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Oliver Hirst-Greenham and Alex MacDougall

Oliver Hirst-Greenham is giving golfers course management lessons

Hoppers fell to defeat to league leaders but not before they gave them a Hallowe'en fright

Hoppers push league leaders all the way

James Anderson has been released by Lancashire

Legendary fast bowler James Anderson shocked by Lancashire departure

Despite a planned return to track events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics he failed to qualify.

Let's get Olympics to Lancashire - £7m fund will look at north bid

Jack Catterall's career remains in limbo as he awaits a date to fight for the world title

Deadline passes but Catterall won't walk away from world title fight

James Anderson is disappointed by Lancashire exit

Anderson shares disappointment after Lancashire exit

Coppull winning the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury in August (photo: Steven Cargill/Racingfotos.com)

Local owner David Armstrong's racing column: Coppull is a keeper

Sir Stanley Matthews, left, and Sir James Anderson

Anderson's longevity has echoes of the late, great Matthews

James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of Louis Kimber during the County Championship Division 2 match between Northamptonshire and Lancashire at The County Ground this summer (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Burnley bowling legend Anderson set to depart Lancashire

Stephen Rowlings rattled in a 76 break for Fulwood Red

Fulwood Blue whitewash New Longton in snooker league

Hoppers ran in seven tries against Billingham (photo: Mike Craig)

Preston Grasshoppers 50 Billingham 15: Seven-try romp for hosts

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight in Cardiff on Friday, December 11

Best-value tickets still available for Fury vs Joshua fight

Preston Grasshoppers defeated Otley on Saturday

Hoppers get back on track with victory in National Two North

Woodvale (in red silks) winning at Beverley last month(photo: Hannah Ali)

Chorley owner David Armstrong writes for the Post: Coppull marking the start of ...

England players celebrate after winning bronze at the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool.

Manchester to host Netball World Cup 2031

Justine Moore (extreme right) on the podium in Cardiff (photo: Luke Simcock/LSMEDIA)

Blackpool para fencer Justine wins first individual continental bronze
Jubliant Justine Moore was bursting with pride after winning her maiden individual medal on the European stage.
Will Jennings

Competitive football has returned to Strike Lane Primary School in Freckleton, with pupils taking to their own school field for a fixture for the first time in more than a decade.

It's coming home to a Freckleton school as they kick off new era

Medal winners on the podium (photo: Luke Simcock)

Blackpool para fencer Moore starts her European Championships week with a medal

Paul Farbrace is Lancashire's new head coach

Lancashire appoints Paul Farbrace as director of cricket

LSA Ladies 2nds were 7-0 winners

LSA Ladies beaten but second team go seven up against L&D

Hoppers squandered a 26-12 lead to go down at home to Chester (photo: Mike Craig)

Preston Grasshoppers 26 Chester 31: Defeat ‘tough to take’ says Orwin

Action from last weekend's defeat at Wharfedale (photo: Mike Craig)

Preston Grasshoppers and Chester get set to resume traditional rivalry

The WBA has told Teofimo Lopez he must defend his welterweight title against Jack Catterall Photo: GETTY IMAGES AGES

Champ Lopez delays after order to fight Catterall

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosts two of the three NFL matches taking place in London this year

Talking Sport: Fan frustration understandable as NFL returns to London

Fylde Coast Cricket Coaching is celebrating a new sponsorship deal

Cricket coaching company secures new sponsorship deal for its work

Preston Grasshoppers were beaten for the first this season at Wharfedale

Preston Grasshoppers 35, Wharfedale 45: Hoppers' unbeaten start ends

Jack Catterall is the mandatory challenger for the WBA's 'super' welterweight title

Boxer Jack Catterall demands world title fight he is 'owed'
Catterall and promoter Hearn insist Lopez must fight Chorley boxer next
Andy Moore

Preston Grasshoppers scored seven tries to beat Harrogate in National Two North

First-half flourish sets up Preston Grasshoppers for their third win

Christian Medina Murphy, 28, has been Great Britain’s number one padel player sicne 2019.

