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Hamilton Equals Schumacher Win Record In Germany
Formula 1 has made a welcome return to the iconic Nürburgring venue in mid-Germany, which last held a Grand Prix back in 2013, and it was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who emerged with the victory spoils from what was entitled the Eifel Grand Prix. This was the British driver’s 91st victory…
Lewis Hamilton received one of Michael Schumacher’s helmets after equalling his record of 91 wins
Leeds City Council Leader Congratulates Rhinos On Challenge Cup Victory
“Congratulations to the Rhinos for a magnificent win in what was a thrilling game and all credit to Salford for battling so hard. "It will be a much-welcome boost to have the Challenge Cup back in the city and we couldn’t be prouder of the Rhinos and their incredible dedication,…
4:03 PM 18th October 2020
Match Report: Opening Game Of The Season
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Gateshead left Yorkshire with all three points after defeating Bradford (Park) Avenue 2-1 in the opening game of the season. This was the first match of the regular National League North campaign in 205 days. The new 3G pitch at the Horsfall Stadium had its first league outing after being installed during…
2:15 PM 6th October 2020
RIP Zef Eisenberg 1973-2020
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
The multi-talented and charismatic Zef Eisenberg will be very much missed (image: eisenbergracing.com)
Zef Eisenberg, the 47 year old British founder of the sports nutritional brand Maximuscle and holder of many UK and world land speed records, was killed at Elvington Airfield near York on the afternoon of Thursday 1st October whilst attempting to set a new record in a specially adapted Porsche…
2:12 AM 3rd October 2020
Honda To Leave F1
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen happy to point out Honda’s part in his success
The Japanese automotive giant Honda has today announced that at the end of the 2021 season it will end its involvement in Formula 1 as a power unit supplier to the Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams. It explained that after a detailed review it feels the need to focus…
12:50 PM 2nd October 2020
Schumacher And Ilott To Make Their F1 Practice Debuts At The Eifel Grand Prix
German racing driver Mick Schumacher (son of the legendary Michael) and his British rival in Formula 2 this season Callum Ilott will make their Formula 1 practice debuts a week on Friday at the Nürburgring in the opening free practice session for the Eifel Grand Prix. Both are aged 21 and…
1:10 AM 30th September 2020
Bottas On Top As Hamilton Closes On Race Ban
The Formula 1 circus returned this weekend to Sochi on the Black Sea coast for this year’s Russian Grand Prix and it was Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas who reigned supreme as practice start errors earned his team-mate Lewis Hamilton two five second penalties and two more points on his race licence,…
4:25 AM 27th September 2020
Domenicali To Replace Carey As F1 CEO
The former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is set to replace the current Formula 1 supremo Chase Carey before the start of next season. An official confirmation is yet to be made by F1’s owner Liberty Media, but all F1 teams were advised of the news yesterday. Domenicali, a highly likeable…
3:29 PM 23rd September 2020
Match Report: Notts County v Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town have another Wembley appearance in the offing after defeating Notts County 1-0 in the FA Trophy semi-final. This was another game held behind closed doors, with a bit of history made as a ratified EFL club in the shape of Town took part in the competition for the first…
11:38 AM 23rd September 2020
United Autosports Fifth Overall And LMP2 Class Winner At Le Mans
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
United Autosport’s car 22 on its way to an LMP2 class win
The Yorkshire based United Autosports team finished an impressive fifth overall in this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hour race in France, claiming victory in the closely contested LMP2 class. Its second car, running in the same class, reached the chequered flag in 17th place overall and 13th in class after…
5:07 AM 20th September 2020
Yorkshire’s Premier Clubs: What Could Be In Store?
