PLYMOUTH Raiders’ poor run of results against Leicester Riders continued on Saturday night when they were beaten 88-82 away live on BBC Sport. Raiders have now lost their last 24 matches against the Riders – a run stretching back to 2012. Leicester’s defence came through for them after they had been nine points down, as … Continue reading
THE opening races of the 2019 Plym Trail Winter Marathon Weekend took place on Saturday morning. The weekend sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. All the races begin with an up and down run through the village before joining the route 27 cycle path and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies face a tricky home match against Watford on Sunday in the National League Southern Premier Division. The good news is that fans can watch the game for free in Plymouth as it is taking place at Marjon University with a 12noon kick-off. Argyle will be looking to turn around their recent poor … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to end a two-game losing run when they travel to Devon rivals Exmouth on Saturday. The Bridgers have yet to win in 2019, losing to Exeter University and Drybrook in their opening two matches of the year. They had ended December in second place in the South West Premier League but … Continue reading
THIS year’s Looe 10 Miler race will help raise vital funds for Cornwall Air Ambulance’s ‘New Heli Appeal’. The popular race has been switched from its traditional Sunday morning slot to a Saturday afternoon and will take place on February 23, at 1.30pm. The race attracts hundreds of runners from around the South West and … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Darts’ Hollie Steer claimed two senior titles at the opening weekend of the Devon County Swimming Championships at Plymouth’s Life Centre. The 17-year-old took victory in both the women’s 50m breaststroke and 200m IM. She clocked 32.79 seconds to win the sprint breaststroke event and 2:22.40 to ease to victory in the final of … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth youngsters Poppy Northcott and Holly Reid led the way in the minor girls’ race at the Cornwall Schools’ Cross Country Championships at the weekend. Torpoint student Northcott took victory at Truro in eight minutes and five seconds, with club colleague and Saltash pupil Reid just seven seconds behind in second place. There … Continue reading
JO MEEK enjoyed success back in Tavistock AC colours on Sunday by finishing second in the women’s race at the latest Westward League Cross Country Series event. The international trail and ultra runner, who has returned to Devon after living in Hampshire, finished behind Bideford’s Julie Dixon in the race at Westward Ho! Erme Valley … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Myles Pillage and Kerenza Bryson both impressed at the opening Pentathlon GB 2019 National Ranking Competition in Bath at the weekend. They both won junior titles and finished second overall in high-class fields. Pillage was only beaten by world champion Jamie Cooke in the men’s event. Pillage impressed in the fencing and swim disciplines … Continue reading
Plymouth Argyle Ladies put up a superb performance before going out of the League Cup 5-3 after extra-time against a Crawley Wasps outfit who are carrying all before them this season. Crawley, who play in the National League South East Division One, have now won all of their 19 games played to date and have … Continue reading