CITY of Plymouth’s sprint sensation Annabelle Fasuba opened her indoor season in style at the weekend by setting a new 60m personal best. The 14-year-old double English Schools’ champion clocked a stunning time of 7.44 seconds to take overall victory in the women’s event at the Sutcliffe Indoor 60s in London. Her time was just … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers won the Armada Christmas Relays title at Central Park for a third successive year. After two years of triumphing with exactly the same quartet, this year Ben Holmes came in for university student Matthew Gilvear. He joined Luke Hayes, Peter Allen and Charlie Milward in the team. They took victory in the 4×3.3km … Continue reading
REGIONAL ONE SOUTH WEST SAM BROWN kicked a late long-range penalty as Devonport Services claimed a nail-biting 22-21 victory away at in-form St Austell on Saturday. The win means Services will head into the new year top of Regional One South West, just one point ahead of Topsham. Devonport really did have to dig deep … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank has been named in Great Britain’s squad for next month’s World Cross Country Championships in Tellahasse, Florida. Tank is selected for a four-strong senior women’s team, alongside Megan Keith, Phoebe Anderson and Verity Ockenden. Those were GB’s top four senior women at last weekend’s European Cross Country Championships in Portugal … Continue reading
REGIONAL One South West leaders Devonport Services will end 2025 with a tricky trip to in-form St Austell on Saturday. Services sit two points clear of Topsham at the top of the standings after the opening 12 games of the season, with a big gap then down to third-placed Lydney. With Devonport and Topsham neck … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank was part of the Great Britain team that won a silver medal in the senior women’s race at the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal on Sunday. Tank, who had finished second at the British trials in Liverpool last month, was competing at her sixth European Championships. However, the course … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services once again produced another strong second half display as they beat ninth-placed Royal Wootton Bassett 52-24 at Keyham on Saturday. The five-point win keeps them at the top of the Regional One South West table, two points ahead of Topsham, who overcame Marlborough 61-10 at home. Services took a bit of time to … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services start the second half of their season on Saturday when they host ninth-placed Royal Wootton Bassett at the Rectory. Services have got to the halfway point of their Regional One South West campaign sitting top of the table with just one defeat to their name. But Topsham, promoted from the league below in … Continue reading
YOUNG Dartmoor Velo riders impressed as their club hosted round eight of the South West Cyclo-Cross League at Newnham Park on Sunday. Horrendous weather, particularly for the earlier races, made it tough for riders on the course around the bottom part of the Plympton country estate. It had also been bad weather when Plymouth Corinthian … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’S Freddie Whybrow enjoyed an impressive weekend with two eye-catching cross country performances. On Saturday, Whybrow came within millimetres of winning the intermediate boys’ race at the English Schools’ Cross Country Cup in Rugby. Whybrow, competing for Mount Kelly College, did look like he might just have pipped St Paul’s Charlie Nicholson on the … Continue reading