SADDLEWORTH’S George Ford won his 50th rugby union cap for England against Japan at Twickenham on Saturday (Nov 17). Leicester Tigers’ fly-half reached the landmark…
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Tag: Saddleworth sport news
Expanding local badminton club forms new second team
TWO teams mean double the action each week for ever-expanding Saddleworth Badminton Club. The first match of the season was for Saddleworth ‘B’ who lost…
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Grasscroft girls star for England
GRASSCROFT girls Yasmin Roebuck and Alicia Scholes have just returned from a tour to Australia with the England U17 netball team. Both girls, who each…
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Runaway success for Oscar at sports awards
SADDLEWORTH had two major winners at the 16th One Future Oldham Sports Awards. Eleven-year-old Oscar Schofield, from Denshaw, picked up the sports achiever award while…
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Greenfield girls claim cup glory
GREENFIELD Cricket Club’s girls’ team has won the Lady Taverners U11s Lancashire League. The softball tournament was held at Urmston and Greenfield defeated the hosts…
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Ayla strikes gold
ATHLETE Ayla Hewitt’s remarkable run of success has continued. The 15-year-old from Diggle won three gold medals at the Oldham schools’ athletics championship. Ayla, who…
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Big-match preview – Oldham v Whitehaven clash
WITH five clubs chasing three Betfred League 1 play-off spots – and four of them on 26 points – Oldham can’t afford to slip up…
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Roughyeds player banned for nine months for ‘ref assault’
THE RFL has reported on its website that Oldham forward Danny Bridge has been fined £75 and banned for nine months by an Independent Operational…
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Talking Frank: Bunn hopes to re-ignite Latics and bring back the glory days
OLDHAM Athletic’s promotion push is being masterminded in Saddleworth. Home for new manager Frank Bunn is Uppermill where he has been based since his playing…
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What a belter! Nat’s the way to do it
MOORSIDE’S Natasha Watkins is a triple world champion at karate at the age of 16. The former Hodge Clough primary pupil came away from the…
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