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FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1

AN own goal from captain Matt Kilgallon condemned poor Rovers to back-to-back home defeats and ended the travel-sick Seagulls’ seven-game wait for an away win. Kilgallon put through his own net in a truly grim first half at an understandably flat

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Burnley boss Dyche upset over penalty decisions after Southampton loss

BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche was left bewildered that his side were not awarded a first-half penalty in their 2-0 defeat at Southampton this afternoon. Dyche felt the Clarets should have had a penalty when George Boyd was felled by Jose Fonte when the score

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Burnley boss plays down suggestions of Heaton call-up

BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche played down suggestions that Tom Heaton could be drafted into the England squad after Southampton’s Fraser Forster was stretchered off this afternoon. Forster went down with what looked to be a serious knee injury during Southampton's

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Tactical change kept Burnley at bay, says Southampton boss Koeman

SOUTHAMPTON boss Ronald Koeman felt a half-time tactical change helped to keep Burnley at bay in the Saints’ 2-0 win at St Mary’s this afternoon. The Clarets had a number of chances in the first half but trailed at the interval thanks to Shane Long’s

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FULL TIME: Southampton 2 Burnley 0

BURNLEY were unable to build on last week’s win over Manchester City as they were beaten at Southampton this afternoon. The Clarets were denied on three occasions by substitute goalkeeper Kelvin Davis in the first half but Shane Long put Southampton

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TEAM NEWS: Blackburn Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

BLACKBURN Rovers have made three changes for this afternoon’s Championship clash at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. The fit-again Markus Olsson, Jay Spearing and Chris Brown replace Tommy Spurr, Corry Evans and Rudy Gestede. Gestede and

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SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Great Britain’s Olympic handball star turning his attention to coaching

TO the British public, the sport of handball departed as quickly as it arrived. The game, fast and furious, was one of the stand-out sports of London 2012 - it came with a bang but went with barely a whimper. Talk of building for the future

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Scott Arfield belongs in Premier League, says Burnley boss Sean Dyche

SCOTT Arfield’s willingness to ‘push through the ceiling’ has helped him acclimatise to the Premier League, says Sean Dyche. The Clarets boss admits he remains surprised at the midfielder’s continued omission from the Scotland squad. In the

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Blackburn restaurant rises from dilapidated pub

TWENTY years after they first opened a takeaway, a family have launched their new restaurant in the former Park Hotel. Shabaz Iqbal, who opened Armaan’s Restaurant in Montague Street, Blackburn, with his brothers Harun Iqbal and Usman Ghani, says

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Southampton 2 Burnley 0

4:55pm That's full time, Southampton 2 Burnley 0, the game was over as soon as the second goal went in, the Clarets never got going in the second half once Southampton brought Wanyama on to bolster midfield.

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Blackburn Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

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Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer targets strong finish to season

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has called on his side to produce another strong end to the campaign. Rovers finished last season two points outside of the play-offs after winning six and drawing six of their final 12 matches. They will be

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Brighton boss Chris Hughton expects tough test at Blackburn Rovers

BRIGHTON & Hove Albion boss Chris Hughton has warned his side to forget any idea they will be given an easy ride by Blackburn Rovers today. Rovers slipped 11 points behind the play-offs on Tuesday night when they let a half-time 2-1 lead slip

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Schoolgirl set to fly across globe to compete in World Irish Dancing Championships finals

A RISHTON schoolgirl is preparing to fly across the globe to compete in the finals of the World Irish Dancing Championships. The family of 13-year-old Sorcha Yates, who lives in Wharf Street, have been fundraising to raise the money needed to send

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CLEARED: Couple who received cash for 'Royal scoops' walk free from Old Bailey

A SANDHURST instructor from East Lancashire has been cleared of misconduct in a public office after he received cash in exchange for scoops on the Royal princes. Colour sergeant John Hardy, from Oswaldtwistle, was on trial at the Old Bailey in

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Man charged with 19 sex offences - including possession of extreme pornography

A BACUP man has been sent for crown court trial by Pennine magistrates after being charged with 19 sex offences. Gerrard Joseph Cadd, 54, is accused of seven offences of indecent assault, seven offences of making indecent photos, two charges of

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Woman jailed for two years after stabbing friend’s partner during celebration

A POLISH national living in Nelson who stabbed her friend’s partner during a celebration for her saint’s day has been jailed for two years. Anna Marczuk-Franczak, 39, plunged a knife into Piotr Kolodziejski’s neck after she had invited her fellow

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Rogue Darwen builder jailed after leaving people without their life savings

A DARWEN builder who committed fraud and left people without their life savings has been jailed for more than two years. Derek Alan Bradshaw, 52, who was trading from Cavendish Street, Darwen, under the name Builddex, pleaded guilty to thousands

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IN PICTURES: Lancastrians enjoy spectacular eclipse despite cloud cover

LANCASTRIANS turned out to witness a near-total solar eclipse yesterday, despite much of the country being covered by cloud. For much of the UK, the eclipse revealed itself as an abnormal level of darkness at 9.30am in the morning while the sun

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Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer backs loan system as John O'Sullivan returns

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer believes the returning John O’Sullivan is an example of the benefits of the transfer window FIFA plan to scrap at the end of this season. FIFA want to end the emergency loan window that allows Football League and

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Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington opens new Blackburn leisure centre

DOUBLE Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington yesterday officially opened the new Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre and promised to return to swim in its new pool. The six-months-pregnant 26-year-old said she intended to come back to £13.5