IVYBRIDGE came from 14-3 down to secure a 41-31 home victory over Devon rivals Exmouth in South West Premier on Saturday and extend their winning start to the season. The Bridgers have now won their opening five games and they and leaders Bournemouth are three points clear of anyone else in the table. The South … Continue reading
Plymouth Leander’s Robin Armayan and Mount Kelly’s Emma Collings-Barnes have been selected to take part in a national flagship coaching programme. The pair have secured places on Swim England’s Coach 2024 Programme which aims to support and mentor coaches who are working at the upper level of the England Talent Pathway. More than 50 coaches … Continue reading
Plymouth Argyle Ladies travel to Uxbridge in London on Sunday to face Queens Park Rangers in a National League Southern Division match looking to build on their win against Milton Keynes in their last outing. Unfortunately, Argyle missed out on a top-of-the-table clash at Coventry United last weekend due to a waterlogged pitch. The good … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will bid to make it five wins out of five when they host Devon rivals Exmouth at Cross-in-Hand in the top game in the South West Premier League on Saturday. The match is a repeat of May’s Devon Senior Cup final, which Ivybridge won 38-31 to claim the trophy for the first time in … Continue reading
City of Plymouth Gymnastics head coach Danny Anstey has expressed his delighted at his club’s showing at the British Trampolining, Tumbling and DMT Championships in Birmingham. Anstey travelled with a team to eight to the Birmingham Arena and they returned home with a number of medals and finalists. Jenny Moore got them underway with a … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK School judo star Max Gregory has been rewarded for a successful year by earning selection to attend a GB Futures Camp in Tokyo. Gregory, the current -90kg British cadet champion, has been picked by the British Judo Association (BJA) as one of just 12 young athletes from around the country to fly out to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH triathlete Ken Holder claimed gold in his age category at the ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon Championships in Madrid at the weekend. Holder had previously won a silver and bronze at the event, but he finally made it to the top of podium in Spain to complete the full set of medals. He took … Continue reading
City of Plymouth stars Oscar Piper and Nyla Evely did not disappoint with their performances at the British Trampolining, Tumbling and DMT Championships over the weekend. The 11-year-old pair showed their versatility and elegance to impress in the finals of their age group at the Birmingham Arena on Sunday. In the boys’ 11-12 age group, … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Adam Holland set a new personal best on his way to second place in the Loch Ness Marathon at the weekend. Holland, running his 380th marathon, clocked two hours, 24 minutes and 24 seconds to finish behind Altrincham’s Jordanian athlete Mohammad Abu Rezeq, who won for a third successive year in 2:22.56. Holland’s time … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies were left frustrated on Sunday when their National Premier League Southern Division match with Coventry United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The Argyle team coach had reached Exeter when they receive the message that the pitch at Daventry Town FC, where the game was due to be played, was covered … Continue reading