SOUTH West One side Devonport Services are upping their preparations for the 2021-22 season. The club will begin their pre-season campaign next weekend when they travel to South West Premier outfit Brixham. They are likely to hand a debut to new signing Tom Richards in that game against the Fishermen. Richards has joined Services from … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Sprint specialist Proud happy to safely secure his place in Olympic final
BEN PROUD secured his place in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics. After a far from convincing heat swim, Proud lifted his performance by swimming 21.67 seconds from lane one in his semi-final. That ranks him joint fifth going into the final where just 0.36 seconds separate all the qualifiers. Proud, who … Continue reading
Proud says ‘real job’ starts now after reaching Olympic semi-final
BEN PROUD says the ‘real job’ starts now after progressing through to the semi-finals of the men’s 50m freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics. Proud, who has won world, European and Commonwealth titles, has yet to win an Olympic medal. He was agonisingly fourth at the Rio Games. But his bid for Olympic glory in … Continue reading
Plymouth will have a team in the 2021-22 BBL season
PLYMOUTH will have a basketball team competing in the upcoming BBL 2021-22 season, the league have confirmed today. The Raiders announced at the start of this month that they would be withdrawing from the 2021-22 campaign due to ‘ongoing difficulties surrounding a suitable playing venue’. However, now the BBL have said the Plymouth franchise has … Continue reading
Plymouth rower Dawson wins an Olympic bronze medal in men’s eights
PLYMOUTH’S Jacob Dawson helped Team GB’s men’s eight win a bronze medal in the final rowing race of the Tokyo Olympics. In a close final, the team of Dawson, Josh Bugajski ,Tom George, Mo Sbihi, Charles Elwes, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and Henry Fieldman finished behind New Zealand and Germany. The Germans just edged … Continue reading
GALLERY: Meek sets new course record at Neolith Fell Race
JO MEEK set a new female course record of 39 minutes and 33 seconds on her way to victory at the Neolith Fell Race on Wednesday evening. It was the perfect way for her to warm up for her trip to America to compete in the TransRockies Run in Colorado, which sees athletes run in … Continue reading
Leander’s Stephens is keen to learn from her Olympic experience
Plymouth Leander’s Laura Stephens is determined to learn from her Olympic experience. Stephens, making her debut at the Games, was left disappointed after narrowly missing out on reaching the final of the women’s 200m butterfly event on Wednesday morning. She ended up ranked 10th overall with a 2:09.49 swim, with just the top eight progressing. … Continue reading
Plymouth Leander’s Stephens is excited to be competing in Olympic semi-final
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens will be hoping to book her place in the final of the women’s Olympic 200m butterfly event in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Stephens made her Olympic debut on Tuesday when she competed in the heats in Tokyo. Going in the final heat, Stephens knew she just had to avoid … Continue reading
Former Mount Kelly pupil Duffy wins an Olympic gold medal
FORMER Mount Kelly pupil Flora Duffy took a leaf out of Tom Daley’s book and won an Olympic gold medal at her fourth attempt. Duffy, competing for Bermuda, triumphed in the women’s triathlon event in the early hours of Tuesday morning, finishing 14 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown, who took silver. Like Daley, … Continue reading
GALLERY: Region’s women’s teams continue their build up for the new season
PLYMOUTH Argyle and Marine Academy Plymouth continued their build up for the 2021-22 women’s football campaign with impressive pre-season wins on Sunday. National League Southern Premier Division side Argyle beat Northern Premier outfit West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away. The Pilgrims have been boosted by the return of Natasha Knapman, Becky Dandridge and Zoe Cunningham this … Continue reading