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There was no change at the top of the Dorset Premier Football League as the leading contenders all recorded victories, with Dorchester Sports continuing to set the pace.

JOSH Staunton’s Poole Town continued their outstanding form against Chippenham Town this afternoon, securing their seventh consecutive victory to maintain their position at the top of the table.

Spearheaded by Evanilson, the Cherries finally got their first Premier League win of the Marco Rose era with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Sunderland.

Marco Rose thanked the Cherries fans for their patience as Bournemouth finally earned their first win in the Premier League at the seventh attempt with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Sunderland.

AFC BOURNEMOUTH turned their recent poor form around with a much-needed 5-0 victory away at Plymouth Argyle.

Evanilson starred as Marco Rose secured his first league win in charge of the Cherries with a 2-0 victory over ten-man Sunderland.

Updates as AFC Bournemouth host Sunderland in the Premier League.

WIMBORNE Town pulled off a historic 1-0 win over National South outfit Chelmsford City to book their place in the FA Cup First Round Proper for only the second time in the Magpies’ history.

Eleven young cricketers from Bryanston and Bryanston Prep are celebrating after securing or retaining places on county cricket development programmes.

Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, joined the Dorset Parky Striders at a special training session to celebrate their second anniversary.

A Dorset athlete is set to represent Great Britain on the world stage.

AFC Bournemouth will travel to Devon this weekend as they face fellow south coast outfit Plymouth Argyle.

Veljko Milosavljevic is set to continue his return from a long spell on the sidelines through injury with the development squad this weekend, when Alan Connell's side face Brighton on Sunday.

Marco Rose said his Cherries side must prove that they can keep the momentum going after their 3-0 win over Sturm Graz in the Europa League as they host Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday.

Marco Rose binge-watched all of 'Sunderland 'Til I Die' in a single day as the boss prepares to face the Black Cats for the first time on Sunday.

The Cherries will be hoping their Europa League momentum will carry into the Premier League as they host Sunderland aiming for their first league win of the season.