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THE Swanage 2nd XI travelled to Winton in their latest Division 3 clash.

WIMBORNE Town have announced the appointment of Brett Pitman as the club’s academy head coach, with Callum Brooks named as assistant.

DORSET Women responded in impressive fashion to their narrow opening defeat against Hertfordshire, bouncing back with a 40-run victory over Herefordshire at Eastnor Cricket Club in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.

WIMBORNE CC suffered a potentially decisive setback in the Dorset Premier League title race as Chalke Valley CC produced a commanding seven-wicket victory in a crunch top-of-the-table clash.

JUANLU Sanchez is set to travel for a medical tomorrow ahead of a move to the Cherries from Sevilla, the Daily Echo understands.

HUNDREDS of football fans both young and old poured into Sturminster Newton to take a glimpse at one of football's most iconic trophies

THE Cherries continued their pre-season programme of friendlies with a 10-1 rout of Serie A side Genoa in 120 minutes at the performance centre.

A Cherries shirt features in the trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair, starring the club’s minority owner Michael B. Jordan.

A trio of Spanish clubs are interested in signing Cherries striker Enes Unal, the Daily Echo understands.

Bournemouth Sports Women FC presented a signed team shirt to All Hail Ale on Saturday night, in recognition of the business’s support since 2023.

Members of the Bournemouth Beach Volleyball Community will play continuously from August 22 to 23 at Bournemouth Pier, taking turns in relay shifts.

A winning start to the season for Hamworthy Recreation in this best of three at Millbrook with a 2-1 win.

Cobham Sports wound up their pre-season programme with a game at The Canford School where they beat local academy outfit Stars FC 2-0.

Match Report: Hamworthy United 2 Newport (IoW) 3 in Velocity Wessex League Division One (Saturday 1st August 2026)

WIMBORNE'S final pre-season game vs AFC Bournemouth's U18s was just what the manager ordered and it was entertaining fare for the sun-baked spectators too.

Danny Ford was frustrated to see Pirates lose their unbeaten record at Plymouth, but he was satisfied overall with a "funny" weekend for the team.