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On 25 January 1995, Manchester United footballing legend Eric Cantona kung fu kicked a fascist football hooligan, Matthew Simmons, during a match against Crystal Palace. Simmons, who attended far-right National Front and British National Party rallies and has a raft of violent convictions including attacking a football coach who...
The Dorset Destroyers Wheelchair Rugby Club, based in Poole, Dorset smashed their way into Top position in the newly formed sport of Wheelchair Rugby 5’s this weekend. The Destroyers played against 4 other teams in the first weekend of 3, including against local rivals The Solent Sharks from Southampton. The first...
Television presenter Rachel Riley has expressed her intention to discontinue her support for Manchester United football club if player Mason Greenwood remains a part of the team. The 21-year-old striker had been suspended from the club since January of the previous year due to allegations involving a woman, which surfaced...
The Dorset Destroyers Wheelchair Rugby Club, based in Poole, Dorset, finished in their Conference League as the top club in the country, having won 8 out of their 8 matches and undefeated. Sunday, June 10th was the final round of matches at Stoke Mandeville Stadium for the new version of...
Very proud to say, that this Thursday July 19th at 8pm, on BBC One’s programme Eat Well for Less, there’s a segment about The Dorset Destroyers Wheelchair Rugby Club trying out a food product and shown playing Wheelchair Rugby.   The TV Company RDF Television approached us in July 2017 asking...

Points all round

The points were shared for all of Dorset’s clubs on Saturday on a day of tight and hard fought contests. Weymouth earned their point in dramatic style – leaving it late to snatch a share of the spoils at fellow promotion candidates Leamington. The Terras made a slow start,...
Skilful, thoughtful and aggressive; Eric Cantona wowed English football in the 1990s and was key to Manchester United’s dominance at the time. Though idolised for his football, Cantona is also remembered for his various altercations; a kung-fu-kick against a Crystal Palace fan at Selhurst Park is perhaps foremost amongst...
Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as Crickets greatest all-rounder, has visited Ballard School in New Milton to inspire students. Sir Garry Sobers visited Ballard School to talk about his life and his philosophy on sport to an audience of boys and girls who play cricket.  The school also invited...
Joe Lycett clearly making the point that David Beckham reportedly being paid ten million pounds to be the world cup ambassador is a kick in the teeth for those who are LGBTQ+ given Qatar's dreadful human rights record. Will he stand down or will he take the blood money? https://t.co/FqoC3hSFM8 ????...
Renowned English football figure Paul Gascoigne has revealed that he currently resides as a "sad drunk" in the spare room of his agent Katie Davies' house in Dorset. The 56-year-old football legend, who earned 57 caps while playing for England, has been entangled in a prolonged and public struggle...