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Football: Rochdale 3 - 1 Scunthorpe

Rochdale remain unbeaten under the leadership of Brian Barry-Murphy after victory in this relegation six pointer against Scunthorpe. Veteran striker Aaron Wilbraham netted his first brace in over three years whilst defender Kgosi Ntlhe continued his own good form to add to his season’s tally.

Date Published 25/03/2019


Radio presenter Laura Beth becomes Rochdale AFC’s first female match-day announcer

Radio presenter Laura Beth Greenwood became the first female match-day announcer for Rochdale AFC on Saturday (23 March).

Date Published 25/03/2019

Rugby Union: Southport RUFC 16 - 24 Rochdale RUFC

Rochdale Rugby Union Club have moved back to fourth position in the league table after a sound away win at Southport. Despite several regular first teamers being unavailable...

Date Published 25/03/2019


Football: Double delight for Shawclough FC

Shawclough Football Club had a double reason to celebrate after two of their three teams in the North Bury League convincingly won their respective divisions.

Date Published 25/03/2019

Boxing: Curtis Fitzsimmons to fight in north west semi-finals

Middleton Select’s Curtis Fitzsimmons will fight in the England Boxing National Amateur Championships (EBNAC) north west semi-finals on Sunday (24 March).

Date Published 23/03/2019


Boxing: Aeron Maddocks progresses to the Junior National Semi-Finals

Aeron "The Viking" Maddocks of Hamer Amateur Boxing Club progressed into the 63-66kg Junior National Semi-Finals when he sensationally beat the former multi National Champion and...

Date Published 22/03/2019

Rallying: New challenge beckons for Brown with British Rallycross debut

Steve Brown will head to the Silverstone Race Circuit, the home of British motor racing, this weekend as he kick-starts his debut in the Toyo Tyres British Rallycross Championship...

Date Published 21/03/2019


Rugby League: Mayfield Preview

Mayfield are back in action on Saturday, making the journey to West Hull for a Kingstone Press NCL premier division fixture.

Date Published 21/03/2019

Rochdale’s young sporting stars compete at the Greater Manchester School Games

2,000 school pupils from across Greater Manchester gathered at The Regional Athletics Arena on Tuesday 19 March for the opening ceremony of the 2019 Greater Manchester’s Winter...

Date Published 21/03/2019


Boxing: Jordan Cookson awarded North West Regional Champion

Middleton Select’s Jordan Cookson has made it through to the national English Championships after landing the regional champion title.

Date Published 20/03/2019

JDC Racing earns podium finish in second race of the season

A third place in their second ever Citroen C1 race this weekend, saw an excellent start to the racing season for Newhey based JDC Racing in the C1 Club Racing Series.

Date Published 20/03/2019


Rugby League: Leigh Centurions 46 - 6 Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Hornets travelled to the Leigh Sports Village on Sunday 17 March to take on the Leigh Centurions in a local derby in round 7 of the Betfred Championship.

Date Published 19/03/2019

Hockey: Prescot Ladies 1 - 6 Rochdale Ladies

Rochdale needed a win to keep their promotion hopes alive as they faced Prescot away. It took Rochdale a good ten minutes to settle into the game and Prescot took advantage of...

Date Published 18/03/2019


Golf: New members bar at Rochdale golf club opened

A new members bar at Rochdale Golf Club was officially opened by the new captain, Paul Cobby, and new lady captain, Janice Leonard, on Saturday (16 March).

Date Published 18/03/2019

Cricket: Morley signs Lancashire contract as Cross returns to England fold

It has been quite a week for two of Heywood Cricket Club’s home-grown stars.

17-year-old left arm spinner Jack Morley signed his first professional contract with Lancashire, on...

Date Published 18/03/2019


Back Onside Phase 2 announced

The Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation are proud to announce that, on the back of a successful Phase 1 of our Back Onside programme, we will be hosting another round of sessions...

Date Published 17/03/2019

Rugby League: cancelled Rochdale Hornets and York Knights fixture to be rearranged

The Betfred Championship fixture between Rochdale Hornets and York City Knights, which was postponed on Sunday (March 10), will be rearranged for later in the season, the Board of...

Date Published 15/03/2019


Close season for coarse fishing on rivers starts

The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that coarse fishing on rivers is closed for three months from Friday 15 March.

Date Published 15/03/2019

Boxing: Austin gets hat-trick

11-year-old Austin Heneghan made it three wins in a row in the space of just three weeks when he travelled to Smokey O'Connors in Morecombe to meet Marcus Burrows of Coastal...

