BEN PROUD admitted reclaiming the Commonwealth Games men’s 50m butterfly title in Birmingham on Saturday evening was particularly special for him. The 27-year-old former Plymouth College pupil, who last month became world 50m freestyle champion, broke his own Games record with a 22.81 swim at the newly-built Sandwell Aquatics Centre to claim England’s first gold … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly, Plymouth Leander, Dartmoor Darts and Devonport Royal all returned home with gold medals from the British Summer Swimming Championships in Sheffield. Mount Kelly enjoyed their best ever national championships and finished as the top club with 22 gold medals, 14 silvers and 16 bronze. They also had 117 finalists. Great Britain junior internationals … Continue reading
DEVOPORT Services’ girls and women’s teams had a treat this week when former player Lagi Tuima turned up to coach them. The Harlequins and England international spent time with all the club’s female sides from under-12s through to seniors. Tuima took up rugby with Services as a teenager and progressed through their ranks before going … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth sprint hurdler David King has been confirmed in Great Britain’s squad for next month’s European Athletics Championships in Germany. Olympian King, who this year has become a world indoor finalist and a world outdoor semi-finalist, features in a 115-strong GB team for the championships in Munich. The 28-year-old said he is ‘super … Continue reading
FORMER Plymouth Albion player Andy Williams is looking forward to getting back into the Devon rugby scene with OPMs. Williams has become their new head coach, taking over from his former teaching colleague Rick Orkney, who stepped down at the end of the season. The Welshman only returned to the UK last year after working … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth and Tavistock AC had multiple winners at the South West Inter-Counties Championships at Exeter on Sunday. City of Plymouth’s Jacob Lamboll added two under-20 men’s titles representing Cornwall. He won the 200m in a wind-assisted 21.90 seconds and the 400m in 49.30 seconds. Tavistock’s Joe Wheeler, also running in Cornwall colours, was … Continue reading
THE annual Plymouth Rowing Regatta took place on the Embankment on Saturday. The West of England Amateur Rowing Association Championship event attracted teams and competitors from all around the South West. The event is hosted by Plymouth Amateur Rowing Club and saw racers compete on a straight 1,000m course from Laira Bridge to the club’s … Continue reading
JOE BEATON was a comfortable winner of the Cornwood 10k as the race returned on Saturday evening for the first time since 2019. The popular run could not be held in 2020 or 2021 due to the covid pandemic. Beaton finished the tricky run that takes athletes around the villages of Cornwood and Lutton in … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ women’s A team produced an impressive display to take victory as their club hosted their annual relay event at Ivybridge Rugby Club on Wednesday evening. Some 89 teams of four took part in the relays, which see each athlete run two-and-a-half miles. Erme Valley’s women’s team of Alison Thorn, Cleo Perry, Faith … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Euan McCabe enjoyed a successful start to the European Junior Diving Championships in Romania by winning a gold medal for Great Britain with synchro partner Robbie Lee on Tuesday evening. McCabe and Lee topped the podium in the boys’ A/B platform final. The pair produced a great final dive to edge out the … Continue reading