IVYBRIDGE will be hoping February brings them more luck than January did. The Bridgers are still waiting for their first win of 2020 after controversially losing 20-16 away at Launceston, drawing 25-25 at home with Maidenhead and suffering a 20-19 defeat at Newbury. This weekend they welcome fourth-placed Okehampton to Cross-in-Hand in the South West … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s highly-rated young swimmer Honey Osrin made her mark against some of the world’s top swimmers by medalling in two events at the Luxembourg Euro Meet. Osrin, part of the Swim England squad that had travelled to the competition, took silver in the 200m backstroke and bronze in the 100m backstroke. She was also … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies have reached the semi-finals of the National League Plate competition after a 3-1 home win over Stevenage. The Pilgrims produced a stuttering performance against their lower league visitors, but it was enough to get through. They had the majority of the possession but never really clicked. Argyle started with Ben Kyle in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon said he was ‘ecstatic’ after breaking the magical 500-point barrier to win his third British platform title. The 19-year-old produced the best performance of his young career to score 503.85 points and win gold at the Life Centre in front of family and friends. He finished 20 points ahead of his Commonwealth … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks’ Twickenham hopes were ended by a determined Liskeard-Looe side at a damp and misty Lux Park on Saturday. The Lions triumphed 17-8 in the opening round of the RFU Senior Vase to keep alive their dreams of another trip to the home of England rugby. An enthralling and tight game was eventually … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH junior star Euan McCabe was delighted to reach the final of a high-class men’s three-metre event at the British Diving Championships at the Life Centre on Saturday. The 14-year-old is better known for his platform diving, but he competed well against the country’s top senior springboarders. Having come through a 28-strong qualifying group, he … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies go into Sunday’s National League Plate quarter-final at home to Stevenage in good heart following their 8-1 drubbing of Buckland Athletic on Wednesday to reach the final of the Devon Senior Cup. Stevenage are an unknown quantity for the Pilgrims. The Hertfordshire club are not having a good season in the National … Continue reading
THE British Diving Championships are taking place at Plymouth’s Life Centre this weekend. Home fans were looking forward to seeing Olympic medallist Tom Daley back in action in Plymouth, but the two-time individual world champion has had to pull out of the competition due to a minor injury. However, he will be doing a signing/selfie … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks and Liskeard-Looe will both have their eyes on Twickenham when they meet at Lux Park on Saturday in the RFU Senior Vase. Liskeard-Looe know what it is like to run out at the home of English rugby, having played in the Junior Vase final in 2009. But Oaks have never had the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle will meet Exeter City in the final of the Devon Women’s Senior Cup final on May 15 after the Pilgrims beat Buckland Athletic 8-1 at Marjon on Wednesday evening. The Greens went into the tie with just 12 fit, eligible players, but they need not have worried as they produced a devastating performance … Continue reading