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Sweet success for masters cycling

EUREKA Cycling staged a successful two-day cycling carnival over the Easter long weekend. Sunday, 4 April saw South Pacific Criterium Championships at Victoria Park in...

Calls to close ludicrous loophole

GERARD Whateley believes the AFL made a mistake allowing Patrick Dangerfield and Zac Williams to play in VFL practice matches, despite serving suspensions. Dangerfield was...

Bombers hopeful on Heppell injury

ESSENDON general manager of Football Josh Mahoney is “hopeful” skipper Dyson Heppell will be fit to face Sydney on Thursday night. Heppell was a late...

Praise for Bruce’s 10 goal haul

JOSH Bruce has bounced back into form this season with fourteen goals from three games, including ten on Good Friday against North Melbourne. Bruce took...

Scott seeking to do better

GEELONG coach Chris Scott said it’s incumbent on him to “be the bigger man” and to “provide a good example” following his verbal altercation...

United strike early, Jets grounded

AN opening-minute goal proved enough for Western United to earn their second A-League win in four days and consign the Newcastle Jets to a...

Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 7 April

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 3 April - Men, stableford A Grade - 1^st - P Burke 5/40, 2^nd - C Heap 8/40, 3rd - A Haase...

Full digital edition, 1 April

Creswick claims flag in close encounter

THE second day of play in this year's interrupted Ballarat District Bowls Division grand finals returned to the greens on Saturday following the postponement...

BDBD Saturday Pennant grand finals – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT GRAND FINALS   PREMIERS Ballarat 54 lost to Victoria 60 Cornish, Stewart, Wood, Wood, 25; Harrison, Oswin, Haynes, Clark, 19; Eastman, Fothergill, Lennecke, Brown,...

Hardwick hopes “sanity prevails” with VFL anti-density rules

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has slammed the VFL’s new controversial anti-density rules. The rules require three players from each team to be inside both 50-meter...

Dogs praised for handling of top pick

GARRY Lyon and Tim Watson have both praised the Western Bulldogs for their handling of number one draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. Ugle-Hagan, who kicked five...

Watson reacts to Essendon’s 0-2 start

ESSENDON sits seventeenth on the ladder after two rounds following a last-second loss to Hawthorn and a smashing at the hands of Port Adelaide. The...

Ballarat and District golf results for Wednesday, 31 March

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 27 March - Women, stroke 1^st - K Johnston 17/70, 2^nd - K Kennedy 6/72 NTPs - 6^th - J Forbes, 17^th -...

Australian First – SEN Stadium takes game day experience to next level

IN an Australian-first, Sports Entertainment Network has launched SEN Stadium – an in-stadium live AFL commentary listening experience which overcomes traditional transmission delays. This revolutionary...

Full digital edition, 25 March

Bowls finals half done

IT was a soggy end to the Ballarat District Bowls Division’s big double-header weekend of finals, with the semis last Saturday all completed only...

Croquet comp bloomin’ success

THIS year’s Ballarat Begonia Association Croquet Tournament attracted players from right across Victoria, including six state team members to the Ballarat Alexandra in early...

BDBD Saturday Pennant semi and grand finals – Results

Ballarat District Bowls Division SATURDAY PENNANT GRAND FINALS   DIVISION 2 Ballarat Nth 76 defeated Clunes 65 Newman, Gervasoni, Thompson, Plater 14; Hudson, Spong, Tucker, Templeton 19; Clark, Spiers, Parker,...

Will a night grand final return?

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has not ruled out returning to a twilight or night grand final next year, despite the shift back to tradition...

Big penalties for sub rule breaches

AFL operations boss Steve Hocking is confident there’s “safeguards” in place to ensure clubs don’t exploit the new medical substitute rule. A day before the...

Dogs recruit on seven-year chase

WESTERN Bulldogs ruckman Stefan Martin has revealed his new side had been trying to recruit him for several years before finally snaring their man. After...

Why Essendon collapsed against Hawthorn

ESSENDON led by almost seven goals late in the second quarter of last Saturday night’s clash with Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium. The Bombers blitzed the...

Cats unsure on Cameron return

GEELONG coach Chris Scott is unsure when star recruit Jeremy Cameron will make his Cats debut. Cameron missed Geelong’s shock 12-point round 1 loss to...