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HIGH-FLYING Oldham are back on top of Kingstone Press League One following Keighley Cougars' 34-10 defeat by North Wales Crusaders in Wrexham. Both teams are on 18 points and...
Date Published 29/06/2015
GLOUCESTER ALL GOLDS 30, OLDHAM 42 LOAN teenager David Hewitt crowned an impressive Oldham debut with two tries, a 40-20 and plenty of slick distribution. You can’t...
SCOTT Naylor always believed Oldham would have to examine their own mental attitude before going out to test Gloucester’s. He was acutely aware the game was a potential...
CRICKET: GLODWICK have completed a U-turn by joining the Pennine League for 2016. Their decision takes the number of Pennine clubs to 24 – the new league’s target...
CRICKET: MOORSIDE went top of the SWB Commercials Saddleworth and District Cricket League table - though only for 24 hours - after crushing Droylsden by nine wickets at Turf Pit...
WHILE Saddleworth Show-goers were enjoying all the fun of the fair, Imran Aslam was treating Well-i-Hole cricket watchers to his own stunning one-man performance. The Pakistani...
CRICKET: ALI Muzaffer-inspired Werneth moved off the bottom of the Lake Garage CLL Championship table with a superb win at Radcliffe on Saturday. Taking first guard, the...
CRICKET: MEL Whittle rolled back the years as he led Crompton to victory at his old stomping ground. The Pollards holds many great memories for the veteran bowler and he added...
CRICKET: THERE was double delight for Delph in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership. Yesterday the Huddersfield Road men defeated Slaithwaite by four wickets. Replying to...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
GOLF: MARJORIE Bray, one of the true stalwarts of the local women’s golf scene, is currently in her second stint as lady captain at Crompton and Royton – 20 years...
Date Published 26/06/2015
GOLF: FORMER Werneth captain James Buckley had a week to remember. On Monday he became a dad for the first time and at the end of the week he steered his Roofmaster team to a...
OLDHAM Netball Club did the town proud once again at the Ribble Valley tournament, winning seven out of the 10 age group competitions and securing runners-up spots in two. Two...
MOTORBIKES: BIKE ACE Ashley Beech was hoping for a change of fortune in round five of the National Superstock Championship at Snetterton. The Moorside rider was plagued by...
Sports Betting: THE Austrian Grand Prix didn’t work out the way he had hoped, but Lewis Hamilton remains upbeat and is a clear favourite to return to winning ways in the...
RUGBY: THIS year’s Oldham Youth and Junior cup finals will be staged at Waterhead’s Peach Road ground on Sunday, September 6. Draws: Under-12s semi-finals:...
CRICKET: GRANT Hodnett has agreed a long-term deal to remain at Moorside. The professional is in his second season at Turf Pit Lane, after previously starring for Bamford...
RUGBY league legends Keiron Cunningham and Sean Long could dust off their boots and come out of retirement for a testimonial game for former Oldham and Swinton player Tony...
ANGLING: THOUGH the carp aren’t feeding on Tanner’s Dam at present, the silvers are more than making up for it Anglers bagged some cracking weights in the latest...
BOWLS: THE Chadderton League faces an uncertain future — and even extinction — unless someone comes forward to be match secretary for 2016. After 16 years, Ray...
RUGBY: Saddleworth Rangers coach Craig Farrimond is maintaining his players’ spirit as best he can. The ailing outfit has lost all 10 league games so far and tomorrow...
WOODHOUSES and Delph ought to be confident of making progress up their respective league tables this weekend. Both face fixture double-headers, with Woodhouses going great guns...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE are a club on the march. The Little Hey Street side has taken some time to adjust to life in the CLL following its departure from the Saddleworth League, but...
CRICKET: NO wonder Denny Hulme was sporting a wide grin. The Royton skipper had just seen his team brush aside Crompton in their Wood Cup showdown at Glebe Street, earning the...
“OUR season starts this weekend” says Stayley skipper Steve Bird as leaders Saddleworth lay in wait tomorrow. Bird is unhappy at the way his side has performed so...
ST ANNE’S Church, Lydgate, is holding a flea market at the civic hall, Uppermill, on Sunday from 10am-3pm. Entry is 50p. To book a stall contact Kath on 0161-624...
THE FRIDAY THING: POLITICS is a dodgy game, whether you are a would-be MP, or even worse a Labour supporter, or party to the Lib-Dems’ return to the wilderness. Locally...
STUDENT Kimberley Jayne has won a top award for making a supersized version of Lego. The 23 year old, from Mossley, is studying brand promotion and business at the University...
KIND-HEARTED young cousins are gearing up for a 13-mile cycle challenge in aid of a cause close to their family’s hearts. Katie Bissett and Holly Taylor, both nine, are...
ACCIDENTAL blogger Emma Campbell has taken the online fashion and beauty world by storm. But Emma, from Failsworth, claims it wasn’t her intention when she started...
