YOUNG cricketer Alex Atkinson will test out his batting skills in Australia during the winter having linked up with a club in Melbourne.

THREE Penrith golf fans met the victorious Open winner Louis Oosthuizen following his victory at St. Andrew’s.

HE travelled more than 50,000 miles at home and abroad, attended almost 100 dinners and helped to compile a report which sought to eliminate cheating from rugby after the now infamous “Bloodgate” scandal.

FORMER Great Britain rugby star in both league and union, Bev Risman, is the new president of the Rugby Football League (RFL).

PREMIER League snooker will return to Penrith Leisure Centre later this year with former world champions Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams taking their place at the table.

Vicky Johnston and Stuart Robinson with their gold medals.

EDEN-based triathletes Stuart Robinson and Vicky Johnston both returned from the ETU European championships, in Athlone, Ireland, with gold medals. And their success was particularly pleasing for Stuart as he is Vicky’s coach!

THE future of the junior section of Penrith-based athletics club Eden Runners is in doubt due to a lack of level two coaches.

FORMER Ullswater Community College student Michael Ellery has left the Newcastle Falcons Academy to join rugby union Championship side Moseley.

EDEN karter Nathan Aston has moved into the lead of the Formula Kart Stars British Championship after an excellent weekend in Wales in which he clinched two second places in some of the closest racing the series has seen so far this year — with the winners being decided by just fractions of seconds.