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Your Say: Fans’ Review – Taking the positives and the negatives from 2017-18

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Football gossip, Tuesday: Doncaster Rovers sign striker | Hull City resolve to be tested | Sheffield United midfielder wanted | Bradford target transfer-listed

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England's Harry Kane pictured during Tuesday's training session at St George's Park, Burton. Picture: David Davies/PA

England name Harry Kane as World Cup captain

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the training session at Anfield (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

European glory will put Liverpool’s Salah on top of the world

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Jos Buttler intends to play with freedom on England Test return

Cricket

August ‘too early’ for new world champion Josh Warrington to face Carl Frampton in Belfast

Boxing

Kirk Yeaman happy to remain on call for Hull FC

Hull FC

Yorkshire CCC: Frustrated Gale pays tribute to leg-spinner Rashid

Cricket
Leeds Rhinos' Kallum Watkins.' Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe'4th May 2018.

Kallum Watkins’ season over for Leeds Rhinos due to ACL injury

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Darren Gough: Jos Buttler can serve up Test treat by playing natural game

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Striker Harry Kane will captain England at the World Cup, manager Gareth Southgate has announced on Tuesday. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

POLL: Who is England’s best-ever captain?

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Graphic: Graeme Bandeira

Your Say: Fans’ Review – Taking the positives and the negatives from 2017-18

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Cricket More Cricket >>

Adil Rashid: White-ball only.

Adil Rashid’s form so frustrating for Andrew Gale

Cricket
England's Jos Buttler pictured ahead of Monday's nets session at Lord's (Picture: Steven Paston/PA Wire).

Jos Buttler intends to play with freedom on England Test return

Cricket
Yorkshire's Adil Rashid. PIC: AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

Yorkshire CCC: Frustrated Gale pays tribute to leg-spinner Rashid

Cricket
Ready for the Test: England batsman Jos Buttler. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Darren Gough: Jos Buttler can serve up Test treat by playing natural game

Cricket

Darren Gough: Colin Graves is right about cricket’s lack of appeal

Cricket

Yorkshire Vikings v Warwickshire: Patel and Hain put on show that rocks Vikings

Cricket

Saturday review: Harrogate are stumped by Mike Burdett

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Cheteshwar Pujara’s hard work paying off but defeat removes some of shine

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Rugby League More Rugby League >>

Hull FC's Hakim Miloudi and Kirk Yeaman shake hands with Hull KR's Tommy Lee. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Kirk Yeaman happy to remain on call for Hull FC

Hull FC
Leeds Rhinos' Kallum Watkins.' Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe'4th May 2018.

Kallum Watkins’ season over for Leeds Rhinos due to ACL injury

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Wigan coach Shaun Wane who is to leave the club at the end of the season.

Rugby League: Ex-Leeds prop Wane to leave Wigan at end of season

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Hull FC fans during the Betfred Super League, Magic Weekend.

Gareth Ellis: Challenge is to find way of tweaking our Magic Weekend

Hull FC
Hull Fc's Liam Harris celebrates his try.

WATCH: Hull fear injured Griffin is ruled out for season

Hull FC
Victory: Castleford Tigers' Jesse Sene-Lefao after victory over Leeds.

WATCH - Castleford 38 Leeds 10: Tigers show they have learned their lesson

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Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott will not be cracking the whip

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WATCH - Wakefield Trinity: We gifted Giants the win says boss Chester

Wakefield Trinity

WATCH - Hull KR 22 Hull FC 34: Connor produces magic moments in derby

Hull FC

WATCH - Wakefield 22 Huddersfield 25: Forward thinking from Murphy helps Giants beat Trinity

Wakefield Trinity

Rugby Union More Rugby Union >>

Carnegie capture, tighthead prop Andrew Foster. PIC: Yorkshire Carnegie

Yorkshire Carnegie capture Foster eager to take his game to a new level

Rugby union
Family affair: Stuart Lancaster, the Leinster senior coach, celebrates with his wife Nina and son Daniel. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images

Nick Westby: Former England RU chief Stuart Lancaster emerges from the shadows

Rugby union
Thomas Baty

Two young rugby players from Durham die after visiting Sri Lankan nightclub

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Wath Upon Dearne will look to make amends for their 2012 defeat to Wells in the Senior Vase final. Steve Clegg and Dean Hardcastle are seen after the loss (Picture: Liz Mockler).

