Barrow boy Thompson flies to European Championship silver
BARROW-BORN Chris Thompson produced the performance of a lifetime in Barcelona last night as he claimed 10,000m silver at the European Championships.
Walney's American girl Hollie is a Texas whirlwind
CUMBRIA’S best lady golfers were swept aside by a tornado fresh out of Texas as Furness teen Hollie Weatherburn flew into town. (1 comment)
South Cumbrian football whizz key part of Portugal World Cup bid
A SOUTH Cumbrian football mastermind is plotting the World Cup downfall of Brazil and the Ivory Coast for European giants Portugal.
Bauer added to Barrow RL missing list
THERE will need to be a major reshuffle of the Barrow Raiders back line on Saturday, with Andreas Bauer added to the list of absentees.
Double delight for Barrow Island RL youngsters
A HEALTHY dose of team spirit pushed Barrow Island RL under-16s to an unbeaten league and cup double.
Holker youngsters prove unstoppable
IF ever a team deserved the tag of ‘unbeatable’ it was Holker Old Boys under-11s this season. (1 comment)
Manchester City kids to strut their stuff against Barrow AFC
BARROW AFC will get another chance to test themselves against top opposition tomorrow when Premier League Manchester City visit Holker Street (3pm).
EVENING MAIL SPORTS COLUMNISTS
Well done Chris, you did us proud
THERE have not been many uplifting sporting moments to shout about this summer. 
HOLKER Street played host to the finals of the boys and girls Barrow and District Junior Football League KO Cup finals. 
THE four girls’ cup and shield finals saw teams from Barrow Celtic, Dalton and Barrow Wanderers competing on the Holker Street turf. 
HOLKER Old Boys have been preparing for the new North West Counties Division One season with a string of pre-season games. 
SENIOR BOWLS 
RON Slater, one of the greatest rugby union fly-halfs never to play for England, has died, aged 80. 
HORSE racing has been one of the most prominent sporting victims of the recent freeze, with even all-weather tracks falling foul of the snow and ice. PAUL TURNER talks to trainer Jimmy Moffatt in frozen Cartmel and discovers he can only just remember the last time he actually had a runner 
ONE of Barrow’s finest RL players of the 1950s, Tommy Keen, has died. 
THE local sporting fraternity is saddened by the death of former Barrow RL star Brian Sharp, who passed away suddenly on New Year’s Day, aged 74. 
BARROW-born Chris Thompson admitted he was still riding the high of claiming European Championship 10,000m silver after booking himself another shot at a medal following the 5,000m heats. 
