Tony Harber

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Sports Reporter at Pontefract & Castleford Express

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Sports Reporter at Wakefield Express

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Hunt’s ‘Trilogy’ fight with Moorcroft tops bill on Wakefield Trinity’s big boxing show

3 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Wakefield Trinity’s DIY Kitchens Stadium is set to stage the city’s biggest ever boxing show with an exciting card topped off by a title fight for home boy Dom Hunt. Tickets are now on sale for ‘Trilogy at Trin’, which takes place on the pitch on Saturday, July 12. Headlining the night is a clash for the prestigious WBA European Super Welterweight title between Hunt and James Moorcroft while there will be a full undercard of explosive match-ups featuring top local and national talent.
Pontefract Cricket League: Unbeaten leaders Oulton race to 10-wicket victory

3 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Pontefract League leaders Oulton made short work of beating Hundhill Hall in their latest Premier Division match. The Premier Division game was over in only 30.1 overs as Hall were skittled for 70 and Oulton raced to a 10-wicket win with openers Jonny Henshaw (39no) and Henry Blythe (26no) bringing them home with ease. Joshua Hurcomb battled in vain to make 33 for Hall, but the rest of the batsmen had no answer to an attack led by Thomas Conboy, who took 7-23.
Pontefract’s Sienna Lavine breaks her own UK record in Yorkshire League match

3 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Pontefract AC’s Sienna Lavine produced an amazing run in last week's Yorkshire and District Athletics League match at Cleckheaton to knock more than three seconds off her own UK record for the Under 13 girls 1200 metres event. Sienna set the UK record for this distance last month, knocking 0.8 seconds off the previous record. Her solo front running performance in last week's race was very much like watching one of the top Kenyan athletes storming round the track in an international competition.
'Hungry' new boy Maxime Jobe backed to give Halifax Panthers extra toughness

4 days ago | halifaxcourier.co.uk | Tony Harber

Halifax Panthers head coach Kyle Eastmond is backing his latest signing from France to add the ruggedness the side needs in the second half of the Betfred Championship season. After a flying start to the campaign the Panthers have found it tougher in recent weeks and Eastmond believes 25-year-old loose forward Maxime Jobe can deliver a timely boost when he adapts to the British game.
Danny McGuire is relishing his 'tough' challenge with Castleford Tigers

4 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Defiant Danny McGuire is enjoying the challenge of being Castleford Tigers head coach despite the testing first season he is facing. Another defeat at Warrington Wolves left the tenth-placed Tigers with just three wins to their name so far in 2025, but McGuire believes the work being done on the training pitch will begin to bear fruits soon. He said: “I’m enjoying it. I’m loving it. It’s a really good challenge. "It’s a tough challenge. I think everybody wants to win.
Featherstone Rovers head coach Paul Cooke faces big decisions ahead of Wembley final

4 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Featherstone Rovers head coach Paul Cooke admits he will have some tough calls to make before naming his side to play at Wembley in the 1895 Cup final. Injuries to three players in the game at Barrow Raiders may force Cook’s hand and he will also have to do without recent signings James Glover and Nathan Wilde, who are unavailable for the final.
European title joy as Halifax gymnastics star Whitehouse makes history

5 days ago | halifaxcourier.co.uk | Tony Harber

History was made when Halifax’s Olympic gymnast Luke Whitehouse enjoyed double gold success at the European Championships in Leipzig. Whitehouse retained his European crown on the floor exercise and in the process became the first male British gymnast to win three consecutive European Championship titles. He was also part of the successful Great Britain line-up that triumphed to bring home the team title.
Wakefield Thornes hit back with cup success after first league defeat

5 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Wakefield Thornes bounced back from suffering their first league defeat of the season when they comfortably saw off the challenge of Knaresborough in a second round K3 Dental Cup tie. Brad Green’s 4-13, along with two wickets each for opening bowlers Charlie Bourne and Matt Taylor saw Knaresborough dismissed for only 104 to fall 98 runs of their DLS target.
Castleford win thriller to stay unbeaten in Yorkshire Premier North

5 days ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Tony Harber

Yorkshire Premier League North leaders Castleford CC were pushed mighty close before they were able to keep their 100 per cent 2025 record intact against Sheriff Hutton Bridge. In a top of the table clash it was undefeated Castleford against opponents who had only lost once and it was the leaders who emerged victorious by the narrow margin of three runs. The result all came down to the final over with Bridge chasing Castleford’s 194-8 total.
Keenen Tomlinson at the double as Dewsbury Rams return with big victory

5 days ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Tony Harber

Dewsbury Rams enjoyed what could be a key success on their long awaited return to action in League One. After a month without a game the Rams were understandably a little rusty at times, but a strong second half defensive effort helped them to a 20-12 victory at Workington Town who came into the game in second place in the table.