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Cup experience vital, says Clough

OLDHAM RL Club hooker John Clough expects a tough time in the Northern Rail Cup — but knows Roughyeds will...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Early slip-ups cost Mossley

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY went down to a 4-2 defeat at Durham City in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. The...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Sky’s the limit for Ronnie, insists trainer

BOXING: OLDHAM’S Ronnie Heffron is in line for his first shot at a professional title after producing a fifth-round stoppage...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

White-out at Clayton

THE big freeze was snow-joke for local sport, with a large dose of the white stuff putting paid to the...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Frustration for Oldham coach

COACH Tony Benson was left ruing the adverse weather conditions after Oldham RL Club’s friendly at Featherstone Rovers was postponed...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Colbrain romps to open win

Angling: DAVE Colbrain bagged the latest Todmorden AS open match on the Rochdale Canal thanks to a superb net of...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Roscoe ruled out

RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts must do without Luke Roscoe for up to three weeks, starting with tomorrow’s home game against...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Saints game off

Tomorrow’s Challenge Cup tie between Oldham St Anne’s and the Bentley Good Companions at Higginshaw Road has been postponed due...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Fightback show earns point

FOOTBALL: SPRINGHEAD extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier Division with a...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Hudson to start for Lilywhites

BURY striker Danny Hudson is set to start for Mossley in tomorrow's Evo-Stik League Division One North trip to Durham...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Walker finds his range at last

FOOTBALL: RIFLE Range ‘A’ skipper Andrew Walker must have broken a mirror in 2005, because he had to endure seven...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Action replay for Marshall’s men

Match of the Day AFC Oldham 2, Whalley Range 2 FOOBALL: AFC OLDHAM came within a whisker of becoming the...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Jackson lights up Lancs

DARTS: PATIENCE was a virtue for Gary Jackson on his Lancashire debut. The 26-year-old Oldham player was picked for the...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Here comes summer

RUGBY LEAGUE: THERE is a new dawn on the horizon for the amateurs of Fitton Hill Bulldogs. Fed-up with their...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Big boys avoid early exit

RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers and Oldham St Anne’s showed their superiority in the opening exchanges of this year’s MP Mellor Products...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Roar on Ronnie

BOXING: RONNIE Heffron will be roared on by a partisan crowd at Bowlers tomorrow as he bids to move a...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Crompton hit the heights, but Cot extend cushion

SNOOKER: HIGH Crompton took advantage of Moss Inn’s open date by registering a 5-1 home victory over Three Cs ‘B’...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

Leaders exact revenge

NETBALL: OLDHAM recovered from a tardy start to gain revenge on Team Bath Tucans in National Premier League One. The...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

Failsworth make New Street wait for title glory

BOWLS: FAILSWORTH inflicted the first defeat of the season on runaway Inbev Winter Bowls League ‘B’ Division leaders New Street....

Date Online: 31/01/2012

Trio are stars of Saddleworth show

TABLE TENNIS: WITH leaders Glodwick ‘A’ registering another 10-0 win, this time at Rosehill, the second and third placed teams...

Date Online: 31/01/2012

Oldham game called off after Luke scare

RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC’S match away to Tarleton firsts in North Lancashire Division One was abandoned after only 11 minutes...

Date Online: 31/01/2012

Drop of magic sent fans wild

LEN McIntyre, who scored 29 tries in 212 appearances for Oldham RL, has died at the age of 78. The...

Date Online: 31/01/2012

Shadow boxing!

Doughty teaching duo the ropes BOXING: VETERAN boxing trainer Jack Doughty has no intention of retiring from the sport he...

Date Online: 30/01/2012

Tactics pay off as Booth bags victory

Angling: A POSITIVE approach worked the oracle for Paul Booth in the final round of the Todmorden AS teams-of-three winter...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

Away trip for wary Oldham

RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts will have to guard against complacency at Tarleton tomorrow. The Manor Park outfit won the reverse...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

Barrow’s treble joy

FOOTBALL; STEVE Barrow’s fine hat-trick set Coppice United ‘A’ on their way to a 7-0 win at Royton FC in...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

Heyside boost promotion bid

Heyside 4, Heywood Irish Centre 1 Heyside's dreams of playing in the top flight of the Huddersfield and District League...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

Shields fit to make Boro bow

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: CENTRE-HALF Steven Shields is set to make his Oldham Boro debut tomorrow at home to basement boys Leek...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

Busy year for Connor

GOLF: RACHEL Connor is preparing for a busy 2012. The 22-year-old, from Royton, embarks on her third season on the...

Date Online: 26/01/2012

Teams rebuff switch to summer game

RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW and Hollinwood will continue to support winter rugby. While Saddleworth Rangers, Oldham St Anne’s and Waterhead are preparing...

Date Online: 26/01/2012