FORMER Plymouth College and Plymouth University student Laura Stephens created history on Thursday by becoming world champion in the women’s 200m butterfly event. Stephens led from start to finish and clocked 2:07.35 to hold off the challenge of Denmark’s Helena Bach and become Great Britain’s first world champion in that event. No British female had … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop produced a breath-taking closing dive to become world champion for the first time in his young career in the men’s 27m high diving event in Doha. Having placed fifth on his World Aquatics Championships debut last summer, Heslop put himself in contention for the podium this time around after two solid dives … Continue reading
ERME Valley’s Luke Hayes, East Cornwall’s Georgie Gilbert and City of Plymouth’s Daisy Elliot and Lucas Sweeney were among the winners at the penultimate Westward Cross Country League Series meeting at Central Park on Sunday. After a week of heavy rain, conditions were muddier than they usually are at the Plymouth venue, but that seemed … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle paid for a poor first half as they were beaten 4-2 by Rugby Borough at Manadon on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. The Pilgrims found themselves 4-0 down at the break with Angelina Nixon, Nick Potts, former Argyle player Lily Greenslade and Ebony Wiseman scoring first-half goals for … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have opened up a six-point lead at the top of Regional One South West after beating Lydney 38-18 at the Rectory on Saturday. Services were nowhere near at their best in a match that was switched from Regentsholme on Thursday afternoon due to a waterlogged pitch, but they still did enough to claim … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have the chance to extend their lead at the top of Regional One South West on Saturday with an unexpected home game. Services should have been making the long trip to the Forest of Dean for a rearranged match against sixth-placed Lydney. The fixture had been postponed twice due to a frozen pitch … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Tom Daley claimed a second medal at the World Aquatic Championships on Thursday by winning silver in the men’s 10m synchronised final with new partner Noah Williams. Daley had made a winning return to international competition at the start of the championships by helping Great Britain to the gold medal in the team event. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH international hurdler David King warmed up for this month’s British Indoor Championships with a season’s best run to medal at the Metz Meeting in France at the weekend. King clocked 7.66 seconds to take second behind Jamaica’s Damian Thomas at the World Athletics Silver Tour event. He also ran 7.70 seconds in the heats … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have moved up to seventh in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division thanks to 4-3 away victory at Milton Keynes Dons. The Pilgrims are now 11 points and four places clear of the relegation zone after two wins in their last three games. They did go behind twice on Sunday but … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart produced a strong run at Temple Newsam in Leeds on Saturday to claim the bronze medal in the men’s long course race at the BUCS Cross Country Championships. Smart helped the University of Birmingham to a clean sweep of the medals and the team prize, with his team-mates Will Barnicoat, … Continue reading