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Valley Thai Boxing Club students are crowned champions at the Sandee Muay Thai Open Championships 2021

Valley Thai Boxing Club students named Sandee Open Champions as they take home title belts

Members of Whitworth-based Valley Thai Boxing Club celebrated success at the Sandee Muay Thai Open Championships on 11 September.

Date Published 25/09/2021

Online information session to help sports clubs and physical activity providers score more funding

Local charity Action Together is hosting a free online information session on Wednesday (29 September) to help and support sports clubs and physical activity providers.

Date Published 25/09/2021

Rugby union: Oswestry Junior Colts 7-62 Rochdale Junior Colts

Rochdale Junior Colts made the long trip to Oswestry, Shropshire for their second league match of the current campaign on Sunday (19 September).
The game played with full...

Date Published 24/09/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

After losing out in last week’s play game at Hunslet, Rochdale's Mayfield travel to face Leigh Miners in the first round of the NCL shield competition this weekend (Saturday 25...

Date Published 24/09/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club celebrates 75 years

The Lake Sailing Club celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding on Saturday and Sunday (18 and 19 September).

Date Published 23/09/2021

Former Dale chairman David Kilpatrick dies, 78

Former Rochdale AFC chairman David Kilpatrick has sadly died at the age of 78 (Tuesday 21 September).

Date Published 22/09/2021

Boxing: Hamer's Charlie Braddock storms into National Schoolboy Semi-Finals

Fourteen-year-old ‘Champagne’ Charlie Braddock, of Hamer Amateur Boxing Club, has stormed into the National Schoolboy semi-finals.

Date Published 22/09/2021

Rugby league: Rochdale Masters continue fantastic run of form

Rochdale’s Masters of rugby league continued their fantastic run of form last week as they played out a very entertaining game against the strong, quick Boothstown Terriers side...

Date Published 22/09/2021

Football: all ticket for Saturday’s game against Oldham Athletic

Saturday’s (25 September) Sky Bet League Two game between Rochdale and Oldham Athletic at the Crown Oil Arena has been designated as an all ticket fixture.

Date Published 21/09/2021

Rugby league: Hunslet 32 – 12 Mayfield

The writing was on the wall before Mayfield had even boarded the bus for Saturday’s (18 September) 32-12 loss against Hunslet.

Date Published 20/09/2021

Rochdale fans' statue tribute to ‘superfan’ David Clough installed at Crown Oil Arena

The statue of late ‘superfan’ David Clough has been unveiled at the Crown Oil Arena (Saturday 18 September) after football fans raised over £10,000 to honour his legacy.

Date Published 20/09/2021

Boxing: Leevan Fong Junior reaches semi-finals of England Boxing National Schools Championships

Littleborough ABC’s Leevan Fong Junior has advanced to the next stage of the England Boxing National Schools Championships.

Date Published 17/09/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Mayfield face their toughest test of the season so far on Saturday (18 September), as they enter the play-off stages of the National Conference League and make the journey over...

Date Published 17/09/2021

Rugby Union: Rochdale Junior Colts 40-0 Macclesfield Junior Colts

For their opening match of the new season as junior colts (under 17s), Rochdale entertained Macclesfield at Moorgate Avenue on Sunday 12 September; the first time the two teams...

Date Published 16/09/2021

Obituary: Gerry Unsworth

Former Rochdale Hornets player Gerry Unsworth passed away on the 10th September 2021 aged 86 years.

Date Published 15/09/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

It was busy on Saturday 11 September at Hollingworth Lake with the sailing club hosting another round of the North West Junior Travellers series. There were 28 juniors under 19...

Date Published 15/09/2021

Rugby union: Aspull 32 - 18 Littleborough

Littleborough's second away game this season on Saturday 11 September was the first time in some 25 years that Aspull and Littleborough had played each other.

Date Published 15/09/2021

British Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Rochdale's Perez brothers win gold and silver at British Open Championships

Three Rochdale brothers won two gold medals and a silver at this year’s British Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open Championships in Loughborough on Saturday (11 September).

Date Published 14/09/2021

Guy Courtney and Jan Wormald named as new directors joining Dale board

Two new directors have been appointed to the board of Rochdale AFC: Guy Courtney and Jan Wormald.

Date Published 13/09/2021

Rochdale Hornets 50 - 22 Coventry Bears

Rochdale Hornets finished their 2021 Betfred League 1 campaign on Sunday 12 September with a high-scoring 50-22 victory over Coventry Bears at the Crown Oil Arena.

