Sport

Sports teams from across the city are being invited to take part in an Olympics-style competition hosted by Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit.

The Plymouth Games were launched in 2012 to build on the legacy of the London Olympics and promote sport in a fun way. More than 1,200 people competed in the event last summer and the Council hopes even more will join in this year...

Exeter Chiefs players, school children and city representatives revealed a giant calendar at Sandy Park today (May 6) to mark 500 days to go to Rugby World Cup 2015.

The calendar revealed the date when tickets for all 48 matches, including three fixtures at Sandy Park, will go on sale to the general public: September 12, with the application window closing on September 29, 2014. From...

Bristol & West AC runner Tom Merson raced home to victory at Plymouth’s Half Marathon in association with Babcock yesterday morning, with a time of one hour eight minutes and 45 seconds, in wet running conditions despite the clear start. In second place came Johnny Gilby from Derby AC in one hour nine minutes and 13 seconds, followed by Peter Le Grice in one hour ten minutes and 31 seconds...

From Monday, cities across England will have the chance to bid to become the first ‘City of Football’.

Up to £1.6million of National Lottery funding will be invested by Sport England in the successful city to run a pilot programme that unites public, private and voluntary organisations to do whatever it takes to get more people – particularly those aged 14-25 years old – playing all...