Odsal is an area of the
City of Bradford
Bradford (), also known as the City of Bradford, is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns and villages of Keighley, Shipley, Wes ...
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West Yorkshire
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Odsal Stadium is currently the home of
Bradford
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rugby league
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club and YorStox F1 and F2 stock cars. The
Richard Dunn Sports Centre is named after the boxer who lived in Bradford at the time of his 1976 bout against
Muhammad Ali
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Sport
Amateur rugby league side Odsal Sedbergh, founded in 1980, play their game on Cleckheaton Road and, as of 2017, compete in the Yorkshire Men's League First Division
References
Areas of Bradford
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