- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
Sport
Blues boss hoping for squad boost ahead of Mickleover Sports test
FRICKLEY Athletic boss Peter Rinkcavage is keeping everything crossed that some of his walking wounded are passed fit to face Mickleover Sports in the crucial Evo-Stik Premier Division clash on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).
Countdown to Super League XVII - Amor fully committed to Wakefield Wildcats
PROP Kyle Amor insists he’s fully committed to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats despite signing a contract that allows Leeds Rhinos the option to re-sign him midway through the campaign.
Derby County’s Miles Addison still on Barnsley radar
THE transfer window may have slammed shut on Tuesday night but Barnsley boss Keith Hill hasn’t ruled out further bolstering his squad when the loan market reopens next week.
Barnsley prove there’s life without Vaz Te
BARNSLEY went some way to proving there’s life without top-scorer Ricardo Vaz Te by ending Derby County’s seven-game unbeaten run at Oakwell last night.
Wilson still confident of Hemsworth promotion despite Leeds Medics setback
HEMSWORTH RUFC fell to defeat in their top-of-the-table clash with Leeds Medics and Dentists on Saturday but head coach Mark Wilson is still confident his men can secure promotion this term.
Local Sport
Barnsley reject ‘derisory’ bid for Vaz Te from West Ham United
BARNSLEY boss Keith Hill has confirmed the Reds have rejected a “derisory” bid for top-scorer Ricardo Vaz Te from West Ham United.
Depleted Blues prove a point at Kendal
FRICKLEY Athletic continued their good form by picking up a creditable point from a tough trip to Kendal Town.
Hemsworth looking for bumper crowd for top-of-the-table clash with Leeds
HEMSWORTH RUFC head coach Mark Wilson is calling on the people of Hemsworth to come along and support his men in their crunch top-of-the-table clash with Leeds Medics and Dentists this weekend.
Patched-up Blues look to complete Kendal Town double
FRICKLEY Athletic boss Peter Rinkcavage will take his patched-up squad to in-form Kendal Town looking to upset the formbook once again on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).
Wildcats and Tigers kick-off Magic Weekend at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium
WAKEFIELD Trinity Wildcats and Castleford Tigers will kick-off this year’s Magic Weekend at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
National Sport
Lawrie leads in Doha
Paul Lawrie is looking to bridge a 13-year gap as he goes into the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters with a one-stroke lead.
Best calls for Ireland consistency
Rory Best has urged Ireland to build on the consistency they displayed during the World Cup when their RBS 6 Nations opens against Wales on Sunday.
Farrell ready for Murrayfield chaos
Assistant coach Andy Farrell is confident England's inexperienced side can thrive on the hostility, history and "chaos" that lies in wait for them in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.
Fixtures off as cold snap bites
Portsmouth's home match against Hull became the first npower Championship fixture to fall victim to the weather as it was postponed due to a frozen pitch on Saturday morning.
Pakistan in the driving seat
England had no answer to Younus Khan and Azhar Ali as the duo ground out a position of ominous authority for Pakistan on day two of the final Test.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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