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Keighley boxer Muhammad Ali crowned English elite champion

KEIGHLEY'S Muhammad Ali has won his first national senior title after winning the 52kg crown in the England Boxing Elite Championships. The 18-year-old, who is a graduate from Bradford College's elite boxing programme, beat Blane Hyland of Salisbury

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Queensbury ruled by brilliant Bowling in Odsal cup final

West Bowling 50, Queensbury 10WEST Bowling produced a magnificent team performance to completely demolish a leaden-footed Queensbury in the Jack Senior Bradford Cup final at Odsal.The carnage started when Wests wingman Karl Spring sprinted clear to touch

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Century star Westwood makes Yorkshire work hard in field

YORKSHIRE'S bowlers were thwarted by Warwickshire opener Ian Westwood's unbeaten 151 during today's opening day of their LV= County Championship match at Headingley. The left-hander provided the bedrock for the visitors' 270-4 from 97 overs, which

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Jones is Keighley Cougars' hero with match-winning drop kick

Keighley Cougars 23 North Wales Crusaders 22 PAUL March was pleased his side managed to eek out a dramatic late victory against Crusaders thanks to a last-gasp drop goal from Danny Jones. Cougars were on the back foot for much of the first

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Fringe benefits for Silsden despite defeat

Winsford United 2, Silsden 0SILSDEN finished tenth in the North West Counties League Premier Division despite a final-day defeat at mid-table rivals Winsford United.The Cobbydalers had a scratch side out but that handed invaluable experience to three

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No cup final tonic for Farsley

FARSLEY boss Neil Parsley was left with more questions than answers as his side slipped to a 3-1 defeat ahead of Thursday's Evo-Stik League Cup final. Parsley's men had a tough last league fixture in Division One North as they headed to promotion

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Bradford Park Avenue bow out with stalemate

North Ferriby United 0, Bradford Park Avenue 0 BRADFORD Park Avenue earned a point from a difficult trip to FA Trophy winners North Ferriby United. It was the final round of league fixtures as the Vanarama Conference North regular season ended

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Bower's Lions get ready to roar against Fylde

Oxford City 4, Guiseley 2FOLLOWING defeat at Oxford City on the final day of the regular season, Guiseley will face AFC Fylde in the Vanarama Conference North play-offs this week.The fifth-placed Lions host second-placed Fylde, who just missed out on

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Late goals see Albion clinch top-ten spot

ALBION Sports were guaranteed to be the highest finisher of the three Bradford area clubs in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division but they just climbed into the top ten with a 3-1 home win over Staveley MW in their last game.

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Leeds United boss Neil Redfearn happy to stop the rot

LEEDS manager Neil Redfearn was delighted to see his side end a five-match losing run as they came from behind to beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Hillsborough. The home side took the lead through a first-half Chris Maguire penalty but two second-half

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Wharfedale finish with a flourish

Wharfedale 29, Hartpury College 3WHARFEDALE threw off the tag of plucky losers in the last league game of the season with a superb display against highly-placed Hartpury.Dale competed from the kick-off and had the lion's share of possession and territory

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Brownlee claims Cape Town success

OLYMPIC champion Alistair Brownlee recovered from a fall to claim victory in his return to World Triathlon Series action in Cape Town.The 27-year-old Bingley Harrier, who missed the first three events of the season due to an ankle injury, sprinted away

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Slater beats rain to speed Bradford & Bingley to victory

BRADFORD & Bingley are the early pacesetters in Division One of the JCT600 Bradford League after wrapping up a ten-wicket victory over Lightcliffe before rain swept in and caused widespread disruption.Paceman Matt Simpson (5-43) and spinner Noman Ali

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Khan ton sets up Bradford Moor stroll

ONLY half of the opening weekend's 18 Bradford Mutual Sunday School League matches were completed due to the bad weather.Bradford Moor were the solitary team in Group A to complete their game in positive fashion as they beat Bradford Gymkhana.Ghazanfer

