State News - VIC

Saints march up the ladder

6:13 AM | The Trentham Saints took out an important win against Navarre, one of last year’s grand final teams, and now move to fifth spot on the ladder.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

6:12 AM | In a sparkling round of RDFL, all teams in the competition are finally on the winners’ list for the first time since 2009 when Lancefield and Kilmore registered their first wins of the season. Kilmore is celebrating after a heart-thumping one-point victory over Macedon, a team that is on the rise and getting better by the week.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Tigers break 26-game drought

6:10 AM | It’s a rare occasion when two football clubs in the same district but in different leagues, bearing the same monikers, exhibit parallel performances.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Tigers lose by a whisker

6:09 AM | The Kyneton Tiger’s losing streak has extended to 27 after a heart-breaking two-point loss to Eaglehawk on Saturday. After leading for most of the game, they succumbed to the reigning grand finalists in an exciting finish.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Dogs down Pies

6:08 AM | Gisborne bounced back from a disappointing loss last round to smash Castlemaine by 120 points at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Port Fairy recruits named in big clash

4:00 AM | ALLANSFORD has named Port Fairy duo Sam Burchell and Louis Fary for tomorrow’s match against Kolora-Noorat.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Hampden, Ovens and Murray opt for pace in interleague clash

4:00 AM | INTERLEAGUE combatants Hampden and Ovens and Murray last night opted for pace over height for Sunday’s country championships clash at Princes Park, Carlton.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

O'Connor, Goodall on the Hampden league frontline

4:00 AM | TERANG Mortlake star Damian O’Connor last night declared himself fit to lead the Hampden interleague side on Sunday after overcoming illness and injury in the past week.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Bendigo Football League greats reflect on country championships glory

4:00 AM | GOING into tomorrow’s inter-league clash with Gippsland, Bendigo is seventh on the Victorian Country Football League rankings. While Bendigo is working its way back towards the top of the ratings, there was a time not that long ago that the BFL was the envy of rival country football leagues. From 1988 to 1990 the BFL played in three-straight VCFL Country Championship grand finals, winning the 1989 decider over Geelong.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Mee rises to challenge with Bendigo Pioneers

4:00 AM | FOR the second time in as many weeks, Bendigo Pioneers wingman Nick Mee will tomorrow grace the field where Collingwood Football Legends legends such as Peter Daicos, the Coventrys, Bob Rose and many more made their mark at Victoria Park. Mee and his Pioneers team-mates head to the Magpies’ spiritual home to take on Queensland in the TAC Cup under-18s country round.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Moto-trial stars revved up for world championship action at Mount Tarrengower

4:00 AM | NEGOTIATING their way through and over the granite outcrops on the slopes at Maldon’s Mount Tarrengower will be a daunting task for all contenders at this weekend’s FIM world motorcycle trial titles. It’s the first time Australia has hosted the world championships and the country’s first recognised town is buzzing with excitement.

Sport - Motorbike Racing

Chiko Rollers all set to go in hometown derby

4:00 AM | A CONTEST between Chiko Rollers and Death Stars might seem a bit lopsided, but don’t tell that to the Dragon City Derby Dolls. Bendigo’s toughest team on eight wheels, the DCDD Chiko Rollers are a force to be reckoned with – and they hope to prove that in tomorrow’s Mortal Kombout double-header at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds Exhibition Centre.

Sport - General

Kristi Harrower's dynamic play impresses Opals coach

4:00 AM | Star Bendigo basketballer Kristi Harrower has surprised herself with how well she has been performing at the Australian Opals’ pre-Olympic camps. The 37-year-old was racked with Achilles injuries for the Bendigo Spirit last WNBL season, but has recovered well enough to be praised by Opals coach Carrie Graf for her “dynamic” training.

Sport - Basketball

Gippsland coach issues ominous warning to Bendigo rivals

4:00 AM | GIPPSLAND coach Hayden Burgiel is confident his side is well-placed to upset Bendigo in tomorrow’s inter-league clash at the QEO. Two years ago the leagues played out a thrilling enncounter at the QEO, with Bendigo prevailing by nine points. “We’re a fair bit stronger than last time we were in Bendigo,’’ Burgiel, who is non-playing coach this year, said.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules