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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 ...

Blackburn Rovers and Burnley Premier League podcast week 31

4:28pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Will Burnley beat the Premier League drop? Starting with this weekend's trip to Wigan, our sports team examine the ...

Burnley at Wigan Athletic: early team news

4:15pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Scotland striker Steven Fletcher will return for Burnley at Wigan tomorrow after missing three games with a broken ...

We’ve got quality to survive, insists Burnley winger

3:40pm Fri 19 Mar 10

WADE Elliott’s Wembley wonder goal made him Burnley’s £60million man. But the winger knows staying in the ...

Burnley skipper still playing his part

12:30pm Fri 19 Mar 10

INJURED captain Steven Caldwell has only led the team out for battle 10 times this season, but manager Brian Laws ...

Burnley star backs drive to give prejudice the boot

12:25pm Fri 19 Mar 10

CLARETS defender Andre Bikey is backing a campaign to tackle racism in football after he once had to carry a gun ...

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 ...

I had too much flair for Dalglish, says Blackburn Rovers old boy Wegerle

6:50pm Fri 19 Mar 10

ROY Wegerle joined Blackburn Rovers with the club on the brink of the Premier League. It was the days of Jack ...

Blackburn Rovers and Burnley Premier League podcast week 31

4:28pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Will Burnley beat the Premier League drop? Starting with this weekend's trip to Wigan, our sports team examine the ...

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea: early team news

4:13pm Fri 19 Mar 10

Sam Allardyce has a number of injury problems to cope with ahead of Blackburn’s game against Chelsea on Sunday.

Pressures are too much, says Blackburn Rovers manager

5:25pm Fri 19 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce admits the world of football management has become a ‘scary place’ and claims if he had the ...

Ewood spirit is priceless, says Blackburn Rovers defender Salgado

10:20am Fri 19 Mar 10

MICHEL Salgado insists Blackburn Rovers can defy the financial odds against Chelsea on Sunday after claiming Sam ...

Fan's 10,000-mile trip to see Blackburn Rovers hits the buffers

9:00am Fri 19 Mar 10

A BLACKBURN Rovers fan travelled all the way from his home in Australia to see his team play – only to miss the ...

Blackburn Rovers blog: This is no time to face Drogba and Chelsea

6:00am Fri 19 Mar 10

Chris Flanagan's sports blog: If Chelsea’s forward line already possesses the Incredible Sulk, Blackburn Rovers ...

Blackburn Rovers jury question of the week

6:21pm Thu 18 Mar 10

With Chelsea visiting Ewood on Sunday and home games against Manchester United and Arsenal still to come, can ...

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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