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Plymouth Wrestling Association present: Fallout

After a spectacular seventh Anniversary Show last Sunday, PWA stars are gearing up for another night full of action!

On Sunday 29 May, the Plymouth School of Creative Arts will play host to the biggest ever PWA title match.

Two of the absolute best wrestlers to ever come out of the South West will go head to head for the title as Tyler Hawke makes the first defence of his newly...

Argyle 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 3

THIS was not supposed to happen.

With three games of their Sky Bet League 2 season to play and promotion within their grasp, Argyle were supposed to brush aside their already-relegated opponents and move on optimistically to the penultimate weekend in good fettle.

After all, they had returned to Home Park after successive away victories at two hard-to-win places – Portsmouth...

5,000 extra places added to Tennis For Kids initiative

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has announced that an additional 5,000 places have been made available for their biggest ever grass roots initiative, Tennis for Kids in partnership with Highland Spring. The initiative was launched to establish a genuine tennis participation legacy, following Great Britain’s historic Davis Cup by BNP Paribas win.

The Tennis for Kids initiative which...

Plymouth athlete reaches Great Britain standard

A Physiotherapy student from Plymouth University has qualified to represent Great Britain at two prominent athletic events.

Sharn Hooper, 31, will be competing in the age 30-35 category of the European Triathlon Union (ETU) Cross Duathlon Championships in Romania on 23 April, and at the ETU Cross Triathlon Championships on 23 June in Switzerland.

She was chosen after posting a...

Portsmouth 1 Argyle 2: Match report

Late drama seems to be all the rage in football right now.

Argyle produced what could go down as one of the great comebacks as they scored two late goals to defeat Portsmouth 2-1 - and get their promotion push back on track.

Pompey were on course to complete a double over the Greens with ten minutes to play, courtesy of a single goal from Michael Smith after 37 minutes. However...

Phil Sharp third British skipper racing The Transat

British sailor Phil Sharp has today confirmed that he will compete in the 14th Transat bakerly from Plymouth to New York.

Marking 10 years since his victory in the Route du Rhum, Destination Guadeloupe transatlantic race in 2006, Sharp returns to the Class40 to take on the 3,000-mile solo race across the north Atlantic.

“There hasn’t been an official Transat for eight years now...

Plymouth face a tough test against Rye House

PLYMOUTH face a tough test in their first home match of the season against Rye House in the League Cup at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm), writes Graham Hambly.

The Devils will be looking for a revenge win against the Rockets after going down 50-40 when they visited Rye House last month.

Plymouth co-promoter Ashley Taylor says: "It promises to be a competitive...

Transat bakery 2016 UK race charity announced

With just three weeks to go until the start of the race, OC Sport is pleased to announce The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust as the official UK race charity of The Transat bakerly, 2016.

The Trust was set up by Dame Ellen MacArthur in 2003 and is now a nationwide organisation that uses sailing to help re-build confidence in young people who have suffered from cancer and leukaemia. The tie...

Wheelchair rugby stars on target for Paralympic dreams

A Plymouth University student and her team are on their way to achieving Paralympic goals thanks to a new wheelchair funded by kind backers.

Faye West, who is captain of the Westcountry Hawks wheelchair rugby team, is one of the members who will benefit from the £3,000 chair for training and competition.

As well as reading for a degree in Media Arts, Faye is one of three Hawks...

Argyle 1 Wimbledon 2: Match report

A LATE goal by Wimbledon substitute Adebayo Akinfenwa condemned Argyle to their second 2-1 in two weeks, and dealt another blow to Argyle's ailing promotion hopes.

As sucker punches go, if Ollie Watkins' brace for local rivals Exeter last week was a combination to the ribs, this was a cross from nowhere across the jaw that sent the Green Army reeling. Argyle had trailed at half-time...

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