City of Plymouth Gymnastics enjoyed a successful trip to the 2018 English Trampoline & DMT Championships in Sheffield. The Notre Dame-based club had their biggest qualification for the finals and returned home with a number of medals and top 10 finishes. Coach Danny Anstey said: “The event is becoming a significant part of Plymouth’s season … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Annabel Denton is hoping she will have a ‘great future’ ahead of her after impressing at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Denton concluded her campaign in Argentina on Tuesday night by finishing fifth in the international mixed relay alongside China’s Zhonghao Zhao. That followed on from the 15-year-old Plymouth College pupil … Continue reading
A HOST of the region’s athletes picked up prizes at the rain-soaked Great West Run at Exeter on Sunday. Tavistock Run Project’s Jim Cole finished fourth and first over-35 in a high quality field with a half marathon season’s best time of 1:11.31. Cornish athlete Peter Le Grice, fresh from impressing at the Jersey Marathon, … Continue reading
COMPETITORS had to brave heavy rain at the second round of the Newnham Bark Series on Sunday morning. The event at Plympton’s Newnham Park saw athletes and their doges competing at cani-cross, bikejoring and scooter racing. Running and cycling events with dogs are on the increase around the world. Great Britain international Laura Muir, a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies had a frustrating weekend as their National League Cup tie at Southampton was called off due to a waterlogged pitch after they had already set off. The Pilgrims had reached Exeter when they got the message the cup tie was postponed. The team, though, made a quick return which allowed Cornish teenagers … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Annabel Denton was delighted with her performance at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. At just 15 years of age, Denton was the youngest competitor in the women’s modern pentathlon field, but she impressed for Great Britain by finishing eight. She had gone into the laser-run with a chance a medal, but she … Continue reading
MATT SIMMONDS scored two tries as Old Techs dug deep in tricky conditions to beat Salcombe 21-11 and progress through to the quarter-finals of the Devon Junior Cup. A gale-force wind blowing down the Weston Mill pitch made passing difficult and kicking into it almost impossible. Techs made a dream start by scoring from kick-off. … Continue reading
Mount Kelly College’s Federico Burdisso will return to Devon with three bronze medals from the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. The Italian international made the podium in the 100m and 200m butterfly individual events and also the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. In the 100m butterfly he clocked a time of 52.42 seconds to touch third … Continue reading
Plymouth Argyle Ladies are back on the road again on Sunday when they travel along the south coast to play Southampton Women in the second round of the National League Cup. Argyle had a successful cup run last season beating Cardiff City 2-1 and Chichester City 3-1 before going down 3-0 at home to Coventry … Continue reading
THE Devon Junior Cup takes centre stage for Plymouth’s lower league clubs this weekend. Old Techs will host Salcombe at Weston Mill, DHSOB welcome Buckfastleigh to Stonehouse Creek, while Tamar Saracens travel to Devon One rivals Dartmouth. OPMs should have been playing Plympton Victoria at King George V Playing Fields, but they have been given … Continue reading