IVYBRIDGE student Lewis Widdicombe impressed at the Scottish Junior and Senior Open event held at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena at the weekend. The South Brent Judo Club member won silver in the junior men’s under-90kg category. The event was one of only five UK junior ranking events taking place this year and so attracted the country’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Kerenza Bryson is one of 11 pentathletes selected to represent Great Britain at the opening international of the season – the Budapest Indoor Competition. The event in Hungary this month will mark the start of a long 2018 season with this year’s World Championships not taking place in Mexico until mid-September. Bryson’s selection follows … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Myles Pillage, Kerenza Bryson, Annabel Denton and Georgina Mitchell impressed at the opening GB ranking competition of the year in Bath at the weekend. Pillage and Bryson both came fifth overall and finished as top junior athletes in the senior competition, while Denton finished third and Mitchell fourth in the under-19 event. In … Continue reading
SOUTH Brent Judo Club are celebrating a great start to 2018 with seven judoka members selected for the England cadet and junior programmes. Josh Shipp, Adam Vosper, Max Gregory and Cordelia Gregory were selected for the cadets, while Tom Ingram, Adam Whitfield and Lewis Widdicombe are named on the junior programme. A huge amount of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH snowboarder Ben Moore has been confirmed in Great Britain’s squad for the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang. Moore will be one of nine alpine skiers or snowboarders in the GB team in South Korea. It will be the first time ParalympicsGB have sent snowboarders to a Winter Games. The sport was only added to … Continue reading
DEVON rallycross driver Dan Rooke cannot wait for the 2018 season after an impressive debut year at world level. Having become the youngest winner of the MSA British Supercar Championship at just 19 years-old in 2016, Rooke moved on to the international stage and finished runner-up in the FIA 2017 RX2 World Rallycross Championship. The … Continue reading
JANUARY Plymouth Argyle famously held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the third round of the FA Cup before narrowly losing the replay 1-0 at a packed Home Park 10 days later, with Brazilian Lucas scoring the only goal. City of Plymouth athlete Victoria Weir represented Great Britain at the Great Edinburgh International … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH cricket star Heather Knight has spoken of her delight at receiving an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. Knight was honoured for captaining England to World Cup glory during the summer. She said: “Delighted to be named in the New Year’s honours list. 2017 just keeps getting better! “Would have loved to see … Continue reading
SALTASH’S Barry Russell picked up his first trophy on the World Billiards circuit by winning the Challenge Cup at the recent LITEtask British Open. It was only the second World Billiards event he has played in, having joined the circuit this year after returning to the game following a 10-year absence. Russell was one of … Continue reading
SOUTH Brent Judo Club returned home with three medals from the British Pre-Cadet and Cadet Championships in Sheffield. The club took eight athletes to the event, which is the highlight of the domestic calendar, with medals, national ranking points, dan grade points and England squad places for 2018 all up for grabs. The pick of … Continue reading