PLYMOUTH athlete David King described competing at the World Indoor Championships as an ‘amazing experience’. King, representing Great Britain, reached the semi-finals of the men’s 60m hurdles in Birmingham. He clocked 7.69 seconds in the heats on Saturday evening before running 7.70 in a strong semi-final on Sunday. It was not enough to reach the … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services moved back up to second in Western Counties West with a hard-earned 28-20 home victory over fifth-placed Wadebridge. They are now three points ahead of St Austell, who they meet next week, but the Cornish side do have a game in hand. However, if Services could beat Saints next Saturday they would be … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Buccaneers Flag American Football Club are looking for new players for the forthcoming season. Flag is a five-a-side limited contact version of American football and players can be male or female, as long as they are 16 years-old or above. The club play competitive games in the BAFA Division One South West League against … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be bidding to move further clear of the relegation zone and upset play-off-chasing Bournemouth on Saturday when they travel to Dorset in the South West Premier League. Bournemouth sit second in the division, with Newton Abbot just behind them in third. Ivybridge, meanwhile, lie 10th in the standings, but they would have been … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S David King will make his World Indoor Championship debut on Saturday evening in Birmingham. King will run in the heats of the men’s 60m hurdles, which are scheduled for 6.30pm on Saturday – the third day of the championships. It will be his second global senior competition for Great Britain and his first indoors. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Kerenza Bryson admitted she had been hoping for a more successful individual competition at the UIPM World Cup event in Cairo. Byrson, competing for Great Britain, finished 24th in her qualifying pool in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday. It meant the Plymouth University medical student, like the rest of the British women, missed … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Sammie Harris set a new personal best on her way to a top five finish in the under-17 long jump event at the English Indoor Athletics Championships. Harris leaped an impressive 5.71m at the age group event in Sheffield, which was 26cm further than her previous best mark. The multi-eventer was … Continue reading
HOME runner Oliver Thorogood claimed victory in the tough Looe 10 Miler race on Sunday. The Looe Pioneer finished more than a minute-and-a-half in front of any of this rivals. Thorogood clocked 1:02.41, with second place going to Cornwall AC’s Justin Thomas in 1:04.16 and Truro’s Alex Marples taking third. Plymouth Harriers’ David Beckenkrager was … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Mariners Baseball Club are looking for new players for the forthcoming season. The club play competitive games in the South West Baseball League against Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Exeter, Newton Abbot and St Austell. Players can be male or female, but have to be 16 years-old or above. The club play at a purpose-built diamond … Continue reading
DAVID KING and Mike Wilsmore impressed at the Muller Grand Prix in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon. The televised competition was the final leg of the IAAF World Indoor Tour. Many athletes were using the event as a warm-up for the World Indoor Championships, which get underway on Thursday in Birmingham. King will be part of … Continue reading