CITY of Plymouth athletes James Arnott and Simon Anderson both impressed at major global events on Monday. Youngster Arnott won gold for Great Britain in the T44/46/47 200m on the opening day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. Running into a strong wind, Arnott clocked 23.31 seconds to seal victory ahead of … Continue reading
JIM COLE set a new course record as he claimed a convincing victory in the Tavy13 race on Sunday. The Tavistock athlete clocked a time of 1:15.17 for the popular half marathon, which was nearly one-and-a-half minutes quicker than the previous best mark set last year by Plymouth’s Chris Rimmer. Cole (pictured top) was nearly … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Zach Anderson returned home with three individual medals from the GStar competition in Leeds at the weekend. Anderson was the dominant diver in the boys’ D category at the top event, which not only attracted most of Britain’s best but also divers from America, Ireland and Dubai. The Plymouth youngster won gold in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s Georgina Mitchell continued her fine start to 2017 by winning the third Pentathlon GB National Youth Ranking Competition of the year on Sunday. The under-17 event was run as a modern triathlon (swimming, shooting and running) and Mitchell was joined on the podium by her school team-mate Annabel Denton, who claimed third place. … Continue reading
THERE was a bumper turnout for the Tavy13 race on Sunday morning. The half marathon was a sell-out and attracted many of the region’s top runners. The men’s race was won easily by Tavistock’s Jim Cole, with Maddie Horton retaining the women’s title. FULL REPORT AND RESULTS TO FOLLOW Continue reading
THE Mad March Hare 10k took place on Sunday at Plympton. The popular annual run starts and finishes at Plymouth Devils’ speedway track at Marsh Mills and takes athletes out through the Saltram estate. The event is organised by the Plymouth Round Table. Full report and results to follow. Continue reading
SALTASH are just one game away from Twickenham after beating Swindon College Old Boys 22-5 at Moorlands Lane on Saturday to win the South West Counties’ Senior Vase final. They will now play London & South East champions Farnham in the national semi-final on April 15, with the winner heading to English rugby’s HQ to … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE missed out on reaching the Devon Senior Cup final with a 38-25 defeat away at their National Three South West rivals Brixham on Saturday. The Bridgers had completed the league double over the Fisherman, including a 34-30 win at the same venue seven days earlier. But the previous week’s narrow loss appeared to have … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will aim to end a 10-year wait for some silverware on Sunday when they play reigning champions Leicester Riders in the BBL Trophy final at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena (3.30pm). Raiders won the BBL Trophy in 2007, but that remains their only top-flight success. They did reach the final in the 2011/12 season, but … Continue reading
A PLACE in the Devon Senior Cup final will be at stake for Ivybridge on Saturday when they make their second trip to Astley Park to play Brixham within the space of seven days (2.30pm). Ivybridge returned 34-30 winners last weekend in National Three South West to keep alive their hopes of claiming a promotion … Continue reading