Sport

City Centre Padel Court Experience Will Launch in Plymouth When ‘Wimbledon On The Big Screen’ Returns This Summer

Plymouth , Britain’s Ocean City, is set to serve up a summer of sport like no other with another first, as it becomes the only UK city to host Wimbledon on the Big Screen alongside a full-size pop-up Padel court in its city centre, attracting visitors from all over the UK in the process.

Padel, a high-energy sport blending tennis and squash, is played in an enclosed court with solid...

Devon housebuilder donates £1,000 to Tiverton-based cricket club

A Devon housebuilder has donated £1,000 to a local cricket club to fund brand new equipment.

Redrow South West, currently building at Blundell’s Grange, in Tiverton, presented the team at Heathcot Cricket Club with a donation of £1,000 as part of its Community Fund initiative.

The club, based at Knightshayes Court in Tiverton, has provided junior and senior team members with...

Professional Sports: Is It as Easy as It Looks?

Sports have been an integral part of human life for a very long time. Speaking about sport, we mean not only good well-being, but also entertainment, and a good business. Professional athletes do not cease to delight the audience because they are in great physical shape, are engaged in their favorite activity, and earn very well. However, is everything so simple and cloudless? In this article...

The importance of Royal Ascot as a staple of British sporting tradition

In an era when sporting events increasingly prioritise commercialisation over heritage, Royal Ascot stands as a resolute counterbalance—a five-day spectacle where tradition not only survives but thrives alongside carefully calibrated modernisation.

Established in 1711 by Queen Anne, this cornerstone of the British flat racing calendar offers profound insights into how sporting...

South West netball team score developer donation

Persimmon Homes South West has donated £1,000 to Teignmouth Thunderbirds Netball Club CASC as they became the latest winners of the developer’s Community Champions scheme.

The club – known as the TBirds – is an award-winning, not-for-profit grassroots community netball club that began 10 years ago, which has welcomed over a thousand players since its establishment.

The...

Plymouth community rugby clubs selected to benefit from new British Airways Spaces for All Fund

British Airways is celebrating its ongoing partnership with England Rugby by launching a new sports fund, the British Airways Spaces for All Fund, dedicated to supporting grassroots rugby clubs over the next three years. As the Official Airline Partner for the England Rugby teams, the flag carrier champions the growth of the sport from the ground up, with a particular focus on increasing...

Over 800 clubs signed up to get 20,000 people playing bowls across the nation 

Bowls’ Big Weekend is returning for its fifth year and is set to be the biggest yet with a record-breaking 800+ clubs signed up to take part, including 28 clubs in Devon.

Taking place from May 23 – 26, the annual national event is designed to introduce more people to the sport of bowls, with clubs nationwide opening their doors for the bank holiday weekend, offering free taster...

Top golf courses continue to appeal to Devonians

Although attending a local theatre production and watching Exeter City in action are great things, sometimes you can’t beat getting out on the golf course. The county is filled with excellent golf courses for the local people of Devon.

Given the county’s lushness, golfers from around the country venture to Devon. For the local population, though, these fantastic courses are right on...

Kingsbridge RFC under 16s team win Fishermans cup at Brixham

The Kingsbridge RFC under 16s team travelled by coach to Brixham Rugby Club to compete in the Fisherman’s Cup versus their great rivals Ivybridge RFC last Sunday.

The Fisherman’s Cup has been hosted by Brixham Rugby Club for the last 50 years and is the finale to the Under 16s rugby teams’ season.

The Kingsbridge squad arrived at Brixham Rugby Club to warm up for their 3pm...

Beer to Soberton: A Road Less Travelled

It’s the 16th of September 2016, and I’ve just made a decision that will alter the trajectory of my life in ways that I can’t possibly fathom right now. I’ve decided to give up drinking. I had a feeling it might come to this, and believe me, I’ve done my best to avoid it. After all, what thirty-two-year-old wilfully chooses a life of abject boredom and eternal FOMO. Life without booze was...

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