PLYMOUTH Argyle are looking for a new manager following the departure of John Sheridan. The former Republic of Ireland international has reached a mutual agreement with the Pilgrims to cancel the final year of his three-year contract. Sheridan expressed a wish to relocate back to the north of England for family reasons. Argyle owner and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprinter James Arnott has been named in the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for July’s IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) World Junior Games in Holland. The 18-year-old, who is the younger brother of Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Albion rugby player Jack, is one of just 21 athletes named in the squad … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE says it is difficult to compare joining Plymouth Albion for the first time in 1999 to taking over for a second spell this year. When Dawe became chairman of rugby 16 years ago, Albion had just survival relegation to regional rugby on the final day of the season. They sat at the foot … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Shanice Lobb says she cannot wait to compete at next month’s inaugural European Games after receiving her Great Britain kit. Lobb is one of a host of Plymouth athletes heading to the event in Baku. She is joined in the Team GB squad by her cousin and fellow diver Matthew Dixon, water polo … Continue reading
BRITISH number one Will Battershill lowered his personal best in the under-20 men’s 2,000 metres steeplechase at the Devon County Championships. Erme Valley Harriers athlete Battershill clocked an impressive five minutes and 56.74 seconds at Exeter Arena, which was not only well inside the national standard but less than two seconds of UK Athletics’ world … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Neil Barkell stormed to victory in the Muskies Madne5.5 race. Barkell was nearly a minute in front of Tamar Trotters’ Peter Waumsley in the race that started and finished at Kings Tamerton Community Centre. The Tavistock man clocked 26.59 minutes, with second-placed Waumsley coming home in 27.53 minutes. The times were faster than normal … Continue reading
TONIA COUCH will go into the final World Series event in Mexico as the overall leading in the women’s platform competition, despite missing out on a medal in Windsor. The Plymouth diver, who has won three individual bronzes during the series, had to settle for sixth-place in a high-quality final in Canada with a score … Continue reading
FORMER Plymouth Albion players Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie will get the chance to push their World Cup claims next Sunday when an England XV play the Barbarians at Twickenham. The pair have been named in 24-man squad to take on the Baa-Baas in a non-cap international. Utility back Slade impressed in the match last … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE can look forward to another trip to Twickenham after guiding Cornwall to the County Championship final. The Duchy produced a storming second half display to overcome Hertfordshire 25-18 in front of a large and passionate crowd Redruth’s Recreation Ground. Cornwall’s hopes of securing a third successive trip to Twickenham did not look great … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow produced their best performance of the season to claim silver in the women’s 10m synchro final at the World Series event in Windsor. The pair had won bronze medals at the previous two legs in London and Kazan, but in Canada they improved their score significantly, finishing with … Continue reading