Have £250,000! Manchester charity to get disadvantaged young people into sport
A Manchester charity that encourages young people to get active has secured £250,000 of funding from Sport England.
‘We need to nail it’: Wane’s Wigan Warriors cry as Old Trafford beckons
The Warriors ran in five tries at the DW stadium against a Huddersfield side that have yet again fallen at the final hurdle. Wigan’s Grand Final opponents will be decided in tonight’s second semi-final between Leeds and St Helens.
‘The reality is we’re fourth from bottom’: Wanderers looking up the table as former Magpie Shola flies in
Wanderers are yet to register a single point on their travels, but head to Loftus Road looking to capitalise on what is likely to be a nervy QPR team following their 4-0 derby defeat to Fulham last time out.
Bolton boss Lennon no longer questioning side’s mentality after gutsy comeback draw
Neil Lennon has admitted some of the doubts brought about by last week’s surrender at Huddersfield have been erased by Bolton’s comeback at home to Brighton.
‘Gambling ads go too far’: Study shows children most susceptible to advertising
Everyone and their mother knows that children can be famously impressionable.
‘I thought it was a sick joke!’: Wigan’s Wane admits disbelief at last-second drama
An 80th minute try from Leeds’ Ryan Hall stole the League Leaders’ Shield away from Wigan Warriors during an exhilarating Super 8s finale on Friday night.
‘It’s when we’re at our best’: Wane relishing frantic Friday feeling as Wigan eye title
Wigan Warriors head coach Shaun Wane insists his side’s pressure game against Castleford will bring the best out of his team.
Bolton Wanderers lack ‘mental strength’ to win away, says livid Lennon
Bolton boss Neil Lennon believes his side must get tougher if they are to pick up points away from home and improve on a worrying start to the season.
We got ‘burned’: Wigan’s Wane hurting after narrow St Helens defeat
A 78th minute try from St Helens’ Josh Jones stole victory away from the Warriors as they went down 18-14 in dramatic fashion at Langtree Park.
Rugby World Cup: Rochdale Hornets’ Fijian link gives town ‘big buzz’ ahead of opener
For one Rochdale rugby player, tonight’s World Cup opener between England and Fiji carries a level of significance that goes beyond the mere eighty minutes, owing to an association that backdates half a century.
Bolton’s newfound ‘culture’ club will only grow with Walford, says Lennon
Neil Lennon believes the combination of experienced new assistant manager Steve Walford and Bolton Wanderers’ mix of cultures can help the club climb the Championship table.