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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
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...
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...