Alex James
Lancashire Telegraph
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Burnley's Premier League game with Newcastle delayed until 8.30pm
BURNLEY'S Premier League home game with Newcastle United will not kick off until 8.30pm owing to a medical emergency at Turf Moor. → Read More
Cricket league u-turn over fixture cancellations because of England World Cup clash
THE Ribblesdale League executive have issued an apology to clubs and reinstated this weekend's fixtures after a decision to call them off owing… → Read More
ROVERS PROMOTED: All the pictures from the promotion party
ROVERS returned to the Championship at the first time of asking after winning 1-0 at Doncaster Rovers last night. → Read More
COMPETITION: Win tickets for Blackburn Rovers' match against Northampton
THE Lancashire Telegraph is offering readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s Ewood Park clash between Blackburn Rovers and… → Read More
Better than David Beckham's goal for Manchester United? Watch Chorley's Haughton score 60-yard stunner and decide for yourself
CHORLEY boss Matt Jansen hailed the performance of Magpies loanee Nick Haughton after he scored a sensational goal in the 2-0 National League… → Read More
Massaro reaches World Series final after dramatic last four win
DEFENDING champion Laura Massaro overturned two match balls and a late finish to beat Nouran Gohar and reach the final of the Dubai World Series Finals. The East Lancashire squash star, in the final for the third year in a row, will face Nour El Sherbini in the final tonight. Friday night's semi-final finished after midnight as Massaro prevailed 12-14, 12-10, 11-7 in 47 minutes. Hoghton's… → Read More
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray signs new two-year contract
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Tony Mowbray has signed a new two-year deal at the club, with the option of a further 12 months. → Read More
Connor Mahoney edging closer to Rovers exit
CONNOR Mahoney is close to a Blackburn Rovers exit with the winger attracting interest from the Championship. → Read More
New Blackburn Rovers No.2 Venus hopeful of getting signings over the line 'soon'
MARK Venus says Blackburn Rovers can expect to see some new signings in the coming days as he and Ewood boss Tony Mowbray begin to shape their squad. → Read More
Clarets defender Michael Keane up for PFA Young Player of the Year award
BURNLEY'S Michael Keane has been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year award. → Read More
'It won't mean anything if we don’t get the result on Friday'
NOTTINGHAM Forest defender Eric Lichaj is determined to back up their surprise victory over promotion-chasing Huddersfield when Blackburn Rovers… → Read More
Trippier relishing his Turf Moor return
TOTTENHAM'S former Clarets defender Kieran Trippier is relishing his return to Burnley ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash. The Spurs right back left East Lancashire for White Hart Lane in the summer of 2015 and the 26-year-old admitted it would a strange sensation returning to play against Burnley at Turf Moor for the first time. “I’m looking forward to going back there and seeing some old… → Read More
Sean Dyche: Burnley's story is a football fairytale
SEAN Dyche hailed the Clarets continued success on and off the pitch as an ‘unbelievable story’ after welcoming the club’s latest financial results. The accounts for the 2015/16 season, released on Wednesday, showed Burnley had posted a £3.7million loss during a season in which they won the Championship title, securing an immediate Premier League return in the process. That loss included… → Read More
Pressure is on for derby duel believes Rovers boss
TONY Mowbray claims the pressure is on for both teams in tomorrow’s lunchtime clash at Ewood Park – but for very different reasons. → Read More
Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray calls for calm heads in derby clash
ROVERS boss Tony Mowbray has warned his players to keep their emotions in check ahead of a Lancashire derby tomorrow lunchtime. → Read More
Rovers beat Preston! Gallagher hands out FIFA 17 thrashing ahead of derby duel
BLACKBURN Rovers fans will hope Sam Gallagher can replicate his FIFA form in real life in Saturday's Lancashire derby with Preston. → Read More
'The momentum is building' - Craig Conway urges Blackburn Rovers to keep up the good work
CRAIG Conway insists there is a determination within the Blackburn Rovers squad to keep their unbeaten run going for as long as possible after making it six games without defeat under Tony Mowbray at Fulham. Rovers have won two and drawn four of the six games under their new head coach after they rescued a point at Craven Cottage courtesy of Lucas Joao’s injury-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw.… → Read More
Ashley Barnes wants Burnley to show their ugly side and break Premier League away drought
ASHLEY Barnes has labelled Saturday’s trip to Sunderland a ‘massive game’ and has called on the Clarets to win ugly if that is what it takes. Barnes believes the trip to the north east could be even tougher than Sunday’s visit to Anfield given what is on the line for both sides. The 27-year-old gave Burnley the lead on Merseyside only for the Reds to turn the game around and inflict another away… → Read More
Rovers boss Mowbray relishing Fulham test
TONY Mowbray has acknowledged the tough test his side will face at promotion-chasing Fulham tonight but is looking for Rovers to ‘put some pressure’ on their relegation rivals with a positive result. Rovers slipped back in to the relegation places, despite making it five games unbeaten with a 2-2 draw at Norwich. But a positive result at Craven Cottage (7.45pm) would move them out of the bottom… → Read More
Portugal ace Lucas Joao keen to build on his first Blackburn Rovers goals after Norwich City draw (From Lancashire Telegraph)
LUCAS Joao admitted to mixed feelings after scoring his first goals for Blackburn Rovers in the 2-2 draw with Norwich City. → Read More