Date Published 13/09/2021

MMA: Rochdale fighters make amateur debuts

Three MMA fighters from Rochdale made their amateur debuts at the Full Contact Contender 26 on Saturday 28 August.

Date Published 10/09/2021

Boxing: Littleborough’s Leevan Fong Junior takes 62-65kg North West England Boxing Championship schoolboy title

Littleborough ABC’s Leevan Fong Junior has been named the North West of England schoolboy boxing champion for the 62-65kg weight category.

Date Published 10/09/2021

Boxing: Hamer’s Charlie Braddock takes North West 44.5kg-46kg schoolboy title

Hamer Amateur Boxing Club opened the new season with another champion, when 14-year-old ‘Champagne’ Charlie Braddock travelled to Tameside to take on James White, of Technique...

Date Published 09/09/2021

Rowing: North of England Sprint Rowing Championships at Hollingworth Lake

Hundreds of competitors descended on Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club on Saturday (4 September) for the largest rowing regatta in the North – the North of England Sprint Rowing...

Date Published 09/09/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

It seemed like a summer’s day on Sunday 5 September, which also meant a wind that was very fickle. It could change direction by 180m degrees or just fade away. It was particularly...

Date Published 09/09/2021

Rugby union: Garstang 13 - 13 Littleborough

Great weather to start the new season made for perfect conditions for an entertaining match between Garstang and Littleborough on Saturday 4 September.

Date Published 08/09/2021

Rochdale Hornets 30 - 32 Barrow Raiders

A Joe Taira red card looked to have killed any kind of contest between Rochdale Hornets and Barrow Raiders before it had the chance to even get going on Sunday (5 September) but a...

Date Published 06/09/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield 42 - 41 Crosfields

Mayfield started strongly against Crosfields on Saturday (4 September) and were 4 - 0 up after a couple of minutes after a great Lewis Butterworth try.

Date Published 06/09/2021

Port Vale 2 - 3 Rochdale

Rochdale’s unbeaten run in all competitions stretched to five games after a first ever league win at Vale Park over Port Vale. Jake Beesley scored two with Corey O’Keeffe bagging...

Date Published 06/09/2021

Hamer Boxing Club provides four weeks of free sessions for kids

For the last four weeks Hamer Amateur Boxing Club and Community Fitness Centre has opened its facilities to provide free sessions and meals for 20 youngsters who are eligible for...

Date Published 05/09/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Top of the league Crosfields are Saturday's opponents at the Mayfield Sports Centre.

Date Published 03/09/2021

Rochdale hosts one of UK's first full contact medieval combat fighting tournaments

Rochdale hosted one of the UK's very first full contact medieval combat fighting tournament at the weekend (Sunday 29 August) with the Honour & Arms Buhurt League Challenger.

Date Published 03/09/2021

Brown secures maiden British Rallycross victory and championship lead

Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy contender Steve Brown took his maiden victory in the closely fought BMW MINI series last weekend, scooping an...

Date Published 03/09/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

After the excitement of meeting Stuart Bithell and the enthusiasm of our juniors, racing at the lake on Sunday was different from normal. The 7 juniors out in Toppers were given a...

Date Published 01/09/2021

Rochdale 4 - 0 Liverpool U21s

Rochdale ran out comfortable winners in their opening Northern Group D game in the Papa John’s Trophy on Tuesday (31 August) after putting four goals past Liverpool U21s without...

Date Published 01/09/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield 28 - 21 Pilkingtons

Pilkingtons arrived at the Mayfield Sports Centre on Friday night with a reputation as the form team and a team packed with quality players and they lived up to that billing as...

Date Published 31/08/2021

North Wales Crusaders 36 - 10 Rochdale Hornets

North Wales Crusaders continued their winning streak with a 36-10 victory against Rochdale Hornets at the Stadiwm Zip World.

Date Published 31/08/2021

Rochdale 1 - 1 Colchester

Jimmy Keohane’s first goal of the season rescued a point against Colchester United after Dale’s Max Taylor scored an unfortunate own goal just before half-time.

Date Published 28/08/2021

Underwater hockey taster session for new members

Rochdale Underwater Hockey Club is holding a taster session for new members on Thursday 2 September.

Date Published 27/08/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club junior sailors race Olympic gold medallist Stuart Bithell

Lucky young sailors at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club had the opportunity to race Olympic 49er gold medallist Stuart Bithell when he returned to his home sailing club on Friday 20...

Date Published 27/08/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

When the wind comes across all the buildings on the Lake Bank shore, it creates a wind shadow and a very changeable direction and strength.

