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Let's beat Preston for our fans, says Burnley star Fox

9:00am Thu 9 Sep 10

DANNY Fox is determined to win Saturday’s clash with local rivals Preston North End as a gift for the Burnley ...

Burnley keeper puts his hand to Beast book

11:03am Thu 9 Sep 10

TWO years ago Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen was a relatively little-known figure in Denmark, but tomorrow he will ...

Burnley captain's goal is win over former club

10:55am Wed 8 Sep 10

GRAHAM Alexander is aiming to transfer his derby scoring record against Burnley into goals for the Clarets against ...

Burnley players return from international duty

10:55am Wed 8 Sep 10

Jack Cork is the only one of Burnley's quartet who have been on international duty yet to return.

FULL-TIME: Burnley Reserves 3 Accrington Stanley Reserves 1

8:51pm Tue 7 Sep 10

MICHAEL Duff put himself into contention to face Preston North End on Saturday after coming through tonight's ...

Burnley pair in frame for Preston return

9:04am Tue 7 Sep 10

BURNLEY manager Brian Laws has been handed a double derby day fitness boost after injured duo Chris Iwelumo and ...

Tributes paid to Nelson Claret fan Ken

11:51am Tue 7 Sep 10

A CLARETS fan who held a Burnley season ticket for 61 years has died suddenly at home after a short illness.

Burnley FC blog: Superior? Those days are long gone, Preston

4:50pm Tue 7 Sep 10

Stephen Cummings column: A couple of small but pleasant side effects of our short sojourn in the Premier League was ...

Burnley FC jury question of the week

3:00pm Mon 6 Sep 10

WHAT changes, if any, should be made to Burnley's starting line-up for Saturday's match against Preston North End?

Burnley veteran looking to renew rivalry with Blackburn Rovers

10:40am Mon 6 Sep 10

WHEN Graham Alexander stood side by side with David Dunn at the opening of a new birthing centre in East ...

Syed's attempts to buy Blackburn are still ongoing

4:58pm Thu 9 Sep 10

MR Ali Syed's attempts to buy Blackburn Rovers remain ongoing despite rumours suggesting a potential deal was ...

Allardyce: Blackburn Rover winger gets better with age

9:02am Thu 9 Sep 10

SAM Allardyce believes El-Hadji Diouf is getting better with age – but admits the controversial winger needed ...

Former Blackburn Rovers defending relishing 'West Ham style'

10:59am Thu 9 Sep 10

FORMER Blackburn Rovers full back Lars Jacobsen believes he will be more suited to West Ham United’s style of ...

Blackburn Rovers are right for me – Diouf

10:48am Wed 8 Sep 10

MAME Biram Diouf says he knows already that he has made the right decision by joining Blackburn Rovers – and he ...

Benjani on target for Blackburn Rovers reserves

1:51pm Wed 8 Sep 10

BENJANI scored as Blackburn Rovers Reserves were beaten 4-3 at Arsenal last night.

Blackburn Rovers blog: Fitting to give Dunny testimonial

11:03am Wed 8 Sep 10

Chris Flanagan's column: It would be fitting if David Dunn’s Blackburn Rovers career was marked at some point.

David Dunn's Rovers story: part two

6:10pm Tue 7 Sep 10

IN the second of an exclusive three-part series on David Dunn, who celebrates 10 years with Blackburn Rovers, the ...

Benjani in vow to repay Blackburn Rovers boss

9:08am Tue 7 Sep 10

BLACKBURN Rovers new boy Benjani is determined to repay Sam Allardyce’s faith in him as he bids to silence the ...

Blackburn Rovers bidder Syed set to reply

9:09am Tue 7 Sep 10

BLACKBURN Rovers suitor Ahsan Ali Syed is formulating a response about allegations made against them by BBC Radio 5.

David Dunn's Rovers story: part one

6:50pm Mon 6 Sep 10

IN the first of a three-part series, David Dunn talks about his 10 seasons at Ewood Park, his England call-up, ...

Ribblesdale League title race to go to the wire

4:48pm Wed 8 Sep 10

THE destination of the 2010 Ribblesdale League title will not be decided until a final super Saturday as the two ...

Retiring Settle captain set for final senior match

3:57pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Settle’s long-serving captain and experienced campaigner Andrew Davidson is calling it a day at senior level ...

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Read keep up pressure with Salesbury win

4:43pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Read's professional Jon Harvey claimed six wickets as they got home at Salesbury.

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Narrow win over Whalley for Great Harwood

4:34pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Great Harwood beat Whalley by 10 runs in a good game at The Cliffe.

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Baxenden Settle for home win

4:20pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Deposed champions Baxenden were winners as they made a winning seasonal sign off from Back Lane with a 23-run ...

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Edenfield ease past Wanderers

4:15pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Edenfield’s batsmen prospered at Church Meadow as they beat Ribblesdale Wanderers, passing the home side’s 166 ...

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Barnoldswick bag Earby bragging rights

4:06pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Barnoldswick claimed the West Craven bragging rights as they beat near neighbours and rivals Earby by 59 runs at ...

Ribblesdale League Saturday: Cherry Tree lose controversially at Padiham

4:11pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Cherry Tree lost their place in the Lancashire Cup spots after being beaten in their big game at Padiham – but ...

Lancashire League Sunday: In-form Todmorden hammer Rishton

3:52pm Wed 8 Sep 10

Todmorden continued their stunning run of form as they hammered Rishton by nine wickets at Blackburn Road.

Somerset put Lancs under cosh

9:11am Thu 9 Sep 10

SOMERSET have the advantage after two days of their LV= County Championship match against Lancashire at Taunton ...

England star fires Broadside at cheats

9:03am Tue 7 Sep 10

STUART Broad insists there can be no excuse for any cricketer to be caught up in corruption because the warnings ...

Karl feels he’s bloomed with Red Rose

9:04am Tue 7 Sep 10

KARL Brown believes he has improved his game considerably even though he has not played much firstteam cricket ...

Salpietro joins great Miandad

9:05am Tue 7 Sep 10

ATHER T ON ’ S Daniel Salpietro became only the second player in the history of the Bolton Association to ...

Farnworth one win from glory

9:06am Tue 7 Sep 10

FARNWORTH are just one weekend away from a remarkable double after an intriguing weekend left them one point ...

Deering targets double success with Darcy boys

9:15am Fri 3 Sep 10

JIMMY Deering aims to lead Darcy Lever’s assault on the Bolton Association’s runners-up spot this weekend ...

Circle set for title showdown at Walkden

9:15am Fri 3 Sep 10

FARNWORTH Social Circle captain Matt Parkinson believes the destination of the Bolton League title will be ...

MARC HIGGINSON'S WORLD OF CRICKET: ICC must be decisive for good of game

9:12am Thu 2 Sep 10

WORLD cricket’s governing body, the ICC, must act swiftly and decisively if the sport is not to become ...

Mahmood passes 500 runs mark

6:35pm Wed 1 Sep 10

Sajid Mahmood passed 500 runs in this season’s County Championship campaign yesterday to help put Lancashire ...

Betting scandal will hit Bolton cricket

8:30am Tue 31 Aug 10

LITTLE Lever professional Waqas Ahmed admits the betting scam scandal that has rocked the cricketing world will ...


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