Yorkshire pair Old Otliensians and Wath target Twickenham double

Rugby union

Club rugby: Nervous wait for relegation-threatened Wharfedale

Rugby union

Yorkshire Carnegie 27 London Scottish 19: Outgoing contingent earns huge praise from Carnegie coach Lowes

Rugby union

Doncaster Knights 26 Jersey Reds 30: Falling short sums up Knights’ frustrations

Rugby union

Europe has to be Carnegie’s target, insists ambitious Stirling

Rugby union

Horse Racing More Horse Racing >>

Mark Johnston could spring Derby contender surprise

Horse Racing
Dynamic duo: Danny Tudhope and trainer David O'Meara.

Danny Tudhope - Turf Topics: Hoping to strike gold with Giant’s Treasure

Horse Racing
Rhododendron, ridden by Ryan Moore, seen winning the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes during the Al Shaqab Lockinge Day at Newbury on Saturday (Picture: Tim Goode/PA Wire).

Aidan O’Brien’s genius leads to Newbury triumph for Rhododendron

Horse Racing
James Reveley has now won France's premeir jumps race for three consecutive years.

James Reveley equals racing history in France with third Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris win on the spin

Horse Racing

Investigation discovers traces of cocaine in toilets at York Racecourse's most expensive enclosure

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Golf More Golf >>

Irish crown eludes Hallamshire’s Alex Fitzpatrick at Royal County Down

Golf
Lindrick's John King with the trophy after winning the Silversea Senior PGA championship at Foxhills.

Lindrick’s John King wins play-off to claim Silversea Senior PGA win at Foxhills

Golf
Hillsborough's Joe Dean, seen during last year's Open at Royal Birkdale (Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire).

Hillsborough’s Joe Dean starts EuroPro campaign with top-five finish

Golf
Hallamshire's Alex Fitzpatrick pictured with England Golf coach Graham Walker (The Oaks).

Hallamshire’s Alex Fitzpatrick narrows gap at top in Irish Amateur

Golf

Cycling More Cycling >>

YP Letters: Region fials to profit from Tour de Yorkshire

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The close shave on the Tour de Yorkshire route in Leeds. Photo & Video: Nathan Currie

Sports director handed 50 day ban after almost colliding with Tour de Yorkshire marshal

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Tour de Yorkshire cyclists negotiate Pool Bank.

YP Letters: A spoke in wheel of Tour de Yorkshire claims

Opinion
Britain's Simon Yates celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 9th stage of the Giro de Italia cycling race.

Simon Yates races to Giro d’Italia stage victory to extend advantage

Cycling
Day two of the Tour de Yorkshire from Barnsley to Ilkley.

YP Letters: Some plain Yorkshire speaking about the Tour

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Ice Hockey More Ice Hockey >>

WATCH: Arrival of Jackson Whistle increases Sheffield Steelers' rebuilding options

Ice Hockey
STICKING AROUND: Sheffield Steelers' captain, Jonathan Phillips. Picture: Dean Woolley

Gold-medal showing underscores Phillips’s value to Sheffield Steelers

Ice Hockey
Davey Phillips in action for GB in their Division 1A match with Hungary. (Pictures: Dean Woolley)

Sheffield Steelers’ Phillips urges GB to embrace their biggest challenge yet

Ice Hockey
MAGIC MOMENT: Sheffield Steelers and GB captain Jonathan Phillips celebrates with the Division 1A trophy with team-mates Ben O'Connor, left, and Robert Farmer, right. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Captain Phillips enjoys 'career high' with GB's golden promotion

Ice Hockey

Olympics More Olympics >>

Dame Tessa Jowell.

The Yorkshire Post says: Dame Tessa’s proud legacy. Inspirational record of service

Opinion
Hannah Cockroft celebrates winning the Women's 100m T34 Final at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships at London Stadium. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

Weekend Interview: Hannah Cockroft sets sights on increasing her gold medal haul

Olympics
Helen Housby and Natalie Haythornthwaite, right, celebrate with their gold medals after winning the Women's Netball final against Australia, (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Weekend Interview: Natalie Haythornthwaite hoping to turn Commonwealth gold into a financial future for netball

Olympics
England's Helen Housby battles for the ball with Australia's April Brandley in the Women's Netball gold medal match (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Commonwealth Games: Netball’s bid to use its golden moment as a platform

Olympics

Boxing More Boxing >>

Josh Warrington holds aloft the belt after beating Lee Selby at Elland Road to win the IBF world title (Picture: Steve Riding).

August ‘too early’ for new world champion Josh Warrington to face Carl Frampton in Belfast

Boxing
TOP OF THE WORLD: Leeds boxer Josh Warrington celebrates as he lifts the world title belt after his points victory over Lee Selby at Elland Road. Picture: Steve Riding

WATCH - ‘The world is my oyster now’ - Josh Warrington

Boxing
Warrington pictured with wife Natasha after his win. PIC: Steve Riding

How you reacted to Josh Warrington's astonishing title win over Lee Selby

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Squash More Squash >>

Nick Matthew's British Open bid comes to an end as Germany's Raphael Kandra at the Airco Arena in Hull. Picture: PSA.

