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BBC News
5 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Lancashire's Green has Glamorgan in a spin as they slip to 260-8
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day one)Glamorgan 260-8 (96 overs): Carlson 77, Tribe 61; Green 6-82Lancashire: Yet to batLancashire 2 pts, Glamorgan 1 ptsMatch scorecard Lancashire's Australian off-spinner Chris Green took a career-best 6-82 as his side fought back to limit Glamorgan to 260-8 after a hard-fought day at Old chose to bat and looked to be on the front foot after two sessions at 192-3, thanks to Asa Tribe's 61 and a fine knock from Kiran Carlson, sixth out for best known for his T20 skills, bowled for most of the day, sending down 34 overs as the scoring rate dropped against the old ball and wickets tumbled in the evening. It was a fascinating battle on a spin-heavy day between a Glamorgan side starting the round of games second in Division Two, and a Lancashire team looking for a third straight win to get within striking range after belatedly finding red-ball promotion challengers will be hoping to force the first positive result of the season at the ground in red-ball cricket, with the hosts holding the edge. Glamorgan recalled captain Sam Northeast after paternity leave and leg-spinner Mason Crane, for Billy Root and the injured Timm van der Lancashire included seamer Tom Bailey in place of Jack Blatherwick, and handed county caps to Phil Salt and George overcast and damp conditions, the visitors' openers Zain Ul Hassan and Tribe saw off the initial threat, as James Anderson bowled 21 dot balls before conceding, while Tom Bailey got through a probing nine-over took rare consecutive boundaries off Anderson in his second spell, while Ul Hassan shared in a stand of 75 before he was undone by the spin of Green, the tall Australian international bowling into some early footmarks and having him caught behind for fell after lunch lbw to Green for 10 and Tribe's excellent innings came to an end with his first real error of 118 balls faced, slog-sweeping Green to the longer square boundary where Bailey took the and Colin Ingram realised the danger of being pinned down and mounted the occasional counter-attack in a high-quality battle against Green in particular. Carlson reached his 50 off 90 balls just before tea, but shortly after the break Ingram fell for 33 lbw sweeping at Green after a useful partnership of 86. Bailey claimed the day's first seam success when Ben Kellaway was bowled without scoring in a rare failure for the young game really tilted in the hosts' favour with four wickets falling for 30, Carlson's mature knock ended when he edged Green to slip while Chris Cooke, after a slow start, was stumped for six off Harris and Mason Crane dragged Glamorgan to a consolation batting point before Harris (11) missed a slog-sweep off left-arm spinner Tom Hartley, though Crane and Leonard survived under pressure to take the innings into a second day.


Daily Mail
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
County cricket transfer news: Two rivals doing battle to sign Shoaib Bashir, Hampshire make bid for Nottinghamshire's ex-England star and Gloucestershire lose ANOTHER three bowlers as mass exodus continues
Gloucestershire have lost their two most prolific County Championship bowlers plus a reigning Vitality Blast winner as county rivals continue to pick off their out-of-contract players. Ajeet Singh Dale, their leading wicket taker in the Championship this season with 25 at 36.2 runs apiece, will move to Lancashire at the end of the season while Zaman Akhter - 20 at 40.9 - has agreed to join Essex.


BBC News
12 hours ago
- BBC News
Paedophile who groomed young boys in Accrington jailed
A paedophile has been jailed after perpetrating serious sexual offences against a six-year-old boy and an eight-year-old Thomson groomed the two young victims in the Accrington area, attempted to rape them and carried out multiple sexual assaults against them, Lancashire Police the 53-year-old was arrested, two previous victims came forward to say they had also been sexually assaulted when they were between eight and 10 years old, the force said, having been befriended by Thomson when he was in his late teens/early 20s and they were still at school. Thomson, of Bawdlands, Clitheroe, was jailed for 24 years at Burnley Crown Court after admitting child sexual offences. 'Manipulative sexual deviant' He had earlier pleaded guilty to the attempted rape of a child under 13, causing/inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a had forced the victims to watch him perform lewd acts on himself, telling them not to tell anyone about what he was doing "or it will be bad luck in life", police Con Hannah Blundel said: "Thomson is a manipulative sexual deviant who carried out unspeakable sexual crimes against two vulnerable boys. "This is some of the worst sexual offending I have seen in my career and I welcome the significant sentence Thomson has received, which reflects the very real danger he poses to all male children."I want to praise the victims for their bravery in coming forward, though they may not fully understand what happened to them or why." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.


