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Phil Jones for England: The big debate

3:50pm Thu 15 Jul 10

BLACKBURN Rovers manager Sam Allardyce suggested earlier this week that it won't be long before 18-year-old ...

Iranian midfielder gets Blackburn Rovers trial

10:11am Thu 15 Jul 10

IRANIAN midfielder Andranik Teymourian has been handed a chance to revive his Premier League career after starting ...

Kendal Town 2 Blackburn Rovers XI 3

11:08pm Wed 14 Jul 10

BLACKBURN Rovers and Kendal Town provided a classic encounter at Parkside Road tonight with the visitors edging a ...

Blackburn Rovers chairman: No transfer freeze

8:24am Wed 14 Jul 10

JOHN Williams insists it is ‘business as usual’ at Ewood Park as he and Sam Allardyce weigh up Blackburn ...

Lowe forced out for England

3:58pm Wed 14 Jul 10

BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Jason Lowe has been forced to out of England under 19's squad for the European ...

Blackburn Rovers reserves face Kendal Town tonight

3:10pm Wed 14 Jul 10

BLACKBURN Rovers reserves will travel to Kendal Town tonight for their second friendly of the summer, 7.45pm kick off.

Blackburn Rovers striker Kalinic loved Austrian boot camp 'hell'

11:30am Tue 13 Jul 10

NIKOLA Kalinic can’t wait for the next chapter of his Premier League adventure after hailing the success of ...

Blackburn Rovers boss tips Jones for England squad

3:29pm Mon 12 Jul 10

SAM Allardyce has defended his decision to block Blackburn Rovers teenage defender Phil Jones from joining the ...

Allardyce is content with Blackburn Rovers' pre-season trip

9:18am Mon 12 Jul 10

SAM Allardyce admits to being satisfied with the fitness levels of his Blackburn Rovers squad as they returned to ...

Blackburn company director in court over trouble at derby clash

4:30pm Sat 10 Jul 10

A BLACKBURN company director has been spared a football banning order after getting in trouble at the Rovers v ...

Kendal Town 2 Blackburn Rovers XI 3

11:08pm Wed 14 Jul 10

BLACKBURN Rovers and Kendal Town provided a classic encounter at Parkside Road tonight with the visitors edging a ...

FULL TIME: Aston Villa 0 Blackburn Rovers 1

6:05pm Sun 9 May 10

Blackburn Rovers finished their campaign with victory at Aston Villa courtesy of Richard Dunne's late own goal.

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 2 Arsenal 1

6:55pm Mon 3 May 10

Blackburn Rovers came from behind to beat Arsenal at Ewood Park.

FULL-TIME: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Blackburn Rovers 1

5:32pm Sat 24 Apr 10

SYLVAN Ebanks Blake's late header struck a blow to Blackburn Rovers hopes of ending the campaign in the Premier ...

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 2 Everton 3

5:03pm Sat 17 Apr 10

TIM Cahill broke Blackburn Rovers' hearts at Ewood Park this afternoon after his 90th minute strike earned ...

FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 0 Manchester United 0

3:25pm Sun 11 Apr 10

Blackburn Rovers dented the title hopes of Manchester United, with a draw at Ewood Park.

FULL TIME: Portsmouth 0 Blackburn Rovers 0

4:52pm Sat 3 Apr 10

BLACKBURN Rovers have been forced to settle for a point at Portsmouth this afternoon after failing to convert ...

FULL-TIME: Burnley 0 Blackburn Rovers 1

3:10pm Sun 28 Mar 10

UPDATE: David Dunn’s first-half penalty earned Blackburn the local bragging rights.

FULL TIME: Blackburn Rovers 2 Birmingham City 1

9:53pm Wed 24 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Rovers' impressive home record continued with victory over Birmingham.

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.

Accrington Stanley boss aims to strike balance

10:09am Thu 15 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has made a centre back and a target man his top priorities as he bids to get ...

Accrington Stanley transfer ban set to lift

11:30am Wed 14 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley are aiming to have their transfer embargo lifted by the end of this week.

