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Football League announce Bolton Wanderers' opening day clash

1:10pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

WANDERERS will be travelling to Turf Moor on the opening day of next season.

Hamer Cup and Birtwistle Cup semi-final draws

6:53pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

The Hamer Cup semi final draw is: Farnworth v Heaton and Bradshaw v Horwich.

GOLF: Hastie goes to extra holes to secure BGA semi-final place

10:47am Tuesday 18th June 2013

DEFENDING champion Gareth Hastie won a sudden-death play-off against Andrew Brindle to secure his place in the semi-finals of the Bolton Golf Association Championships at Bolton Golf Club.

Gym aces' Milano medal magic

10:44am Tuesday 18th June 2013

YOUNGSTERS at a gymnastics club in Bolton are toasting the efforts of their competitors.

Pitching above their weight

10:37am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE recent history of Bolton’s Robots of Doom baseball club is the stuff of Hollywood movies like Field of Dreams and Major League.

Cricketers try to shine in the rain

10:33am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE joys of the English summer were on show in the Bolton Association Under-13s Cup at Blackrod’s Vicarage Road ground.

Capital One Cup tie will be a case of friends reunited for Bolton Wanderers

10:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

WANDERERS will know all about Shrewsbury Town by the time the two clubs meet in the Capital One Cup first round.

Bolton Wanderers ready to fight to sign Rob Hall from West Ham United

8:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

WANDERERS’ transfer activity is set to move up a notch after Dougie Freedman returned to the hotseat yesterday.

Owen Coyle keen to look ahead and forget the end of his spell at Bolton Wanderers

8:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

OWEN Coyle doesn’t want to be remembered for the biggest disappointment of his managerial career to date.

Wanderer Andrews going it alone in Qatar as he fights for fitness

9:00am Monday 17th June 2013

KEITH Andrews has struck out alone this summer to rid himself of the fitness problems that wrecked the start of his Wanderers career.

Tom Lancashire vows to fight back after three years of setbacks

9:20am Sunday 16th June 2013

TOM Lancashire is facing frustration for the third year running after learning his season is over.

Martin Petrov released by Espanyol

6:30pm Monday 17th June 2013

EX-WANDERERS winger Martin Petrov has been released by Espanyol after just six months.

Ambitious Kevin Davies looking for a coaching mentor

10:00am Monday 17th June 2013

KEVIN Davies hopes his next move could lead him into management.

Wanderers get the Shrews in League Cup first round

9:33am Monday 17th June 2013

WANDERERS have been drawn against Shrewsbury Town in the Capital One Cup first round.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Atherton stroll to win but Flixton remain close behind

9:00am Monday 17th June 2013

AUSSIE ace Steve Hammond is leading Flixton’s challenge to Atherton’s threat to dominate the league.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Top two are beaten on a day of shocks at league's summit

9:00am Monday 17th June 2013

JOINT leaders Bradshaw and Little Lever suffered surprise defeats on Saturday on a weekend of shocks in the Bolton League.

Former Wanderers boss Coyle has a point to prove at Wigan

9:30am Saturday 15th June 2013

OWEN Coyle might be better off remembering the old warning about those who ignore the past as he heads into a new chapter in his managerial career with Wigan Athletic.

Wanderers report Davies' recovery on schedule

9:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

MARK Davies has passed the first crucial stage of his recovery from a serious knee injury.

Anthony Axford Bolton League: Farnworth and Greenmount in Hamer Cup duel

8:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

THE big tie of the Hamer Cup second round tomorrow sees current Bolton League champions Farnworth host last year’s beaten finalists Greenmount at Lavender Road.

Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Holders Elton look for cup boost

8:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

ELTON look to kick start their season in the Cross Cup tomorrow.

Ex-Wanderers boss Coyle appointed at Wigan

11:38am Friday 14th June 2013

OWEN Coyle has been named as the new manager of Wigan Athletic.

Wanderers set for big cup draw

11:00am Friday 14th June 2013

WANDERERS will discover their opponents in the first round of the Capital One Cup on Monday at 9.30am.

D-Ream is not over

9:00am Friday 14th June 2013

TIM Ream will not be seeking to quit the Reebok this summer despite enduring a difficult first season in the Championship.

Leah gets in her stride at events

6:17pm Friday 14th June 2013

IT is not every day that a schoolgirl gets a text from her dad telling her that she has been selected for Team GB during a class.

Seniors can learn a lot from youngsters

6:16pm Friday 14th June 2013

WICKETS, fine catches, and runs aplenty were the orders of the day at Westhoughton as the under-11s side took on Eagley in a thrilling Bolton Cricket League fixture.

