Double setback for Wheatley
WHEATLEY Hills lost both their 100 per cent record and top spot in North East One after slumping to a 54-17 defeat at home to second-placed Beverley.Beverley had the edge in the backs throughout and...
View ArticleSpeedster Brad bids to be the best
JET-SKI sensation Brad Rickaby says the death of a friend and fellow elite rider has motivated him to become the best in the world. Rickaby, 19, secured his fifth British title earlier this year and...
View ArticleCanadian international joins Knights
NEW Doncaster Knights’ boss Clive Griffiths has made his first signing since taking over at the Championship side for a second time, bringing in Canadian utility back Connor Braid.Braid, who is...
View ArticleAngling Update: Scotthorne is the star in Thorne
ENGLAND international Alan Scotthorne showed his class on a weekend marred by flooding, writes Roger Baker.Action at Garbolino Lindholme, the second round of the Rotherham Winter League on the River...
View ArticleBanned Doncaster Rovers fan kicked out of ground
A DONCASTER Rovers fan banned from matches has been kicked out of the club’s Keepmoat Stadium after trying to sneak into a game.The supporter, subject to a football banning order, was reported to...
View ArticleDoncaster Knights are set for big battle
NEW Doncaster Knights boss Clive Griffiths is expecting a much-improved showing in tonight’s crucial Championship against fellow strugglers Jersey at Castle Park (7.45pm).The Welshman, who only had a...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Triple blow for Rovers
DONCASTER Rovers boss Dean Saunders will be without at least three of the team which started in Tuesday’s League One 1-0 win over Oldham in tomorrrow’s FA Cup second round tie against the Latics at...
View ArticleGolf Weekly: Murray stars in Stableford
NEIL Murray won Doncaster Town Moor’s Saturday Stableford with 40 points, writes John Molloy.Just behind in second place was Ian Holdsworth (38) with Paul Miller (37) third.The Sunday Betterball Bogey...
View ArticleDONCASTER KNIGHTS: This is a survival fight says Clive Griffiths
CLIVE Griffiths says the first thing he will demand from his Knights squad is acceptance they are in a relegation dogfight.The Welshman took over full time as director of professional rugby earlier...
View ArticleRyan On The Record: Rovers chairman on Dean Saunders, David Cotterill and FA...
What a brilliant job Dean Saunders and his staff are doing in reviving the fortunes of Doncaster Rovers.Considering the squad was hastily put together at the start of the season, it is a tremendous...
View ArticleAmerican football: Try out for the Mustangs
DONCASTER Mustangs want to recruit new junior and senior players at their annual Rookie Day on Sunday. Newly-appointed head coach Steve Rains will run the rule over his squad for the first time since...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Saunders’ JPT headache
DEAN Saunders faces a selection headache ahead of tonight’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern Area quarter-final against Crewe at Gresty Road.Midfielders David Syers and Paul Keegan are both out. Syers...
View ArticleWeakened Phoenix crash out of Yorkshire Shield
HIGH-flying Yorkshire League side Doncaster Phoenix paid the price for leaving out 10 regulars as they slumped 30-7 against fast improving Division One side Dinnington in their Yorkshire Shield second...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Deano rues Rovers exit
DONCASTER Rovers manager Dean Saunders has expressed his disappointment at their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern Section quarter-final exit at the hands of Crewe Alexandra last night.Rovers were...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Chris Brown eyes Robins’ win
HAVING seen Doncaster Rovers suffer back-to-back away cup defeats in four days, striker Chris Brown is hoping that normal service will be resumed in Saturday’s League One game against Swindon Town at...
View ArticleEngland U19 to play at Keepmoat Stadium
THE Keepmoat Stadium will play host to an England U19 international early next year.England will face Denmark in Doncaster on Tuesday, February 5 (7.30pm) in preparation for the next qualifying stage...
View ArticleExclusive: Doncaster in union?
DONCASTER is in the running to become an official training base for the Rugby World Cup 2015, the Free Press can exclusively reveal.Officials at Doncaster Knights have lodged an application with...
View ArticleNorthern Counties East League: Askern Villa in crisis
ASKERN Villa are in a race against time to prevent the club from going under, writes Paul Webster.The Manor Way club’s latest crisis follows the postponement of last weekend’s scheduled home clash...
View ArticleDONCASTER KNIGHTS: Illness hits Knights B&I Cup build-up
DONCASTER Knights’ preparation for tomorrow’s British & Irish Cup game against Llandovery has been hampered by illness in the camp.“There are a lot of bugs going around and you don’t know who is...
View ArticleBasketball: Danum Eagles flying high
DONCASTER Danum Eagles U18s produced their best performance of the season to beat North East Conference leaders Tees Valley Mohawks 94-84 on Saturday.Liam Knapp topped the scoring charts with 33...
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