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This was a much changed Blue and Golds line-up that travelled to Bradford and there were few complaints from the coaching staff about the efforts.
Tony Spence took control of the side for the match that saw Beverley 33-18 by the West Yorkshire side. Spence said tactical awareness was an issue while he did praise his player’s efforts.
Beverley AC Chairman Rob Reid has expressed his gratitude following confirmation that local business will again be sponsoring the Walkington 10K.
His comments come after Specsavers Beverley confirmed they will be backing the race for the third consecutive year.
Beverley ARLFC will head to West Yorkshire this Saturday as they take on Bradford Dudley Hill in the National Conference League.
Scott Taylor and his side will head to the Neil Hunt Memorial Ground in good spirits and also in a good form.
Beverley ARLFC got back to winning ways as they saw off Clock Face Miners 23-20 at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
This was a heated yet highly entertaining clash in the rain in what was an incident-packed match.
Summer Sands booked his place at Royal Ascot with a classy victory in the £40,000 Truckingby Brian Yeardley Two-Year-Old Trophy at Beverley on Saturday.
Sent off an 11-4 chance in a hot five-runner affair, Richard Fahey’s two-year-old son of Coach House from the outset looked the real deal in the hands of Barry McHugh.
Scunthorpe Utd chairman Peter Swann is optimistic of another successful cross-Humber raid on Beverley in two of the biggest races of the season on Saturday.
Swann is an enthusiastic owner and, along with mother-in-law Barbara Wilkinson and other family members, has enjoyed great success at Beverley under the Cool Silk Partnership banner.
People’s Champion Jimmy White raised the roof at the Beverley C Club when he scored a 147. The snooker legend was at the club as a result of a special event that saw him take on 8 members.
80 people snapped up tickets for the event which was hosted by another great from the game John Virgo.
Beverley ARLFC will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at home to league leaders Ince Rose Bridge.
Scott Taylor and his side will welcome Clock Face Miners to the Beverley Leisure Centre for the 2.30PM match.
James Tate expects a big show from Dream Shot when the speedy colt goes for gold in the Truckingby Brian Yeardley Two-Year-Old Trophy at Beverley on Saturday.
The young son of Dream Ahead showed a touch of quality on his debut at Goodwood when he defeated Spanish Angel by a neck in a five-furlong novice auction stakes.
Archie Watson strives to enhance an already superb course record when he saddles Execlusive in the historic Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley on Saturday.
The Upper Lambourn handler has claimed four winners from just 13 runners at the popular East Yorkshire circuit and now takes aim at one of the biggest prizes of the season.
Six years in the planning the Beverley Braves will soon be ready to move into their new home on Thurlow Avenue.
Chairperson of the club Neil Gay says the new facility will help them develop as a club. He also says having a base they can call home will benefit the young people in their ranks.
Beverley racer Roger Donnan competed in last weekends Thruxton Motorsport Celebration.
Saturday saw qualifying where he achieved a time of 1min 22secs placing him sixteenth on the grid with the MCR S2 car.
League leaders Ince Rose Bridge strolled into town and demonstrated their title credentials. They combined a physical and aggressive defence with an adventurous attack.
Their efforts proved too much for Beverley who had to work hard to stay in touch at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
York Cricket Club beat Beverley Town Cricket Club by 81 runs at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Beverley, however, can take many positives from the game both in the field and also with the bat. On another day this match could have swung their way
A talented young rugby scholarship student at Bishop Burton Colleg has been called up to represent England.
Student Api Bavadra, 18, has been drafted into the England Sevens squad to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series in Paris. The competition which he will be playing in will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
Ince Rose Bridge will arrive at the Beverley Leisure Centre in a rich vein of form. Like Beverley, they have won their last three NCL matches one of which was away from home.
Ince Rose Bridge are also riding high in NCL Divison 2 topping the table with 18 points from their opening 11 games. They have suffered just two defeats this season, losing away to Hull Dockers and Clock Face Miners.
Trainer Eric Alston is optimistic Boudica Bay will remain on an upward trajectory when she runs at Beverley on Wednesday.
The four-year-old daughter of Rip Van Winkle looked a progressive sprinter at Musselburgh on May 13 when she won a five-furlong handicap by a neck.
A Lewis Poskitt drop-goal in the 80th minute separated the two sides in this tense arm-wrestle.
Even then Beverley had to endure an agonising 6 minutes of stoppage time in which the visitors hit back with a converted try which thankfully was the cue for the full-time whistle to be sounded.