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  • Loye should be in England team - Jayasuriya

    Sanath Jayasuriya is convinced that Mal Loye should be in England's squad Twenty20 World Cup squad. The Sri Lankan all-rounder has teamed up with Loye at Old Trafford to help Lancashire to Twenty20 domestic glory. And the 38-year-old has already seen

  • COMMENT- Broad looks the business

    ENGLAND have got a real talent on their hands in the form of Stuart Broad, and his display against the West Indies yesterday underlined those credentials. Broad took 3-20 with the ball, while also bagging two assured catches, and he played an instrumental

  • Golden age of cricket in the local leagues

    With rain decimating the cricket programme in the Bolton area over the weekend, Bill Allen takes an opportunity to look back at a post-war era when the popularity of the local leagues was at an all-time high... THE popularity of league cricket, whether

  • Maiden win for Riley

    BIKER Oliver Riley has powered his way to his first win in the Wirral 100 Formula 400 event on the island of Anglesey. The 21-year-old from Westhoughton battled his way up from 20th on the grid in the first race to claim third place, where he started

  • Smoking Ban: How has Day One gone for you?

    The smoking ban in all enclosed public places came into force at 6am - so how has it affected you? Did you breathe a sigh of relief - and some clean air - after popping down the pub? Or were you unhappy you were unable to have a cig with your pint without

  • Traffic problems at Manchester Airport

    EXTRA security measures at Manchester Airport are causing delays to motorists. Airports have stepped up security following a burning car crashing into Glasgow Airport yesterday and two foiled car bomb attempts in London on Friday. Following advice from

  • Whites set for Espanyol lesson

    WANDERERS should be taking notes when they meet UEFA Cup finalists Espanyol at the Reebok tonight, says new Spanish signing Mikel Alonso. Having played twice against the Barcelona side for Real Sociedad in La Liga last season, the 27-year-old midfielder

  • 4m UK drivers would swap those penalty points

    About 3.7 million motorists - 12 per cent of the drivers on UK roads - would ask a relative or friend to take speed camera penalty points for them if they were facing a driving ban, a new nationwide poll by Swinton has revealed. The Ipsos MORI poll,