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Ted Wragg Primary Schools Unite for Day of Football Fun

Primary schools from across Devon came together this month for the Ted Wragg Trust football tournament, a full day of fast-paced football, fantastic teamwork, and fierce but friendly competition.

Hosted under blazing sunshine, the tournament saw pupils from across the trust's primary...

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Argyle 1 Bradford 0 - Match report

IF Argyle’s Sky Bet League Ione season ended today, their season would not end.

Fourteen games since being in the division’s relegation zone, the inform Pilgrims have played their way into a play-off position.

Antoni Sarcevic’s goal towards half-time of their 18th home match of n the campaign gave them the three points of a season which is rapoidly becoming defined by numbers...

Premier League Primary Stars offers free kit to primary schools

The Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme is offering free football kit and equipment to primary schools in an effort to inspire children to learn, engage and be active.

The programme is a national curriculum-linked education initiative that uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs, to help teachers inspire girls and boys aged 5-11 in the...

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‘Serve-ay’ for tennis players in Plymouth

Tennis players of all ages and abilities are being asked for their thoughts on tennis courts in parks across the city.

Plymouth City Council is working with the Lawn Tennis Association on plans to encourage people to pick up a racket and play more often.

The two organisations have paired up to work together to research and consider investment into courts within Plymouth’s parks...

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Oxford 0 Argyle 1: Match report

WIN pretty, win ugly. Whatever you do, in the record books it is simply recorded with the letter 'W'.

Argyle's 1-0 win at Oxford, their fifth in succesion, was a far cry from the incisive destruction of leaders Shrewsbury or the flamoyant victory against AFC Wimbledon, but was full of grit, heart, commitment and - crucially - the deciding goal.

Sonny Bradley, for the 11th time...

£1.5m funding boost for grassroots football

Aspiring grassroots footballers from two underrepresented groups will soon have the opportunity to play in more teams thanks to the Grow the Game programme, a £1.5m investment by The FA.

Grow the Game, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and first launched back in 2010, offers grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams. This year, applications are being...

Plymouth Argyle 2 Blackburn Rovers 0

BLACKBURN Rovers arrived at Home Park unbeaten in 18 Sky Bet League One matches and left a well beaten side. Argyle’s rapid improvement this season is no longer the division’s best kept secret.

First-half goals from Ruben Lameiras and Ryan Taylor crowned a fine team performance from a side that was bottom of the table when these two met in mid-October but who are on such a run of form...

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Young people prepare to shine at Devon's biggest ability youth spectacle

Over three hundred young people from schools right across Devon will be converging on the Tarka Tennis Centre in Barnstaple on Wednesday 31st January for the Devon Ability Games.

It’s the biggest inclusive sporting spectacle in the county providing a unique opportunity for children with a wide range of abilities to take part in sporting competitions and taster sessions.

Not...

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Exeter University Officer Training Corps cadets compete in Army Telemark Championships

Earlier this month 80 skiers participated in Exercise Telemark Titan the British Army Telemark Skiing Championships held in the picturesque setting of Pralongan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps.

Among this number were a team of eight Officer Cadets from Exeter University Officer Training Corps (EUOTC), many of them attempting Telemark, a discipline which incorporates downhill, jumping...

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Oldham Athletic 1 Plymouth Argyle 2

ARGYLE did their first double of the season by beating Oldham Athletic - but this was not as straightforward as the previous meeting of the two teams.

It looked set to be: Argyle raced into a two-goal lead with goals from Antoni Sarcevic and Ruben Lameiras, but home boss Richie Wellens made a telling substiution, and for the remainder of the game Argyle faced a resurgent Latics team...

6-a-side football in Plymouth

Are you looking to set up your own team and play small-sided football in your local area?

Leisure Leagues are operating in Plymouth, at Devonport High School, Paradise Street. We're on the lookout for new players and teams to join our huge network and community.

With over 184,000 Leisure Leagues games played per year, we're the largest and best provider of casual football in...

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