Weightlifter wins medal on return from injury

6:14pm Friday 14th June 2013

WHAT is the most essential piece of kit in a Bolton weightlifting champion’s kitbag as he jets off around the world in the pursuit of becoming the world’s best ? Well, the answer is a bin bag. Joe Bullock , from Horwich, has just came third in the British Masters Championships and is currently in training for the World Competition in Orlando in October this year. But apart from packing his clothes, toothbrush and sun tan lotion, he explains how the bin bag has to be the first item in his case. The ex-St Joseph’s High School pupil said: “When I was competing in Henning in Denmark a couple of years ago there was an hour until the weigh-in and I found I needed to lose one and a half kilogrammes. “So I managed to grab a bin bag, put it under my clothes and then went on the exercise bicycle to try to sweat myself down to 93kg. “I managed to do it and then I re-hydrated by taking lots of an energy drink before the competition. “It was really touch and go and luckily on the day I managed to pull a personal best of 275kg and finished in second place. “It was a horrible feeling to think that I had gone over to Denmark and it would have been nothing because I could not compete.” Bullock’s recent success at the British Masters Championships comes after 12 months of pain for him. In June last year, the ex-Commonwealth 93kg Masters champion was in the final part of his regimes getting ready for the World Championships when he damaged his right bicep. It led to six weeks in a sling as well as a long spell on the sidelines after an operation. He said: “It is a quite common injury in the sport. “I was ranked in the top three with two weeks until the competition. “I thought that I had a good chance of a medal. “Then I was standing up doing some reps and the bicep tore. “I have been competing for more than 20 years and never had an injury like this before. “It was potentially career-ending. “I went for an operation and the surgeon did a great job. “I was so disappointed watching people compete because I thought that I had a good chance to win.” Bulloch admitted that he had some nerves about returning from the injury at the British Championships. He said: “All my hard work paid off and it felt great to finish third in the competition. “When I think about the injury that I got, it could have been a major one and ended my career so to come back and get third was amazing. “I have 15 weeks to get ready for the Worlds in Orlando and it would be great to be on the podium.” Bullock trains four times at the Adlington Barbell Club which has a reputation of attracting top weightlifters. The club was founded by Alan Fairclough who recently passed away and organisers are looking to hold a special event in his memory. It is going to be held in the Summer and early indications are that it will be a festival of the world’s best weightlifters and powerlifters in action. Among the big names include World’s Strongest Man winner Mark Felix.  z For more information about the event contact 07967112569.

Cormac 'Sales' to British glory

6:12pm Friday 14th June 2013

HEATON schoolboy Cormac Sale kept his guard to become the inaugural British under-10s fencing champion. Young Cormac, aged 10, of Old Kiln Lane, went through the entire British Youth Sabre Championships, held in Moulsford-upon-Thames in Oxfordshire, without losing a single match. The Rivington Park School pupil topped the qualification group and plotted his way through two eliminators, a quarter-final and semi-final before being crowned the first ever national champion in his age group. Cormac’s dad, Steven Sale, explained his young son’s incredible achievement was no shock to friends and family, despite coming just 18 months after he took up the sport. “Cormac was already the de facto national champion after winning the Leon Paul Junior Series under-9s title last year,” he said. “At the time, that was the only recognised national tournament in his age group, as this year was the first time they had held the British championships for under 10s. “He also went into the championships in a rich vein of form after winning his last three tournaments. “Before the British title, he won the latest event in the North West Junior Series, in Manchester, and the Durham leg of the under-10s Leon Paul series.” Cormac got into fencing after moving schools from Markland Hill to Rivington Park, where headmaster Michael Ruaux has run a fencing club for the past eight years. “He was already into football and badminton before moving to Rivington Park and, after the headmaster asked him to give fencing a go he just really took to it straight away,” said Mr Sale. “He loves to take part in competitions and when it came to fencing he just seemed to relish the competitive side of it.” Mr Ruaux added: “Cormac has a great ability for reading his opponent, which is a big part of our game. “Combined with sound technical ability, he is a formidable talent.”   Cormac followed up his individual title with a silver medal in the team championships, alongside a team-mate from Rivington Park, Nat Fidler, and a member of Camden Fencing Club. Mr Ruaux’s daughter, Emily, of Horwich, also claimed silver in the u18s British Sabre Championships. She is also targeting a place in the top 10 nationally.

