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GB Basketball – warm up tournament results

In their last warm up tournament before Eurobasket GB Basketball Women faced serious opposition in defending champions and favourites Spain, Canada and fellow EuroBasket 2015 competitors, Poland and have struggled a little.  However, the games and results will have given head coach Peter Buckle plenty to ponder as they head to Hungary for Eurobasket 2015

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Ellie Simmonds gives refurbished Legacy Pool the thumbs up

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has given the University of Bath’s newly-refurbished London 2012 Legacy Pool the thumbs up, describing it as “incredible”. The four-time gold-medallist, who has an honorary degree from the University, visited the Sports Training Village on Friday to promote the Sainsbury’s School Games. The West of England regional finals – organised by

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University of Bath student Sam Courty wins two golds and a silver

University of Bath student Sam Courty won two gold medals and a silver when she represented the GB Rowing Team during a successful weekend at the 2015 International Huegel Regatta in Essen, Germany.  It capped a memorable week for the 22-year-old, who also handed in her final assignment for her Sports & Exercise course. She teamed

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Rangers visit the Raidettes

Brighouse Ladies travelled to the home of Oulton Raidettes on a warm sunny afternoon.  The Sunday afternoon game kicked off under the cover of cloud, much to the player’s relief after their warm up preparations had been in the blazing sunshine. Both teams seemed a little nervous as the game got under way, with unforced errors

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Golden hat-trick for Carlin

Jazz Carlin completed a hat-trick of titles when she beat Bath National Performance Centre Siobhan-Marie O’Connor to the 200m freestyle title at the British Swimming Championships on Saturday. Lizzie Simmonds also won her second backstroke gold of what has been an impressive week for University of Bath-based swimmers. Carlin set a new Welsh record of

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Gold medals for Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, Jazz Carlin and Lizzie Simmonds

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, Jazz Carlin and Lizzie Simmonds completed a hat-trick of gold medals for University of Bath-based swimmers at the British Championships on Thursday. They were the second titles of the week for National Performance Centre Bath duo O’Connor and Carlin, while University of Bath student Jay Lelliott was also back on the podium. O’Connor

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Rugby League – Women’s Premier League

The first round of the Rugby League Women’s Premier League matches took place yesterday. Featherstone Rovers 12-8 Thatto Heath St Helens Normanton Knights  6-38 Bradford Thunderbirds Selby Warriors  32-0 West Craven Warriors Brighouse Rangers  40-0 Hunslet Hawks Wigan St Patricks  20-20 Stanningley Oulton Raidettes  P-P Rochdale Hornets League Table after just one match: Team P

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