Date Published 15/03/2019


Rugby League: Mayfield Preview 

At last, after four successive away games, Mayfield are finally on home soil on Saturday (16 March).

Date Published 14/03/2019

Hamer ABC hopes to recognise famous boxing champion Jock McAvoy “The Rochdale Thunderbolt” with a statue in Falinge Park

Hamer Amateur Boxing Club and Community Fitness Centre members are hoping to recognise legendary boxing champion Jock McAvoy – “The Rochdale Thunderbolt” – with a statue in...

Date Published 13/03/2019


Football: Rochdale 0 - 0 Oxford

Relegation threatened Rochdale and Oxford played out a scrappy 0-0 draw in dreadful conditions as Storm Gareth battered the Crown Oil Arena.

Date Published 13/03/2019

Hockey: Stockport Bramhall Ladies 2 - 2 Rochdale Ladies

Saturday saw Rochdale travel to Stockport to take on Stockport Bramhall Ladies Thirds, a fixture which is usually infamous for its battle between both teams.

Date Published 13/03/2019


Swimming: Aquabears win stack of medals at the Lancashire County Championships

Castleton-based swimming club Aquabears have returned from the Lancashire County Championships with a stack of medals.

Date Published 12/03/2019

Basketball: Whitworth Commonwealth medallist accepts trophy as team win Women's British Basketball League

Mollie Campbell, Whitworth’s Commonwealth silver medallist, has led her basketball team, Leicester Riders, to victory in the Women's British Basketball League.

Date Published 12/03/2019


Hockey: Prescott Men’s Seconds 1 - 4 Rochdale Men’s Seconds

Saturday saw another thrilling battle for the quickly improving Rochdale Men’s Second team as they went away to Prescot Seconds.

Date Published 12/03/2019

Hockey: Rochdale Men’s Firsts 4 - 3 Kendal Men’s Firsts

Rochdale welcomed Kendal to Oulder Hill and made a statement of intent almost immediately scoring within the first five minutes, with James Shepherd providing the assist for Barry...

Date Published 12/03/2019


Boxing: Winning streak continues for UK’s first diabetic boxer Muhammad Ali

Type one diabetic boxer Muhammad Ali’s winning streak continues after defeating MJ Hall in his fourth pro fight in Bolton on Saturday (9 March).

Date Published 11/03/2019

Rugby Union: Rochdale 33 - 7 Leigh

Rochdale welcomed back Beltus Nonleh and Jonny Mair to first team action at a wild and windy Moorgate Avenue, visitors Leigh had run Rochdale close in the away fixture and would...

Date Published 11/03/2019


Rugby League: Thatto Heath 30 - 24 Mayfield

Mayfield bowed out of the Coral Challenge Cup in St Helens on Saturday despite a valiant attempt to overturn their hosts. The Rochdale side were up against it from the start after...

Date Published 11/03/2019

Football: Rochdale 2 - 1 Shrewsbury

Rochdale began life after Keith Hill with victory as caretaker manager Brian Barry-Murphy steered his side to a first win in five against fellow strugglers Shrewsbury Town....

Date Published 11/03/2019


Rugby Union: Littleborough Rugby Club's rising talent and future stars

While the nations that make up the United Kingdom and Ireland go toe-to-toe in Rugby Union's Six Nations, closer to home, Littleborough Rugby Club's rising talent and future stars...

Date Published 10/03/2019

Golf: Blackley Golf Club welcomes new leadership team

Blackley Golf Club, despite its name, is situated in Middleton, but to get to it you have to drive down Victoria Avenue, Manchester, go under the M60 motorway and down the long...

Date Published 09/03/2019


Rugby League: Rochdale Hornets match preview

York City Knights have got life in the Championship off to a blistering start. With four wins from their first five fixtures, it was only Toronto Wolfpack in round one that...

Date Published 09/03/2019

Rugby Union: Littleborough's Pink Warriors take next steps towards playing professional rugby

While the nations that make up the United Kingdom and Ireland go toe-to-toe in Rugby Union's Six Nations, closer to home, Littleborough rugby club's Pink Warriors’ rising talent...

Date Published 08/03/2019


Rugby Union: Rochdale U14s progress to semi final - Heaton Moor U14s 7 - 14 Rochdale U14s

Rochdale RUFC were allocated an away fixture against League One opposition, Heaton Moor, for the quarter Final of the Lancashire Plate.

