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Exit claims will drive me to succeed, says Burnley boss

10:01am Thu 18 Mar 10

BRIAN Laws refuses to be fazed by false speculation about his future as Burnley boss, insisting it has served to ...

Burnley FC blog: Laws will never go Megson way

3:23pm Wed 17 Mar 10

Chris Flanagan column: After the boos of Saturday, the debate raged among some Burnley fans. Will Brian Laws become ...

Burnley chief Kilby slams 'ludicrous' Laws story

11:13am Wed 17 Mar 10

Burnley chairman Barry Kilby has blasted a national newspaper story claiming the club are looking for a ...

Burnley's McCann set for surprise return

10:18am Wed 17 Mar 10

CHRIS McCann is poised to hand Clarets manager Brian Laws a surprise fitness boost by playing a part in the ...

East Lancs derby rivals’ charity clash

11:53am Wed 17 Mar 10

EAST Lancashire’s big football rivalry will help to raise funds for a cancer charity this weekend ahead of the ...

Burnley relegation rivals Portsmouth deducted nine points

11:35am Wed 17 Mar 10

The Premier League have confirmed a nine-point deduction for Burnley's relegation rivals Portsmouth to take place ...

Burnley relegation rivals Hull City appoint new manager

10:55am Wed 17 Mar 10

HULL City, currently one place below Burnley in the Premier League, have appointed Iain Dowie as their new manager.

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers derby game arrangements revealed

6:02pm Tue 16 Mar 10

FANS will be taken into Turf Moor up to two-and-a-half hours before kick-off for the East Lancashire derby match ...

Burnley FC blog: It’s difficult to see how Clarets will survive

4:00pm Tue 16 Mar 10

Stephen Cummings column: No single week defines the course of any team’s season. But it is difficult to escape ...

Burnley quintet sign new contracts at Turf Moor

10:52am Tue 16 Mar 10

BURNLEY have handed new contracts to five of their up-and-coming young players.

FULL TIME: Blackburn Rovers youth 0 Chelsea youth 1

8:53pm Wed 17 Mar 10

TOM Hitchcock's first half own goal has left Blackburn Rovers' under 18s a mountain climb after losing this ...

HALF TIME: Blackburn Rovers youth 0 Chelsea youth 1

7:49pm Wed 17 Mar 10

TOM Hitchcock's 24th minute own goal has given Chelsea a 1-0 half time lead in tonight's FA Youth Cup semi final ...

Blackburn v Chelsea: FA Youth Cup semi-final preview

12:20pm Wed 17 Mar 10

GARY Bowyer believes Blackburn Rovers under 18s’ run to the semi final has given them the taste for the big time ...

FA Youth Cup semi-final preview: Seize the moment, says Blackburn Rovers young gun

10:50am Wed 17 Mar 10

PHIL Jones has urged Blackburn Rovers’ stars of the future to ‘seize the moment’ and prove to the Ewood ...

East Lancs derby rivals’ charity clash

11:53am Wed 17 Mar 10

EAST Lancashire’s big football rivalry will help to raise funds for a cancer charity this weekend ahead of the ...

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers derby game arrangements revealed

6:02pm Tue 16 Mar 10

FANS will be taken into Turf Moor up to two-and-a-half hours before kick-off for the East Lancashire derby match ...

Blackburn Rovers blog: Spurs defeat carried few positives

4:00pm Tue 16 Mar 10

John Myles column: Sam Allardyce was asked by the Sky Sports presenter if he took any positives from Rovers latest ...

Samba: Blackburn Rovers in good hands with Brown

10:11am Tue 16 Mar 10

CHRIS Samba has backed Jason Brown to fill the goalkeeping void left at Ewood Park after Paul Robinson’s World ...

Threat to vandalise home of Blackburn Rovers player

11:12am Tue 16 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Rovers star David Dunn has been warned of a plot to vandalise his home by painting it claret and blue.

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 ...

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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