Metro
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Paddy McGuinness furious after he's refused entry to his own BBC Radio show
Paddy McGuinness has shared his frustration with listeners after revealing he was denied entry to his own radio show at the weekend. Paddy, 51, has been the host of his own programme on BBC Radio 2 every Sunday from 11am to 1pm since June last year. The presenter took over the role from Michael Ball and has been delighting fans on the airwaves for the last 13 months. Despite the length of the show, the star has revealed his frustration with the radio staff in the Salford studio as he revealed that they still don't recognise him after over a year. 'How long have we been doing this show? It's been over a year actually,' he said rhetorically to his listeners on Sunday. 'I'm just wondering when security are gonna know it's me.' He explained that it's not about vanity or fame, it's about practicality and trying to gain access to the building. 'I'm not even bothered about them recognising me off the telly, or anything I've done throughout my career. 'Just the fact that I come in every Sunday for a year and a bloke still wouldn't let me in this morning. 'Have you got your pass?' ''Pass?' I said: 'See that yellow chopper there, son, with 10 million quid stuck on top of it? I did that.' ''Ohhhhhh,' come on security, play the game!'' The news comes as Paddy and DJ Vernon Kay have returned to Celebrity Gogglebox. During a June episode, Paddy confessed to an unexpected celebrity crush that he says he wasn't supposed to have. 'There's something about Rachel Riley. I don't know what it is. You know when you have, like, a celebrity crush that you're not supposed to have?' he said in a recent episode. Vernon quipped: '[Rachel] is a [Manchester] United fan,' referencing the fact that Paddy and Vernon both support fellow Lancashire side Bolton Wanderers. More Trending 'Oh, I've gone right off her!', Paddy immediately shot back, jokingly deciding that Rachel's choice of football team was enough to kill his crush. Paddy was married to ex-wife Christine McGuinness (née Martin) between 2011 and 2024 – the couple had three children, including two twins, throughout the 13 years they were together. In 2022, it was announced that the couple had separated, but they would continue living in their family home together with 10-year-old twins Penelope and Leo, and seven-year-old Felicity. The couple's divorce was finalised in 2024, but they still live in the same house to make things easier for their children, who are all autistic. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Radio star reveals hotel 'thought she was a sex worker' before major Hollywood interview


BBC News
17 hours ago
- BBC News
Matthew Daulby's killer will never be forgiven, mum says
The mother of man who was knifed to death in a fight has said she will never be able to forgive his Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed after two groups clashed outside a bar in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 29 July Dures, 21, eventually handed himself in at a police station in Greece after being on the run for 18 months, and was jailed for at least 23 years after being convicted of murder at Preston Crown Dures in a statement read to the court following his sentencing, Mr Daulby's mother, Angela, said: "Your cowardly actions have meant we have not been able to grieve properly, which has increased our family's trauma." Tuesday marks two years to the day since Mr Daulby was mother said Dures' decision to go on the run meant "we had no choice but to resort to doing things that, as private people, we would never have imagined having to do - like appear on TV appealing for [him] to be caught and face justice at the worst time in our lives".She said Dures "a coward who carried a knife" who wanted to avoid "owning up to murdering Matthew".Continuing to address Dures, she added: "Having to watch video footage, repeatedly, of Matthew being murdered and watching you walk away, carry on your evening and your life for another 18 months, I will never be able to forget or forgive."You have never shown any remorse or even acceptance that you murdered the most precious thing in our lives."My family will never be the same again. You have spoilt the happiest, loving family anybody could wish to have."She said the end of the trial "marks the end of a very long and challenging journey through the criminal justice system" but "the loss of Matthew is permanent, life-changing, and unbearable every day". Speaking outside court, Mr Daulby's father, Gary, said: "After two horrendous years we have finally achieved justice for Matthew."I have very little to say about Thomas Dures. Just that he cowardly ran away and hid for a very long period after causing total devastation to my family," he said."Matthew will be missed every day for the rest of our lives. His loss cannot be measured in a few words."I leave the last words to Matthew - choose life not a knife." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.