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Cobham Sports Women beat Ridgeway Ladies Black Pearls 6-0 to maintain their 100% record and move clear at the top of the table in Dorset Women’s Division Two.

Blandford & Sturminster HC beat Winchester 4s 5-0 at home, avenging semi-final heartbreak with a dominant Dorset hockey display and third straight win.

Wimborne RFC beat Weybridge Vandals 34-12 in South London as prop George Draper won his 200th cap, while Sam Fenton suffered a shoulder injury late on.

Hamworthy Recreation beat Baffins Milton Rovers 4-0 on October 31, 2026, with Bailey Rowe scoring a hat-trick and Jake Dove netting in dominant away win.

SWANAGE & Wareham had a home fixture against near neighbours Dorchester in their recent Southern Counties league game.

Bournemouth were left frustrated by missed chances as they fell to a narrow 24-29 defeat to Wimbledon in Regional 1 South Central.

The Cherries put their perfect Europa League record on the line when they travel to Sparta Praha on Thursday night.

The Cherries team will continue to support Evanilson to score more goals after the Brazilian scored his fourth in four Premier League games against Leeds on Saturday, assister Justin Kluivert said.

The Cherries head out to Prague to continue their Europa League campaign in November, their second away trip in the competition.

Alex Tóth has undergone successful surgery on a hamstring injury after he was forced off in the Cherries' 3-0 win over AC Milan in October.

A veteran living with motor neurone disease (MND) has described meeting AFC Bournemouth great Steve Fletcher as the highlight of a special day at the Vitality Stadium, after the club welcomed him as a guest at their Premier League clash with Leeds United.

AFC Bournemouth’s former owner and chairman Jeff Mostyn has joined Bournemouth Rugby’s corporate development board as the club aims to rise to the Championship and Gallagher Premiership.

Hamworthy United draw 1-1 at Whitchurch United in the Wessex League Division One on October 31, with Ollie Parry scoring after five defeats.

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Trophy action at Merley Park on Saturday saw Cobham Sports entertain local rivals Holt United.

Hampshire mother Alice Burch ran 60 marathons in 60 consecutive days in 2016, covering 1,572 miles from the New Forest for SPANA charity.

It is a 'very exciting' time for the Cherries as they continue their superb run of form, Justin Kluivert said, after a 2-0 win over Leeds on Saturday.