CITY of Plymouth’s 13-year-old sprint sensation Annabelle Fasuba broke a championship record to win the South of England indoor under-15 60m title on Saturday. The English Schools’ 100m champion clocked a stunning 7.58 seconds to take victory at Lee Valley. That was not only a record and a personal best for her, but it ranks … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services suffered a heartbreaking 26-20 home loss to Old Redcliffians on Saturday after the visitors scored a converted try with the last play of the game. Services had led for nearly all of the National Two West fixture. They were 17-7 up at one point and were leading 20-19 after 80 minutes. They had … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s UK junior number one discus thrower Nubia Evans-Shields has earned another international call-up. Evans-Shields has been named as part of the England Athletics team that will head to Sweden to compete at the 2025 Vaxjo Throws International at the end of this month. It will be the third year running that the … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services return to action after a three-week Christmas break with a home game against Old Redcliffians (2.30pm). Bottom side Services are 13 points off safety and so need to start picking up some more wins to go to the two they have already secured. Old Reds sit in eighth spot, with six victories to … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Annabelle Fasuba and Tavistock’s Caleb Gifford-Groves both won South West Indoor Championship age group titles at the weekend in Cardiff. English Schools’ champion Fasuba took victory in the under-15 girls’ 60m sprint in a time of 7.77 seconds, which ranks her second in the early UK 2025 rankings. However, on December 29 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle moved out of the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division relegation zone with a crucial 2-1 victory over bottom side Milton Keynes Dons at Home Park on Sunday. Two goals in the space of three first half minutes were enough for the Pilgrims to start 2025 with three vital points. After a … Continue reading
REGIONAL ONE SOUTH WEST IVYBRIDGE remain 12 points away from safety after they were beaten 38-7 away at title-chasing Launceston on Saturday. The Bridgers were only able to come away with a second-half penalty try for their efforts at a cold and muddy Polson Bridge. Head coach Davy McGregor felt they should have got more … Continue reading
RELEGATION-threatened Ivybridge could not have asked for a tougher start to 2025 in Regional One South West. The Bridgers will open up the new year with a trip across the Tamar to take on fourth-placed Launceston this weekend. They will then follow that fixture up against Launceston’s title rivals Barnstaple and Brixham. “They are three … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s international athlete Poppy Tank ended 2024 in fine style by finishing second in the women’s elite race at the Mizuno Podium 5k event at Battersea Park on New Year’s Eve. Tank and Olympic 1,500m runner Revee Walcott-Nolan broke away from the main pack early on and were neck-and-neck for most of the … Continue reading