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KEIGHLEY COUGARS: Next home match

After a very close encounter against Batley the Keighley Cougars next home game is on Sunday 4th March at 2pm against Oldham in the Northern Rail Cup. If the last match is anything to go by it will be a very exciting and entertaining match. Well worth the admission fee! So come down to Cougar Park for what promises to be a great match. Adults Ł14 entry, Concessions Ł7 and under 16's Ł5. Sponsorship opportunities are available so please contact the club on 01535 606044.

Prince's Trust Football Initiative helps disadvantaged young people into work

Prince Charles

Prince Charles hosted Premier League football stars yesterday (21.02.12) to mark 15 years of his Prince's Trust Football Initiative....

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Wed 22nd Feb, 2012 | 1:22pm

Keighley MP makes final appeal to save Cougars' funding

Keighley and Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has made a second and final appeal to the Leader of Bradford Council to release much-needed grant assistance to the Keighley Cougars....

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Mon 20th Feb, 2012 | 3:12pm

Event with squash number one will serve up a few tips

Nick Matthew

The Sheffield-born world squash number one has confessed to big match nerves of a different kind ahead of his In Conversation With event at Sheffield Hallam University next month....

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Wed 15th Feb, 2012 | 4:48pm

Keighley MP "appalled" at proposal to withdraw Cougar funding

Keighley and Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has written to the Leader of Bradford Council to demand the immediate withdrawal of a plan to halt annual grant funding for the Keighley Cougars....

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Fri 3rd Feb, 2012 | 8:45pm

Gary Fawcett, Chairman of Keighley Cougars Rugby Club

How long have you been chairman?

Two years

What changes have you brought to the club?

I believe I have brought a business focus to the club to ensure that there is long term viability and sustainability.

more...Thu 26th Jan, 2012 | 4:43pm

GB claim World Cup diving bronze

Divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow win Britain's first medal at London's Aquatics Centre.

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22 Feb 2012 11:52 pm

Bergamasco banned for Six Nations

Mauro Bergamasco will miss the rest of the Six Nations after the Italy flanker is banned for four weeks after punching Ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb.

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22 Feb 2012 11:17 pm

Hull 0-0 Brighton

Hull City miss a host of chances as they draw with Brighton in the Championship clash at the KC Stadium.

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22 Feb 2012 10:29 pm

VIDEO: Jowell defends Olympic ticket sales

Shadow Olympics minister Tessa Jowell defends the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) over their handling of the ticketing process.

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22 Feb 2012 10:20 pm

Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian

Michael Higdon scores a hat-trick as Motherwell beat Hibs to move closer to second-top Rangers in the SPL.

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22 Feb 2012 9:52 pm

Marseille 1-0 Inter Milan

Andre Ayew heads home a corner in injury time to give Marseille a slender advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie with Inter Milan.

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22 Feb 2012 9:42 pm

Day set to swap Scarlets for Bath

Scarlets lock Dominic Day will leave the Welsh region and join Bath on a three-year deal at the end of the season, the English club have confirmed.

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22 Feb 2012 9:14 pm

Hamilton praises new car's speed

Lewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.

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22 Feb 2012 8:32 pm

Celtic v Dunfermline

Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's game between Celtic and Dunfermline in the Scottish Premier League.

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22 Feb 2012 7:53 pm

Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)

Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

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22 Feb 2012 6:53 pm

IFA and Linfield in Windsor deal

The Irish Football Association agree a new 41-year deal with Linfield for the future use of Windsor Park.

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22 Feb 2012 6:15 pm

SPL probes Ibrox sectarian chants

The Scottish Premier League investigates sectarian chanting by Rangers fans during Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

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22 Feb 2012 5:44 pm

Olympics security test is staged

A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is held in London.

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22 Feb 2012 5:35 pm

Calm Curle ready for Notts test

New Notts County boss Keith Curle says he has mellowed as a manager and has learned a huge amount from nearly five years working with Neil Warnock.

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22 Feb 2012 4:48 pm

McDermott signs new Reading deal

Reading manager Brian McDermott signs a new contract with the Championship club, ruling him out of the running to take over at Wolves.

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22 Feb 2012 4:33 pm

Hopkins hails Council support for Keighley Cougars

Keighley and Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has hailed confirmation that Bradford Council now intends to release a Ł20,000 grant to support the Keighley Cougars for the forthcoming season as "excellent news for the club and the wider community....

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Tue 21st Feb, 2012 | 11:33am

Prince Charles is a Burnley FC fan

Burnley's royal fan

Prince Charles has revealed he is a fan of Burnley Football Club.

The royal confirmed he is a supporter of the Lancashire side - who are nicknamed the Clarets - after visiting the town on a number of occasions and previously dropping hints of where his soccer loyalties lye....

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Thu 16th Feb, 2012 | 2:14pm

Flumes and lasers test elite sportswear

Fabric used to make what is believed to be the fastest swimsuit to ever go on the market was tested Leeds researchers who simulated conditions close to those experienced by elite swimmers....

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Mon 13th Feb, 2012 | 5:26pm

Greens Seek Revenge

By Wharfedale RUFC

After an enforced lay-off last week when the Cinderford pitch was unplayable, Wharfedale have made just one change for the visit of high-flying Rosslyn Park: captain Rob Baldwin is absent on family business, so Richard Brown moves to number eight, with impressive young forward Alex Rieder coming on to the bench....

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Wed 1st Feb, 2012 | 5:46pm