My body’s quitting on me, admits Sheffield’s Nick Matthew after British Open exit

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BLASTING THROUGH: Nick Matthew celebrates his British Open first round win over fifth seed Tarek Momen in Hull. Picture courtesy of PSA.

Nick Matthew refuses to go quietly as he targets British Open grand finale

Squash
ONE LAST FLING: Nick Matthew competes in the recent Commonwealth Games in Australia. Picture:. World Squash Federation/Toni Van der Kreek

Nothing to lose for Nick Matthew as he looks to bow out with British Open bang

Squash
MAGIC MOMENT: James Willstrop celebrates winning the men's singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year. Picture: World Squash Federation/Toni Van der Kreek

WATCH: James Willstrop aware of his tough task ahead at British Open

Squash

Tennis More Tennis >>

Kyle Edmund shows his frustration during his match against Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open. Picture: Photo/Paul White

Kyle Edmund’s Madrid Open run ends in frustrating fashion

Tennis
Kyle Edmund.

Kyle Edmund builds on Djokovic win by beating Goffin to reach Madrid quarter-finals

Tennis
Yorkshire's Kyle Edmund has reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open. PIC: AP Photo/Paul White

Madrid Open: Straight-sets win eases Edmund into quarter-finals

Tennis
Kyle Edmund celebrates after beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 during the Madrid Open Picture: AP/Paul White

Kyle Edmund claims huge scalp after beating Novak Djokovic in Madrid

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Snooker More Snooker >>

Mark Williams walks to his post match interview without any clothes on after winning the 2018 World Championshipat The Crucible. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

Darren Gough: Make or break time as snooker needs to attract wider audience

Snooker
NAKED TRUTH: Mark Williams - as promised - attends his post-match press conference (almost) naked. Picture: PA.

Darren Gough: Why snooker needs to reinvent itself and why Huddersfield Town are THE Yorkshire club

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Mark Williams and his family with the trophy after winning the World Championship at the Crucible, Sheffield (Picture: Richard Sellers/PA Wire).

Mark Williams has amazing journey from caravan to Crucible title

Snooker
Mark Williams with the trophy after winning the 2018 Betfred World Championship at The Crucible, Sheffield. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

World Championship: Mark Williams holds off John Higgins to clinch third world title

Snooker

Athletics More Athletics >>

Hannah Cockroft celebrates winning the Women's 100m T34 Final at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships at London Stadium. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

Weekend Interview: Hannah Cockroft sets sights on increasing her gold medal haul

Olympics
Sir Mo Farah finishes third in the Men's Marathon during the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday April 22, 2018. See PA story ATHLETICS Marathon. Photo credit should read: Paul Harding/PA Wire

Sir Mo beats the heat to post British record at London Marathon

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Gaddings Dam

The hidden beach you didn't know existed - and it's only an HOUR from Leeds

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Yorkshire's Jack Laugher, left, and Chris Mears during the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard at the Optus Aquatic Centre. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA.

Commonwealth Games: Laugher deals with pressures to seal memorable golden hat-trick

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Motorsport More Motorsport >>

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates with his team after winning the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix, at the city circuit, in Baku. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Hamilton benefits in dramatic denoument to Baku GP

Motorsport
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia jumps off his car after winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix

Hamilton looking for fast response to China

Motorsport
DRIVING FORCE: Britain's Lewis Hamilton steers his Mercedes car during the second practice session in Shanghai. Pictures: AP/Andy Wong

Lewis Hamilton looks to close gap on chief rival Vettel

Motorsport
Senna Proctor on the top of the podium at Brands Hatch. Picture: Dennis Goodwin.

Proctor claims debut BTCC victory in dramatic style

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Yorkshire is known for its wild moors and scenic woodlands, many of which people explore through various cycling routes and cycling destinations

10 of the best cycling routes, trails and destinations in Yorkshire

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Dame Tessa Jowell.

The Yorkshire Post says: Dame Tessa’s proud legacy. Inspirational record of service

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Yorkshire has a wide array of centres, natural coastlines and scenic terrain where you can embrace your inner adrenaline junkie and try something new

From kitesurfing to bungee jumping: 9 extreme activities you can do in Yorkshire

Lifestyle
Saturday May 20 will see Jamie Carlsson-Yates, 23, take part in the British Red Cross Leeds MSV Abseil.

Leeds local set to abseil down city centre building for charity this month

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