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Get behind the players, pleads Burnley striker

1:20pm Mon 15 Mar 10

STEVEN Thompson has urged Burnley fans to get 100 per cent behind their Premier League survival bid, after boos ...

Youngsters handed Burnley contracts

11:52am Mon 15 Mar 10

BURNLEY have handed professional contracts to youth-team prospects Dominic Knowles and Michael King.

I won't chuck the towel in, says Burnley manager

10:01am Mon 15 Mar 10

MANAGER Brian Laws has vowed not to throw in the towel, despite Burnley’s poor run extending to just one win in ...

Burnley defender gets all clear

10:21am Mon 15 Mar 10

DANNY Fox has been given the all-clear after having an X-ray on a suspected broken rib.

GALLERY: Burnley v Wolves

4:26pm Mon 15 Mar 10

Pictures from Burnley's 2-1 defeat against Wolves are now online.

Burnley fan spared banning order

3:21pm Mon 15 Mar 10

A LIFELONG Clarets fan has been spared a football banning order after making a two-fingered gesture down a line of ...

Burnley's rivals Hull City relieve Phil Brown of duties

1:24pm Mon 15 Mar 10

BURNLEY'S relegation rivals Hull City have today relieved Phil Brown of his duties as manager.

FULL-TIME: Burnley 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2

4:54pm Sat 13 Mar 10

Burnley have slumped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to fellow relegation strugglers Wolves in crunch game at Turf ...

HALF TIME: Burnley 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

3:49pm Sat 13 Mar 10

A terrible error from Tyrone Mears has gifted Wolves the only goal of an otherwise quiet first half at Turf Moor.

TEAM NEWS: Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2:20pm Sat 13 Mar 10

Brian Laws has handed recalls to Andre Bikey and Wade Elliott for today’s visit of fellow strugglers ...

Blackburn Rovers boss hits out at referee Howard Webb

2:38pm Mon 15 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Rovers manager Sam Allardyce had a few choice words for referee Howard Webb after his side's defeat at ...

Defending at Spurs was suicidal, says Blackburn Rovers boss

1:30pm Mon 15 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce has accused of Blackburn Rovers of committing “suicide” at White Hart Lane on Saturday after a ...

World Cup worry for Blackburn Rovers keeper

9:55am Mon 15 Mar 10

PAUL Robinson’s World Cup dreams have been left hanging in the balance as Blackburn Rovers anxiously await news ...

GALLERY: Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers

4:34pm Mon 15 Mar 10

Pictures from Rovers' 3-1 defeat at White Hart Lane are now online.

FULL-TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 3 Blackburn Rovers 1

2:50pm Sat 13 Mar 10

A ROMAN Pavlyuchenko brace gave Tottenham a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at White Hart Lane this afternoon.

HALF TIME: Tottenham 1 Blackburn Rovers 0

1:40pm Sat 13 Mar 10

JERMAIN Defoe's injury time goal has given Tottenham a 1-0 half time lead at White Hart Lane.

TEAM NEWS: Dunn returns for Rovers

12:30pm Sat 13 Mar 10

DAVID Dunn returns to Blackburn Rovers' starting line-up for today's Premier League clash at White Hart Lane as ...

Goals are everyone's problem on the road, says Blackburn Rovers boss

11:00am Sat 13 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce’s managerial career has never previously seen him bothered by travel sickness, but the Rovers ...

Tottenham wrecked my World Cup dream, says Blackburn Rovers defender

10:00am Sat 13 Mar 10

PASCAL Chimbonda is resigned to his international career already being over after admitting his Tottenham move ...

Blackburn Rovers boss wary of Tottenham Hotspur striker

6:54pm Fri 12 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce is hoping that he will not be on the receiving end of another reminder from Peter Crouch tomorrow ...

New boys Salesbury snap up Rishton's Rostron

8:36am Thu 11 Mar 10

RIBBLESDALE League new boys Salesbury have swooped to sign Rishton all-rounder Richard Rostron as their ...

D-day for Lancashire's Old Trafford revamp

11:01am Thu 11 Mar 10

TODAY is D-Day for the future of cricket at Old Trafford as planning chiefs decide whether to give the green light ...

Red Rose meeting moved

8:44am Thu 11 Mar 10

The 2010 annual general meeting of Lancashire County Cricket Club has been put back by two days and will now ...

Kumar's Lancashire switch in doubt

10:40am Wed 10 Mar 10

LANCASHIRE fear they may miss out on Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara – if a proposed Test series in India ...

County cricket stars on Blackburn brewery tour

4:17pm Wed 10 Mar 10

Lancashire cricket stars toured Blackburn’s Thwaites brewery yesterday as a new season beckons

Lancashire captain looking for final piece in jigsaw

10:44am Tue 9 Mar 10

GRITTY Lancashire captain Glen Chapple is determined to see the Red Rose bloom this summer – and reckons that ...

Ribble Valley cricketer bids for longest run-up in history

9:08am Tue 9 Mar 10

A RIBBLE Valley cricket fanatic is set to take the longest bowling run-up in history – jogging 26.2 miles from ...

Lancashire coach looks forward to Flintoff return

4:05pm Mon 8 Mar 10

Lancashire coach Peter Moores has "no doubt at all" that Andrew Flintoff will play again.

Jimmy Anderson takes a break from Barbados trip

3:57pm Mon 8 Mar 10

Burnley pace ace James Anderson will not be on the plane when Lancashire fly off to Barbados for their pre-season ...

Blackburn Northern quit the Ribblesdale League

8:36am Thu 4 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Northern have quit the Ribblesdale Cricket League – but could make a return in 12 months time.

Old Trafford back on the world map

6:50am Sat 13 Mar 10

OLD Trafford’s future as one of the world’s great cricket venues looks rosy after planners approved a ...

MARC HIGGINSON'S WORLD OF CRICKET: Young guns can turn heat on senior trio

4:53pm Wed 10 Mar 10

IT is fantastic that England coach Andy Flower is prepared to unleash young pace bowlers Ajmal Shahzad and ...

Chapple aims to be ever-present

7:30am Wed 10 Mar 10

CRICKET: Veteran captain Glen Chapple is aiming to play in every game for Lancashire this summer.

Moores hopeful of Freddie return

5:03pm Mon 8 Mar 10

CRICKET: Lancashire coach Peter Moores has “no doubt at all” that Andrew Flintoff will play again.

MARC HIGGINSON'S WORLD OF CRICKET: Eoin Morgan can be the new Michael Bevan

10:03am Thu 4 Mar 10

ENGLAND have unearthed a real gem in Eoin Morgan.

Du Plessis vows to return to Lancashire

6:20am Tue 2 Mar 10

Francois du Plessis says he still hopes to be able to play for Lancashire at some point in the future after ...

Lancashire lose du Plessis appeal

6:20am Mon 1 Mar 10

Lancashire have lost their appeal to keep South African batsman Francois du Plessis for the 2010 county season ...

MARC HIGGINSON'S WORLD OF CRICKET: Cookie could crumble in skipper role

7:40am Thu 25 Feb 10

IT is a worrying state of affairs that there are a dearth of future England captains in the current squad.

We need to nurture out own talent

9:30am Thu 18 Feb 10

ANOTHER new star is about to light up the international scene for England but, unfortunately, he is another ...

Lancashire aim to hone their bowling attack

8:10am Wed 17 Feb 10

Stephen Moore believes Lancashire’s bowling attack will be the key to the club’s chances of winning the ...


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