Sport
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Hoop dreams in Berlin
Dandenong-based basketballer Nick Bruin is set to travel half-way across the world to compete in Special Olympics World Games. There will be 64 Aussie athletes…
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Doveton has a new King
A 17-year-old Doveton boxer has staked his claim as the ‘King of the Ring’ in Sydney. Riek Chuol from Doveton Boxing Club recovered from a…
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World-class swim camp at NPAC
International swimmers took the plunge at Noble Park Aquatic Centre in preparation for the upcoming FINA World Swimming Championships (25 metres). Up until 11 December,…
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World’s best take to Casey Stadium
The eyes of the indoor cricket world have descended on Cranbourne for the 2022 Indoor Cricket World Cup, held at Casey Stadium. Beginning last Saturday…
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Locals shine at Comm Games
A number of local athletes have contributed to Australia’s table-topping haul of 178 medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which concluded on Monday 8 August.…
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National glory awaits
Grade four student at St Francis De Sales primary school in Lynbrook, Andi Mole, has qualified for the Australian Cross Country Championships in August. Andi…
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Shooting for glory
Young soccer players from across the South East played with gusto for the prestigious Paul Wade Cup. St John’s Regional College in Dandenong hosted teams…
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Stokes’s stealth raid on Kyneton
Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes has used his old home-town of Adelaide as the perfect cover for an interstate stealth-raid on the picturesque Kyneton racecourse on…
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King Magnus’s crowning moment
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock are hoping King Magnus can wear another important crown this Saturday with the running of the $5million All-Star Mile…
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Shand’s Sunday off to a Flyer
They say patience is a virtue in the racing game and Pakenham trainer Lyn Shand can vouch for that statement after Turf Flyer smashed her…
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Pirates walk the plank
Beaconsfield was set to host Parkmore Pirates at Perc Alison Oval on Saturday but the game was eventually clouded in local cricket controversy. Parkmore refused…
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Cranbourne flies the flag at Caulfield
Cranbourne Turf Club…Inside word from the track… Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes Day at Caulfield proved to be a great day for the Cranbourne Training Complex…