Sports Diary

Friday

BOWLS

£6,250 Carlsberg Tetley Classic, Lower Hopton - Final 16 includes (6.00): Craig

Newton (Castleford) v Duncan Reeves (Pudsey), Peter Craig (Rochdale) v Graham Blenkinsop

(Ossett), Geoff Telford (Sale) v Tony Green (Mirfield), Richard Bentley (Cleckheaton) v

Andy Walker (Sheffield).

RUGBY LEAGUE

JJB Sports Super League: Leeds Rhinos v Sheffield Eagles (7.30).

SOCCER

European Super Cup: Real Madrid v Chelsea (Monaco, 7.30).

Nationwide - Division One: Crewe v Bradford City (7.45), Watford v Wolves (7.45).

Division Three: Halifax Town v Shrewsbury (7.45).

West Riding County Amateurs - Division One: Farnley v Salt OB (6.15).

SPEEDWAY

Premier League: Arena Essex v Isle of Wight (8.00). Individual: Scottish Open

Championship, Edinburgh (7.30).

Saturday

BOWLS

£2,560 Grange Classic, Edgeley Road, Stockport - Last 16 includes (5.00): Jim Parker

(Stockport) v David Scott (Silsden), Tom Heyes (Hyde) v Graeme Wilson (Elland).

CRICKET

Bradford League - Division One: Baildon v Hanging Heaton, Bowling OL v Windhill, Bradford

& Bingley v Spen Victoria, East Bierley v Yorkshire Bank, Lightcliffe v Saltaire,

Pudsey Congs v Farsley, Undercliffe v Pudsey SL. Division Two: Ben Rhydding v Hartshead

Moor, Cleckheaton v Bankfoot, Drighlington v Lidget Green, Keighley v Great Horton,

Manningham Mills v Brighouse, Morley v Yeadon, Salts v Idle.

Aire-Wharfe - Division A: Hall Park v Adel, Rawdon v Beckwithshaw, Steeton v Calverley,

Guiseley v Horsforth, Bilton v Knaresborough, Skipton v North Leeds. Division B: Alwoodley

v Addingham, Collingham v Burley, Tong Park v Follifoot, Illingworth v Green Lane, Silsden

v Ilkley, Otley v Menston.

Bradford Central - Division One: Laisterdyke v Haworth Rd, Northowram-Fields v Harden,

Oxenhope v Crossflatts, Sandy Lane v Buttershaw, Thackley v Bolton Villas, Thornton v Jer

Lane. Division Two: Ingrow v Eldwick & Gilstead, Low Moor v Denholme, Norwood Green v

Cullingworth, Salem Ath v Bingley Congs, Shelf v Allerton, Wilsden v Girlington. Division

Three: Hepworth-Idle v Denholme Clough, Park Chapel v Cross Roads, Riddlesden v Clayton,

Thornbury v BT Bradford, Westwood v Adwalton, Yews Green v Gt Horton Church.

Bradford Mutual Sunday School - Premier: Bfd Gymkhana v Muff Field, Cambing v Keighley YM,

Daisy Hill Meths v Gt Horton Meths, West Bowling v New Farnley, Graduates v Tetley St.

Premier 2nds: Gt Horton Meths v Cambing, Keighley YM v Daisy Hill Meths, Muff Field v

Bradford Gymkhana, New Farnley v Graduates, Tetley St v West Bowling. Group A: Buttershaw

SP v Bowling Bapt, Indians v Interlink, Tumblers v Bradford PO, Yorkshire LPS v Central

YMCA. Group B: Tetley St C v Park Chapel, Odsal v Daisy Hill Meths C, Westwood v Bolton

Villas, Queens Park v Baildon Meths.

Central Yorkshire - Division One: Methley v Ossett, Townville v Mirfield, Slazengers v

Staincliffe, Woodlands v Gomersal, Batley v Wrenthorpe, Liversedge v Birstall, New Farnley

v Altofts. Division Two: Scholes v Hopton Mills, Gildersome v Wakefield City, Thornhill v

Wakefield SM, East Ardsley v King Cross, Wakefield Thornes v Mirfield PC, Heckmondwike v

Hunslet Nelson, Stanley Falcons v Moorlands.

