PLYMOUTH Leander have finally returned to their Life Centre home after an absence of 14 months. The centre was closed initially due to the first national lockdown in March 2020 before it was found that the building needed major structural repairs. But this week Leander are once again able to train in the Olympic-sized pool. … Continue reading
TOM DALEY is determined to try and cut out any silly mistakes between now and this summer’s Olympic Games. Daley claimed silver medal in the men’s individual 10m platform final at the European Championships in Budapest. It followed on from his World Series gold medal in Tokyo the previous week. The Plymothian, who had won … Continue reading
OCEAN City Youth under-12 girls have enjoyed a dream first season in competitive football. The side, coached by former Plymouth Albion flanker Brett Stroud and managed by Shaun Jones, were only founded last summer, but have stormed to a league title and are in a county cup semi-final. The team secured the DJM League Ocean … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE showed a clinical edge to beat the University of Plymouth 53-10 in an adapted rules match at Cross-in-Hand. The students classed the game as their ‘varsity’ fixture with their usual contest against Marjon unable to go ahead this year. But they struggled to get into the game against their experienced South West Premier opponents, … Continue reading
TOM DALEY and Matty Lee delivered a sensational display of diving on Saturday night to win Great Britain’s first gold of the 2021 European Championships. After a virtually flawless display from start to finish, the British pair won their second 10m synchro gold medal in as many weeks, after World Cup success in Japan exactly … Continue reading
COMPETITIVE athletics returned to Brickfields on Sunday for the first time since 2019. The Plymouth track underwent a £700,000 upgrade last year, which included completely relaying the surface, repairing the throwing and jumping areas and installing a new security fence. And it helped produce a host of personal best and a few UK-leading performances on … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have reached the Devon Women’s Senior Cup final once again after beating big rivals Buckland Athletic on penalties at Homers Heath. The cup holders were trailing 2-1 with five minutes to go but a late goal from Wensday Wise took the match to spot-kicks, where the Greens triumphed 5-3. The visitors had taken … Continue reading
THE University of Plymouth overcame a mix-and-match Plymstock Albion Oaks side 31-19 in a fiery ‘friendly’ at Horsham Fields on Tuesday night. The students had to come from behind and survive three yellow cards and a red to come out on top in this adapted rules fixture. Oaks, playing uphill first half, went in front … Continue reading
TOM DALEY claimed his second gold medal of the FINA World Cup on Tuesday when he triumphed in the men’s individual 10m platform final. The former world champion scored 541.70 points, including a massive 104.40 points for his final dive, to hold off the challenge of Mexico’s Willars Valdez (MEX). That followed on from his … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Olympic hopeful David King ran a season’s best time in California on Sunday to claim victory at the Chula Vista High Performance Meet. The British champion clocked 13.53 seconds to comfortably take the win in the 110m hurdles final. That time was only 0.05 of a second off his legal PB and keeps him … Continue reading