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Jones: My Blackburn Rovers league debut was unreal

12:23pm Mon 22 Mar 10

PHIL Jones described his Premier League debut as ‘unreal’ – before backing Blackburn Rovers’ stars of the ...

Allardyce: Blackburn Rovers have our very own John Terry

9:03am Mon 22 Mar 10

SAM Allardyce has urged England to give Ewood Park hero Phil Jones a chance – after admitting Blackburn Rovers ...

Blackburn Rovers manager targets a week to remember

8:59am Mon 22 Mar 10

A JUBILANT SAM Allardyce is hoping to make it a week to remember for Rovers fans.

Blackburn Rovers and Burnley fans do battle in charity match

11:34am Mon 22 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Rovers fans got the early bragging rights by beating their Burnley rivals in a charity match.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers youth cup decider tonight

11:03am Mon 22 Mar 10

Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to deny Chelsea once more when the clubs meet in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup ...

Big Sam delighted with a point

6:30pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Sam Allardyce praised his sides second half performance, as well giving rave reviews about centre back Phil Jones.

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 1

5:55pm Sun 21 Mar 10

El-Hadji Diouf put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes, with a 69th minute header to give his side a deserved 1-1 draw.

Half Time: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Chelsea

4:48pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Didier Drogba pounced early on, to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead at Ewood Park at the break.

TEAM NEWS: Four changes for rovers

3:41pm Sun 21 Mar 10

Sam Allardyce has been forced into four changes, as injuries ravage the Blackburn squad.

Drogba is one of the best, says Blackburn Rovers defender Samba

10:20am Sun 21 Mar 10

CHRIS Samba admits Didier Drogba is one of the most powerful strikers he has ever faced – but hopes it will be ...

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 1

5:55pm Sun 21 Mar 10

El-Hadji Diouf put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes, with a 69th minute header to give his side a deserved 1-1 draw.

FULL-TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 3 Blackburn Rovers 1

2:50pm Sat 13 Mar 10

A ROMAN Pavlyuchenko brace gave Tottenham a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at White Hart Lane this afternoon.

FULL-TIME: Liverpool 2 Blackburn Rovers 1

4:54pm Sun 28 Feb 10

BLACKBURN Rovers pushed Liverpool all the way before falling to a narrow defeat in the Premier League this ...

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 Hull City 0

10:32pm Wed 10 Feb 10

Blackburn Rovers hauled themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone and left Hull City deep in trouble ...

FULL-TIME: Stoke City 3 Blackburn Rovers 0

4:55pm Sat 6 Feb 10

BLACKBURN Rovers' misery on their travels continued at Stoke City this afternoon as they crashed 3-0 at the ...

FULL-TIME: West Ham United 0 Blackburn Rovers 0

4:52pm Sat 30 Jan 10

BLACKBURN Rovers earned a hard-fought point at West Ham United this afternoon but will know it could have been so ...

Blackburn Rovers Youth 3 Manchester United Youth 0

8:52am Fri 29 Jan 10

BLackburn Rovers Under 18s swept into the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals at Ewood Park last night with an impressive ...

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 2 Wigan Athletic 1

10:12pm Wed 27 Jan 10

Blackburn gave themselves breathing space above the Premier League drop zone in a match where defensive errors ...

FULL-TIME: Aston Villa 6 Blackburn Rovers 4 (Villa win 7-4 on agg)

9:50pm Wed 20 Jan 10

Blackburn Rovers' Wembley dream is over after an incredible 10-goal Carling Cup semi-final shootout at Villa Park.

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 2 Fulham 0

5:09pm Sun 17 Jan 10

Chris Samba’s 24th minute opener set Blackburn on their way to their first Premier League win since November ...

Five options for new Accrington Stanley logo

2:02pm Mon 22 Mar 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley will choose from five different designs when they unveil their new club badge at the end of this ...

Accrington Stanley boss disappointed with collapse

12:35pm Mon 22 Mar 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman admitted the 4-2 home defeat to Rochdale game brought back unwanted memories ...

Accrington Stanley striker hopes for red card reprieve

11:00am Mon 22 Mar 10

STAR striker Michael Symes hopes Accrington Stanley will have enough evidence to launch an appeal against his ...

Rochdale boss tips Accrington Stanley for play-offs

12:39pm Mon 22 Mar 10

ROCHDALE boss Keith Hill has backed Accrington Stanley to recover from Saturday’s derby defeat and make the ...

FULL TIME: Accrington Stanley 2 Rochdale 4

4:54pm Sat 20 Mar 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley squandered a two-goal advantage and saw star striker Michael Symes sent off as they slipped to ...