Craven - Division One: Cononley v Carleton, Embsay v Cowling, Foulridge v Bradley,

Oakworth v Haworth, Sutton v Pendle Forest, U Wharfedale v Gargrave. Division Two: Haworth

WE v Barrowford, Barnoldswick v Long Lee, Thornton v Airedale, Glusburn v Chatburn,

Keighley TC v Ingrow SJ, J Nelsons v Skipton CI.

Dales Council - Division A: New Wortley v Otley, Castlehill v Whitehall, Adel v Pudsey

Congs, NatWest v Pudsey SL, Meanwood v Rodley. Division B: Cookridge v Farsley, Mount v

Esholt, Arthington v Old Mods, Crompark v Horsforth, Ramgarhia v Farnley Hill. Division C:

Carr Manor v Crompark B, Pudsey Congs B v Hawksworth, Farsley Celtic v Mount B, Skeltons

Wood v Baildon Meths, Shipley Prov v Castlehill B.

Huddersfield - Section A: Linthwaite v Lascelles Hall, Meltham v Slaithwaite, Scholes v

Hall Bower, Broad Oak v Thongsbridge, Kirkheaton v Elland, Marsden v Skelmanthorpe,

Holmfirth v Kirkburton. Section B: Shepley v Halifax, Golcar v Primrose Hill, Elland 2 v

Kexborough, Almondbury v Rastrick, Huddersfield-Lockwood v Scholes 2, Honley v Paddock,

Armitage Bridge v Dalton.

HORSE RACING

Beverley, Redcar (eve), Cartmel, Newmarket, Nottingham (eve), Goodwood, Windsor (eve).

MOTOR CYCLING

Cadwell Park: Motor Cycle News British Superbike Championships (rounds 17 and 18), British

125cc, 600cc Championships (round nine), 250cc (round 11), National 125cc Championship

(round eight), Gilera National Scooter Championship (rounds 13 and 14), Honda CB500

Newcomers & National Cups (round seven), meeting finishes Sunday.

RUGBY LEAGUE

National Conference - Division One: Dudley Hill v Siddal (2.30). Division Two: Normanton v

Keighley Alb (2.30).

RUGBY UNION

(3.00 unless stated)

Club matches: Bradford & Bingley v Sedgley Park, Bedford v Leeds.

SOCCER

(3.00 unless stated)

FA Carling Premiership: Arsenal v Charlton, Blackburn v Leicester, Coventry v West Ham,

Everton v Tottenham, Middlesbrough v Derby, Sheff Wed v Aston Villa, Southampton v Nottm

Forest, Wimbledon v Leeds.

Nationwide League - Division One: Birmingham v Barnsley, Bolton v Sheff Utd, Huddersfield

v Portsmouth, Ipswich v Sunderland, Oxford Utd v Grimsby, QPR v Bury, Stockport v Crystal

Palace, Swindon v Port Vale, Tranmere v Bristol City, West Brom v Norwich.

Division Two: Blackpool v Gillingham, Bristol Rov v Wigan, Chesterfield v Reading, Fulham

v Bournemouth, Lincoln v Preston, Luton v Colchester, Millwall v Macclesfield, Notts

County v Man City, Stoke v Oldham, Walsall v Burnley, Wrexham v Northampton, York v

Wycombe.

Division Three: Barnet v Brentford, Brighton v Torquay, Cambridge v Hartlepool, Cardiff v

Rotherham, Exeter v Carlisle, Hull v Peterborough, Leyton Orient v Scarborough, Mansfield

v Swansea, Rochdale v Darlington, Scunthorpe v Plymouth, Southend v Chester.

Youth Alliance - North East: Darlington v Bradford City (11.00), Halifax v Hull (11.00),

Hartlepool v Huddersfield (11.00). North West: Burnley v Carlisle (11.00)

UniBond - Premier Division: Guiseley v Bamber Bridge. Division One: Bradford PA v

Droylsden, Congleton Town v Farsley Celtic.

Northern Counties East - Premier: Glasshoughton Welfare v Eccleshill Utd, Liversedge v

Selby Town, Thackley v Pontefract Colls.

