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Burnley's Mears: The derby day is massive

10:50am Mon 22 Mar 10

TYRONE Mears says Sunday’s clash with bitter rivals Blackburn Rovers has taken on greater significance on the ...

Laws: Burnley will fight to the finish

9:50am Mon 22 Mar 10

BRIAN Laws has described Burnley’s battle for Premier League survival as “a tall order” but insists it will ...

Tickets still available for Burnley v Blackburn Rovers

9:20am Sun 21 Mar 10

BURNLEY still have tickets available for next Sunday’s home game against Blackburn Rovers (noon kick-off).

FULL-TIME: Wigan Athletic 1 Burnley 0

5:06pm Sat 20 Mar 10

HUGO Rodallega's stoppage time winner broke Burnley's hearts, and almost certainly turned the Clarets' Premier ...

HALF-TIME: Wigan Athletic 0, Burnley 0

4:05pm Sat 20 Mar 10

WIGAN have been denied by the woodwork, but Burnley have carved out the better openings in a goalless first ...

TEAM NEWS: Wigan Athletic v Burnley

3:01pm Sat 20 Mar 10

BURNLEY manager Brian Laws makes four changes to the side which lost last weekend's relegation six-pointer to ...

Burnley dress to impress

12:20pm Sat 20 Mar 10

BRIAN Laws is aiming to make Burnley get dressed for success and boost their survival hopes at Wigan today.

Former Burnley star not bitter after eye injury forced him to quit

11:50am Sat 20 Mar 10

GRAHAM Branch had no qualms about dropping down the divisions when his eight-and-a-half-year career with the ...

Let's win this for the fans, says Burnley boss

9:50am Sat 20 Mar 10

BURNLEY manager Brian Laws received the backing of chairman Barry Kilby this week, now he’s urged his players ...

‘Going up’ spirit call for Burnley

8:00pm Fri 19 Mar 10

CLARETS Trust bosses have urged the Turf Moor faithful to revive the spirit of the promotion campaign as Burnley ...

Allardyce: Blackburn Rovers have our very own John Terry

9:03am Mon 22 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce has urged England to give Ewood Park hero Phil Jones a chance – after admitting Blackburn Rovers ...

Blackburn Rovers manager targets a week to remember

8:59am Mon 22 Mar 10

A JUBILANT SAM Allardyce is hoping to make it a week to remember for Rovers fans.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers youth cup decider tonight

11:03am Mon 22 Mar 10

Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to deny Chelsea once more when the clubs meet in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup ...

Big Sam delighted with a point

6:30pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Sam Allardyce praised his sides second half performance, as well giving rave reviews about centre back Phil Jones.

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 1

5:55pm Sun 21 Mar 10

El-Hadji Diouf put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes, with a 69th minute header to give his side a deserved 1-1 draw.

Half Time: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Chelsea

4:48pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Didier Drogba pounced early on, to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead at Ewood Park at the break.

TEAM NEWS: Four changes for rovers

3:41pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Sam Allardyce has been forced into four changes, as injuries ravage the Blackburn squad.

Drogba is one of the best, says Blackburn Rovers defender Samba

10:20am Sun 21 Mar 10

CHRIS Samba admits Didier Drogba is one of the most powerful strikers he has ever faced – but hopes it will be ...

Beware the Chelsea backlash, warns Allardyce

12:10pm Sat 20 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce has warned his Blackburn Rovers side ‘beware the wounded beast’ after suggesting Chelsea’s ...

Blackburn Rovers keeper Brown bids to be top Drog

10:10am Sat 20 Mar 10

JASON Brown insists ‘this is my time’ as he bids to frustrate Didier Drogba & co after revealing he ...

Moores unsure over second overseas star for Lancashire

6:19pm Thu 18 Mar 10

PETER Moores says Lancashire have not decided whether to go down the line of hiring a second overseas player for ...

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 ...

Cross wants to be number one

3:48pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Gareth Cross has set his sights on becoming Lancashire’s first choice wicketkeeper in all forms of cricket ...

Saj is raring to go for Lancs

11:30pm Thu 18 Mar 10

CRICKET: Sajid Mahmood says a winter of match practice will help him be ready for the start of the new county ...

MARC HIGGINSON'S WORLD OF CRICKET: Bangladesh can become competitive in the international game

10:10am Thu 18 Mar 10

IT is too easy to write off Bangladesh and take away their Test match status, but they showed enough ability and ...

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 ...


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