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Andrabi ensures Bradford Moor beat weather

NO A Division club has a 100 per cent record after rain interrupted the second weekend of Dales Council League fixtures.Halifax Direct, who had won on the opening weekend, made 212 (Muhammad Chaand 66, Naz Khan 58, Mohammed Asghar 6-47) but Naveed Andrabi

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Hundreds take part in St George's Day parade in Bradford

HUNDREDS of youngsters put their best feet forward today to mark St George's Day by parading from City Park to Bradford Cathedral.Up to 400 Scouts, Beavers, Cubs and Explorers, in full colourful uniforms, were bathed in warm sunshine. After a grand unfurling

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Three people arrested after police car is damaged during pursuit in Bradford

Inquiries are ongoing after three people were arrested in Bradford after a police pursuit. The incident began just before 4.30am yesterday when a Peugeot car failed to stop for officers in Wakefield Road and then made off. Officers began a

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VIDEO: England manager Roy Hodgson joins emotional scenes at Valley Parade as fire disaster victims are remembered

It was an emotional day at Valley Parade as the 56 people who died in the fire disaster almost 30 years ago were remembered in the presence of England manager Roy Hodgson and FA chairman Greg Dyke. Striker Jon Stead scored the only goal as Bradford

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Westwood century holds up Yorkshire

Tim Bresnan and Steve Patterson picked up a wicket apiece during the first afternoon of Yorkshire’s clash with Warwickshire at Headingley, with the visitors reaching tea at 176-3 from 65 overs. Bresnan struck in his first over after lunch when

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Yorkshire frustrated after early Bresnan strike

YORKSHIRE found bowling tough going at Headingley this morning despite striking after just three balls against Warwickshire. Tim Bresnan helped the hosts make the ideal start to their third LV= County Championship match of 2015 by getting visiting

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FT: Doncaster 38 Bradford Bulls 56

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Police find 20 skunk cannabis plants worth £11,000 at Bradford man's house

POLICE found 20 skunk cannabis plants worth more than £11,000 at the home of a Bradford man.Bradford Crown Court heard that Karl Rouse, described as a hardworking man, had grown the cannabis for his own use but would have sold any surplus to friends and

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Trapped woman cut free from car which rolled over after collision

FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a woman free from a car which mounted a roundabout and rolled over in the early hours of this morning.The victim, in her early 30s, was trapped when the Skoda RS estate in which she was a passenger crashed after a collision with

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Young Bradford woman could face jail over unlawful wounding incident

A YOUNG woman has been warned she could face custody after admitting unlawful wounding.Jade Proctor, 22, of Flockden Road, Bradford, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to wounding Ian Butterfield, on April 9 this year.Her barrister, Howard Shaw, said

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Car written off after arson attack in Bradford

ARSONISTS set fire to a Mazda3 car, parked in the street in Sutton Crescent, Tyersal, Bradford. Firefighters from Bradford station were called to the scene at 1.30am today and spent an hour putting out the blaze after the fuel tank caught fire. The car

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Woman hurt in motorway collision near Bradford

A WOMAN passenger was hurt when she was trapped in a two-car collision on the M62 near Bradford.The victim suffered a suspected spinal injury, not believed to be serious, when the Ford Focus she was in collided with a Ford Ka on the westbound carriageway

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Bradford residents welcome plans for new entertainments complex

CITIZENS of Bradford have given a big thumbs up to plans for a new entertainments complex in the city centre. Proposals for a six-screen 'boutique' cinema, four large restaurants and a corner cafe, on the Broadway site, have been unveiled for public

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Bradford bus strike to go ahead on April 27 after talks break down - list of routes to be affected

A 48-HOUR bus drivers strike in Bradford will go ahead from tomorrow after talks broke down. LATEST: BUS STRIKE CAUSING 'MASSIVE DISRUPTION' IN BRADFORD AS 162 SERVICES CANCELLED A total of 380 staff members will walk out of the First Bradford