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The fab four at Bury ABC on Monday night. From left to right: Mick Jelley, Abdul Khan, Ibrahim Nadim and Colin Carr.

Keighley ace brings boxing title to trainers back where it all began in Bury
IBRAHIM Nadim won his first-ever professional boxing title last Saturday, and the Keighley super-featherweight has paid tribute to his Bury beginnings.

Former England paceman Kabir Ali was a key mentor for Yorkshire's bowlers as they helped the side secure promotion to Division One of the Vitality County Championship a couple of months ago.

Yorkshire bowlers lose key coach and mentor ahead of top-flight return
Yorkshire County Cricket Club have confirmed the departure of men’s first team assistant coach Kabir Ali and men’s second team assistant coach James Lowe.

Yasser Butt poses with his wife at Headingley on Wednesday night after receiving his Service to Diverse Communities award.

Bradford cricket team with a difference wins leagues, awards, hearts and minds
Arif Malik and Yasser Butt put in tireless work at Bradford & District Visually Impaired CC, with both rewarded at Headingley on Wednesday night.

Ben Blythe scores Avenue's winner against Sheffield at Horsfall last month.

Avenue doing it by halves as fans enticed to join for promotion push
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) are offering half-season tickets to try and get themselves even more backing at the Horsfall Community Stadium.

Former Bradford player Nathan Varley (left) and his brother Daniel now have key roles in the club's Investement Group. Nathan is now part of the club's board of directors too.

Bulls bring brothers into key roles as former player makes mark in different way
Bradford Bulls sponsors Nathan and Daniel Varley have joined the club’s Investment Group, with the former also now on the club’s Board of Directors.

Route One Rovers had plenty to celebrate on Monday night against Armthorpe Welfare.

Struggling Bradford side smash six to make quarter-finals as Guiseley go second
ROUTE One Rovers are having a difficult season in the league, but the Bradford side are into the West Riding County Cup quarter-finals now.

Yorkshire will no longer wear the Vikings badge in the Blast, after reverting back to being the plain old Yorkshire Men.

Yorkshire drop Vikings name in "One Rose" rebrand with T20 fixtures released
YORKSHIRE have today released their first set of Vitality Blast fixtures since dropping the Vikings moniker.

Oscar Baldwin (second left) was in red-hot form on Saturday, but his efforts were not enough to get his side to victory.

Bradford dealt devastating blow with narrow defeat to relegation rivals
BRADFORD Dragons remain rooted to the foot of the National Basketball League Division One table after a narrow defeat to Worthing Thunder.

Neil Robertson facing Barry Hawkins at the Masters earlier this year.

World-title winning Australian heading to Shipley for exhibition next April
Neil Robertson is the latest member of the world snooker elite to be heading to Shipley, the Australian coming to the Saltaire Bar for an exhibition next April.

Joe Cullen suffers a first-round defeat to Danny Noppert in his previous major appearance, at the European Championship in Dortmund last month.

Wyke thrower Cullen positive before Players major but blasts "flawed" Grand Slam

JOE Cullen has had a poor year, but the Bradford darts star has one final chance to shine at the Players Championship before the Worlds next month.

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