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Transfer gossip, Sunday: Leeds and Town eye Liverpool striker | Saints want Boro star | Owls consider £1.8m return

Football
MOMENT OF TRUTH: Josh Warrington shows his elation ater beating Lee Selby to take the IBF World Featherweight at Elland Road. Picture: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Jubilant Josh Warrington crowned world IBF featherweight champion at Elland Road

Boxing
Castleford Tigers Jy Hitchcox touches down against Leeds Rhinos.

Castleford Tigers 38 Leeds Rhinos 10: Powell delighted with Tigers, but McDermott blasts “soft” Rhinos

Sport
Leeds United's Tom Pearce celebrates his first goal for the club, scored in last month's win over Barnsley.

Leeds United keen to hold onto coveted Tom Pearce

Leeds United

Dean Whitehead looks forward to new chapter with Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town

Insight: How analysing ‘the beautiful game’ has changed for digital age

Football

Chris Waters: Jack Brooks – more than just ‘a bit of a village idiot from Tiddington’

Cricket
Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas (right) celebrates after the final whistle (Picture: PA)

Chelsea 1 Manchester United 0: Dream come true for Cahill as Blues win FA Cup

Football

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

Football More Football >>

Wanted: Hull City's loanee striker Harry Wilson, centre.

Transfer gossip, Sunday: Leeds and Town eye Liverpool striker | Saints want Boro star | Owls consider £1.8m return

Football
Nicola Adams

Warrington v Selby: Different class Adams stops opponent in first round

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Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas (right) celebrates after the final whistle (Picture: PA)

Chelsea 1 Manchester United 0: Dream come true for Cahill as Blues win FA Cup

Football
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME: Gathering information and stats for a growing worldwide football audience. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Insight: How analysing ‘the beautiful game’ has changed for digital age

Football
Final bow: Dean Whitehead comes on for his final appearance before retiring. Picture: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images

Dean Whitehead looks forward to new chapter with Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United manager Paul Warne: Preparing for Wembley.

Underdogs tag suits Rotherham United

Football
Jose Mourinho steered Chelsea to victory over Manchester United in 2007's FA Cup final but has swapped camps and hopes to steer the Red Devils to victory today (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire).

Manchester United v Chelsea: Daggers likely to be drawn again on sidelines at Wembley

Football

Leeds United keen to hold onto coveted Tom Pearce

Leeds United

Hull City loosen the last ties to their 2014 FA Cup final team

Hull City

WATCH: Wood looks to lead Rotherham United over one more steep hill to clinch promotion

Rotherham United

Cricket More Cricket >>

Colin Graves: Deserves to be heard.

Colin Graves was right, says Darren Gough

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

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

Cricket
Yorkshire's Jack Brooks: Milestone.

Chris Waters: Jack Brooks – more than just ‘a bit of a village idiot from Tiddington’

Cricket
England's Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow (Picture: PA)

England do not fear Amir, insists bullish Bairstow

Cricket

Kohler-Cadmore blasts Vikings to emphatic victory at Durham

Cricket

Botham prepared to give ‘Hundred’ plans time to develop

Cricket

Captain Root welcomes return of Jos Buttler to England Test fold

Cricket

Adil Rashid intent on making big impact for Yorkshire in his limited capacity

Cricket

Rugby League More Rugby League >>

Hull FC's Chris Green

WATCH: Green hoping to create another Magic memory for Hull FC

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Castleford Tigers Jy Hitchcox touches down against Leeds Rhinos.

Castleford Tigers 38 Leeds Rhinos 10: Powell delighted with Tigers, but McDermott blasts “soft” Rhinos

Sport 1
Huddersfield Giants' interim coach Chris Thorman. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Wakefield Trinity v Huddersfield Giants: Thorman primes players for big response from Trinity

Huddersfield Giants
Richie Myler: New Leeds Rhinos talisman.

WATCH - Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos: Richie Myler happy to have made instant impact

Leeds Rhinos
DERBY DATE: Hull KR's Chris Atkin & Hull FC's Mark Minichiello. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

WATCH - Hull KR v Hull FC: Atkin hooked on to new role as Magic win looks crucial for Robins

Hull KR
Jesse Sene-Lefao.

Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos: Sene-Lefao hoping the Magic ‘buzz’ will inspire Tigers

Castleford Tigers
Tom Johnstone.

WATCH - Wakefield Trinity v Huddersfield Giants: Johnstone relishing facing up to McGillvary

Wakefield Trinity

Holmes looking for Featherstone to build on Cup display

Rugby league

WATCH - Hull KR v Hull FC: Injury crisis no excuse for Airlie Birds, says Minichiello

Hull FC

Dave Craven: ‘If’ is the key word on Hardaker’s Wigan road to redemption

Castleford Tigers

Zak Hardaker still feels ‘highly responsible’ for Castleford Tigers’ Grand Final defeat

Leeds Rhinos

Rugby Union More Rugby Union >>

Thomas Baty

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

News
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
Harrogate try scorer, Keane Naylor. PIC: Richard Brown

Club rugby: Nervous wait for relegation-threatened Wharfedale

Rugby union
Yorkshire Carnegie head coach, James Lowes. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

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

Yorkshire Carnegie recruit McQuillan all set to face his new employers

Rugby union

Yorkshire Carnegie add Canada prop to squad after netting new half-back pair

Rugby union

Horse Racing More Horse Racing >>

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

Horse Racing
Frankie Dettori performs his flying dismount after Stradivarius won the Yorkshire Cup.

Dante Festival: Maestro Dettori gets a real tune out of Yorkshire Cup victor Stradivarius

Horse Racing
The scene at York as El Astronaute wins the Dante day opener for John Quinn and Jason Hart.

Quinn is aiming high after victory on Dante day

Horse Racing

Golf More Golf >>

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
New English Senior Women's champion Aileen Greenfield pictured with the Wendy Taylor Salver after her win at Hallamshire (Picture: Leaderboard Photography).

Huddersfield’s Pat Wrightson scorched in England Senior Women’s final by red-hot putting

Golf

Cycling More Cycling >>

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

Opinion 1
High Views of the Finish Line at the Cow and Calf''Women's Tour de Yorkshire Second day travelling between, Barnsley and Ilkley.

The most stunning photos from the Tour de Yorkshire 2018

Cycling

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 >>

World champion: Josh Warrington with wife Natasha after his victory. Picture: Steve Riding

World champion Josh Warrington straight back down to earth with nappy-changing duties

Boxing
Josh Warrington celebrates becoming Leeds' first boxing world champion

"I can die a happy man." Warrington ecstatic after historic world title win

Boxing
Josh Warrington celebrates as a split decision over Lee Selby goes his way.

Immediate Warrington-Frampton clash "too soon" - but Frank Warren ready to make "natural fight"

Boxing

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

Squash
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

Tennis

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

Motorsport

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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

News
Dame Tessa Jowell.

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

Opinion
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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