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THE Cherries will try to play a friendly in the international break with the extended gap between Premier League fixtures, boss Marco Rose confirmed.

Pirates reclaimed the BSN Series with a 94-86 aggregate victory over the Redcar Bears after a tight meeting at Wimborne Road.

Updates as Poole Pirates host Redcar Bears at Wimborne Road in the second leg of the BSN Series final.

The Cherries have called on supporters who have not yet been contacted by the club about their engraved bricks or pavers at the Vitality Stadium to get in touch as they seek to return bricks removed as part of the stadium’s redevelopment work.

A teenage athlete has become the first England Junior to compete in six senior men’s international beach volleyball tournaments in a single season.

EAST Christchurch SSC lead the way in the DORSET SUNDAY SENIOR LEAGUE after Keelan Fudge's 35th minute strike settled the issue 1-0 against early pacesetters Westover Bournemouth.

Former Olympian Dalton Grant led a surprise coaching session for Wimborne Athletic Club athletes

A glorious autumn Sunday afternoon at Merley Park provided perfect conditions for an U18 derby between Cobham Sports U18 and Holt Utd U18

After what felt like an eternity, Blandford & Sturminster were finally back in league action.

The Swanage 1st XI won four of their twelve completed Premier Two matches, with five more abandoned due to poor weather.

The Cherries must continue to believe in their quality as they aim to secure their first victory of the Premier League season when they return after the international break, Marco Rose said.

Potential first caps, an international return and new managers are all in store for the international Cherries during this extended break, with plenty for fans to keep an eye on on the international stage.

'Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong' for Pirates as promoter Danny Ford was delighted to see his side fight back from 12 points behind to six after the first leg of the BSN Series final at Redcar.

THE start to the Cherries’ season has generated plenty of talking points, as Bournemouth enter the international break without a win in the league and one place above the relegation zone.

THE BSN Series “couldn’t be more perfectly set up” after the Pirates fought back to only fall to a six-point defeat at Redcar in last night’s first leg, ahead of the decider tonight.

Pirates will need to overturn a six-point deficit on home shale if they are to win back the BSN Series from Redcar after a 48-42 defeat on the road at the Ecco Arena, that could have been much worse for the Dorset club.