Sport

Bedford cricket club claims a wicket
by Rebecca Bradshaw

BAYSWATER council has finally approved a turf wicket for Bedford Morley Cricket Club at the RA Cook Reserve in Bedford, after 12 years of relentless campaigning by the club.....full story

It’s there in black and white, the trade failed
by Ryan Daniels

WHEN Paul Medhurst was traded from the Fremantle Dockers in 2006, it was as a small part of the deal to snare high profile Chris Tarrant from Collingwood.....full story

Southern River Falcons homeless
by Keira Swayn

SOUTHERLANDS Park in Gosnells won’t be flooded with the usual football spirit this season, as Southern River football club and the football league have deemed the oval unfit to play on.....full story

Half ironman boosts Busselton
by Lyndsey Wetton

BUSSELTON’S tourism received a boost over the first weekend of May, as the 2008 half ironman triathlon became the largest event of its type ever to be hosted in Western Australia.....full story

Subiaco sings relegation blues
by Craig Donohue

A SHAKE up in the league this season has seen Subiaco Soccer Club’s female team relegated to the amateur divisions, a decision many at the club are unhappy with.....full story

To boo, or not to boo - Judd is the question
by John Dobson

CHRIS JUDD is set for a mixed reaction on his long-awaited return to the west, with Eagles fans spilt on booing or cheering the former captain when he turns out at Subiaco this weekend.....full story

Record number of Murdoch athletes expected at Uni Games
by Rangariro Nyamidzi

MURDOCH University this year expects to follow up from where they left off last year by sending a record number of athletes to October’s University games in Melbourne.....full story

Final siren yet to sound for Shark Park
by Glenn Roscoe

EAST Fremantle council is expecting a backlash from ratepayers over the proposed mixed use redevelopment on East Fremantle Oval.....full story

Hot air surrounds Olympic flame
by Tony Lejo

FROM the beleaguered Olympic flame relay to steroid trafficking, from distorted body images to swimmers behaving badly, a prominent sports psychologist counsels against drawing too many conclusions about the effects of the Olympic Games.....full story

ANZAC ambush on the cards
by Kema Rajandran

DOCKERS coach Mark Harvey says Fremantle could take Geelong by surprise on ANZAC Day, and that out-of-form forward Chris Tarrant will more than likely miss the game.....full story

MacTiernan offside with neighbours
by Heather McNeill

NOTED for staring down anti-development protesters, WA planning minister Alannah MacTiernan now finds herself offside with neighbours of her Highgate home for making a pro-development protest of her own.....full story

Ring-ins sour junior hockey titles
by Meredith Kelly

A RING-IN controversy has tarnished WA's annual junior hockey state championships, with a country official alleging city sides are unfairly bolstering their ranks.....full story