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Paul Hanagan will be reunited with Tis Marvellous at the William Hill Beverley Bullet on Saturday in pursuit of back-to-back victories.
12 months ago, Clive Cox’s eight-year-old sprinted nearly four lengths clear in the coveted Listed race on the Westwood track.
Beverley were beaten 20-10 by Barrow Island in a match that was always going to be a tough ask going to Cumbria against a promotion-chasing outfit towards the end of what has been a difficult campaign.
Beverley Town Football Club this week hosted their first home game since joining the Northern Counties League and it was some what fitting that the match was played under the lights.
For many, this moment was long overdue. But the perseverance of those in the background has against the odds given this town a ‘real’ football club.
Beverley Rugby Club is inviting the residents in the town to visit Beaver Park this weekend to enjoy a game of rugby.
Beverley will host local rivals Bridlington in a pre-season friendly at Beaver Park. Gates will open at 1PM with the match getting underway at 2Pm.
The Blue and Golds were in this contest for 50 minutes but sadly faded in the final 30 minutes of the game which was once again played in very hot conditions.
Now sitting 7 points adrift of Wigan St Judes in the table, only the unlikely event of them winning all of their last 4 games and St Jude’s losing their remaining 2 can save them from the drop to division 3 now.
Winners from amongst hundreds of the very best under 18 riders from across the country are celebrating following their performances at the British Eventing International Youth Championships.
The Championships which were held at Bishop Burton College, ran from Wednesday 3 August to Sunday 7 August and saw talented young athletes compete in dressage, cross country and showjumping classes.
Bishop Burton College has played host to hundreds of young riders and their families for a show-stopping Opening Ceremony, to mark the start of the 2022 British Eventing International Youth Championships.
The Youth Championships, which is being held at the college for the second year in a row, sees riders aged under 18 compete in a range of dressage, showjumping and cross country classes from Thursday 4th August to Sunday 7th August. The exclusive Opening Ceremony is a long-standing tradition and highlight of the event.
The Blue and Golds came up short in this tense struggle in Bradford on Saturday. Traffic congestion on the final few junctions of the M62 before the Bradford turn-off caused them to arrive with a very limited preparation time.
The story of the afternoon was the home side holding possession long enough and getting enough repeat sets to deny Beverley any real sustained pressure on their line.
Beverley’s Kieran Grant, 17, is a British Champion and gold medallist after scooping first place in the 50m butterfly in the British Summer Championships.
The British Summer Championships 2022 provides a key end-of-season competition opportunity for every athlete at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre.
Blue and Golds coach Sam French described his team’s 60-4 loss at Clock Face Miners as very disappointing.
Always speaking in defence of his players, Sam French commented how it was a very disappointing day, adding that his side is busted at the moment and also missing over 15 players.
AFC Tickton’s Jimmy Traynor says he is over the moon after the club was approved to take part in the FA’s Wildcats scheme.
Launched by the FA the Wildcats Scheme hopes to inspire and boost the number of girls who participate in organised football at a grassroots level.
The Blue and Golds slipped to a disappointing defeat last Saturday on a very warm afternoon at the Leisure Center.
They led for most of the first half but four tries, two of which were on either side of the interval sealed the points for one of the automatic promotion favourites.
Eleven boundaries from talented youngster Adam Pashby helped Beverley Town Cricket Club secure maximum points against South Holderness CC. Beverley won the toss and opted to bat posting a score of 232, while Holderness in reply, was bowled out for just a 146. When Pashby came to the crease his side was in real trouble at 50-4. His job on walking out there in the heat was to rebuild and…
Beverley Town Cricket Club members will once again be putting in the hard yards as they look to raise funds for both club and the NHS.
Over 60 players, made up of girls, boys men and ladies will tackle a gruelling 40-mile hike. A challenge the club aims to complete in just 24 hours.
Beverley-based racers have enjoyed a successful time on the track following the return to the Isle of Man after a 2-year wait for the TT races.
Three Beverley-based sidecar racers would compete with Gary Gibson and Tom Christie riding the all-new Beverley-built CES F2 chassis and Daryl Gibson partnering 17 times TT winner Dave Molyneux onboard the DMR KTM.
The Blue and Golds breathed hope into their season and threw themselves a lifeline in the NCL Division 2 relegation battle with a 22-20 win over Wigan St Judes.
On a very warm afternoon, a somewhat patched-up lineup, as has been so often the case in an injury-ravaged campaign, looked to be going down tamely to defeat.
The relegation battle resumes this Saturday for the Blue and Golds when Wigan St Judes are the visitors to The Potting Shed for a 2.30pm kick-off.
For both sides, the stakes are high for these two close rivals, with Beverley occupying 11th place on 6 points as against the visitors 9th place on 9 points.
The Blue and Golds made this short West Yorkshire trip more in hope than expectation, with an injury list too long to mention.
Beverley had to dig deep into their playing staff and handed NCL debuts to Will Turnbull, Joe Dobson, Sam Beardshaw and Macca Cromack. It turned out to be a brave effort against a far bulkier and more experienced home outfit.