Sport

The Elf team on their Christmas Santa Run (photo ELF)

Exeter gallops into Christmas with festive race day for ELF

Exeter Racecourse will sparkle on Friday 5 December as festive outfits, thrilling jump racing, and generosity come together for ELF Race Day, supporting the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). ELF provides vital care and support to families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across Devon,...

Lucy

Lucy

Posted:

Match Preview: Stirling v Plymouth Albion

Stirling v Plymouth Albion

British and Irish Cup, Pool 4, Saturday 19 October 2013 (kick-off 3pm)

Plymouth Albion began their British and Irish Cup campaign with a pretty emphatic 28-9 win over Nottingham at Brickfields last weekend. Game two sees them travel to Scotland for a tie against Stirling from the Scottish Premiership, the second tier of rugby union north of the...

Argyle's Morgan faces months on the sidelines with shoulder injury

Plymouth Argyle sriker Marvin Morgan has been ruled out "for three or four months" with a shoulder injury.

The 6' 4" forward was hurt in a game earlier in the season and will now require surgery to fix the problem, meaning Morgan will miss a substantial part of the season in recovery.

Manager John Sheridan said: "Unfortunately, Marvin Morgan is going to have an operation on a...

Travis takes silver at World Biathle Championships in Cyprus

Ivybridge Community College student has Olympic hopes

Ivybridge Community College student Travis Bramley has just returned from Cyprus after taking the silver medal in the Youth C Male (age 13-14) category of the World Biathle Championships.

He was narrowly pipped to the gold medal by Cypriot athlete Nicolas Ioannides, who was just 1.3 seconds ahead, after completing the...

Four Ivybridge acrobatic trios take medals at Honiton Invitational

All 12 Ivybridge gymnasts that competed brought home a medal

Last weekend 12 Ivybridge Community College gymnasts competed in the Honiton Invitational Competition – and each one of them brought home a medal.

With more than 200 acrobatic gymnasts competing, it was the biggest invitation event that the club has ever held, with gymnasts travelling from London, Wales, Bristol, and...

More gold for Ruta as Plymouth's swimming star breaks third world record

Plymouth-based swimming sensation Ruta Meilutyte has added more goal medals to her Olympic and World Championship titles in a World Cup event in Moscow.

The Lithuanian who is a national hero in her home country and studies at Plymouth College, won both 50m and 100m short course breaststroke titles.

The 16-year-old coached by Jon Rudd at Plymouth Leander, set a new world record...

Match Day Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

Sky Bet Football League Two, Saturday 12 October 2013 (kick-off 12.15pm)

A second successive Saturday lunchtime kick-off sees the Pilgrims play host to Pompey in a crucial south coast battle.

Following last weekend's deflating defeat at Exeter, Plymouth will be looking to start putting points back on the board. Without a win in five games...

Cup tie provides season's first home win for Albion

Plymouth Albion 28

Tries : Oakley, Langley, Grace Cons : Elder, Cusack Pens : Cusack 3

Nottingham 9

Pens : Lynn, Jarvis 2

British and Irish Cup, Friday 11 October 2013, Brickfields

The opening British and Irish Cup tie provided Albion with their first home win of the season. Head coach James Shanahan made 11 changes from the side that lost...

Sachin Tendulkar to retire from cricket after 200th test match

Sachin Tendulkar, the great Indian cricketer, has announced his decision to retire from all forms of the game following his 200th test match - the second in a two-match series against the West Indies next month.

The 40-year-old retired from one-day internationals last year.

Tendulkar's international career has spanned four decades, beginning in 1989 with a test match against...

Family Law Company - Specialists have an advantage, the same is true in family law.