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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.
Comments (0)Preston North End 0, Everton 1
9:29am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
An eighth minute header from Phil Jagielka from a Jose Baxter cross gave David Moyes' Everton side victory at Deepdale on Tuesday night.
Strong Lancashire side named
1:44pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Lancashire cricket manager Mike Watkinson has named a 13-man squad to face Hampshire in the LV County Championship starting today at Old Trafford.
Penwortham win Crabtree Cup
9:20am Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Penwortham won the Crabtree Cup beating Garstang by five wickets in the final at Longridge.
Great Eccleston back on top of Palace Shield
10:10am Monday 21st July 2008
Great Eccleston have regained the leadership of the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield after a 60 run victory Longridge who were dismissed for 100 in reply to a total of 160-9.
Century and six wickets for Ameer in emphatic Leyland victory
9:30am Monday 21st July 2008
Leyland professional Ameer Khan enjoyed a superb all round performance at Fleetwood as his side earned the maximum 15 points from an emphatic 99-runs victory over the Northern Premier League's bottom club.
Morecambe 0, Preston North End 3
9:20am Monday 21st July 2008
First half goals from Sean St Ledger, Karl Hawley and Neil Mellor sealed a 3-0 win for Preston at Christie Park.
Nod to times past in Preston's new Invincibles Pavilion
9:58am Friday 18th July 2008
Preston North End have revealed the upper tier design of the new Invincibles Pavilion stand at their Deepdale stadium.
Leyland look for favour from local rivals Preston
10:20am Friday 18th July 2008
Leyland will be hoping local rivals Preston can do them a favour on Saturday when they take on new 3D Sports Northern Premier Cricket League leaders Blackpool.
Preston Grasshoppers to host rugby tens festival
3:30pm Friday 18th July 2008
Preston Grasshoppers RFC will host a new social rugby tournament festival, the Heineken 10s.
Penwortham swimmer is a stroke of genius
2:38pm Thursday 17th July 2008
When Daniel Sliwinski was a child, he said his mum and dad threw him in the swimming pool.
Goldseal Windows (Chorley) Leyland & District Veterans Bowling League results
1:51pm Thursday 17th July 2008
Goldseal Windows (Chorley) Leyland & District Veterans Bowling League results: Veterans Division One: St Teresa's 7 (73), Eagle & Child A 3 (64); Walton le Dale A 7 (65), Lostock Hall Con 3 (59); Leyland SA A 6 (96), Longton A 4 (103); Fox Lane 8 (79), Farington Con A 2 (76); Croston Subs 9 (73), Higher Walton A 1 (71); St Paul's A 5 (40), Brownedge 6 (58); St Gerard's A (68) - Bye. Veterans Division Two: Hoghton 9 (74), Leyland SA B 1 (64); Bretherton 2 (55), Leyland RBL A 9 (84); Leyland & Farington A 7 (60), Vernon Carus 3 (70); Penwortham Sports A 6 (63), Bamber Bridge Con A 4 (60); Bamber Bridge Con B 7 (89), New Longton 3 (80); Wymott A 9 (100), St. Bede's 1 (50); St Paul's B (63) - Bye. Veterans Division Three: Leyland RBL B 5 (64), Wymott B 6 (91); Longton B 9 (89), Leyland & Farington B 1 (66); Tatton 2 (55), St Gerard's B 9 (81); Higher Walton B 8 (82), Tarleton 2 (91); Farington Con B 8 (53), Penwortham Sports B 2 (68); Eagle & Child B 7 (64), Walton le Dale B 3 (51); Victoria (78) - Bye. Goldseal Windows (Chorley) Leyland & District Bowling League results: Division One: Hoghton A 11 (109), Bridge Inn A 1 (61); Longton A 4 (69), New Longton A 9 (89); Hind's Head A 8 (84), Leyland S.A. A 4 (100); Farington Con A 11 (71), Leyland & Farington A 1 (62); Lostock Hall Con A 8 (78), Tarleton 4 (71). Division Two: East Ward 8 (85), Hesketh Bank 4 (71); Fox Lane B 12 (85), Empire Services A 0 (72); Bamber Bridge Con 10 (105), Fox Lane A 2 (40); Brownedge 8 (72), Lostock Hall Con B 4 (80); Penwortham Sports A 10 (96), Hoghton B 2 (88). Division Three: Vernon Carus 10 (68), St Bede's A 2 (82); St Gerard's 8 (97), Empire Services C 4 (93); Empire Services B 9 (97), Victoria 3 (73); Bridge Inn B 9 (56), St. Peter's 3 (68); Higher Walton 10 (82), Walton Le Dale 2 (75). Division Four: Bretherton 3 (60), Hoole Village Hall B 10 (85); St Teresa's 5 (75), Hind's Head B 8 (93); New Longton B 4 (92), Longton B 9 (97); St Bede's B 5 (78), Leyland RBL 8 (53); Leyland & Farington B 4 (73), Eagle & Child A 9 (95). Division Five: Eagle & Child B 7 (72), Farington Con B 5 (88); Leyland SA B 3 (85), St Paul's 10 (106); Royal Mail 8 (65), Black Horse (Croston) 4 (78); Hoole Village Hall A 10 (110), Penwortham Sports B 2 (88); Lea 10 (74), Wymott 2 (37).
