PLYMOUTH Raiders’ shocking run of form continued at the Pavilions on Sunday when they were beaten 94-83 by fifth-placed London Lions. The defeat was Jay Marriott side’s eighth in a row in all competitions and they remain 10 points off a play-off spot with just nine matches to go. Sunday’s match was quite even until … Continue reading
TONIA COUCH impressed in the individual platform event at the opening leg of the FINA/NVC World Series in Beijing. The Plymouth diver finished fourth overall in the 10m competition behind home favourites Huixia Liu and Ruolin Chen and Canada’s Meaghan Benfeisto. Couch was the only Great Britain diver to reach a final on the last … Continue reading
BEN PROUD continued his build up to next month’s British Championships with victory in the men’s 50m freestyle skins event at the Edinburgh International Meet at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Plymouth Leander star Proud, who won the BUCS Championships in February, had eased through Saturday morning’s heats and despite having to swim five separate races … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athletes Poppy Tank and Will Battershill impressed at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Blackburn’s Witton Park. City of Plymouth runner Tank finished just outside the medals in fourth place in the senior girls’ race. The Plymouth College pupil was Devon’s best finisher on the day and was only four seconds off third-placed … Continue reading
A 0-0 away draw at in-form Oxford United was enough to keep Plymouth Argyle in the final League Two promotion play-off place. John Sheridan’s side, cheered on by nearly 1,300 travelling fans, came close to returning to Devon with a full three points rather than just one after a Reuben Reid first-half header bounced off … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will be hoping to prevent an eighth consecutive defeat on Sunday when they entertain fifth-placed London Lions at the Pavilions in the BBL Championships (4pm). Jay Marriott’s side need to try and bounce back from Friday’s frustrating 93-88 over-time loss at eighth-placed Sheffield Sharks. Raiders looked like they might end their poor run … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow finished fifth in the 10m synchro event at the opening FINA/NVC World Series event in Beijing. Couch and Barrow, who claimed third overall in last year’s six-leg series, scored 289.62 points at the famous Water Cube venue, which hosted the 2008 Olympic Games. Home favourites Ruolin Chen and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion prop Tom Harrison has kept his place in the England Counties squad for their match against France Federale XV in Perigueux on Friday, March 20. Harrison, who is currently on loan at National Two South side Clifton, was part of the Counties side that beat Scotland Club XV 37-3 two weeks ago. Also … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will bid to end a six-game losing run on Friday night when they travel to eighth-placed Sheffield Sharks (7.30pm). Jay Marriott’s side are desperate for a victory, not only to return to winning ways but also to keep alive their faint hopes of a BBL Championship play-off place. If they don’t win at … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE Community College athlete Will Battershill will be looking for more success this weekend when he leads Devon’s challenge at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships in Blackburn. Battershill is the English and British Schools’ intermediate boys’ steeplechase champion. He also took fifth place in last year’s cross country event and represented England at the … Continue reading