West Riding County Amateurs (2.30) - Mumtaz Premier: Crag Road Utd v Wibsey, Fields v

Phoenix, Marsden v Brighouse Town, Ovenden WR v Golcar Utd, Pontefract Boro v Halifax

Irish, Tyersal v Campion. Division One: Altofts v Dudley Hill Ath, Ardsley Celtic v Hall

Green Utd, Bay Ath v Salts, Eastmoor v Otley Town, Littletown v Greetland, Overthorpe v

Pudsey Libs, Rawdon OB v Ventus/Yeadon. Division Two: Brighouse Town Res v Lower Hopton,

Dudley Hill Rngrs v Morley Town, Kinsley Boys v Keighley Shamrocks, Ovenden WR Res v

Wibsey A, Phoenix Res v Yorkshire Saints, Westbrook Wndrs v Heckmondwike Town, Steeton v

Batley Town. Division Three: Bowling v Hunsworth, Dynamoes v Westbrook Wndrs Res, Green

Lane v Tyersal Res, Low Moor v Rawdon OB Res, Rawdon v Littletown Res, Salts Res v Bowling

Celtic, Trinity Ath v Campion Res, Ventus/Yeadon Res v Altofts Res. Division Four

(Reserves): Wibsey v Crag Road Utd,

SPEEDWAY

Elite League: Eastbourne v Oxford (7.30), King's Lynn v Poole (7.45). Premier League:

Berwick v Glasgow (7.00), Stoke v Exeter (7.30).

TENNIS

Slazenger Bradford Parks League - Men (2.30) Division One: Northcliffe v Cross

Hills, Upper Armley v Pudsey, Wellholme v Batley, Bowling v Salts. Division Two: Beckfoot

v Bailey Hills, Ben Rhydding v Undercliffe, Bowling A v Upper Armley A, Eldwick v Salts A.

Division Three: Cross Hills A v St Peter's, Lister v Cleckheaton, Shelf A v Keighley,

Undercliffe A v Brackenhill. Division Four: Gargrave v Tranmere, Eldwick B v Salts B,

Riddlesden v Shelf, Brackenhill A v Eldwick A.

Women (2.00) - Division One: Bailey Hills v Beckfoot, Pudsey v Wellholme, Upper Armley v

Heaton A, Salts v Bowling, St Peter's v Heaton. Division Two, Top: Brackenhill v

Riddlesden, Eldwick v Tranmere, Keighley v Ben Rhydding. Bottom: Beckfoot A v Undercliffe,

Upper Armley A v Bowling A, Heaton B v Salts A.

Sunday

BOWLS

£12,000 Steve Green Trophy, Woolley BC, Darton, near Barnsley - Final 32

play-off includes (noon): Allan Thompson (Mirfield) v Tony Riley (Brighouse), Andrew Sykes

(Mirfield) v Steve Bowes (Bradford), Harold Whiteley (Brighouse) v David Lee (Coventry),

Glynn Cookson (Winsford) v Tony Throup (Cleckheaton), Les Haylor (Birmingham) v Paul

Sigsworth (Huddersfield).

CRICKET

AXA League

Derby: Derbyshire v Durham. Southampton: Hampshire v Middlesex. Northampton: Northants v

Kent. Trent Bridge: Notts v Leicestershire. Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Worcestershire.

Scarborough: Yorkshire v Essex.

Britannic Assurance Championship

Hove: Sussex v Glamorgan.

Bradford League - Division One: Baildon v Bowling OL, Farsley v East Bierley, Hanging

Heaton v Pudsey Congs, Pudsey SL v Lightcliffe, Saltaire v Windhill, Spen Victoria v

Undercliffe, Yorkshire Bank v Bradford & Bingley. Division Two: Bankfoot v Ben

Rhydding, Brighouse v Drighlington, Great Horton v Morley, Hartshead Moor v Keighley,

Lidget Green v Cleckheaton, Manningham Mills v Salts, Yeadon v Idle.

Bradford Area Cup - Semi-final: Dales Council B v Bradford Central (at Cookridge).

CYCLING

East Bradford CC: Colden, OT (9.00).

MOTOR SPORT

Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps.

Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship: Rounds 21 and 22, Brands Hatch Indy

Circuit.

