CITY of Plymouth athlete Victoria Weir consolidated her position in the UK’s top five for the under-20 women’s 1,500m steeplechase event by clocking a new personal best at the South West Schools’ Championships at Exeter. Weir, running for Devon, powered to victory in the senior girls’ race with a time of five minutes and 3.82 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S young swimming stars and Olympic fencer Corinna Lawrence will begin their quest for European Games glory tomorrow in Baku. Plymouth Leander have three swimmers representing Great Britain – Laura Stephens, Joe Hulme and Tom Fannon – and all will be in action on the opening day in the pool. Sprint specialist Fannon will be … Continue reading
FOUR cricketers from Plymouth College have been selected to play for Devon this summer. George Spencer (under-14), James Degg (under-14), Elliot Hamilton (under-12) and Michael Cooper (underr-15) will all represent their county. “It’s great to see the boys get county recognition,” said head of cricket Matt Byrne. “They have all trained hard this year, playing … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils reserve Roland Benko has returned to Hungary where his father is on a life support machine following an incident some miles away from his home. The initial information provided to the rider on Saturday was that his father had died and it was against this background that Benko rode at Berwick, scoring a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils’ two-match northern tour ended on a disappointing note with a 56-36 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday evening. Skipper Kyle Newman showed a welcome return to form with couple of wins as he top scored with 14 points. He was well supported by Todd Kurtz, who had another good meeting with three wins in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Paralympic hopeful James Arnott warmed up for the forthcoming IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) Junior Games by claiming a silver medal at the IPC Grand Prix in Berlin. The 18-year-old, who has restricted movement in his left shoulder due to Erb’s Palsy, was making his senior Grand Prix debut in Germany. However, … Continue reading
CITY hurdler David King agonisingly missed out on winning the England Under-23 Championship title by just one hundredth of a second. King clocked a wind-assisted personal best time of 13.63 seconds for the 110m hurdles at the competition in Bedford, which were acting as trials for the European Under-23 and European Junior Championships. But the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Matthew Dixon narrowly missed out on a medal at the inaugural European Games in Baku. The 15-year-old, competing against older divers, came fourth in the platform event with 493.85 points. The competition was won by Dixon’s Great Britain team-mate Matty Lee, who scored 588.25. Russian Nikita Shleikher came second with 556.55, and France’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum are in the running for a top award. The Bickleigh Down outfit have been shortlisted for ‘Club of the Year’ at the National Rugby Awards. The recognition follows their success in gaining promotion to the Cornwall/Devon League, which was their second successive promotion. The awards event will be held at Twickenham on September … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion have continued their rebuilding process following their relegation from the Championship by signing experienced centre Tom Bedford. The 26-year-old former Ivybridge Community College pupil has played for Exeter, Bedford, Newcastle, Cornish Pirates, Ealing and Esher. He arrives at Brickfields from Esher, where he made 18 starts and eight replacement appearances in National One … Continue reading