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McNish ready for Le Mans

Allan McNish believes his Audi team are in good shape for the Le Mans 24 Hours next weekend.Read

Nuts poker national final for 17 of region's top players

It is national final weekend for the Nuts Poker League with 17 players representing Dumfries and Galloway.Read

Ruth chosen for GB camp

Dumfries teenager Ruth McCutcheon has been selected to represent Great Britain at the prestigious International Ice Hockey Federation’s Womens High Performance Camp being held in July at the Ice Sheffield arena. Read

Awards night for Dumfries Table Tennis Club

Dumfries Table Tennis Club held its annual awards night at the Cairndale Hotel on Friday night, where the excellent food and good company was much enjoyed by all.Read

Andy Scott set up for rallycross in Hungary

Andy Scott will be one of two Albatec Racing Peugeot 208s competing this weekend in round three of the 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship at the Nyirád Motorsport Centre, Hungary.Read

Success at Southampton

Four Dumfriesshire swimmers have brought home an array of medals from the European Down’s Syndrome Swimming championships.Read

Standard reporter misses out on poker crown to Craig Kirkland

Sunday saw 48 of the region’s best Nuts Poker League players descend on Locharbriggs for the South of Scotland’s Champions of Champions tournament.Read

Dalbeattie wheelchair tennis player Keith Thom experienced mixed fortunes in his 2013 season opener as he returned to action following a long injury lay-off.

He took part in the North West Challenge, Britain’s first world ranking tournament of the year on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. Joining him at South Ribble Tennis Centre near Preston were more than 40 other players from eight countries, including Russia, Romania and the Netherlands, as well as a number of London 2012 Paralympians.Read

Nine-year-old roars to fifth in kart comp

Nine-year-old Matthew Watters raced at Summerlee in Larkhall, which hosted round one of the West of Scotland Kart Club competition.Read

Boxing event heading for Dumfries

Fight night is returning to Dumfries next Saturday – and it is partly in aid of charity.Read

McNish finishes 6th at Daytona after car problems

A late series of mechanical issues cost Allan McNish the chance of his first Daytona 24 Hours race victory in Florida on Sunday.Read

Dumfries to go for curling record again

Curlers from the region are to fight back in their battle for the world’s longest curling match crown.Read

Jess misses out on shooting medal

Lockerbie shooter Jess Liddon believes she unlocked the key for a successful future at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival despite returning empty handed.Read

McNish aiming for Daytona delight

Five point two seconds.Read

Lockerbie shooter heading to Australia

Lockerbie shooter Jess Liddon is hoping she can establish herself as a star for the future with a fine showing at this month’s Australian Youth Olympic Festival.Read

McNish set for Daytona 24 later this month

Dumfries born racer Allan McNish has reported a successful testing session at Daytona Beach.Read

Royal Flush extravaganza at Broons

A very rare poker phenomenon occurred at Broons Bar recently.Read

Narrow defeat for Thom

Wheelchair tennis player Keith Thom just missed out on back-to-back national championships after failing by just 10 points to repeat last year’s result in the development series.Read

Curlers enjoy Canadian success

Twenty two Rotarians from all over Scotland – including four from Dumfries and Galloway – recently returned victorious from a gruelling four week, 19 match, curling tour of Canada.Read

Keith finishes with a win

Dalbeattie wheelchair tennis player Keith Thom made a winning return from injury in the final tournament of the 2012 development series.Read

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