PLYMOUTH Argyle boosted their hopes of staying in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division by beating Cheltenham Town 4-1 at Manadon on Sunday. The victory followed on from a 1-0 success over Bridgwater United on Thursday night at Saltash. The two wins have moved Argyle out of the relegation zone and up to … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Jim Cole claimed a top three finish and won his age category at the popular Looe 10 on Sunday. Cole clocked 1:02.11 for the tough 10-miler around south east Cornwall to finish third behind Truro’s Steve Reynolds and Newquay & Par’s David Crawford. He also won the M40 category and his time … Continue reading
COUNTIES Three Devon West leaders Plymouth Argaum suffered their first defeat since September 10 on Saturday as they were beaten 21-14 by a strong Newton Abbot II side at Rackerhayes. It was actually Argaum’s first away defeat of the season, however, the hard-earned bonus point they picked up means they are four points clear at … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum could take a massive step towards winning the Counties Three Devon West title on Saturday when they visit fifth-placed Newton Abbot II. Argaum moved seven points clear at the top last weekend by claiming a crucial 41-14 away victory at fellow title rivals Topsham II. That gap has been closed to three points … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth kept up their push for an instant return to the South West Women’s Premier Division with a 6-2 home win over Bideford on Sunday. Marine Academy are two points clear at the top of the South West Western Division, with a game in hand. They were slow starting against Bideford, who went … Continue reading
Plymouth pentathlete Kerenza Bryson got her 2023 campaign off to an impressive start by taking silver for Great Britain at the Hungarian Indoor Open in Budapest. Having progressed through the heats and semi-finals, Bryson was never out of the top spots throughout Sunday’s final. Her impressive fencing ranking round (24V/10D) was followed up by solid … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have a great chance of securing a top-four finish in their first season in Regional One South West after beating neighbours Ivybridge 41-29 in front of a bumper crowd at the Rectory on Saturday. The win has moved Services six points clear of fifth-placed Ivybridge with two games of the season to go. … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s David King added another British title to his collection and booked his place at the European Indoor Championship with an impressive run in Birmingham on Saturday. King ran a season’s best time of 7.62 seconds to claim his third British indoor 60m hurdles crown and sixth British title of his career. He … Continue reading
UP-AND-COMING divers from around the country descended on the Life Centre earlier this week for Plymouth Diving’s annual Armada Cup. The long-standing four-day event is one of the biggest on the diving calendar and has been a pathway competition for a host of Olympians over the years. Dive London, Southend, Edinburgh, City of Leeds, Southampton, … Continue reading
A BUMPER crowd is expected at the Rectory on Saturday as fourth-placed Devonport Services host fifth-placed Ivybridge in Regional One South West. The last meeting in November, which was the first league fixture between the two sides in nearly nine years, went right down the the wire, with Charlie Teague scoring a converted try with … Continue reading