RUGBY LEAGUE

(3.00 unless stated)

JJB Sports Super League: Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors (3.30), Salford Reds v

London Broncos, St Helens v Halifax Blue Sox, Warrington Wolves v Hull Sharks. First

Division: Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions (6.00), Hull KR v Keighley Cougars

(3.30), Swinton Lions v Whitehaven Warriors, Wakefield Trinity v Dewsbury Rams (3.30),

Widnes Vikings v Rochdale Hornets. Second Division: Barrow Border Raiders v Oldham, Batley

Bulldogs v Bramley (3.15), Lancashire Lynx v Workington Town, York v Doncaster Dragons.

SOCCER

FA Carling Premiership: Newcastle v Liverpool (4.00).

Bradford Sunday Alliance (11.00) - Premier: Albion Sports v Brown Cow (Wyke), Bolton Woods

v Hudsons, Oakenshaw v Bradford Moor, Sandy Lane v Fairweather Green, Victoria Rngrs v

Queensbury.

SPEEDWAY

Premier League Team Championship finals: Peterborough (2.30). Elite League:

Oxford v Belle Vue (7.30).

Monday

CRICKET

Britannic Assurance Championship - Southampton: Hampshire v Middlesex.

Third NatWest U-19 Test

Chelmsford: England v Pakistan (finishes Thursday).

Sovereign Healthcare Priestley Shield - Final: Cleckheaton v Saltaire (Pudsey Congs,

1.00).

Evening League Play Offs (at Idle CC) - Bowling Old Lane v Jer Lane (11.00),

Northowram/Fields v Clayton (1.30), Final approx 4.00.

Bradford Junior League Under-15s Final: Baildon v Jer Lane (Jenny Lane, 2.00, 40 overs).

Gordon Bowers Final: Undercliffe (10.00).

Worthington Trophy Final: Drighlington v Kirkheaton (Thackley, 2.00).

CYCLING

East Bradford CC: Impromptu, SR (9.00).

MOTOR SPORT

Brands Hatch: Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship (round 14).

RACING

Ripon, Newcastle, Cartmel, Huntingdon, Southwell, Warwick, Chepstow, Epsom,

Fontwell, Newton Abbot.

RUGBY LEAGUE

JJB Sports Super League - Bradford Bulls v Castleford Tigers (12.05).

SOCCER

(3.00 unless stated)

Nationwide - Division One: Barnsley v Oxford, Bradford City v Birmingham, Bristol City v

Huddersfield, Bury v Swindon, Grimsby v West Brom, Port Vale v Ipswich, Portsmouth v QPR,

Sheff Utd v Crewe (8.00), Wolverhampton v Stockport.

Division Two: Colchester v Stoke, Macclesfield v Notts Co, Northampton v Lincoln (7.45),

Oldham v Fulham, Preston v Chesterfield, Wigan v Luton, Wycombe v Bristol Rov.

Division Three: Brentford v Rochdale, Darlington v Cardifff, Hartlepool v Hull (12.00),

Peterborough v Exeter, Plymouth v Halifax, Rotherham v Mansfield (7.45), Scarborough v

Brighton, Shrewsbury v Barnet, Swansea v Scunthorpe,

UniBond - Premier: Gateshead v Guiseley. Division One: Farsley Celtic v Hucknall Town,

Radcliffe Borough v Bradford PA.

Northern Counties East - Premier: Denaby Utd v Eccleshill Utd. Liversedge v Staveley MW,

Thackley v Pickering Town.

SPEEDWAY

Elite League: Coventry v Swindon (7.30), Poole v eastbourne (4.00), Wolverhampton

v Belle Vue (7.30). Premier League: Exeter v Reading (11.00), Glasgow v Sheffield (7.30),

Isle of Wight v Arena Essex (7.30), Newcastle v Berwick (6.30), Newport v Peterborough

(2.30), Reading v Exeter (7.30).

TENNIS

Grand Slam - US Open: Flushing Meadow, New York (qualifying August 26-29, main

events finish Sunday, September 13).

