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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,...

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Match day - Argyle welcome in-form Bees to Home Park

Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan is looking for a more positive performance as Barnet are welcomed to Home Park for this afternoon's crucial League 2 fixture.

Barnet may only sit 3 places above the bottom of the table Pilgrims but the Bees have struck a relatively rich vein of form after a poor start to the season, collecting 4 wins and 2 draws in their last 8 games.

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University takes on Marjon rivals in annual Varsity event

The battle lines have been drawn as Plymouth’s two universities go head to head on the sports fields for the annual Varsity.

Competition between Plymouth University and UCP Marjon kicked off with the aquatic sports and the traditional rugby rivalry at Brickfields Lane, home to Plymouth Albion Rugby Club.

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Race to it! Beginners invited to join running groups

Don’t get left behind – race to it!

Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit is looking for beginner runners to join its new 5K and 10K training groups – and the first session is free!

Running five kilometres (3.1 miles) is an excellent goal for first timers and a great way to train for the Race for Life or one of the many club races being organised in the city this...

Argyle battle hard to earn vital away point against rivals

AFC Wimbledon 1 Plymouth Argyle 1

Tuesday 26th February, 7.45pm

Plymouth Argyle were in need of something from their away fixture at AFC Wimbledon, a team just 3 points ahead of them in the League 2 relegation zone. A battling performance provided a well-deserved 1-1 draw on Tuesday night. The Pilgrims briefly led through a 26 minute goal from midfielder Jason Banton but a...

The only way is up for Plymouth Argyle after defeat

Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan was left to rue a lack of goals from his team after going down 1-0 to Northampton Town at the weekend and finding themselves rock bottom of the Football League. An unfortunate own goal from Pilgrims' goalkeeper Jake Cole after 72 minutes proved decisive for promotion-chasing Northampton, whilst a draw for Accrington Stanley and victory for AFC Wimbledon...

Jason Banton signs a deal with the Pilgrims

The 20-year-old Crystal Palace winger will arrive at Home Park on Friday and is likely to go straight into manager John Sheridan's squad for Saturday's game with Dagenham & Redbridge.

Jason will be available up to, and including, our npower League 2 clash with Barnet on Saturday, March 2. He will wear the number 19 shirt.

Having began his career as a schoolboy with...

Robbie Williams leaves Home Park

The left-back, who has made 46 appearances for the Pilgrims, has had his contract terminated by mutual consent so that he can seek first-team football elsewhere.

Robbie, 29, signed for the Pilgrims in July 2011, under former manager Peter Reid, playing seven times until Reid was replaced by Carl Fletcher.

Under Fletcher, Williams had to prove himself and after a 1-1 draw with...

Local wheelchair rugby teams take on GB squad

Wheelchair rugby players from Plymouth and Cornwall will be taking on the might of the national Paralympic team at the Plymouth Life Centre on Saturday 2 February.

The British squad, which includes players who competed at London 2012 as well as hopefuls for Rio 2016, will be testing its skills against the Plymouth Life Centre-based West Country Hawks and the Cornish Pirates....

Top divers head to Plymouth for British Championships

Britain’s top divers will be gathering in Plymouth in a few weeks for the first national competition of the new season.

Ten of the 12 divers who represented Team GB at London 2012 will be competing in the British Gas Diving Championships taking place at the Plymouth Life Centre from Friday 8th February to Sunday 10th February.

They include Plymouth’s own Tom Daley, Tonia...

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