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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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No-strings footie sessions kick off in March

New drop-in footie sessions are set to kick off in Plymouth this month for all 14 to 19 year olds across the city, with no long-term commitment required – just turn up and play when you fancy.

Plymouth City Council’s Youth Services and Sports Development Unit have teamed up with Devon Football Association to secure £9,600 funding from Sport England to deliver a ‘Just Football’ project...

Fleetwood 0 Plymouth Argyle 4

TEN days after suffering their biggest defeat of this Sky Bet League 2 season, Argyle demolished high-flying Fleetwood Town in a complete reversal of fortune, writes Rob McNichol.

At Home Park, two Saturdays previous, following a heavy reverse at the hands of York City, gloom threatened to envelope the club. After a trip to a far-flung corner of Lancashire to take on 5th placed...

Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Plymouth Argyle 2

Successive away wins; successive first-half away goals for Reuben Reid and Lewis Alessandra – the Pilgrims’ victory against the Daggers ensured they remain in the Sky Bet League 2 play-offs carve-up, writes Rick Cowdery.

Just as he had done at Northampton in the Pilgrims’ previous away game, Reid opened the scoring inside five minutes when he picked up the pieces of Conor Hourihane’s...

Ben Woods signs a new contract at Plymouth Albion

Plymouth Albion continued building their squad for next season when 23 year Irish back Ben Woods put pen to paper on a new one year contract, with the option of a second season.

Woods, who joined Albion from Old Belvedere last summer, has played eleven Championship games this season as well as being a regular in the British and Irish Cup teams.

Speaking about the signing of...

Plymouth Argyle 0 York 4

A red card against a team from the county of the white rose gave the Green Army the blues, writes Rob McNichol.

On an afternoon when multiple rainbows formed a backdrop behind the Lyndhurst stand, ten men of Argyle gave battle in vain as goals from Wes Fletcher, a brace from John McCombe and an injury-time goal from Josh Carson gave York City a comfortable victory at Home Park....

Plymouth front row for Rugby World Cup 2015 Team Bases

Plymouth’s sports facilities could be making another appearance on the world stage with key city venues in the running for Rugby World Cup 2015 Team Bases.

A consortium of local sports partners, led by Plymouth City Council, put together a bid to be a potential Team Base before and during the tournament and organisers England 2015 has confirmed that the city has been successful in...

Northampton 0 Plymouth Argyle 2

John Sheridan's immediate response to Argyle's disappointing draw at home to Mansfield had been that they now had to win some away games to restore the balance; his players' immediate response was to do just that against the Football League's bottom side

Reuben Reid gave the Pilgrims a great start, converting inside the first five minutes, and that margin was doubled just bef, writes...

Ivybridge footballers put through paces at Manchester United's training ground

Two-day training camp and tour gives College Academy players a taste of life as a Premiership player.

Some of Devon’s most promising young footballers have been given a taste of life as a Premiership Footballer after experiencing two days at Manchester United’s Aon Training Complex and going behind the scenes at Old Trafford.

The trip, which was organised by Manchester United...

Trotman time is now Alessandra time

Argyle 1 Mansfield 1

Amend your notebooks – Trotman time is now Alessandra time, writes Rob McNichol.

After Argyle defender Neal Trotman nicked an injury-time winner at Field Mill when the two teams met in October, Lewis Alessandra became the latest – in more ways that one – to shatter Stags’ hearts.

In the 51st minute of a protracted second half, Alessandra...

Plymouth Albion 36 London Welsh 15

The monkey is off Plymouth Albion’s back. It has been a long time in coming but Albion’s first home league of the season was well worth waiting for.

In beating league leaders London Welsh by five tries to two, Plymouth Albion produced not only their best performance of the season but also their best performance for a number of seasons.

You can only play as well as your...

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