Challengers - ATP: Alpirsbach, Germany (clay); Belgrade (clay); Santa Cruz, Bolivia

(clay). ITF Women: Spoleto, Italy (clay); Sofia 2, Bulgaria (clay); Manaus, Brazil (hard);

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay); Xanthi, Greece (Quick Hard); Hechingen, Germany (clay); Vial de

Conde, Portugal (hard).

Girobank Tour: Craiglockhart Tennis & Sports Centre, Edinburgh (finishes Saturday).

Tuesday

CRICKET

Britannic Assurance Championship

Bristol: Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire. Old Trafford: Lancashire v Derbyshire.

Taunton: Somerset v Worcestershire. Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Leicestershire. Headingley:

Yorkshire v Surrey.

HORSE RACING

Ripon, Uttoxeter.

SOCCER

(7.45 unless stated)

Division Two: Bournemouth v Blackpool, Burnley v Millwall, Gillingham v Wrexham. Division

Three: Carlisle v Southend, Chester v Cambridge (7.30), Torquay v Leyton O.

Wednesday

GOLF

Bradford Seniors Championship: Keighley.

HORSE RACING

York, Brighton, Newton Abbot.

SOCCER

Nationwide - Division Two: Man City v Walsall (7.45), Reading v York (7.45).

Pontins - Premier: Birmingham v Leeds (7.15). Division One: Sheff Wed v Burnley (7.00).

Division Two: Huddersfield v Sheff Utd (7.00).

West Riding County Amateurs (6.15) - Premier: Campion v Fields, Golcar v Storthes Hall,

Halifax Irish v Brighouse, Marsden v Tyersal, Phoenix v Ovenden, Pontefract Boro v

Hemsworth, Wibsey v Crag Road. Division One: Ardsley Celtic v Farnley, Eastmoor v Altofts,

Bay Ath v Greetland, Hall Green v Overthorpe, Littletown v Dudley Hill, Otley v Rawdon OB,

Salts v Salt OB, Ventus v Pudsey Libs. Division Two: Brighouse Res v Ovenden Res, Fields

Res v Dudley Hill Rngrs, Heckmondwike v Lower Hopton, Keighley Shamrocks v Westbrook,

Kinsley Boys v Yorkshire Saints, Steeton v Phoenix Res, Wibsey A v Batley Town. Division

Three: Bowling Celtic v Trinity, Dynamoes v Hunsworth, Rawdon v Green Lane, Low Moor v

Bowling.

Grattan plc Cup (Basil Smith Memorial Trophy) - Woodend Rngrs v Fagley (Eccleshill Utd,

6.45)

SPEEDWAY

Inter-League Challenge match: Hull Vikings v Bradford Dukes (7.30). Elite League:

Poole v Ipswich (7.30).

Thursday

CRICKET

AXA League

Hove: Sussex v Glamorgan (Floodlit).

GOLF

Canon European Masters - Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland.

Yorkshire Order of Merit: Nelson Grimshaw, Garforth.

HORSE RACING

York, Salisbury, Fontwell.

SOCCER

Bradford Sunday Alliance (6.15) - Premier: Albion Sports v Fairweather Green,

Bolton Woods v Sandy Lane, Bradford Moor v Queensbury, East Bowling Unity v Oakenshaw,

Hudsons v Victoria Rngrs, Ventus Utd v Brown Cow (Wyke). First Division: Chellow v Green

Man, East Ward v Stanley Road, Milestone v Bradford Moor YS, Peel Park v Crown, Queens v

Wibsey WMC, West Bowling v Calverley Vic. Division 1A: Bay Horse v Pudsey Royal, Clayton

Orient v Nags, Fire Brigade v Thornton, Greengates Alb v Fountain, Undercliffe CC v

Eccleshill Utd Res, Westwood v Bowling Hotel. Division 1B: Craven Heifer v Northern Ath,

Eccleshill Utd v Wrose Alb, Royal Oak v Station Hotel, White Eagles v St Patricks, Woodman

Rov v Springfield YC, Wrose Bull v Bolton Woods. Division 2A: Clayton Alb v Waterloo,

Dudley Hill Rngrs v Malta Court, Eccleshill CC v Ring O'Bells, Queensbury Res v

Mailcoach Odsal.

SPEEDWAY

Elite League: Ipswich v Swindon (7.30). Premier League: Sheffield v Stoke (7.45).

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