Meet the Preston man at the top of British Padel

Tom Miles' Chorley Second XI are champions of Palace Shield division two

Euxton are pipped to promotion again

Try-scoring action for Hoppers at The Woodlands on Saturday (photo: Mike Craig)

Fylde 12 Preston Grasshoppers 31: Hosts had no answer to derby day onslaught fr...

Preston curler Marianna Ward at the World Junior-B Championships 2025

World Curling Championships for Preston teen

Preston Grasshoppers came back to beat Heath

Preston Grasshoppers snatch stoppage-time win

David Makinson

Leyland feeling upbeat about campaign despite title failure

Alfie Davidson came fifth at Cadwell Park

Davidson edges closer to Sportbike title at Cadwell Park

Coppull with trainer Clive Cox and jockey Hector Crouch at Newbury two weeks ago (photo: Steven Cargill/Racingfotos.com)

High hopes for Coppull on local turf at Haydock

Nishan Peiris

Cricket: Painful past can help Euxton in battle for promotion

NBA STAR Amari Williams returned to Myerscough College

NBA ace Amari Williams set for senior international debut

Allan Harrison has set what is believed to be a new record by firing seven consecutive birdies - and eight in nine holes.

Golfer makes eight birdies in 9 holes during incredible Lytham round

White Coppice celebrate promotion to the sixth tier of cricket's Northern Pyramid

White Coppice Cricket Club wrap up first promotion for 15 years

Sir Billy Boston, one of the most iconic figures in rugby league, has passed away at 92, just weeks after his beloved wife

Breaking Rugby league icon Wigan's Sir Billy Boston dies at 92

Lahiru Madushanka's 61 took him past 1,000 runs for the season

Riversiders suffer cup KO but remain in contention for title

The winning Leyland team (front row, from left): Olivia Cunliffe, Isla Simpson, Emma Duerden, Hannah Snape, Charlotte Whitaker, Sarah Brown, Lucy Murphy, Milly Fletcher; back, Lily Finch, Anna Whittle, Judy Winnard, Summer Carrington, Abigail Bates, Katie Poole, Maddie Strydom, Isobel Cordingley and May Hardy

Leyland Cricket Club Women retain national T20 title

Captain James Bone, centre, with the Palace Shield Premier Division title Euxton won in 2023

Euxton have no fear as they target ‘massive’ derby victory

Euxton pro Nishan Peiris (left)

Euxton captain targets a perfect five in division two promotion run-in

Captain Ellie Threlkeld with the County Cup trophy last summer (photo: Lancashire Cricket)

Red Rose women aiming for Blaze of glory in quarter-final

Ross Cullen says cycling can help youngsters to be physically and mentally healthy (Getty Images for British Olympic Association)

Preston's Ross Cullen gets on his bike to Blackpool to promote cycling to kids

It was fantastic turnout, despite the weather, during the Lancashire leg of the Tour of Britain Women race.

40 atmospheric pictures capture Tour of Britain Women race

Sailors battle it out on Morecambe Bay

Sailing club's 90th anniversary regatta thrills festival spectators

Jos Buttler (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images)

Hundred impact on Lancashire emphasised by Super Giants skipper

Sportbike Championship leader Alfie Davidson secured a sixth and third place at Thruxton

Leyland teen Alfie secures podium place at Thruxton Circuit

Leyland skipper Karl Cross

Leyland defeat to Blackpool adds further twist to title race

The Lancashire leg of the Women's Tour of Britain gets underway on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Tour of Britain Women: When and where to see the riders in Lancashire

Jos Buttler (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images)

Hundred final: Lancashire's Buttler enjoys Lord's success with MSG

Rocky Flintoff (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Lancashire exit Metro Bank One Day Cup with Durham defeat

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