Preston can now host England U21 internationals
5:21pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
Preston North End's completed Deepdale stadium can now host England U21 internationals after UEFA confirmed that the stadium meets the criteria to be recognised as a Category Two venue.
New signing Nicholson on target for Preston against Chorley
9:38am Wednesday 16th July 2008
New signing Barry Nicholson was on target for Preston North End in their 2-0 victory over Chorley last night.
Olympic hopeful trampoline champ, 14, has bag stolen on Preston train
9:12am Wednesday 16th July 2008
A 14-year-old trampoline champion who dreams of competing at the Olympics had his games consoles stolen while on a train.
Former Lancashire coach Savage dies
11:30pm Tuesday 15th July 2008
FORMER Lancashire all-rounder and coach John Savage has died in Rochdale Infirmary after a short illness at the age of 78.
Nicholson in Preston squad to face Chorley
10:33am Tuesday 15th July 2008
Preston North End's recent signing Barry Nicholson will be in their squad to play Chorley tonight in the Jack Kirkland Trophy match.
Preston North End legend joins Wembley celebrations
5:04pm Tuesday 15th July 2008
Preston North End and England legend, Sir Tom Finney, joined members of Kirkham and Wesham FC at a celebration event hosted at County Hall in Preston.
Great Ecccleston retain Twenty/20 Cup in thrilling final
10:11am Tuesday 15th July 2008
Great Eccleston retained the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Twenty/20 Cup in a thrilling final held at Vernon Carus CC beating Whittingham and Goosnargh by virtue of losing fewer wickets after the scores were tied.
Clitheroe clinches Olympic place
10:53am Monday 14th July 2008
Preston's Helen Clitheroe sealed a place in Great Britain's squad for the Beijing Olympics when she broke the UK 300m steeplechase record with a new British record time of 9:36.98.
Leyland lose top spot to Blackpool after narrow defeat
10:33am Monday 14th July 2008
Leyland lost by four wickets at home to fellow title chasers Blackpool on Saturday who knocked the hosts off the top of the 3D Northern Premier League as a result.
Leyland to host Liverpool versus Manchester United county final clash
11:45am Monday 14th July 2008
Liverpool will play Manchester United in the Lancashire FA Canterbury Senior Cup Final to be held at the Lancashire FA County Ground in Leyland.
Leyland overcome Darwen to make League Cup semi-finals
10:00am Monday 14th July 2008
Leyland beat Darwen by three wickets at Fox Lane on Sunday to progress through to the Northern Premier League Cup semi-finals.
Preston through to League Cup semi-final
9:55am Monday 14th July 2008
Preston are through to the Northern Premier League Cup semi-finals after a 23-run victory over Chorley at West Cliff on Sunday.
Preston cruise to 11-0 victory in Austria
11:15am Monday 14th July 2008
Preston North End cruised to an 11-0 victory over FC Erdal Hallein 1904 in their first pre-season match in Austria.
Vernon Carus take over at top of Palace Shield
11:06am Monday 14th July 2008
Vernon Carus have surged to the top of the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield after a four wicket victory over fellow title chasers Great Eccleston who they dismissed for 104 on Saturday.
Preston North End seek matchday supporter assistants
4:34pm Friday 11th July 2008
Preston North End are looking to employ six customer service assistants for matchdays at Deepdale to help answer fans' queries before and during games.
Law: Lancashire must forget Cup loss
11:44am Friday 11th July 2008
LANCASHIRE captain Stuart Law is confident his side can banish their Twenty20 Cup heartache ahead of today’s LV County Championship clash against Hampshire.
Preston defender Hart is raring to go
12:21pm Thursday 10th July 2008
Defender Michael Hart is raring to go ahead of the new Championship season after enduring a frustrating start to his Preston career.
Should the drums return to Deepdale?
4:56pm Thursday 10th July 2008
Preston North End fans are asking fans whether they would like to see - and hear - the return of drummers to Deepdale for the the 2008/09 season.
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