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Young underdogs fight their way to grand final

Epping’s self-belief is growing as its players dream of premiership glory in Northern Football League division 3. Having finished fourth, the Pingers have defeated Watsonia...

Broncos draw first blood

  Hume City Broncos are one win away from a third successive Big V women’s state championship title. The Broncos led from start to finish to...

Lions limp into prelim

  South Morang will have to make the grand final the hard way after fading away in the second half against Reservoir in its Northern...

Sri Lanka’s loss is Westmeadows Cricket Club’s gain

Sri Lanka’s loss is Westmeadows Cricket Club’s gain for the upcoming Victorian Turf Cricket season. After Chanaka Weledegara was told he would not be selected...

Sixth man’ helps Pacers hold firm in the third

The Whittlesea Pacers have gone one up in their Big V women’s division 1 grand final series against Geelong Supercats, putting behind them the...

Under-rated Bundoora proves the critics wrong

Many people wrote off Bundoora at the start of the Northern Football League division 1 season after they lost half of last year’s side. Despite...

United finds its mojo, and third spot

Whittlesea United is firing at the right time. United is on 38 points and in third place in FFV state league 3 north-west, seven points...

Craigieburn can see pluses in semi-final defeat

Craigieburn needs to regroup after losing to Essendon Doutta Stars in their Essendon District Football League division 1 semi-final on Saturday. The Eagles led by...

Roxburgh Park and Jacana to meet again

  Roxburgh Park and Jacana will do battle for the second time in three weeks after their respective finals results in division 2 of the...

Bears fall from the four at just the wrong time

Thomastown was in the top four of division 2 of the Northern Football League for every round but one this season. And, heartbreakingly for the...

Demons up for dog fight

  Write Tullamarine off at your peril. That’s the message after the Demons’ 13.14(92) -12.12(84) win over Westmeadows on Sunday, which pitched them into the Essendon...

Epping’s amazing comeback

Epping feels like they belong in the Northern Football League division 3 finals after one of the biggest comebacks in football history. The Pingers were...

Finals come early for Bulldogs

Finals came two weeks early for Gisborne in the Bendigo Netball League. The fourth-placed Bulldogs entered the last two rounds facing clashes with third-placed Strathfieldsaye...

Reds on the rise again

Hoppers Crossing has secured back-to-back promotions after a 1-0 win over Geelong Rangers on the road in the Football Federation Victoria men's state league 3 north-west...

Battling Bees face their D-Day

  Werribee City has produced a Houdini-like two weeks to leap out of the coffin and have a fighting chance of surviving in the NPL. The...

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T20s kick off

Altona North’s Asela Aluthge was the star of the show as the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition got underway. The competition launched with a...

Prince goes big