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March 10, 2022

Aussie race director a ‘scapegoat’ for F1 finish

LEADING Formula 1 commentator David Croft believes Michael Masi was made a “scapegoat” from the controversial finish to last season Masi was removed from his...

March 10, 2022

CEO provides update on Scott contract

GEELONG CEO Steve Hocking said the club is working on a few “final things” before officially announcing Chris Scott’s contract extension. The Cats senior coach...

March 9, 2022

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 9 March

Ballarat Golf Club Thursday, 3 March - Open stableford A Grade - 1st - R Goodwin 7/40, 2nd - B Holloway 4/39, 3rd - J Whitfield...

March 3, 2022

Good day out on Misery circuit

EUREKA Cycling Club staged a forty-five-kilometre handicap around the Mount Misery circuit on Sunday, 27 February. Racing conditions were near perfect, with plenty of cloud...

March 3, 2022

Western rack up wins ahead of Mars clash

WESTERN United have added further milestones to their resurgent 2021-22 A-League Men campaign after downing Perth Glory 2-0 in Launceston on Sunday evening. With two...

March 3, 2022

New rule could see ‘backlash’

DAVID King believes the new crackdown on umpire abuse will bring significant “backlash” this AFL season. The league on Tuesday decided to dial up the...

March 3, 2022

Skipper happy to cop criticism

FEBRUARY represented one of Pat Cummins’ toughest months in cricket. Widely seen as the golden boy of Australian cricket for his exploits on the field...

March 1, 2022

Big fight night in bayside city

Geelong is getting ready to rumble as a travelling boxing show targets a second straight sell-out of Geelong Arena.

WILDFIGHTER Round Seven is...

February 24, 2022

Smeaton sweeten Div 5 finals chances

IT'S a tight fight in the Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region Saturday Pennant Division five. The maths don’t work and one team is going to be left...

February 24, 2022

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 23 February

Ballarat Golf Club Sunday, 20 February - Open stableford 1st - J Fraser-McGurk 4/36, 2nd - J Pegg 13/35 Ball rundown - J Adriaans 23/34 Saturday, 19 February...

February 24, 2022

Garuccio stunner takes Western top

BEN Garuccio's incredible scorpion-kick goal has stolen the show and gone viral as Western United beat Western Sydney 3-2 to leap back to the...

February 24, 2022

Boomers coach keen for Simmons to play with Mills

AUSTRALIAN Boomers and Illawarra Hawks coach Brian Goorjian is excited about the prospect of Aussie duo Ben Simmons and Patty Mills linking up together...

February 24, 2022

AFL welcomes 100 per cent capacity

THE AFL will welcome back Victorian fans with no caps on crowds for Round 1. With the past two years interrupted by COVID and an...

February 17, 2022

Victoria scraps COVID-19 density limits

VENUE density quotas will be scrapped and Victorians will no longer be required to check into retail, schools and workplaces using QR codes, under fresh...

February 17, 2022

Xavier’s fours still perfect

MOUNT Xavier's Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region Saturday Pennant Division four side are travelling well for finals. The team is still undefeated although they had a close...

February 17, 2022

A good place for a Windmill

EUREKA Cycling raced under blue skies on the Windmill circuit on Sunday, 13 February. Twenty-nine riders were blow about by a strong northerly wind that...

February 17, 2022

Western draw with Sydney in soggy conditions

SYDNEY FC midfielder Max Burgess has denied his former club Western United the chance to pull further clear on the A-League Men's ladder. At a...

February 17, 2022

‘It happens’: Storm star accepting of departures

MELBOURNE Storm forward Christian Welch is okay with several of his star teammates departing the club at season’s end. Welch, who is also the director...

February 17, 2022

Four on standby for Pakistan tour

CRICKET Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey has officially put together an 18-man squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan. The Aussies are set to...

February 16, 2022

Golden Plains and Ballarat golf results for 16 February

Ballarat Golf Club Saturday, 12 February - Women, stableford 1st - J Forbes 20/42, 2nd - B Oliver 28/36 NTPs - 6th - D Rogers, 17th -...

February 10, 2022

Playtime Books is turning two!

THE year started in a normal enough fashion, with the expectation of developing a publishing business around high-quality children’s books for schools and libraries...

February 10, 2022

East’s sevens in heaven

Ballarat East's Division Seven side secured a strong win at home on Saturday in Ballarat-Highlands Bowls Region pennant action. Stephen Kay and Alan Rickard's rinks...

February 10, 2022

Out of towners the ones to ‘Beet

OVER thirty riders experienced sunny and windy conditions at Eureka Cycling Club’s kermesse circuit at Burrumbeet on Sunday, 6 February. Riders travelled from afar to...

February 10, 2022

Birthday joy for Aloisi as Western go top

WESTERN United have given coach John Aloisi a forty-sixth birthday to remember, surviving a Western Sydney Wanderers onslaught to escape with a 1-0 win...