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AN off-road motorcyclist from Dorset has launched a fundraising campaign to help him reach the start line of one of the world's toughest motorsport events, the Dakar Rally.

SWANAGE Cricket Club is celebrating a standout season across all sections, marked by strong team performances, major individual achievements and the historic arrival of the club’s first overseas player, Australian all-rounder Coby Perry, whose influence has been widely praised as transformative.

THE Cherries are back in action after the long international break as they visit Chelsea, and they will be without key player Alex Scott for the trip to the capital.

There is one week to go until the Cherries return to Dean Court after the international break

Pirates won the Championship title in the most dramatic of Grand Finals as Zach Cook and Richard Lawson won a super heat after Poole and Scunthorpe could not be separated on aggregate after 30 thrilling races.

Updates as Poole Pirates host Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Championship Grand Final second leg.

Mati Grzybowski was East Christchurch Athletic’s hat-trick hero in their 5-2 victory over rivals East Christchurch SSC in the first round of the FA Sunday Cup at Hurn Bridge.

The international window has closed and the final games of the break saw goals and wins for some Cherries, but also defeat and injury for others.

Poole skittlers claimed five trophies during a standout performance at the Skittles Extravaganza

For 60 years Holt FC has been a community hub for local families, players and volunteers. Now the club is working to secure its future home for generations to come.

The Dorset & Wilts Society of RFU Referees is offering face-to-face training sessions

Alexis Barras was selected for the girls under 15s Dorset Hockey squad at the end of September

Wimborne RFC Senior Rugby Round up - Saturday September 3, 2026

Salisbury 48pts Swanage & Wareham Rugby Football Club 5pts - Report

Bournemouth's two-year unbeaten away record has ended after a second-half fightback fell short at Tunbridge Wells.

Danny Ford has called on Pirates supporters to be the team's eighth man as they look to overturn an eight-point deficit to win the Championship title.