Dan Benn
Sports Writer
The Premier League returned with a bang this weekend as all but four teams took to the pitch. Two of these teams were Leeds and Sheffield United, both representing Yorkshire in the best league in the world, one for the first time in 16 years and the other for the…
8:45 AM 19th September 2020
United Autosports Returns To Le Mans
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
One of United Autosports’ cars in action at Le Mans last year
France’s Le Mans 24 Hour race ranks very much alongside Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix and the US’s Indianapolis 500 as one of the three most iconic events on the annual motorsport calendar and this coming weekend we have a northern team to support in the form of United Autosports,…
11:41 AM 15th September 2020
Mercedes Dominate Chaotic And Twice Redflagged Tuscan Grand Prix
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton proved fastest in both qualifying and the race
Formula 1 may have tested at the beautifully located Mugello circuit in northern Italy in the past, but it has never raced there before and so history was made as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton claimed the victory spoils after today’s inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas was clearly the…
6:32 PM 13th September 2020
Perez To Leave Racing Point And Set To Be Replaced By Vettel
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez will leave the Silverstone based team at the end of this season after seven years with them, including five under its former Force India guise, and it is very much expected that the German four time world champion Sebastian Vettel will be confirmed…
7:00 AM 10th September 2020
Sport Pilots To Be Reduced In Capacity To 1,000 People Socially Distanced
The government is to reduce the number of people that can attend sporting events to pilot the safe return of spectators to 1,000 in light of the increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases. All pilots with larger audiences will be reviewed in light of…
2:54 AM 10th September 2020
Gasly Wins Dramatic Italian Grand Prix After Hamilton Penalty
Mercedes’ dominance of Formula 1 since 2014 has been even greater than ever this season, but at Monza’s famous temple of speed circuit this afternoon a dramatic Italian Grand Prix resulted in victory for French driver Pierre Gasly and his Italian AlphaTauri team. The first Grand Prix not to be…
6:42 AM 6th September 2020
Farsley's First Team
The Bradford Telegraph and Argus recently carried an amazing picture of Farsley Cricket Club taken in 1868. It is endlessly interesting in so many ways. Most of the players are wearing neckties. All have headgear of one kind or another. A couple are wearing the type of cricket caps that…
7:48 AM 3rd September 2020
Sir Frank Williams And Daughter Claire Depart As Prince William’s Brother-In-law Arrives
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Sir Frank and Sir Patrick back in the early days of their team
An official announcement was made today by the Williams Formula 1 team, advising that Sir Frank Williams and his daughter Claire will be leaving the team after this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix and following its recent acquisition by US investment company Dorilton Capital. Team principal Sir Frank had taken a…
6:12 AM 3rd September 2020
Fans Back At Certain Non-league Levels
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Supporters have now been welcomed back at a reduced capacity, from step 3 and below with Thackley welcoming Guiseley at the weekend. A 150 maximum capacity at the Thank you Key Workers Stadium, with that allocation being taken before kick-off. Social distancing was used throughout and a number of safety procedures were…
9:08 AM 2nd September 2020
Brownlee Brothers Get Behind Yorkshire Cafés With Tea Trail Charity Challenge
Yorkshire-born Olympic triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee are launching a charity challenge to help support their favourite local cafés and raise funds for the Brownlee Foundation. ‘The Cafés Are Open’ Challenge kickstarts on Friday 4th September, urging walkers, runners and cyclists to visit a trail of cafés and tea rooms…
10:40 AM 1st September 2020
The Mercedes Duo Dominate At Spa
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton easily extended his championship lead in Belgium
With Mercedes having been victorious in all bar one of the six Grands Prix to date in this shortened season and with Lewis Hamilton having won four of them, the Formula 1 circus pitched camp at Belgium’s famous Spa Francorchamps circuit expecting more of the same and that is just…
5:23 AM 30th August 2020
Welcome To Yorkshire Commit To Planting A Thousand Trees And Honour Paralympian Hannah Cockroft And Calderdale Key Workers
A truly humbling and inspirational day, as Welcome to Yorkshire had the pleasure of presenting Yorkshire Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft with an honorary My Y personal membership in her hometown of Halifax, recognising her achievements in sport (5x Paralympic Champion, 12x World Champion & T34 World record holder) and for being…
3:08 PM 29th August 2020
Diabetes UK Looking For Cyclists In Yorkshire
Diabetes UK is looking for people from Yorkshire to get on their bikes and take on the UK Wide Cycle Ride this September. This September take your fitness up a gear and complete the coast to coast virtual challenge. You have the full month to clock up the miles and can…
10:40 AM 19th August 2020