TEAM NEWS: Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

2:46pm Sat 20 Mar 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley have named an unchanged line-up for this afternoon's League Two derby at home to Rochdale.

How Accrington Stanley missed out on £1m man

3:10pm Fri 19 Mar 10

IF Rochdale centre back Craig Dawson does move to Tottenham or Fulham for £1m in the summer, as reports have ...

We can beat leaders Rochdale again, says Accrington Stanley goal hero

10:12am Fri 19 Mar 10

VICTORY at Rochdale in October will live long in the memory of fans of Accrington Stanley, and Jimmy Ryan sees no ...

Accrington Stanley 2 Rotherham United 1

10:21pm Tue 16 Mar 10

WITH 12 games to play last season, Accrington Stanley had just 30 points and were staring relegation in the face.

Accrington Stanley blog: Life with Reds is never boring

1:00pm Tue 16 Mar 10

Stephen Lowe column: At the start of the season to stay in League Two and improve our final points total was on the ...

Blackburn Hawks put Nottingham to the sword

3:20pm Wed 17 Mar 10

It was a weekend of stark contrasts for Blackburn Hawks as they followed a shock cup defeat with one of their ...

Blackburn Hawks look to swoop on silverware

10:30am Sat 13 Mar 10

Blackburn Hawks head coach Gary Buckman hopes victory over Flintshire Freeze today will be enough to secure ...

Fans flock to arena as Hawks fly high

9:17am Wed 3 Mar 10

Blackburn Hawks attracted their biggest crowd of the season for Sunday’s English National Ice Hockey League ...

Hawks look to fill the arena

11:30am Sat 27 Feb 10

Blackburn Hawks are on the hunt for back-to-back wins for the second weekend running.

Slat's the way to do it as Hawks double up

8:55am Wed 24 Feb 10

Blackburn Hawks climbed to fifth in the English National Ice-Hockey League table with back-to-back wins at the ...

Whitley Warriors 11 Blackburn Hawks 3

8:49am Wed 17 Feb 10

An Aaron Davies hat-trick was the only high point as a severely-depleted Blackburn Hawks suffered their heaviest ...

Double figures for Blackburn Hawks in Cup stroll

5:56pm Wed 10 Feb 10

Blackburn Hawks bounced back from a third straight league defeat to record their biggest victory of the season in ...

Hawks look for double delight

11:00am Sat 6 Feb 10

Blackburn Hawks have a double header of tricky fixtures this weekend as they look to progress in both league and ...

Stop the scrapping, says Blackburn Hawks boss

8:47am Wed 3 Feb 10

Blackburn Hawks head coach Gary Buckman insists his side need to cure their ‘penalty problem’ if they are ...

In-form Blackburn Hawks flying high

1:30pm Sat 30 Jan 10

BLACKBURN Hawks are in high spirits ahead of their toughest test of the season so far.

Moores unsure over second overseas star for Lancashire

6:19pm Thu 18 Mar 10

PETER Moores says Lancashire have not decided whether to go down the line of hiring a second overseas player for ...

New boys Salesbury snap up Rishton's Rostron

8:36am Thu 11 Mar 10

RIBBLESDALE League new boys Salesbury have swooped to sign Rishton all-rounder Richard Rostron as their ...

D-day for Lancashire's Old Trafford revamp

11:01am Thu 11 Mar 10

TODAY is D-Day for the future of cricket at Old Trafford as planning chiefs decide whether to give the green light ...

Red Rose meeting moved

8:44am Thu 11 Mar 10

The 2010 annual general meeting of Lancashire County Cricket Club has been put back by two days and will now ...

Kumar's Lancashire switch in doubt

10:40am Wed 10 Mar 10

LANCASHIRE fear they may miss out on Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara – if a proposed Test series in India ...

County cricket stars on Blackburn brewery tour

4:17pm Wed 10 Mar 10

Lancashire cricket stars toured Blackburn’s Thwaites brewery yesterday as a new season beckons

Lancashire captain looking for final piece in jigsaw

10:44am Tue 9 Mar 10

GRITTY Lancashire captain Glen Chapple is determined to see the Red Rose bloom this summer – and reckons that ...

Ribble Valley cricketer bids for longest run-up in history

9:08am Tue 9 Mar 10

A RIBBLE Valley cricket fanatic is set to take the longest bowling run-up in history – jogging 26.2 miles from ...

Lancashire coach looks forward to Flintoff return

4:05pm Mon 8 Mar 10

Lancashire coach Peter Moores has "no doubt at all" that Andrew Flintoff will play again.

Jimmy Anderson takes a break from Barbados trip

3:57pm Mon 8 Mar 10

Burnley pace ace James Anderson will not be on the plane when Lancashire fly off to Barbados for their pre-season ...