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CLASSIC BATTLE!

CLASSIC BATTLE!

WHEN changes were made to the rules there was a lot of unhappiness. Read

Clegg again firmly on the march

HUDDERSFIELD billiards champion Tony Clegg is on the march again as he goes in search of a ninth Open crown. Read

Award is something council should be proud of

Award is something council should be proud of

Yesterday Sustrans, the charity behind cycling and walking routes won The People’s £50m Lottery contest. Here MELVYN GIBSON, Team Leader of Kirklees Cycling Forum, reveals the background to the success of traffic-free Greenways in Kirklees Read

Rathod fighting for British crown

Rathod fighting for British crown

RICHARD RATHOD is competing in the British Championships tomorrow. Read

Paula enjoys debut-season success

HUDDERSFIELD Rifle Club welcomed the most successful medalist in Commonwealth Games history when Mick Gault was chief guest at the club’s annual dinner. Read

Read is ready!

ALL the big names came through the preliminary round unscathed, so holder Robert Read now gets to grips with Simon Stockwell at Lindley WMC in the first round of this season’s SMileS Huddersfield Open Snooker Championship. Read

Dragons battle but lose out

HOCKEY AN injury-stricken Lockwood Park Dragons battled both the elements and an in-form Didsbury, finally going down 6-3.Laura Benson had an inspirational game as sweeper, playing with strength and determination, while newcomer Amy Smeaton produced a creditable performance linking well with Sarah Blackburn, Amanda Sowerby and Kelly Fillingham.Didsbury scored first, but Sowerby levelled with an aerial shot from a short corner, only for the visitors to net twice more by half time.Lockwood attacked furiously at the start of the second half, but Didsbury showed how to score.Striker Liz Green eventually latched onto a drive, which she converted, but the visitors netted twice more to wrap up the contest before Green scored a consolation. Read

Dedication key for Katy: Lonsbrough

Dedication key for Katy: Lonsbrough

THE Olympic Games, often referred to as the greatest show on earth, are the ultimate goal for any sportsperson. Read

Hitman must take his time: Hare

JAMES HARE believes Ricky Hatton should take his time before deciding whether he has a future in boxing. Read

Another Clancy gold with Great Britain!

FORMER Holme Valley Wheeler Ed Clancy helped Great Britain to a second team pursuit gold medal in less than a fortnight as part of the pursuit team who rode to glory in the second round of the World Cup series in Beijing, China. Read

Whitwam wins opening-day competition

HOYLE INGS is an independent angling club. Read

Moorhouse powers to hat trick glory!

Moorhouse powers to hat trick glory!

GREG MOORHOUSE fired a hat trick as Huddersfield produced their best in the biggest game of the season so far to beat Wakefield Seconds 3-2. Read

BIG HAT TRICK!

Big hat trick!

BOROUGH of Kirklees have bagged a hat trick of national swimming titles. Read

Peakers keep it in the family

FATHER and son, David and Matthew Peaker, have both won through to the intermediate stages of the English Billiards Championships. Read

Broadley and Tidbury in great form as Phoenix rise

PHOENIX A comfortably beat Kirkburton D 7-2 in the Huddersfield and District Badminton League Division III. Read

Breaking boundaries excites Davies

THESE notes are being written on the veranda of a golf complex clubhouse overlooking verdant fairways and shimmering blue ponds. Read

Radcliffe ‘disturbed’ by admission

PAULA RADCLIFFE has been “disturbed” by reports of Christine Ohuruogu’s apparently relaxed attitude to one of her three missed drugs tests. Read

Clancy earns GB team gold

FORMER Holme Valley Wheeler Ed Clancy helped Great Britain win team pursuit gold in the latest round of track cycling’s World Cup series in Sydney, Australia. Read

Top award for athlete Sanders

World 400m silver medalist Nicola Sanders has been voted the British Olympic Association Athlete of the Year.Sanders, also winner of the European Indoor 400m title, received the accolade at the UK Athletics Awards ceremony held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.The award was presented by former Olympic 400m gold medalist David Hemery with the criteria being ‘to recognise the performance and commitment of an athlete who has proved the embodiment of the Olympic ideal.’ Read

Hull KR’s bid turned down

FARTOWN turned down an offer of £4,000 from rugby league rivals Hull Kingston Rovers for the services of second-row forward Ken Bowman. Read

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