F1 Set To Return To Turkey To Complete 2020 Calendar
It is expected that Turkey will soon be slotted into this year’s highly amended Formula 1 calendar, making it a 17 race programme of events compared to the 22 originally scheduled before the pandemic arrived. Subject to a new deal being finalised, this latest addition will help to lessen the…
3:59 AM 19th August 2020
Hamilton Cruises To An Easy Victory In Spain
After Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had taken a surprise victory over the usually dominant Mercedes team at Silverstone last weekend, battle recommenced just days later at Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and on this occasion it was an unchallenged Lewis Hamilton who lifted the winner’s trophy for Mercedes. Verstappen’s success in Northamptonshire…
4:57 PM 16th August 2020
Mighty Verstappen Wins Amidst Racing Point Copying Row
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Max Verstappen showed true class as he led the Mercedes duo home
The Formula 1 circus remained at Silverstone for a second race following the dramatic closing stages of last weekend’s British Grand Prix and, after an increasingly bitter inter-team war had broken out off track, it was Red Bull’s mighty Max Verstappen who ended Mercedes’ domination of victories so far this…
4:52 PM 9th August 2020
Racing Point Loses 15 Points And Fined 400,000 Euros
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Racing Point has been punished in relation to the design of the brake ducts on this year’s RP20 car
The Racing Point Formula 1 team has lost 15 points in the Constructors Championship and been fined 400,000 Euros after the rival Renault team’s multiple protests about the legality of their brake ducts were upheld by an FIA stewards’ hearing at Silverstone. On Friday morning the latter announced that the…
1:48 PM 7th August 2020
Riding The Eastern Dales
Robert Thorpe
Cycling Correspondent
Last week we took a trip to Hawes and rode the wild and rugged beauty of the western Dales. It only seems sensible then to give you an opportunity for a getaway weekend in this historic market town, by providing you with ample suggestions for further exploratory rides - this…
5:23 AM 3rd August 2020
Hamilton Limps To A Dramatic Silverstone Victory
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton relaxing at Silverstone before his dramatic victory
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas looked to be cruising gently towards an easy 1-2 finish for Mercedes in the British Grand Prix until a late front left tyre delamination dropped Bottas to 11th and a similar problem for Hamilton left him limping to the line as the chasing Max Verstappen…
5:13 AM 2nd August 2020
Three West Yorkshire Women Included In Cycling UK’s 100 Women In Cycling
Two female cyclists from West Yorkshire are riding alongside sporting star Lizzie Deignan into Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling. Susan Sanders and Kirsty Midgley are in great company with Otley’s own world champion Lizzie. Susan began cycling with her husband on mountain biking trails. After discovering a love of road…
6:31 PM 30th July 2020
The Final Leg!
Day 9 Longridge & Preston - and still dodging the rain! I hadn’t slept much overnight: the wind and rain battered the bedroom window and I was wide awake having my second cup of tea when my 4.30am alarm went off. Thankfully, the forecast promised that the overnight rain would…
11:34 AM 30th July 2020
Companionship And Chocolate: Keeping The Challenge On Course
Day 7: The best of plans sometimes have to be changed My cycling buddy Danny was joining me again today for a train journey to Llandudno to be followed by a lovely 100-mile ride back up the North Wales coast into Chester then home… Unfortunately I had failed to check…
8:00 AM 29th July 2020
Leeds United: To The Depths Of League One And Back Again
In the build up to the end of the football season, and thus in my preparations for writing this article, I watched video upon video containing the numbers behind Leeds United’s fall from English Champions and Champions League semi-finalists, to the depths of League One. There will also have been…
4:30 PM 28th July 2020
Match Report: Harrogate Town v Boreham Wood
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Harrogate Town progressed to the National League Promotion final after a hard fought 1-0 win over Boreham Wood. The result means Town have reached Wembley for the first time in the club's history, where they will now face Notts County for a place in the EFL. After the win manager Simon Weaver…
10:07 AM 27th July 2020
The Flying Doctor
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Steven Griffin getting ready to go racing
What does a Formula 1 Correspondent get up to during a free weekend between all the regular Grands Prix now the season has eventually got up and running in earnest? Of course, he takes his wife over to the beautiful Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire for a catch-up with a…
6:45 AM 27th July 2020
Three More Races Added To The 2020 F1 Calendar
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Formula 1 is set to return to Germany’s Eifel region in October
It has been announced that three further races this autumn In Germany, Portugal and Italy have been added to this season’s much amended calendar. The Grand Prix of the Eifel will take place at the Nürburgring on 11 October, although it cannot be called the German Grand Prix as the rights…
9:37 AM 25th July 2020
Crossing The Border: Half-way There!