Date Published 26/08/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

After the late cancellation of last week's game, a hasty rescheduling sees Pilkingtons arrive at the Mayfield Sports Centre on Friday night (27 August) for a 7pm kick off. There's...

Date Published 26/08/2021

Rochdale Hornets unveil 150th anniversary blue plaque

Rochdale Hornets were this week issued with a blue plaque to commemorate their 150th year.
The plaque has been fitted outside the Roebuck Hotel in Yorkshire Street which is the...

Date Published 26/08/2021

Shrewsbury 0 - 2 Rochdale

Rochdale progressed to the EFL Cup third round after a comfortable victory over ten-man Shrewsbury. After a tight first half, Dale took the lead from the penalty spot midway...

Date Published 25/08/2021

Rochdale Hornets 34 - 34 Hunslet

Matt Calland cashed in his get out of jail free card at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday as Rochdale Hornets and Hunslet played out the game of the season.

Date Published 23/08/2021

'Hostile takeover' of Rochdale AFC abandoned after 'investors' withdraw from EFL approval process

A ‘hostile takeover’ of Rochdale AFC has been abandoned after an investigation was launched by the English Football League (EFL).

Date Published 23/08/2021

Rugby league: Rochdale Masters vs Underbank

The Rochdale Masters team took to the field on Saturday 31 July, their opponents, the Underbank Masters side. Once more this was a brilliant advert for the Masters RL

Date Published 03/08/2021

Northampton 1 - 3 Rochdale

Rochdale earned their first win of the season and ended Northampton’s 100% start to the campaign with a comfortable victory at Sixfields Stadium. Max Taylor, Josh Andrews and...

Date Published 23/08/2021

Boxing: Middleton Select’s Curtis Fitzsimmons brings home gold from Riviera Box Cup

Boxer Curtis Fitzsimmons has brought home a gold medal from the Riviera Box Cup tournament this last weekend (14 and 15 August).

Date Published 18/08/2021

Rochdale 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers

Rochdale are still without a League Two win this season after a narrow defeat in their game against early league leaders Forest Green Rovers at the Crown Oil Arena on Tuesday 17...

Date Published 18/08/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

The colourful sails of 6 Toppers brightened an otherwise dull day at the Lake on Sunday 15 August. With other junior dinghies, there were 12 youngsters out racing.

Date Published 17/08/2021

Rugby league: Rochdale Masters vs Weetwood

The brand new Rochdale Masters met Weetwood from Leeds in an entertaining and enjoyable encounter at Mayfield Sports Centre on Saturday 14 August. As the rules dictate - the match...

Date Published 17/08/2021

Rochdale Hornets 44 - 8 Doncaster

Rochdale Hornets crossed for eight tries for an impressive win over Doncaster.
Rochdale Hornets kept their play-off push alive with an impressive 44-8 win over Doncaster at the...

Date Published 17/08/2021

Rugby league: Oldham St Annes 28 - 48 Mayfield

Mayfield put in their best performance of the season so far on Saturday (14 August) as they put Oldham St Annes to the sword. The first half in particular was superb as Mayfield...

Date Published 16/08/2021

Rochdale 0 - 0 Scunthorpe United

Rochdale earned their first point of the season after a scrappy 0-0 draw at home to Scunthorpe on Saturday (14 August). Rochdale edged the first period and went close through Jake...

Date Published 15/08/2021

Brown enjoys double BTRDA podium at Pembrey

British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy contender Steve Brown aims to hit the ground running at the next round of the series, thanks to securing a double podium at the...

Date Published 14/08/2021

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

It's derby day again for Mayfield's National Conference League side tomorrow (Saturday 14 August) as they make the short trip to Oldham St Annes.

Date Published 13/08/2021

Rochdale karting ace and autism ambassador launches crowdfunding campaign as he secures his race licence

A 14-year-old racing driver from Rochdale has launched a campaign to kickstart his racing career after successfully passing his racing licence test, just days after securing yet...

Date Published 13/08/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

After a week of excitement, the racing at the lake on Sunday 8 August added its own thrills. The gusty westerly wind brought some rain to dampen some keenness and resulted in some...

Date Published 12/08/2021

22 R-Kix junior footballers signed up by professional club academies

Twenty-two players from R-Kix Academy, a Rochdale-based grassroots football club, have signed their first contracts with professional club academies.

Date Published 11/08/2021

Dale get a bye into round two of the Carabao Cup after Covid-19 outbreak at Harrogate Town

Rochdale AFC has been given a bye into the second round of the Carabao Cup after a Covid-19 outbreak at first round opponents Harrogate Town.

Date Published 11/08/2021

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