PLYMOUTH pentathlete Myles Pillage impressed in his first international appearance of 2019. The 20-year-old finished eighth overall and second Brit in a high-class field at the Budapest Indoor Competition in Hungary. Pillage beat world champion Jamie Cooke and he was leading the competition until the final laser-run discipline. The former Plymouth College pupil, the youngest … Continue reading
TOM DALEY is looking forward to diving in front of his family and friends again in Plymouth this weekend. The platform world champion is among the big names taking part in the National Diving Cup which is being held at the Life Centre from Friday until Sunday. The event will see Daley compete with his … Continue reading
BRITAIN’S best divers will once again be showcasing their skills at the Plymouth Life Centre this weekend when the centre hosts the National Diving Cup. Olympic medallists Tom Daley and Jack Laugher will be competing for honours on the 10-metre platform and three-metre springboard, respectively. They will also be debuting their new synchro partnerships at the event. … Continue reading
THE region’s up-and-coming mountain bike stars were in action at Newnham Park at the weekend in the inaugural Pilgrim Flyers Youth Stage Race. The event for under-16s was the first of its kind in the South West. Competitors took part in three separate events – a skills course, an off-road time-trial and a short cross … Continue reading
CARADON swimmer Helen Kula-Przezwanski broke two British records and claimed three gold medals and a silver at the 2019 Swim South East Long Course Masters Meet in Crawley. Kula-Przezwanski’s first record came in the 60-64 years’ 200m backstroke where she clocked 2:55.92 to break the old British best mark by 12 seconds. She then knocked … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler David King enjoyed an impressive performance in his first international event of 2019. King finished third in the men’s 60m hurdles final at the Meeting de Paris indoor competition in France. He clocked a quick early season time of 7.68 seconds, which was only 0.05 seconds off his personal best, to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens ended the Luxembourg Euro Meet by picking up a second medal of the three-day competition. Having won gold in the 200m butterfly on Friday, Stephens added bronze in the 200m IM on Sunday evening with a 2:17.49 swim. She was only beaten by world record holder and Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be glad to see the back of January after ending the month with a fourth successive South West Premier defeat. The Bridgers, who had only lost three times in the opening four months of the season, went down 26-6 away at ninth-placed Weston-super-Mare. For the first time this season, Ivybridge did not even … Continue reading
BEN PROUD and Mount Kelly’s Frederico Burdisso claimed further gold medals on the second day of the Luxembourg Euro Meet. The duo had won the 50m butterfly and 200m butterfly events, respectively, on the opening day of competition and they topped the podium again on Saturday evening. European and Commonwealth champion Proud broke his own … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have announced that Home Park will host the women’s ‘Dockyard Derby’ against Portsmouth on Sunday, March 17. The club’s board of directors have agreed to host the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division match at the Theatre of Greens as part of a day to celebration of the two cities’ military heritage. … Continue reading