IVYBRIDGE finally return to Cross-in-Hand on Saturday when they entertain Devon rivals Okehampton in the South West Premier (2.30pm). The Bridgers have not played a home league game since beating Brixham on March 7, 2020. Their opening two matches of this season have both been in Weston-super-Mare – losing 39-24 to the Hornets in their … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Olympian David King continued his good finish to the 2021 season by taking fifth in a strong field at the Memorial Borisa Hanzekovica Meeting in Croatia. King clocked 13.56 seconds for the 110m hurdles in Zagreb on Tuesday evening. It was the 14th time this season he has run under 13.59 seconds. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle progressed in the FA Women’s National League Cup by beating Devon rivals Exeter City 2-0 at Cullompton on Sunday. It was the perfect response to having lost to the Grecians in May’s Devon Senior Cup final. Argyle ended up quite comfortable winners with a goal in each half. Gabi Alphous had fired the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Olympic hurdler David King ran the second fastest legal time of his career on Sunday at the prestigious ISTAF Meeting in Berlin. King clocked 13.47 seconds to finish fifth in a top quality 110m hurdles field in Germany. The race was won by American star Devon Allen in 13.10 seconds. He just edged … Continue reading
SOUTH WEST PREMIER IVYBRIDGE were unable to return with any points from their second trip within a week to Weston-super-Mare. Last Saturday, the Bridgers had come home with a bonus point in a 39-24 defeat to newly-promoted Hornets, but this week they came back empty handed from a 21-7 loss to Weston. But director of … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE make a second trip to Weston-super-Mare in the space of seven days on Saturday. Last weekend they were beaten 39-24 by the Hornets, while this weekend they take on their town rivals Weston, who lost away at Bournemouth in their opening game. “We are going back up to nearly the same place, which is … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Jacob Landers completed a clean sweep of wins in this summer’s Armada 5k series. Landers claimed his third win out of three in misty conditions on Wednesday evening at Central Park. Each month he has got faster and once again he lowered his course record with a 16.43-minute run. He was pushed hard … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S international hurdler David King claimed an impressive fourth place in a strong field at the Memorial Kamili Skolimowskiej meeting in Poland at the weekend. King clocked 13.55 seconds to finish behind Jamaica’s Olympic champion Hansle Parchment (Jamaica), American Devon Allen and another Jamaican Damion Thomas. It was the 35th time in King’s career that he … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle’s wait for a home win continues as they were beaten 5-0 by Oxford United at Manadon on Sunday in the Women’s FA Premier League Southern Division. The Pilgrims had been hoping to build on last week’s first win of the season away at Keynsham Town. But Oxford, who have only lost one of … Continue reading
EXMOUTH’S Tom Merson claimed victory in the 2021 Britain’s Ocean City Half Marathon on Sunday. Merson clocked 1:09.47 to finish nearly three minutes ahead of Bideford’s Jack Hutchens, who took second in 1:12.34. Kent athlete Joe Hartley was third in 1:13.48, with South West Road Runners’ Tom Humphrey fourth (1:15.04) and Tavistock Run Project’s Liam … Continue reading