games for his team. Huddersfield striker Jon Stead upstaged United’s new loan
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Home incentive for Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue have missed out on league opposition in the FA Cup first round. The winners of this afternoon's fourth qualifying round clash with Kidderminster will be at home to either Hemel Hempstead Town or Sutton United, who replay on
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Hundreds take part in Bradford City Runs
Hundreds of determined athletes braved cold and difficult conditions to take part in the 2013 Bradford City Runs this morning. More than 400 runners took part in the event, tackling five kilometre, ten kilometre or half-marathon routes around the
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It's Rotherham away for Bradford City
City will travel to bitter Yorkshire rivals Rotherham in the FA Cup first round. There is no love lost between the two sides who were both promoted last season. Steve Evans's Millers won both encounters. The game at the New York Stadium takes
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Steeton fundraiser's cash boosts children's hospice
A fundraiser for a children’s hospice has handed over a donation. Lynda Corser, of Steeton, presented a further £900 to Martin House, at Boston Spa. The latest cash was raised through a party held by Mrs Corser and her husband Clive to celebrate
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Baildon resident’s fury at rugby fans’ parking
People living near a rugby club say they are driven mad by inconsiderate parking as some fans leave vehicles in gardens and block drives. Victoria Thomspon and neighbours on Merlinwood Drive, Baildon, have contacted the police and Bradford Council
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Frustration as bid to bring stock cars and speedway back to Odsal held-up
A stock car racing boss vying to bring the sport back to Odsal with a six-figure investment spoke of his frustration at not being able to find the “right people to talk to” since Bradford Bulls’ change of ownership. Steve Rees, of Startrax, said
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Bid to trace family of World War Two Bradford airman Douglas Brigg Birbeck
The relative of a serviceman who died when his aircraft was shot down during World War Two is trying to trace the family of his Bradford crewmate to mark the 70th anniversary of the tragedy. Louise Dexter, whose uncle Sgt Ronald Hoole was killed