White must be 'a team' to get up

2:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

NATHAN Blake has picked out who he feels will be the main rivals to Wanderers’ promotion push next season.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION: A&T homegrown stars are blossoming

11:00am Friday 14th June 2013

WHILE some clubs may cast envious glances at the spending power of some of their rivals, Astley and Tyldesley stick firmly to their home-grown policy.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Westhoughton ready for crunch double

11:00am Friday 14th June 2013

A YEAR ago, a league and cup weekend double against the two joint-leaders would have been an unnerving prospect for rookie Westhoughton skipper Rob Houghton.

DAVID PYE: Indiscretions are sign of times, but Warner went too far

9:00am Friday 14th June 2013

THE sport of cricket has long been considered a gentleman’s game – one where fair play, honesty and good conduct are considered sacred.

It's time to end the long wait for a goal hero - Blake

12:00pm Thursday 13th June 2013

NATHAN Blake reckons Wanderers have waited far too long for a prolific goalscorer – and that finding one could be the key to getting back into Premier League.

NEIL BONNAR: We all need to learn the Transfer Speak lingo in summer

11:00pm Thursday 13th June 2013

ONE often-used phrase aimed at my industry is don’t believe anything you read in the papers.

BOLTON LEAGUE: Report from Saturday, June 8

3:34pm Thursday 13th June 2013

LITTLE Lever remain at the top of the table after a sixth win of the campaign at home to Farnworth Social Circle.

BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Report from Saturday, June 8

3:31pm Thursday 13th June 2013

ATHERTON increased their lead at the top of the table with a five-wicket home victory against Adlington.

Craig Dawson door stays shut for Bolton Wanderers

8:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

WEST Brom are giving no encouragement to Wanderers and a host of Championship clubs eyeing up a deal for Craig Dawson.

Bolton Wanderers search for a 20-goal striker

12:20pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

IF Dougie Freedman gets his way in the transfer market this summer, then Wanderers’ 12-year wait for a striker who can top the mythical 20-goal mark could soon come to an end.

Fans' chance to influence Bolton Wanderers matchday experience

7:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

WANDERERS fans will get their first chance to discuss plans to revamp matchdays at the Reebok with the launch of a new forum.

Gloves boxer Hughie Fury extends unbeaten professional record

2:34pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

BOLTON-based boxing starlet Hughie Fury extended his unbeaten professional record with an impressive first-round knockout of tough Czech Republic fighter Ladislav Kovarik on Saturday.

Wanderers winger Chungy on verge of World Cup spot

2:13pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

CHUNG-YONG Lee stands on the verge of World Cup qualification with South Korea after victory over Uzbekistan.

Dougie Freedman confirms Wanderers 'no risk' signings policy

10:00am Tuesday 11th June 2013

WANDERERS will not be taking financial gambles as they look to boost their promotion chances for next season.

UK OPEN: Ross Smith gutted to let fans down with early exit

3:30pm Monday 10th June 2013

BOLTON-based darter Ross Smith felt he let his supporters down with a third-round defeat at the UK Open at the Reebok on Friday night.

UK OPEN: New champion Phil Taylor loves visiting Bolton

3:00pm Monday 10th June 2013

DARTING superstar Phil Taylor loves visiting Bolton for the UK Open darts tournament – and it is hardly surprising with yet another title yesterday.

• UK OPEN: Big guns join Bolton's Ross Smith in front of roaring Reebok crowd

UK OPEN: Big guns join Bolton's Ross Smith in front of roaring Reebok crowd

2:33pm Monday 10th June 2013

THE Reebok Stadium has seen more than its fair share of FA Cup drama over the years – no wonder, then, it has become the home of the darting world’s equivalent.

Sordell refuses to blame absent players for England failure

2:24pm Monday 10th June 2013

MARVIN Sordell believes England's Under-21s cannot blame their disappointing European Championship showing on the star names left behind.

Kevin Davies outlines testimonial timeline

10:12am Monday 10th June 2013

KEVIN Davies has announced that he will put plans for his testimonial into top gear once he sorts out which club he will be playing for next season.

England frustration for Marvin

10:00am Monday 10th June 2013

MARVIN Sordell could only watch from the bench as England’s Under-21 went crashing out of the European Championships.

Bolton Wanderers to overhaul scouting system

9:30am Monday 10th June 2013

WANDERERS’ approach to player recruitment and analysis is set to get a Premier League-style makeover.

Grateful Matt takes lead from Mancini

9:00am Monday 10th June 2013

WHEN Matt Burtonwood heard that Wanderers had agreed a deal with payday lenders QuickQuid to be their new principle sponsor, he was one of the first to sign an online petition to voice his displeasure.

RAY TAYLOR: Inter-League men Saddle-d up for action

8:10am Sunday 9th June 2013

THE Anthony Axford Bolton League Inter-League team travel to play the Saddleworth League in the first round of the Reader KO Competition tomorrow.

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