WORLD champion Tom Daley will headline the Great Britain team that will contest the final leg of the 2019 FINA Diving World Series in London next month. The event is returning to the British capital for the first time in four years and a 10-strong British team has been selected to compete at the Olympic … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers teenager Sam Yearling continued his good form by finishing first in the opening 2019 Armada Summer 5k Series run at Saltram House on Wednesday evening. Yearling had come home first in five or the six Armada Winter 3K Series runs and also won last month’s inaugural Tamar Bridge 10k. He was well ahead … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE’S player-coach Lewis Paterson says he is weighing up his options for next season. Paterson is considering whether to just concentrate on playing or look to continue his coaching career away from Cross-in-Hand. Ivybridge, who last weekend guaranteed their highest league finish in their history, are going to be bringing in a new head coach … Continue reading
OPMs have paid tribute to their former chairman and player Simon Adams by naming their new club bar at King George V Playing Fields after him. The ‘Simon Adams Snug’ was officially opened by his widow, Maxime, on Saturday, ahead of their final home game of the season. Popular head-teacher and rugby fanatic Adams sadly … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Northcott is now topping the UK under-13 rankings at three different track distances. Northcott had gone to the top of the 800m rankings last week after winning the two-lap race at the Bournemouth AC meeting with 2:22.9. The youngster then moved to the summit and also on to the all-time list … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies moved up to fifth in the National Southern Premier Division table after beating Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 at Bovey Tracey on Sunday. It was Argyle’s third win over the Dons this season, having also beaten them away and in the cup. With all-action midfielder Becky Dandridge out for the rest of the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth multi-eventers Sammie Harris and Emily Bee both made encouraging outdoor debuts at under-20 level at the weekend. Harris headed to the Lee Valley Open in London to test herself against a class field over the 100m hurdles. The step up from under-17 to under-20 sees hurdlers have to run an extra 20m … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon won two medals at the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix in Calgary over the weekend. He claimed an individual bronze behind China’s Zewei Wang and Bowen Huang in the men’s 10m platform final. He scored 427.15 points in the final, having recovered from a disappointing second dive. It was his best total … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE turned on the style in their final home match of the season to beat Brixham 37-28. The win guarantees they will finish in the top five of the South West Premier, which will be their highest league placing in their history, and they could get finish third if they were to beat Camborne away … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies’ all-action midfielder Becky Dandridge will miss the rest of the season after breaking a bone in her foot. Dandridge was taken to hospital after last week’s National Southern Premier Division match against her former club Oxford United. She suffered a hefty challenge in that game and X-rays later revealed she had broken … Continue reading