PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies head for Oxford United on Sunday looking for a win that will keep them in the hunt for the National League Southern Premier Division title. The Pilgrims need to get back on track after going down 5-4 against Watford at Home Park in front of 800 fans last weekend. Reflecting on the … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be aiming to end 2019 on a high note when they entertain Exeter University at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. The game will be the Bridgers’ last South West Premier fixture of the year as they have a blank weekend next Saturday. They are hoping to return to winning ways after two narrow defeats and … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Matthew Bradley was first home in December’s festive Armada Winter 3k Series run at Central Park on Wednesday. Despite wet and windy conditions, Bradley came home in 9.57 minutes, which was seven seconds ahead of Tavistock’s Bart Thomas, who took second. Rob Elphick, who was second in November, was third this time … Continue reading
SWIMMERS from the region enjoyed a tremendous Swim England National Winter Championships in Sheffield. Plymouth Leander, Mount Kelly, Devonport Royal, Dartmoor Darts and Dinnaton all had athletes competing and impressing at Ponds Forge. Plymouth Leander have two new senior national champions in Adam Chillingworth and Edoardo Valsecchi. Chillingworth ended the championships on a high by … Continue reading
SOME 800 people braved miserable weather to turn up at Home Park on Sunday to see Plymouth Argyle and Watford play out a thrilling top-of-the-table clash in the National Women’s League Southern Premier. A cracking game of football ended with Watford snatching a 5-4 victory. In the end it was a shame there had to … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank picked up her second international team medal on Sunday as she helped Great Britain’s women’s under-23 side to bronze at the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal. Tank, who is studying at Utah University in America, dug deep on a tough, hilly course in Lisbon to finish 18th overall individually, … Continue reading
MANY of Plymouth’s top divers began their preparations for 2020 by competing at the Scottish National and Open Diving Championships in Edinburgh over the weekend. Great Britain and England international Matthew Dixon picked up two silver medals, while youngsters Katie Martin and Summer Radcliffe also made the podium in Scotland. Dixon’s medals came in the … Continue reading
FOR the second away game running, Ivybridge paid for a slow start as they lost 23-20 at Drybook in the South West Premier on Saturday. Just like they had done at Brixham in their last trip away from Cross-in-Hand, the Bridgers just gave themselves too much do to snatch victory. It did look like they … Continue reading
HOME PARK is the place to be on Sunday as Plymouth Argyle Ladies face their toughest challenge of the season when they entertain National League Southern Division leaders Watford (2pm). Pilgrims manager Dave Leonard is fully aware of how big the occasion at the Theatre of Greens is for his team, who have won 11 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens agonisingly missed out on winning her first major individual senior international medal on Friday night. Stephens took fourth place for Great Britain in the women’s 200m butterfly event at the European Short Course Championships in Glasgow. The 20-year-old was to the fore through the opening few lengths and remained in the … Continue reading