TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart claimed his third top five finish in a national event within the space of five weeks at the weekend. Smart, running in Devon colours, finished fourth in the under-20 men’s race at the combined CAU Inter-County Championships and British Athletics Cross Challenge event at Loughborough. That followed on from a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Cameron Vearncombe marked his international debut by winning a medal at the Para-Swimming World Series event in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. S14 athlete Vearncombe, who will represent Great Britain at this summer’s World Para-Swimming Championships, took multi-class bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke in Italy. He clocked 1:02.98 to finish on classification points behind … Continue reading
JEMMA ROSE scored a sensational winning goal as Plymouth Argyle boosted their FA Women’s National League survival hopes with a 2-1 home victory over Chichester & Selsey on Sunday. The former Arsenal and England international blasted home a long-range effort in the second half as the Pilgrims hit back from going 1-0 down early on. … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE extended their unbeaten run to four games as they saw off Camborne 40-17 in wet and windy conditions at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in the South West Premier. The Bridgers scored six tries in total – three in each half – to claim their first win over their Cornish rivals since September 2018. Although they … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE could move up into the top six of the South West Premier League table on Saturday, if they can beat Cornish side Camborne at Cross-in-Hand. The Bridgers are currently in seventh spot, just one point behind sixth-placed Launceston, who play Bournemouth this weekend. Ivybridge have only lost one of their last five games – … Continue reading
MIKE HOWELL kicked a sensational penalty with the last play of the game to secure the University of Plymouth a memorable cup final win on Wednesday at Ivybridge. Fly-half Howell held his nerve to calmly slot over a difficult kick from the right and give his side a 25-24 victory over the University of Exeter … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Simon Anderson added another masters title to his impressive collection at the weekend. Anderson took victory in the M55 1,500m event at the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley. The Plymouth athlete, who is now in his fourth year of the M55 category, clocked 4:43.70 to win by two seconds. Anderson … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have moved out of the relegation zone in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division after beating bottom side Hounslow 2-0 away on Sunday. It is the first time this season the Pilgrims have been out of the bottom four and they now have a great chance of staying up with games … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly successfully retained the National Arena Swimming League title with a convincing win in the final at Cardiff on Sunday. Mount Kelly had won the competition for the first time in 2020 on their debut in the A final. The league was not held in 2021 due to the pandemic, but Mount Kelly came … Continue reading
A LAST-gasp Sam Brown penalty saw Ivybridge earn a 25-25 draw with Devon rivals Brixham at Astley Park on Saturday in a joint South West Premier League and county cup match. The Bridgers, who had beaten Brixham at Cross-in-Hand earlier in the season, had stormed into the lead on Saturday with teenage debutant Charlie Groves … Continue reading