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Boxing: Local boxer wins representing England

Queensway ABC amateur boxer Joseph Crawford made the long journey north to Cumbria worthwhile on Friday night by winning after being selected to represent England in an England versus Scotland representative team match hosted by Whitehaven ABC.

Date Published 22/06/2018


Football: Rochdale AFC’s pre-season friendly games

Rochdale will face Championship sides Hull City and Middlesbrough at the Crown Oil Arena this pre-season.

Date Published 22/06/2018

Sailing: Father and daughter win spring series at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Richard Marsh and daughter Lauren won the series and lead the first race and took a second place on the day in the last races of the spring series at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Cricket: Pawson and Townsend strike hard as Heywood continue to enjoy cup

A commanding home performance against Egerton saw Heywood Cricket Club maintain their good record in knockout competitions this season.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Cricket: England women break Twenty20 world record

Rochdale-born England captain Heather Knight’s team have broken the women’s Twenty20 international record – just hours after a new record was set by New Zealand on Wednesday (21...

Date Published 21/06/2018


Cricket: First loss for Heywood Seconds

Heywood Cricket Club’s second team finally lost their unbeaten record in Division Four East of the Greater Manchester League at the ninth time of asking.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Cricket: Heywood lose as Denton chase down rain-affected target

Heywood Cricket Club’s away day torment came back to haunt them in a rain-affected defeat at Denton St Lawrence.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Rugby League: Mayfield at Wigan St Pat's for mouth-watering cup clash

Craig White takes his NWML side into the North West Men’s League cup on Saturday.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Cricket: Heywood Cricket Club Teams for Thursday and weekend

Heywood’s senior side face the first of a three-game spell with a rare outing on a Thursday.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Cricket: Thornham cup ties

This weekend coming sees two cup ties take place for Thornham Cricket Club with the first team taking on Bolton Deane and Derby on Sunday 24 June at Rochdale Road, Slattocks.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Cricket: Norden crash out of Worsley Cup

For the second weekend running Norden crashed out of a major cup competition. They followed on their Lancashire Knockout exit with defeat in a quarter-final of the JW Lees...

Date Published 18/06/2018


Cricket: JW Lees Lancashire League results

Worsley Cup:

Crompton 222-3 (Denis Louis 85, Mohammed Jamal 80no), Darwen 156-8;

Date Published 18/06/2018

Cricket: Miserable weekend for Norden ends with third defeat

Having gone out of the Worsley Cup on Saturday, and being beaten by Ramsbottom in a T20 match on Friday, it didn’t seem like Norden’s weekend could get any worse.

Date Published 18/06/2018


Rugby League: Hunslet Club Parkside 30 – 0 Rochdale Mayfield

Mayfield travelled to top of the Kingstone Press National Conference League Premier Division, unbeaten Hunslet Club Parkside on Saturday in hope of a good performance that could...

Date Published 18/06/2018

Judo: Sophie Cox wins European Judo Masters

Littleborough’s two-time judo Olympian and double BJJ World Champion Sophie Cox (5th Dan) won her second European Judo Masters title in Glasgow on Saturday.

Date Published 18/06/2018


Rugby League: Pilkingtons 6 - 34 Mayfield

Mayfield NWML beat Pilkingtons on Saturday despite missing a couple of players due to first team call ups.

Date Published 18/06/2018

Rugby Union: Littleborough RUFC Under 18 captain selected for Wigan Warriors

The Littleborough RUFC Under 18 captain has been selected for a spot in Wigan Warriors new Under 19 ladies team.

Date Published 18/06/2018


Whitworth runners grab all three top spots in fell race

Three students from Whitworth Community High School excelled in Whitworth Sports Festival’s Fell Race.

Date Published 18/06/2018

Cricket: Second away win for Heywood Cricket Club under 18s

Heywood Cricket Club under 18s recorded their second consecutive away victory, this time at Walshaw.

Date Published 15/06/2018


Karate: Dojo karate members gain black belts

Three members of The Dojo Karate Centre gained their black belt at the recent gradings.

Date Published 14/06/2018

Rugby League: Mayfield facing toughest game of the season

Rochdale Mayfield face arguably their toughest game of the season so far on Saturday with their trip to Leeds, where they face undefeated league leaders Hunslet club, Parkside.

Date Published 14/06/2018


Cricket: Heywood Cricket Club teams for the weekend

Heywood’s first and second teams hope to continue their progress in Greater Manchester League Cup competitions on Sunday.

Date Published 14/06/2018

Cricket: Rochdale-born Heather Knight captains England women to a 69 run one-day international win

England won by 69 runs to level the one-day international series against South Africa on Tuesday (12 June).

Date Published 13/06/2018


Cricket: Young Rochdale cricketers catch the eye

Rochdale Cricket Club’s Junior Section has received a boost in recent days with a number of their talented youngsters being selected for representative cricket.

Date Published 13/06/2018

Rallying: Encouraging result for Brown’s Belgian return

Steve Brown secured another solid finish for his newly developed Nissan Micra kit car last weekend, taking eighth in class 3F and valuable championship points at Rally van Wervik...

Date Published 13/06/2018


Cricket: Chapman’s day as he rescues Rochdale at Accrington

Rochdale Cricket Club endured a familiar top order collapse at Accrington on Saturday and at their lowest point were 8 for 3 but a memorable performance by Ben Chapman saved the...

Date Published 12/06/2018

Cricket: Norden pile on the runs to defeat Milnrow

For those who like big hitting Saturday’s match between Norden and Milnrow was a joy to watch with Norden scoring 320 for seven and Milnrow all out for 223.

Date Published 12/06/2018


Boxing: Danyal Mahmood takes gold in the Lonsdale Box Cup

Queensway ABC boxer Danyal Mahmood won a gold medal in the Lord Lonsdale Box Cup.

