PLYMOUTH Argyle’s hold on the Devon Women’s Senior Cup was ended on Sunday when they were beaten 2-1 by Exeter City in the showpiece final at Coach Road. In front of a bumper crowd at Newton Abbot, Argyle paid for a poor first half, which saw them go 2-0 down within the opening 30 minutes. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH FIJI turned on the style to take victory in Devonport Services’ Invitation Sevens Tournament on Saturday. Services hastily arranged the social six-team event after the Plymouth Combination Sevens was postponed due to a shortage of referees. Sixteen teams had been due to take part in the annual Combination competition, but that will now be … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Poppy Tank has achieved a rare feat by qualifying for both the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the NCAA Championships within the space of 48 hours. Fresh from booking her spot for Eugene in the 10,000m on Thursday evening with a 33:39.22 minute run in the soaring Texas heat at the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank has booked her place in the 10,000m final at the NCAA Championship in America. The Great Britain under-23 international secured her spot for the showpiece event in Eugene next month by finishing fourth in a tactical race at the NCAA West Premlinaries in Texas on Thursday evening. Tank, competing for … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s UK-leading under-15 discus thrower Nubia Evans-Shields managed to break the 41-metre barrier for the second time within the space of seven days on Saturday at the Par Mini Series in Cornwall. Last weekend, Evans-Shields became only the sixth British under-15 ever to achieve the feat when she managed 41.14m. She backed that … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens ended the European Championships on a massive high by helping Great Britain’s women’s 4x100m medley relay team to record-breaking gold medal. Stephens swam the butterfly leg as Great Britain smashed the national record by nearly three seconds and also broke the European Championship record with a 3:54.01 swim. That time would … Continue reading
OPMs completed their end of season friendlies with a 34-21 victory over Salcombe at King George V Playing Fields. Saturday’s adapted rules clash was a complete contrast to a meeting between the same two clubs earlier this month at Twomeads. That match, played in horrendous weather, saw just one try as Salcombe won 7-0. But … Continue reading
OLD TECHS finally returned to action for the first time in 14 months on Thursday evening. The Old Boys, who last played on March 14, 2020, hosted higher league Plymstock Albion Oaks in an adapted rules game at a dark, wet and windy Weston Mill. Oaks ran out 22-5 winners, but Techs, who were only … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler David King has been named in Great Britain’s squad for the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in Poland at the end of this month. King, who has been training in America in a bid to make this summer’s Olympic Games, will be Britain’s sole representative in the men’s 110m hurdles. … Continue reading
YOUNG Plymouth discus star Nubia Evans-Shields joined a very select band of athletes at the weekend by throwing more than 41 metres. Evans-Shields smashed her personal best with a 41.14m effort at the Par Mini Series in Cornwall. That not only extended her massive lead at the top of the UK 2021 under-15 rankings – … Continue reading