FRIARMERE are considering their future in the ‘elitist’ Greater Manchester Cricket League and a permanent move back to Yorkshire. Gary Kershaw, club secretary and treasurer,…
View More Friarmere Cricket Club may switch leagues
Category: Sport
Uppermill tempt Kyle Hogg out of retirement
FORMER Lancashire cricketer Kyle Hogg has been lured out of retirement by Uppermill who have named him head coach and first-team captain for the forthcoming…
View More Uppermill tempt Kyle Hogg out of retirement
Not the end for marathon man Sinfield
KEVIN Sinfield has 2.5 million reasons to look around thinking, ‘What the heck happened?’ But his epic marathon efforts are not the end of it,…
View More Not the end for marathon man Sinfield
Roughyeds’ player Bridge banned for failed drugs test
OLDHAM RLFC player Danny Bridge has been banned after testing positive for cocaine after Roughyeds’ game at Whitehaven last year. The second row forward, who…
View More Roughyeds’ player Bridge banned for failed drugs test
Remembering Shane, a rugby giant
SADDLEWORTH Rangers and the wider rugby family are mourning the death of Shane ‘Jocky’ Wilson at the age of 50. Rangers’ chairman, who had been…
View More Remembering Shane, a rugby giant
Sponsored bike ride set to raise £25,000 to support family
RUGBY greats Kevin Sinfield and Barrie McDermott were among 35 riders who took part in a sponsored bike ride which is expected to raise £25,000…
View More Sponsored bike ride set to raise £25,000 to support family
Doyle handed contract extension by Manchester City
MANCHESTER City have handed a four-year contract extension to midfield player Tommy Doyle. The 19-year-old, the grandson of City greats Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe,…
View More Doyle handed contract extension by Manchester City
New signing Stott no stranger
JAMIE Stott is looking forward to the biggest game of his career months after being released by Oldham Athletic. The Failsworth-raised defender has helped Stockport…
View More New signing Stott no stranger
Anthony new England coach
FORMER Oldham Athletic youth team player Anthony White has been appointed England men’s national goalkeeping coach. It is the latest chapter in the remarkable journey…
View More Anthony new England coach
Oldham Leisure Centres to temporarily close as Greater Manchester enters tier four
LEISURE centres across Oldham will temporarily close with immediate effect from December 31, 2020. The closures are in light of the latest COVID-19 situation, which…
View More Oldham Leisure Centres to temporarily close as Greater Manchester enters tier four