Date Published 08/03/2019

Rugby League: Mayfield Preview

Saturday offers up a massive game for rugby league fans with Rochdale Mayfield travelling to face St Helens based Thatto Heath Crusaders.

Date Published 07/03/2019


Rugby Union: Hoppers squashed by sublime Boro side

Eight unanswered tries including three for Thomas Mills sealed a semi final berth for Littleborough Under 15 boys against Preston Grasshoppers at Rakewood.
It took less than half...

Date Published 07/03/2019

Boxing: Maddocks takes the North West Region Junior title

16-year-old Aeron Maddocks of Hamer Amateur Boxing Club travelled to Barton Athletic Boxing Club in Eccles on Saturday 2 March, to meet Michael Melly of Manx ABC in the final of...

Date Published 07/03/2019


Boxing: Austin wins again

11-year-old Austin Heneghan from Hamer Boxing Club stepped into the ring for the second time in just seven days, and won again.

Date Published 07/03/2019

Rugby Union: Serena Cape picked to play for Lancashire U18s

A place in the England team could be a step closer for Rugby Union player Serena Cape.

Date Published 07/03/2019


Marland Golf Course rescue plan put into place

A rescue plan to keep Rochdale’s Marland Golf Course open is set to swing into action after being put forward by two local businessmen and approved by Rochdale Council.

Date Published 06/03/2019

Sailing: Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

The Lake Sailing Club's racing season got underway on Sunday (3 March). Conditions were different to the forecast with light winds, almost drifting conditions, for the first two...

Date Published 06/03/2019


St Joseph's rugby league team celebrate School Games win at Hornets

St Joseph's Primary School rugby league team were the stars at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday, with children from the school appearing as the curtain raiser for Rochdale Hornets'...

Date Published 06/03/2019

Watergrove Centre swimming pool opens to the public next week

Wardle Trust’s new swimming pool – Watergrove Centre – officially opens to the public on Monday (11 March).

Date Published 06/03/2019


Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 2 - 6 City of Manchester Ladies

Rochdale Ladies Firsts welcomed City of Manchester Firsts at home on Sunday (3 March) - their second game of the weekend - in the quarter final match of the All Division Cup.

Date Published 05/03/2019

Rugby Union: Littleborough round up

Remarkable 10-year-old Daniel Roberts appearance on the sideline was the biggest highlight of the week at Rakewood as his Littleborough Under 11s Boys teammates succumbed to a 4-0...

Date Published 05/03/2019


Cricket: Kettleborough joins Iqbal at Heywood

Heywood Cricket Club will have a new addition to the first team as former Northants and Glamorgan batsman James Kettleborough has signed for the coming season.

Date Published 05/03/2019

Rugby Union: Littleborough U14s 36 - 27 Preston Grasshoppers (B)

Upon conclusion of the pool stages of the Lancashire Cup fixtures, Littleborough under 14s were drawn at home against Preston Grasshoppers (B) in the quarter final of the Vase.

Date Published 05/03/2019


Rugby Union: Cleckheaton U15s Girls 15 - 41 Littleborough U15s Girls

A hat-trick for Kiera Boardman in her first game as acting captain saw Littleborough Under 15 girls take a 41-15 win against Cleckheaton Under 15s.
With both teams missing key...

Date Published 05/03/2019

Hockey: Rochdale Mens Seconds 6 - 4 West Derby

Saturday (2 March) saw Rochdale Mens Seconds take on West Derby at Oulder Hill Leisure Complex, in what proved a thrilling match with Rochdale earning a hard fought 6-4 win.

Date Published 05/03/2019


Hockey: University of Manchester Ladies 0 - 3 Rochdale Ladies

Rochdale were determined to continue their winning streak on Saturday 2 March in their game against University of Manchester Ladies, especially as captain Becky Knowles was unable...

Date Published 05/03/2019

Cricket: New captains at Heywood

Heywood Cricket Club has announced that Sean Burrill will take over as captain of the 1st XI for the coming season. Sean has come through the junior ranks at the club, making his...

Date Published 04/03/2019


Rugby League: Rochdale Hornets 20 - 8 Barrow Raiders

Rochdale Hornets secured their first points of the 2019 Betfred Championship season with an impressive 20 - 8 victory over the Barrow Raiders.

Date Published 04/03/2019

Rugby League: Underbank 20 - 28 Mayfield

In driving wind on a pitch that resembles the south slopes of the Himalayas Mayfield put in another good solid performance to earn themselves the spoils in this the opening...

Date Published 04/03/2019


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