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The Cherries have announced that Mr Q, the online casino, is to become the club’s official sleeve partner.

BROADSTONE strengthened their Dorset Premier One campaign with a convincing 33-run victory over local rivals Poole Town in a hard-fought derby at Poole Park on Saturday.

THE Daily Echo sat down with Ben Gannon-Doak at the Cherries' pre-season training camp in Austria.

THE second qualifying round of the Europa League begins tomorrow, while teams have already discovered who they will be facing should they progress through to the next stage of the competition.

Pirates return to Wimborne Road for the first time in almost a month as they look to back up a dominant away performance at Workington and secure the aggregate point against the Comets.

THE Daily Echo sat down with Cherries midfielder Ryan Christie yesterday at the club's training camp base in Austria.

Ben Gannon-Doak had a difficult first season with the Cherries, but the young Scot is raring to get going in what could be a big season for both him and the club.

Ryan Christie signed a new contract at the Cherries this summer that will keep him in Dorset until 2029, some eight years after he joined, and the club is "chalk and cheese" from when he first walked through the doors at Dean Court.

THE Cherries have turned down a bid from Chelsea for midfielder Alex Scott, the Daily Echo understands.

There was a Scottish theme to my first full day in Austria, with a busy day including transfer news and interviews as the camp got properly underway for the Cherries.

The Cherries have a squad of 32 players out in Austria as their preparations for the new season ramp up.

Talks are progressing between the Cherries and Benfica over centre back Antonio Silva, and they are expected to progress further in the coming days, the Daily Echo understands.

ALEX Scott has turned down the new contract offered to him by the Cherries, the Daily Echo understands.

Golden Padel, based in Dorset, was founded with the aim of making padel more accessible and building a supportive community around the sport.

BOURNEMOUTH continued their good form in the Southern Premier Cricket League with an emphatic 191-run victory over Hampshire Academy at the Utilita Bowl Nursery Ground.

THE friendly rivalry between top teenage prospects Will Cairns and Cooper Rushen is continuing to push the pair on as both have now moved into the main body of the Pirates team.