CITY of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields set a new discus personal best on international duty with England at the weekend to increase her lead at the top of the UK under-17 rankings. Evans-Shields threw 44.86m at the Loughborough Throws Pathway International on Saturday. She finished fourth overall in the joint under-23, under-20 and under-18 international competition, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop finished eighth at the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the weekend. The 21-year-old was runner-up in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series last year, and he made a good start in America and was the joint leader after the opening round. However, he could not … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Combination could not quite snatch a comeback victory against Torbay Sharks at Newton Abbot on Sunday. The Combination representative side were just edged out 34-31 by their south Devon counterparts in a competitive match at Rackerhayes. The Plymouth side had found themselves 34-19 behind in the 54th minute but they came back with two … Continue reading
JIM COLE and Bex Ezra-Ham claimed impressive victories at the popular Ivybridge 10k on Saturday evening. Ezra-Ham continued her good form by breaking the women’s record, which had stood for 11 years. The Tamar Trotters’ athlete clocked 36.33 minutes, which was six seconds inside Jo Meek’s previous record. That time was nearly two minutes quicker … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank enjoyed an impressive 3,000m steeplechase debut on Saturday at the BMC Grand Prix – World Athletics Challenger meet in Manchester. The Great Britain cross country international stormed to victory by 25 seconds, coming home in 10:04.88, which puts her straight into the UK’s top five this year and top 30 … Continue reading
SIGNAL Box Oak Villa’s senior men’s team capped off a tremendous season on Saturday by winning the P&WD Supplementary Cup by beating Hooe Rovers 1-0 in a competitive final played in hot conditions at Western Mill. The victory meant Oak Villa completed a trophy treble, having already won the P&WD Premier Division league title and … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Phoebe Milburn smashed her hammer personal best at the second Devon Open meeting of the series at Brickfields on Sunday. Milburn threw 54.07m to comfortably take victory in the under-17 event at Plymouth. Her previous best was 52.66m, which was only achieved last month. Last season her PB was 50.75m. Milburn and Worthing’s Alice … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Musketeers’ Ross Macdonald made sure there was a home winner of his club’s Muskies Madness 10k on Saturday night. Macdonald took victory in the undulating off-road run by more than a minute as the event returned to the running calendar for the first time since 2019. Teignbridge’s Tim Pratt took second place, with Tamar … Continue reading
THERE is a bit of late season rugby around today for those looking for a last fix before the summer. At club level, Devon West champions Plymouth Argaum are playing a double-header at Bickleigh Down against touring sides Pontlanfraith from Wales and Somerset outfit St Bernadettes. The action will start at 2pm and Argaum have … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Velo enjoyed plenty of success as Plympton’s Newnham Park hosted the South West Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships on Sunday. Riders were treated to glorious sunshine at the event, which also incorporated round three of the SWXC Series. Dartmoor led the way in the junior races. Lara Dix took victory in the youth female … Continue reading