Steve Tonge
Cycling Correspondent
Clifton Windmill
We continue with Steve Tonge as he completes his ten-day, thousand mile cycling challenge Day 5: Cleveleys and Blackpool I was up nice and early for another ride north at 6am, this time using the A6 through Chorley then Walton-le-Dale before a short detour by Deepdale and once again using the…
11:54 AM 22nd July 2020
Cycling The North: Western Dales
For this week’s cycling route, I’ve chosen the western Dales. Easily accessible from all parts of Lancashire, and from the north western reaches of Yorkshire, this 41-mile route starts in iconic Wensleydale. Base yourself in the market town of Hawes and you can stay the night in one of the…
10:25 AM 21st July 2020
A Dash To The Coast
Day 3: Monday June 15 - Morecambe & Lancaster After the tough day yesterday, I gave myself a lie in! Today’s ride direction was chosen because of the weather forecast of heavy rain forecast… I set of just before 8am and headed north: destination – Morecambe. I chose to avoid the…
10:06 AM 21st July 2020
Another Dominant Win For Hamilton In Hungary
Lewis Hamilton comfortably claimed an eighth Hungarian Grand Prix victory as the ever more dominant Mercedes team proved again that the rest of the grid is still unable to pose any realistic challenge to their ongoing superiority. After one thrilling race in Austria and a second one there which proved to…
5:18 AM 19th July 2020
Leeds United Are Promoted Back To Premier League
Statements from Leader of Leeds City Council Cllr Judith Blake and Lord Mayor Cllr Eileen Taylor regarding promotion of Leeds United to Premier League. Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: “I would like to pass on my huge congratulations to Marcelo and the team in returning Leeds…
7:48 PM 18th July 2020
“Here And Now” The Most Important Thing For Terriers Boss
Dan Benn
Sports Writer
Huddersfield Town boss Danny Cowley believes that they have what it takes to put up a fight against even the best sides in the Championship, as he prepares to take on second placed West Bromwich Albion on Friday night. Speaking to the press, Cowley was quick to emphasise how his team…
5:00 AM 16th July 2020
Buying A Bike
Robert Thorpe
Cycling Correspondent
When you’re a kid, the only concern about the bike that you want is the colour and how good and cool it looks! However, as you get older and hopefully wiser, being aware of a few key points will make your cycling more comfortable and help you to avoid unnecessary…
12:07 PM 15th July 2020
The Cycle Diaries: The Challenge Begins
Steve Tonge
Cycling Correspondent
Steve's Lockdown Challenge Shield
The Cycle Diaries – cyclist Steve Tonge’s challenge to complete over 1000 miles in ten days across the county of Lancashire. Lancashire is a great county for cycling, as we are often told. Many of us have embraced new forms of exercise over the past few months in response to lockdown,…
2:02 AM 15th July 2020
Car Chase Heroes
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Ferrari’s 458 Italia certainly stirs the soul and the heart rate
What does a Formula 1 correspondent do on a spare day between Grand Prix reporting commitments? Well, he of course heads to a race circuit (Tockwith, near Wetherby), but for something noticeably different to following the exploits of Lewis Hamilton and co. Driving experience days are proving extremely popular as going…
8:21 PM 14th July 2020
Hamilton Cruises To Victory As Ferrari Implodes
History was made at Austria’s Red Bull Ring this weekend as for the first time ever Formula 1 held consecutive races at the same circuit and it was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who emerged on top after cruising to an unchallenged victory. In total contrast, the race was a disaster for…
4:33 AM 12th July 2020
RIP Jack Charlton OBE 1935-2020
Jack Charlton, who was a Leeds United, England and Republic of Ireland footballing legend as a player and manager, has sadly passed away aged 85 after a long-term illness. My own life has long been dominated by Formula 1 motor racing, but during my teenage years my sporting passion was…
1:37 AM 12th July 2020
Cycling The North: Settle To Wharfedale
Malham is one the great images of the Yorkshire Dales. Even Harry Potter has been here, albeit not cycling :) The roads in this corner of Yorkshire are steep and unrelenting from all directions, as are the trails and bridleways. Yes, whether on road bike or mountain bike, the riding…
8:39 AM 10th July 2020
Alonso Set To Make Dramatic F1 Return In 2021
Renault is set to announce that Fernando Alonso will make a dramatic return to Formula 1 next year, rejoining the French team for a third stint after winning two world titles with them back in 2005 and 2006. The Spaniard, who will be 39 later this month, left McLaren and Formula…
9:54 PM 7th July 2020
Bottas On Top In Austrian Thriller
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Valtteri Bottas remained calm under pressure to claim the victory spoils
Formula 1 made its long awaited return in Austria this weekend and, after being fastest in pre-season testing back in February, the Mercedes team continued its domination of the sport since 2014 as Valtteri Bottas won an absolute thriller of a race. Austria’s Red Bull Ring circuit is beautifully located just…
9:28 AM 5th July 2020
Inspirational Zanardi Severely Injured In Italian Cycle Race
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Zanardi is such a likeable and inspirational character
Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a motor racing accident in 2001 but inspired millions around the world by fighting back to race cars again and become a multiple Paralympic handcycling champion, has been severely injured in Italy during a cycle race. After extensive brain and facial surgery he…
1:34 AM 20th June 2020
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