FULL-TIME: Clitheroe 3 Accrington Stanley 3

11:00pm Tue 13 Jul 10

AN Accrington Stanley side largely made up of trialists came from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Clitheroe tonight in ...

Clitheroe v Stanley: Reds look to trialists

12:10pm Tue 13 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley will use tonight’s opening pre-season friendly at Clitheroe to make decisions over a dozen ...

Mullin weighing up his next move

9:16am Mon 12 Jul 10

HAVING already taken his first steps into coaching at former club Burnley, John Mullin is taking an optimistic ...

Accrington Stanley boss remains confident

11:30am Fri 9 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman admits that his current frustrations are just ‘part and parcel’ of ...

Released Accrington Stanley player rules out full return

3:01pm Thu 8 Jul 10

FORMER Accrington Stanley and Burnley midfielder John Mullin says he has no plans to return to full-time football ...

Accrington Stanley consider goalkeeper coach

6:10pm Wed 7 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley are looking into the possibility of recruiting a goalkeeping coach this summer.

Accrington Stanley to stay at Preston base

8:49am Tue 6 Jul 10

ACCRINGTON Stanley have decided to remain at their Preston training base next season and are baffled by Billy ...

Accrington Stanley always close to Grant's heart

8:48am Mon 5 Jul 10

BOBBY Grant may have departed for Scunthorpe United, but he will always be grateful to Accrington Stanley for ...

Blackburn Hawks presentation night

3:54pm Mon 10 May 10

Blackburn Hawks hold their presentation night next Saturday at the Arena.

Blackburn Hawks fury over play-off chaos

9:44am Wed 7 Apr 10

Blackburn Hawks fulfiled their play-off tie with Sheffield Spartans, just days withdrawing from the competition.

Blackburn Hawks put play-offs on ice over spat

11:00am Wed 31 Mar 10

BLACKBURN Hawks have pulled out of the end of season play-offs after a row with the English Ice Hockey Association ...

Blackburn Hawks aim for play-off glory

11:00am Sat 27 Mar 10

Blackburn Hawks hope to cause a few surprises when the English National Ice-Hockey League plays-off get underway ...

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 ...

Lancashire League Sunday: Accrington hammered by Haslingden

4:20pm Tue 13 Jul 10

GRAHAM Knowles marked his return from a broken finger in remarkable style on a quite astonishing day as ...

Du Plessis: Lancashire League must stick with top professionals

10:21am Tue 13 Jul 10

OUTGOING star Francois du Plessis insists that Lancashire League clubs must continue to bring in top name talent ...

Lancashire League Sunday: Todmorden lose to Rawtenstall

5:22pm Tue 13 Jul 10

Rawtenstall were winners by 80 runs at Todmorden on Sunday.

Lancashire League Sunday: Colne win at Bacup

5:16pm Tue 13 Jul 10

Colne were victorious at Bacup just days after beating Tim Farragher’s men at Lanehead in the extended Worsley ...

Lancashire League Sunday: Nelson back on track after Lowerhouse win

5:12pm Tue 13 Jul 10

Nelson got back to winning ways after two straight defeats as they beat Lowerhouse at Seedhill with professional ...

Lancashire League Sunday: Ramsbottom win at Enfield

5:08pm Tue 13 Jul 10

Francois du Plessis bowed out of the Lancashire League with a half-century but he was overshadowed by his ...

Lancashire League Sunday: East Lancs stay top with Rishton win

5:01pm Tue 13 Jul 10

Leaders East Lancashire beat derby rivals Rishton by 43 runs.

Rostron is a Rick and roll star as Salesbury thrash Earby

1:20pm Mon 12 Jul 10

RICHARD Rostron blew Earby away with a sensational show as rock-bottom Salesbury stormed to a remarkable win as ...

Ribblesdale League Saturday round-up

9:26am Mon 12 Jul 10

CLITHEROE are back at the top of the Ribblesdale League as one of the most intriguing title races for years ...