THE Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have confirmed that the Youth National Championships will take place in Plymouth this August. The event should have been held at Mount Batten at the start of April, but was postponed at the start of January due to the latest Covid-19 lockdown. However, the governing body have now officially rescheduled … Continue reading
AT SOME point in life everybody is faced with having to make a tough choice and no-one can ever be sure they are making the right decision. A couple of years ago, Ivybridge athlete Travis Bramley found himself doing some serious soul searching over whether to stick with triathlon, try his luck with cycling or … Continue reading
THE Youth National Sailing Championship, which had been due to be held in Plymouth this April, have been postponed due to Covid-19. Plymouth Youth Sailing Club was set to host the prestigious RYA event at Mount Batten between April 4 and 9. However, it is hoped a rescheduled championships will take place at the same … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Marjon Hockey Club’s hopes of a remarkable 2020 men’s league and cup double were ended by a strong Repton side on Saturday. Marjon’s first team had already wrapped up their league title to secure promotion to Men’s Conference West before going into this weekend’s National Tier Two Cup semi-final against Derbyshire outfit Repton. They … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH triathlete Robert Shaw marked his return to competition by claiming victory in the UK Ultimate Half at the weekend. Shaw, who qualified for the 2018 World Ironman 70.3 Championships, had taken a year off from the sport but came back with a bang in Shropshire. The 31-year-old, who is a Year 5/6 teacher and … Continue reading
THE Plymouth sporting community has been shocked by the death of popular city boxer and rugby player Courtney Richards. The 27-year-old passed away on Friday afternoon after he was involved in a road traffic collision while on a motorcycle in Plympton. Richards, nicknamed ‘Fatboy’, was a bit of a latecomer to boxing, only taking up … Continue reading
THE Fed Cup by BNP Paribas gets underway this weekend with Great Britain taking on Slovakia to qualify for the next round in April. The Fed Cup, which took place in Bath and London last year with the likes of Jo Konta and Katie Swan, is the World Cup of women’s tennis and offers female … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH modern pentathlete Kerenza Bryson narrowly missed out on winning a medal in her opening international event of the year. Bryson finished fourth for Great Britain in a quality tetrathlon competition (swim, fence and laser-run) at the Budapest Indoor International at the weekend. The 21-year-old opened the event with a 2:27.73 swim, which ranked her … Continue reading
THERE were centuries galore in the closing weeks of the Plymouth Billiards League Roger Ayers Memorial competition as Keyham Cons regained the title they last won in 2017. Keyham captain Steve Brookshaw led the way with breaks of 116, 105 and 112 (unfinished) in consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, Chris Coumbe rose to the top of the breaks … Continue reading
CITY College Plymouth students are teaming up with the Plymouth Raiders to help keep the mature members of the community in shape and to help combat loneliness with a new initiative called Active Ageing. Active Ageing, which is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, invites older members of the community to come along to the … Continue reading