Zoe Smith broke two British records as she boosted her chances of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by securing a top-ten finish at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in the United States. Commonwealth champion Smith, who does some of her training at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, lifted an overall total
Richmond hosted their closest Premiership title rivals Saracens at the Athletic Ground on Sunday in what was a tense, thrilling match, but ultimately, the slick handling of the Saracens back line proved to be the deciding factor between the two sides. Within five minutes, Saracens found themselves on Richmond’s five metre line, looking dangerous. Richmond
Worcester took their foot off the pedal to allow Wasps back into the game but came through to win 29-10. Both teams deserved credit for providing an entertaining contest in atrocious playing conditions with gusting winds and torrential rain not favouring a handling game. However, despite the unfriendly environment, there were remarkably few handling errors as
Director of Netball Jess Thirlby says she “could not be prouder” after seeing Team Bath Netball complete a productive pre-season friendly programme by winning the Mike Greenwood Trophy in Manchester. The Blue and Gold – backed by Carter Jonas – recorded an excellent 19-14 victory over Manchester Thunder in the final to avenge a narrow
In round 12 of the Women’s Premiership games, Lichfield entertained Aylesford Bulls Ladies. Despite almost monsoon conditions in the second half, both teams managed to put on a thoroughly entertaining game of rugby, with Lichfield taking the well-deserved win – Lichfield Ladies 55 Aylesford Bulls Ladies 0. Lichfield started very positively and immediately started to
A brilliant gold medal for slider Laura Deas and silver in the four-man bob made for an impressive start to the season for the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association athletes based at the University of Bath. Deas produced a sensational performance in Altenberg, Germany on Friday to pip home slider Tina Hermann to gold in
At their first home fixture since winning the bronze in the summer’s World Cup, the Lionesses were greeted by a happy crowd of supporters at Ashton Gate, despite the awful weather. Before kick off Jill Scott (accompanied by nephews Charlie and Dexter), Fara Williams and Casey Stoney were all awarded special UEFA caps as a
Bristol Ladies get one step closer to the play offs with a win 17 – 10 win over DMP Sharks. Blustery conditions met both sides as they ran out at Trowbridge RFC for today’s fixture. The pitch at Trowbridge was fantastic given the weather, earning praise from both sides after a game where the wind and
The awful weather this weekend had a big impact on fixtures unfortunately – this is what happened today: Div One Lindley v Thornhill – called off Oulton 24 Wigan St Judes 18 Wigan try scorers: Faye Gaskin, Abileigh Capener, Megan Conliffe Wigan kicks: x 3 Faye Gaskin POM: Faye Gaskin Oulton try scorers: Tracey Addey,
Rejuvenated Reading scored a 3-1 win at Clifton in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division, leaving them seventh in the table and unbeaten in four matches. They lost their first seven matches but the turnaround has been remarkable, and continued with the win at Clifton. Hannah Leigh scored first after 11 minutes, and scored
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