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Super start to new season

11:38am Wednesday 16th July 2008

LEIGH Miners Rangers are preparing for the time-honoured season curtain-raiser as the 28th Carlsberg Super Cup will get underway later this month.

Batterley blasts Leigh back to top

11:33am Wednesday 16th July 2008

MATCH-DAY sponsors ATG Access were treated to a magnificent unbeaten hundred by Andy Batterley as Leigh CC beat Liverpool by 56 runs to go joint top of the division.

Getting a taste of new home

11:31am Wednesday 16th July 2008

LEIGH Genesis FC full-timers Richard Chetcuti, Josh Wilson, Jon Goulding and Jordan Stepian have tried out the pitch at the new Leigh Sports Village Stadium for the first time.

Genesis promise value for money

11:30am Wednesday 16th July 2008

WITH a revitalised team and new stadium the time to support Leigh Genesis FC has never been more attractive.

Genesis too strong for Colls

10:25am Wednesday 16th July 2008

Atherton Colls 0 Leigh Genesis 5: Genesis were far too strong for Colls in the opening friendly of the season, which the visitors won 5-0.

Cricket scorelines

11:03am Tuesday 15th July 2008

Scorelines from the weekend's Bolton League and Association matches. Bolton League:

Khan on form with fine century

11:01am Tuesday 15th July 2008

Bazid Khan hit top form with bat and ball to lead Spring View to a 59 run win in the Bolton Association clash at home to Standish.

Flintoff celebrates England return in crucial win

9:53am Tuesday 15th July 2008

Andrew Flintoff sealed his return to the England squad by helping Lancashire to a six-wicket County Championship win over Hampshire at the Rose Bowl yesterday.

Atomic Kitten at Haydock Park

11:12am Monday 14th July 2008

A PERSONAL appearance by Atomic Kitten is the highlight of Haydock Park Racecourse's third and final music night of 2008 on Saturday.

Brothers miss out on The Open

10:34am Friday 11th July 2008

BURY’S golfing brothers Sean and Ciaran Doherty were given a taste of how difficult playing a links course can be when they took part in the local final qualifying round for The Open at Birkdale this week.


UK News

Fears grow for future of Assembly

Mark Durkan said Northern Ireland Assembly may need to be recalled

Updated 5:57pm Sunday 20th July 2008

Concerns for the future of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government heightened after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess.


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