THE third round of the Soggy Bottom XC Series took place in perfect conditions at Newnham Park on Sunday. Riders from all over the South West took part in the mountain bike event, with Luke Eggar leading the way and taking the men’s ‘elite’ class victory. Corey Bale was first in the ‘expert’ category, with … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE Whitmore scored a last-gasp goal to secure Plymouth Argyle a 2-1 away win at AFC Wimbledon on Sunday and boost their hopes of staying in the FA National League Southern Premier Division. Whitmore had pulled Argyle level in the first half after Dior Knorr had given sixth-placed Wimbledon the lead. In the second half, … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Annabel Arnold stormed to victory on home soil as Central Park hosted the penultimate Westward Cross Country League meeting of the series on Saturday. The event had to be moved 24 hours earlier than originally scheduled due to Argyle’s televised FA Cup game with Liverpool. Arnold took victory in the senior women’s … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Annabelle Fasuba continued her sensational form by winning the under-15 girls’ 60m title at the England Championships at the weekend in Sheffield. Fasuba, who won the English Schools’ 100m title last summer, added her second national crown with a personal best run of 7.53 seconds in the final to edge out Honor … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services gave title-chasing Clifton a run for their money on Saturday before going down 42-26 at Station Road. Bottom side Services did return from Bristol with a try-scoring bonus, but it does not really help their hopes of staying up as they remain 16 points from safety. However, head coach Ben Russell was really … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services face one of their toughest tests of the season on Saturday when they visit title-chasing Clifton in National Two West. Services are rooted to the foot of the table and are 16 points from safety, whereas Clifton are battling it out with Camborne at the top of the standings. Camborne did beat the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Nicolas Maczugowski and Adam Dingley and Tavistock AC’s Joe Wake and Caleb Gifford-Groves all won medals at indoor championship events at the weekend. Maczugowski, Wake and Gifford-Groves all travelled to Cardiff for the 48th Welsh U13/U15/U20 Championships. City of Plymouth athlete Maczugowski took the under-20 men’s 400m title. He won the final … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle boosted their hopes of staying in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division by beating Lewes 2-1 at Home Park on Sunday. It was a much-needed win for the Pilgrims, who had lost their previous three league and cup matches. Although they do stay in the relegation zone, they are now only … Continue reading
MATTHEW DIXON and Euan McCabe both scooped medals at the Aquatics GB Diving Winter Cup that was held in Sheffield this weekend. Dixon, competing for Dive London Aquatics Club, claimed two silver medals in the men’s springboard events, finishing behind Sheffield’s Jordan Houlden in both the one-metre and three-metre competitions. The three-metre event was first … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank and Tavistock Run Project’s Oliver Smart both won individual medals at the BUCS Cross Country Championships in Cardiff on Saturday. Great Britain international Tank, making her BUCS debut, claimed silver in the women’s long course race behind her University of Birmingham team-mate Jess Bailey, who was runner-up in the under-20 … Continue reading