MAKING that decision to retire is the toughest call for any professional sportsman – but even at 29, Blackburn fighter Dezzi Higginson concedes he is all ‘boxed out’. “The signs have been there in my last couple of fights,” he admits. “I feel
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean has said Gael Givet “was not in the right frame of mind” to feature in this afternoon's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Swansea. The Rovers boss admitted he was angry at his side's display after seeing their hopes of Premier
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe has admitted that his side’s play-off challenge is at an end after this afternoon’s 1-1 draw at home to Coventry City. Howe had said before the match that his side needed maximum points from their remaining games to give themselves
BLACKBURN Rovers crashed 3-0 at Swansea City this afternoon to leave them rooted in the Premier League relegation zone. Goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Nathan Dyer in the last 10 minutes of the first half left Rovers with a mountain to climb
BURNLEY were held to a point by struggling Coventry City this afternoon to seemingly end any remaining hopes of making the Championship play-offs. The Clarets led at half time through Charlie Austin, but Clive Platt’s 67th-minute header earned
A MUCH-CHANGED Accrington Stanley side slipped to defeat at promotion-chasing Cheltenham Town in League Two this afternoon. Stanley boss Paul Cook made six changes to the team that beat Hereford on Monday as he looked to assess a number of players before
CHARLIE Austin’s header has put Burnley in front at half time in this afternoon’s Championship home game against Coventry City. Austin rose highest to head home Ross Wallace’s cross in the 19th minute, after Coventry had dominated the opening stages
GAEL Givet is not in Blackburn Rovers' squad for this afternoon's crucial Premier League trip to Swansea. The experienced French defender has travelled with the squad, and is even kicking the ball around pre match, but has not been named in the starting
BURNLEY have named an unchanged line-up for this afternoon’s Championship fixture at home to Coventry City. Marvin Bartley returns from injury to take his place on the bench, while young striker Joe Jackson is also among the substitutes after being recalled
Rovers face Swansea today in a crucial match as they battle to avoid relegation. Follow the action as it happens with LT Rovers writer Andy Cryer.
IAN Britcliffe says his Ribblesdale Wanderers will relish their rare assault on the Lancashire Cup – even though fate has dealt them one of the toughest hands imaginable. Wanderers, who hit the top five in the Ribblesdale League last term to earn their
ROSS Wallace thought he had left his left back days behind him. But with Burnley down on their luck in the injury department, the winger put his hand up to fill the void. When Ben Mee went off at Portsmouth with what turned out to be a small fracture
A FATHER-OF-ONE has died after being struck by a ‘freak’ bolt of lightning while drinking a cup of tea on a building site, police said. Bricklayer Justin Feber from Haslingden was taking a break on the Bovis Homes Development site where he
BLACKBURN Rovers’ lack of experience has been high-lighted in most quarters as one of the major reasons why the club is knee deep in the relegation mire. Over the past 10 months Rovers have waved goodbye to Ryan Nelsen, Jason Roberts, Keith
A MAN who worked as a mascot at Blackburn Rovers has been jailed for three years for sex offences involving youngsters. Scott Henderson, 24, was one of several volunteers who dressed up as Roar the Lion for matches at Ewood Park. Police
CLARKE Carlisle believes Michael Duff’s experience could be ‘pivotal’ to the fortunes of a youthful Burnley team next season after his former Clarets team-mate agreed a new 12-month deal with the club yesterday. Duff’s current Burnley deal
The Ribblesdale League will have a new look for 2013 after clubs last night voted to expand their competition. With two new clubs voted in and the possibility of more to follow, the league's expansion will lead to a two-tier top flight in 2014
PAUL Cook says he is determined to avoid getting involved in a summer auction to keep hold of his stars at Accrington Stanley. The Reds lost six key players last summer after Jimmy Ryan, Joe Jacobson, Phil Edwards, Terry Gornell, Alex Cisak and Sean
EAST Lancashire ice cream manufacturers and sellers have been threatened with spiralling costs due to a worldwide shortage of vanilla pods. But despite the increasing prices ice cream producers in the area have vowed to absorb the costs so customers
STEVE Kean admits Rovers must respond to their relegation rivals’ revival but believes a shift in expectations could work in his side’s favour. Ahead of this afternoon’s crucial trip to Swansea City, the Blackburn Rovers boss concedes the clock is ticking
THE owners of an award-winning cheese factory in Longridge have said they may have to move from the Ribble Valley if a proposed conservation area extension gets the go ahead. Singleton’s Dairy, based at Mill Farm, had been in talks to expand
