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No love for the Shack

12:00 AM | BURNIE onballer Luke Shackleton has been overlooked for a place in the Tasmanian state team to take on the VFL on Saturday, despite declaring his availability.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

PNG recruits help Burnie storm home

12:00 AM | BURNIE made the most of some visiting PNG players on Saturday, claiming a comprehensive 54-6 Tasmanian Rugby Union win over University.

Sport - Rugby Union

Ea-girls continue winning onslaught

12:00 AM | THE Spreyton Ea-girls juggernaut continued on Sunday as the girls from the Coast slaughtered North Hobart to the tune of 123 points at Maidstone Park.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Devonport still sits on top of the ladder

12:00 AM | AFTER round six of the Northern Premier League, every side has now lost at least one game, as the Prospect Knights accounted for Devonport 4-2.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Prescott king (or queen) of mountain

12:00 AM | IN one of the closest finishes in the race's history, Margaret Prescott won the Professional Cross Country Club of Tasmania's Upper Burnie Newsagency King of the Mountains 16.5km handicap on Sunday.

Sport - Athletics

Tamar secures late draw

12:00 AM | TAMAR Churinga grabbed a draw in the dying stages of its game against South Burnie.

Sport - Hockey

Dragons on fire against Blues

12:00 AM | IN DEVONPORT, West Devonport had Burnie Baptist on the back foot in the first minute of play when Kendall Shotton scored.

Sport - Hockey

Demons come out in defence of new coach

12:00 AM | MELBOURNE - Melbourne president Don McLardy has strongly backed coach Mark Neeld in the wake of the Demons's disastrous start to the AFL season.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Spreyton girls stay on top

21 May 12 | THE Spreyton Ea-girls remain undefeated on top of the AFL Tasmanian Women's Football League ladder following a 123-point win over North Hobart yesterday.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Ruck injury leaves the Saints short

21 May 12 | PERTH _ St Kilda coach Scott Watters admits his club's ruck stocks are in desperate need of replenishment after watching Rhys Stanley succumb to injury in yesterday's 30-point AFL loss to West Coast at Patersons Stadium.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Geelong extends Scott's contract

21 May 12 | MELBOURNE _ AFL defending premier Geelong has extended coach Chris Scott's contract for another two years until the end of 2015, despite a 4-4 start to the season.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Hard-tackling Crows smash sorry Blues

21 May 12 | MELBOURNE _ Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says that Patrick Dangerfield will fill the highlight reels, but it is the AFL team's collective ferocity that has delivered its brilliant season start.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Second time lucky for Zschoke

21 May 12 | SARAH Zschoke took twice as long to strike success as a trainer as she did as a jockey - but it was still very quick.

Sport - Horse Racing

Brisbane gets the job done

21 May 12 | BRISBANE _ A career-best seven-goal haul for Daniel Merrett. A 92-point AFL win.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Davison charges back into the lead

21 May 12 | PHILLIP ISLAND _ Ford driver Will Davison turned anger into energy to power back into the lead of a V8 Supercar championship destined to go down to the wire.

Sport - Motor Racing

Cavaliers, Arrows end in a draw

21 May 12 | CAVALIERS and Arrows went head to head in a nail-biting Aurora League round 11 contest at the Silverdome on Saturday, which ended in a 45-goal draw.

Sport - Netball

Launceston takes boys' state title

21 May 12 | THE Launceston boys' under-16 basketball team took out the state championship title, when it defeated Greater Hobart 51-44 in yesterday's final in Burnie.

Sport - Basketball

Bulldogs hold off Bombers' challenge

21 May 12 | SOUTH Launceston held on to beat cross-town rival North Launceston by five points in a thrilling State League contest at Youngtown yesterday. |

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Sport - Football - Australian Rules

It's zero to hero for Drogba

21 May 12 | MUNICH, Germany _ From hero to villain, to man of the match.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Probe into off-ball Rootes clash

21 May 12 | THE Tasmanian State League will investigate an off-the-ball incident in which Devonport defender Justin Rootes was allegedly felled during Saturday's match against Lauderdale at the Devonport Oval. |

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Sport - Football - Australian Rules