Wigan, North West, England News

Farrell's time off with thumb injury hands Saracens place to son
Andy Farrell, honorary president of the One-Thing-After-Another Society, is injured. Again. The rugby league great from Wigan has shown no sign of mastering the union code since his big-money move to ...

Wigan appeal for leniency over Richie Mathers dismissal
Warriors hoping for leniency from RFL disciplinary committee as Richie Mathers faces suspension. ...

West Ham United 2 Wigan Athletic 1: Ashton the throwback drives Hammers forward
Dean Ashton is a throwback to a time, in the Fifties, when an English centre forward made up for a perceived lack of sophistication with an emphasis on attributes such as strength, power and hard runn...

West Ham 2 Wigan 1
WEST HAM clung on for victory after Dean Ashton struck twice in the first 10 minutes...

Premier League: Dean Ashton scores twice as West Ham beat spirited Wigan side 2-1
Dean Ashton scores twice as West Ham beat a spirited Wigan side 2-1...

Mathers off for Wigan but play-off place is secured despite Wakefield tenacity
Wigan survived the first-half sending-off of Richard Mathers to clinch an engage Super League play-off place with a victory over Wakefield.<img width='1' height='1' src='http...

Bruce says 'beware of the bull' as Wigan set to field striker Zaki
Steve Bruce has warned Premier League defenders to beware of the world's best striker - even though they may not know who he is - but they soon will.<img width='1' height='1'...

Wigan close to defeat as Richie Mathers sent off
Wigan 32 Wakefield 22 Richie Mathers was sent off for the second time this season as Wigan almost squandered the chance to guarantee themselves a playoff spot. ...

Hull forward Chester forced to retire at 29
Hull KR's back row forward, Chris Chester, has been forced to retire at the age of 29 by a neck injury. Chester has not played since suffering the injury against the Catalan Dragons last month and...

FC Utrecht 0 Wigan 2
STEVE BRUCE'S men cruised to victory in the final game of their pre-season schedule...