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5 days ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Thornton Cleveleys picked up their first win of the season as they edged past Vernon Carus on Saturday. TC were two-run winners in the Northern Premier Cricket League, having lost all 11 of their previous league and cup matches this year. Having been asked to bat first, TC were all out for 186 in 39.1 overs at Illawalla. They had been reduced to 27-3 before the fourth-wicket pair of Cameron Chisholm and Sam Curwen added 84.
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1 week ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Fleetwood CC are propping up division one of the Northern Premier Cricket League after their latest defeat. The champions lost by seven wickets at Settle, where they were dismissed for 135 in 29 overs. After two of the top three failed to score, Michael Rippon (46) and opener Tomas King (33) put on 60 for Fleetwood’s third wicket. Having reached 104-3, the visitors slipped to 117-7 as Amar Ullah took 4-9.
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2 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Director of football Stewart Mairs is determined to stop AFC Fylde from being “too nice” as they seek promotion back to the National League after last season’s relegation. Preston-born Mairs, who has been in post at Mill Farm for three months, has decided it’s time to raise his profile as the Coasters’ manager search hots up.
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2 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Lancashire cricket and rugby fans are in for a treat as Lytham Cricket & Sports Club gets set to host a T20 match between two local sporting stars later this month. Josh Beaumont, who announced his retirement from Sale Sharks last month, will lead a team against Lancashire hero Steven Croft’s XI on Friday, June 27. It’s a testimonial event for Beaumont, the former Fylde player and son of Woodlands legend Sir Bill.
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3 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Fylde RFC joint-head coach Alex Loney remains “really motivated” to lead Lancashire back to Twickenham, even though their return for a County Championship final must wait another year. Loney’s Red Rose side lost the northern group decider 36-22 to Yorkshire at Fylde’s Woodlands home last weekend. That means the June 21 final will be a repeat of last year’s as Kent seek a hat-trick of titles.
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3 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
The 14th Lytham Football Tournament for players with disabilities was organised as always by Luca Lanzani. Having been successfully staged at AKS for the first time last year, this national event for players aged 16 and over returned to the Lytham school over the latest bank holiday weekend. Some 27 teams arrived from up and down the UK – from as far afield as Cornwall and Scotland. The Fylde coast was represented by a team from Fleetwood Town.
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3 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Blackpool-born Nick Kennedy is going the extra mile – or 650 – to help England’s Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) team defend their world title in Australia. The Castleford Tigers centre, a proud member of the England team crowned world champions in 2022, is aiming to raise at least £2,500 to help the current squad contest next year’s World Cup Down Under.
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3 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
Blackpool and Fleetwood both lost in division one of the new-look Northern Premier Cricket League on Saturday. There was a 42-run loss for Blackpool at Garstang, who have two wins from as many games. Garstang batted first and made 190-9, with solid contributions from four of their top five. Sumit Ruikar (46) top-scored before falling to Ali Usman, who made it 14 wickets in three games with figures of 5-46.
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4 weeks ago | 
blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Andy Moore
The scene is set for the grandest of finales to the rugby union season at Fylde RFC – a Roses showdown with the winners bound for Twickenham to contest next month’s Bill Beaumont County Championship final. Lancashire and Yorkshire have both defeated Somerset to set up Saturday’s winner-takes-all decider at the Woodlands (3pm). Nobody is relishing the prospect more than Fylde and Lancashire head coach Alex Loney, who told the Gazette: “We knew it would come down to this game.
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1 month ago | 
oddsdigger.com | Andy Moore
Aston Villa bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League as they beat Tottenham 2-0 to climb into the Premier League’s top five on Friday. Unai Emery’s side had no margin for error at Villa Park as the race for top five places approaches a dramatic conclusion. Second-half goals from Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara ensured Villa’s battle to play in Europe’s elite club competition will go down to the last day of the season.
