Other Sports
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Yarraville-Footscray stunned after Altona whitewash
A week ago, Yarraville-Footscray was considered the west’s best chance of featuring in the premier division bowls finals. But then neighbouring Altona gate-crashed that party…
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Morgan Mitchell posts Rio qualifying time
Western Athletics runner Morgan Mitchell has smashed her 400 metres personal best time and ran an Olympic qualifying time in the process. The 21-year-old star…
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Williamstown Wolves dull the Lions roar
Williamstown Wolves have wearied of the pain caused by the Fitzroy Lions in Baseball Victoria division 2 this season. After two heavy defeats to…
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Rosen peaks in time for Maribyrnong Gift
Tim Rosen peaked just at the right time to take out the Maribyrnong Gift on Australia Day. Rosen ran second in his heat and third…
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Djokovic master class ousts Federer
Novak Djokovic was untouchable, racing to a two-set lead, taking 12 of the first 15 games of the match, doing so in a speedy 54…
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Kerber beats nerves to reach grand slam final
Up for grabs was the chance to play in a first grand slam final for Angelique Kerber and Johanna Konta. It was only natural that…
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Konta, Kerber in grand slam final bid
Johanna Konta had only made one appearance beyond the first round of any grand slam before last year’s US Open. Konta had suffered instant elimination…
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Djokovic’s bid for sixth Australian Open on track
Who can stop Novak Djokovic from taking out a sixth Australian Open men’s singles title? The Djokovic juggernaut will roll into the last four after…
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Early exit for Whittington and Bolt
Williamstown’s Andrew Whittington and doubles partner Alex Bolt were given only a short leash at the 2016 Australian Open. The Whittington-Bolt duo was ousted in…
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Sports Shorts
Here’s a quick look at some of the other sport from across Whittlesea and Hume over the last week. BOWLS Bundoora RSL’s finals hopes…
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Nick Kyrgios calmly through to second round
If you took your seat at Hisense Arena hoping for some extracurricular fireworks from Australian young gun Nick Kyrgios, you would have felt a tad…
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Ewan, Elvin rule Bay Classic
Caleb Ewan has taken out the Williamstown leg of the Mitchelton Bay Classic Criterium. Ewan, 21, of the Orica-GreenEDGE cycling team, won the fourth stage…
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Talented Altona Roosters get their NRL shot
Altona Roosters couldn’t be more thrilled that their playing stocks are being plundered. Six young Roosters have made their way into the professional rugby league…
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Lift-off at last for Rosamond Rockets
Rosamond has moved up from the bottom of the Bowls Victoria division 2 ladder thanks to a 14-shot thrashing of Hoppers Crossing at Rosamond…
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Yarraville-Footscray win against the odds
Yarraville-Footscray produced a remarkable comeback to mow down local rival Altona by one shot in a Bowls Victoria premier division cliffhanger at Civic Parade…
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