Date Published 12/06/2018

Cricket: Battling Heywood progress after rain-affected national club victory

Heywood’s victory over Delph at Crimble in the third round of the Royal London National Club Championship was unanticipated to say the least.

Date Published 12/06/2018


Cricket: Late order obstacles leave Heywood with too big a mountain to climb at Edgworth

Almost 550 runs totalled by both teams from 100 overs on the day, two Heywood players record fine half-centuries in a commendable run chase but an away loss for Heywood.

Date Published 12/06/2018

Cricket: Heywood take it to wire, but Royton edge victory

Heywood Monkeys’ fell to Royton Renegades in their latest Marston’s T20 Cup competition outing.

Date Published 12/06/2018


Cricket: Norden crash out of LCF Knockout

Norden crashed out of the LCF Knockout on Sunday beaten heavily by Roe Green at Stag Park. They managed only 114 runs in a batting performance that was disastrous.

Date Published 12/06/2018

Cricket: Evans and Kaye opening show paves way for win for Heywood Seconds

An opening partnership of 97 between Steve Evans and Jacob Kaye, followed by a clinical bowling performance by spin double act Chris Kaye and Lee Clarkson, paved the way to a...

Date Published 12/06/2018


JW Lees Lancashire League results

First XI

Accrington 88 (Ben Chapman 4-14), Rochdale 185 (Ben Chapman 67, Michael Harling 42, Janith Liyanage 4-40);

Date Published 12/06/2018

Brad Wade signs first professional contract

Brad Wade has signed his first professional contract with Rochdale AFC.

Date Published 11/06/2018


Rugby League: Bolton Mets 12 - 44 Littleborough

In a repeat of last month's clash between Bolton Mets and Littleborough Rugby League, the away side once again dominated the opposition.

Date Published 11/06/2018

Rugby League: Mayfield 18 - 24 Myton

The first two minutes of this game summed up how the afternoon would go for Mayfield: Lewis Butterworth made a 40m break – only for the move to be snuffed out by the enthusiastic...

Date Published 11/06/2018


Cricket: Pagett and Kaye debut in T20 rain-affected win

A rain-hit clash away to Littleborough Lions resulted in Heywood Cricket Club Monkeys scoring their first victory – on rate rate – in their Marstons T20 Group.

Date Published 08/06/2018

Cricket: Solid all-round show lifts seconds to another victory

Heywood Cricket Club’s Second XI pulled off another notable victory as they extended their unbeaten start to the season.

Date Published 08/06/2018


Cricket: Heywood Cricket Club teams for the weekend

Five games over the coming weekend results in a hectic schedule for Heywood Cricket Club players.

Date Published 08/06/2018

Cricket: Thomas and Morley prosper at Lancashire

Olivia Thomas and Jack Morley are continuing to fly the flag for Heywood Cricket Club at county level.

Date Published 08/06/2018


Boxing: Allana Shaw wins England Boxing National School Championship title

11-year-old Allana Shaw made history on Saturday 26 May by becoming the first female boxer from Rochdale to win the England Boxing National School Championship title.

Date Published 08/06/2018

Football: Middleton Colts celebrate Sunday League clean sweep

Middleton Colts are celebrating the end of a fantastic season with a clean sweep of titles in the Oldham Sunday League.

Date Published 08/06/2018


Commonwealth Games medal winners invited to reception at Downing Street

Medal winners in the recent Commonwealth Games, including a woman from Whitworth, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street on Monday (4 June).

Date Published 07/06/2018

Karting: Podium for Seb Moore

Seven-year-old Seb Moore came second overall at the BKC National on Lydd Race Circuit in Kent last weekend.

Date Published 07/06/2018


Sailing: Richard Marsh and daughter Jessica win three races at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Richard Marsh, with daughter Jessica, kept his RS200 going to win all three races at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club.

Date Published 07/06/2018

Thornham Cricket Club officially open new clubhouse and bar

Thornham Cricket Club officially opened its new clubhouse and bar on Sunday (3 June).

Date Published 07/06/2018


Rugby League: Mayfield face bottom club Myton Warriors

Mayfield entertain bottom club Myton Warriors at the Mayfield Sports Centre on Saturday.

Date Published 07/06/2018

Cricket: Dawson leads fight back

The sun may have been high in the sky, but a large black cricketing cloud was hanging over Redbrook on Sunday.

Date Published 06/06/2018


Judo: Izzy Haigh North West Area Champion

Judo Jackson's Izzy Haigh has become the North West Area Champion after she was ranked number one in the Ippon League's under 28kg category.

Date Published 06/06/2018

Local cage fighters taking part in Manchester Fight Festival

Professional cage fighters Martin Stapleton and Antonio Sheldon are set to fight in Manchester on Saturday 7 July as part of Gio Goi and ICE FC’s Fight Festival.

Date Published 05/06/2018


Rugby League: West Hull 18 – 2 Rochdale Mayfield

Mayfield’s National Conference League team travelled to Humberside on Saturday to face West Hull. Again forced into changes due to other commitments and injuries, Mayfield...

Date Published 05/06/2018

Rallying: Brown takes revamped Nissan kit car to Wervik

The striking Nissan Micra kit car of Steve Brown will be heading across the English Channel this week, as the Rochdale driver aims to get valuable points on the board in the...

Date Published 04/06/2018


Cricket: Cross anchors Heywood innings, McQuinn and Schofield blow away Greenmount batting

A trio of key individual performances inspired Heywood to another vital home victory in the Greater Manchester Premier League.

Date Published 04/06/2018

Cricket: Martin sends Norden spinning to defeat

A career best return of seven for three by Paddy Martin sent Norden spinning to defeat at Lowerhouse on Sunday.

Date Published 04/06/2018


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