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Blackburn Rovers-bound Chilean star set to land
3:46pm Thursday 24th July 2008
Chilean star Carlos Villanueva arrives in England early next week as he looks sets to become Paul Ince’s first major summer signing as Blackburn Rovers manager.
Comments (7)Burnley boss ready to get tough
11:00am Thursday 24th July 2008
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle is ready to turn up the heat on his players in the closing stages of pre-season.
Blackburn make bid for Robinson after accepting Friedel bid
10:38am Thursday 24th July 2008
BLACKBURN Rovers last night launched a bid for Spurs and England keeper Paul Robinson after accepting an offer for Brad Friedel.
Blackburn Rovers won't make offer for Castillo
10:57am Thursday 24th July 2008
PAUL Ince will not be making an offer for Ecuadorian midfielder Segundo Castillo.
Riding high at Blackburn’s cycling Grand Prix
3:22pm Thursday 24th July 2008
SOME of cycling’s top talent was in town for the Celebrate Blackburn cycle road race.
Old boy returns to haunt Lancashire
12:24pm Thursday 24th July 2008
Hampshire batsmen Michael Brown and Chris Benham shared a determined, unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 139 to keep their side in the hunt against County Championship rivals Lancashire at Old Trafford.
Cavendish a hit as brickie wins in Colne
3:32pm Thursday 24th July 2008
The recent record breaking exploits of the Isle of Man’s Mark Cavendish have given the Tour de France its most positive headlines ever in the British media – replacing the ones usually reserved for stories of drug abuse.
Hyndburn and Burnley on track
2:17pm Thursday 24th July 2008
While it might seem that summer has yet to start, the Young Athletes Track and Field League has already drawn to a close with the final round of fixtures taking place last Sunday.
Finucane ready for Grand Prix
2:17pm Thursday 24th July 2008
LAURA Finucane takes another huge step on her comeback trail this weekend at the Aviva Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.
Blackburn Rovers set for Legends event
1:26pm Thursday 24th July 2008
A Blackburn Rovers Legends team are to take on Manchester United, Manchester City, Bolton, Leeds and Oldham in heat eight of the Screwfix Masters Cup 2008 this Saturday.
Burnley's team bus near hit-run
12:00pm Thursday 24th July 2008
MEMBERS of Burnley’s football team may be interviewed as witnesses to a hit-and-run incident where a pregnant woman was deliberately knocked down.
St Johnstone 1 Burnley 3
11:01am Thursday 24th July 2008
OWEN Coyle enjoyed a winning return to former club St Johnstone as Burnley rounded off their three-game tour of Scotland.
Ellis won’t Settle for second best
4:50pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
SETTLE skipper Jeff Ellis is calling on his side to end the season in red-hot form after seeing their Ramsbottom Cup dreams cruelly exting-uished by Padiham at the weekend.
Burnley target winger to stay with Hearts
4:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
ONE-time Burnley target Andrew Driver has drawn a line under the possibility of a move away from Hearts by pledging his future to the Edinburgh club.
Blackburn Rovers relief at Pedersen's 'lucky escape'
12:40pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen appears to have had a lucky escape after medical staff confirmed the injury he sustained in Monday night’s friendly with Hoffenheim turned out to be severe bruising.
Blackburn Rovers braced for new Aston Villa bid for Friedel
11:40am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Aston Villa are expected to come back with a fresh bid for Brad Friedel in the next 24 hours, according to sources in the Midlands.
David Bentley to miss Blackburn Rovers' Portugal trip
10:30am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
DAVID Bentley has been pulled out of Blackburn Rovers’ pre-season trip to Portugal.
Robble Fowler can still be a force, says Blackburn Rovers boss
9:40am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
BLACKBURN manager Paul Ince believes Robbie Fowler can still be a force in the Premier League – providing he proves his fitness.
I'm a Gud choice says Burnley's iceman
9:40am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
JOEY Gudjonsson is confident manager Owen Coyle can count on him next season, regardless of formation.
Darwen FC new stadium plans shelved
5:41pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
THE new man at the helm of Darwen Football Club has shelved plans for a multi-million pound stadium redevelopment.
The Crippler's mission to beat Bisping
11:03am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
AMERICAN cage fighter Chris ‘The Crippler’ Leben will compete in the UK for the first time in October.
Oak Royal has Beefy boast
9:21am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
CRICKET legend Sir Ian Botham has sent a personal message to Oak Royal Golf and Country Club members after their course was named the first official PowerPlay nine-hole venue in the North West.
Lancashire trio all in the runs
10:55am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Paul Horton, Stuart Law and Lou Vincent all hit half-centuries to put Lancashire in a healthy position on the opening day of their LV County Championship match against Hampshire at Old Trafford.
Burnley boss: Sentiment is out the window
10:50am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
MANAGEMENT duo Owen Coyle and Sandy Stewart are looking forward to a nostalgic return to St Johnstone tonight.
Ince stays confident despite Blackburn Rovers' loss in Austria
1:22pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
BLACKBURN boss Paul Ince admitted there was ‘room for improvement’ after he watched Rovers slip to a 3-1 friendly defeat at the hands of TSG Hoffenheim last night.
Coyle delight as Burnley see off Partick in latest friendly
1:24pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle was delighted with a second pre-season win and clean sheet for his side in their friendly with Partick Thistle last night – but insists there’s much more to come as the Clarets count down to the big kick-off.
Accrington Stanley boss eyes up Everton test
9:32am Tuesday 22nd July 2008
JOHN Coleman is hoping a final pre-season fixture against an Everton XI will provide Accrington Stanley with the perfect springboard for the coming campaign.
TSG Hoffenheim 3 Blackburn Rovers 1
9:26am Tuesday 22nd July 2008
NEW Blackburn manager Paul Ince was given plenty of food for thought after Rovers slipped to their first defeat under the Guv’nor in Austria.
Partick Thistle 0 Burnley 1
9:30am Tuesday 22nd July 2008
JOEY Gudjonsson's first-half goal was enough to secure a second win in the first four games of Burnley's action-packed pre-season campaign.
No half Nelson!
6:00pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
THE captain of Nelson Cricket Club Seconds insists his side will not be doing things by halves as they chase league and cup glory.
National News
Brown hails Anglican bishops' march
Updated 9:13pm Thursday 24th July 2008
Gordon Brown has hailed a march of hundreds of the world's religious leaders, calling for urgent action to tackle global poverty, as "the greatest public demonstration of faith" Britain has ever seen.
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