Glasgow 2014: First gold for Bath athletes as judoka Megan Fletcher scores...
Megan Fletcher struck judo gold for England after claiming victory over New Zealand's Moira de Villers in the women's under-70kg class. Fletcher, who trains at the University of Bath, scored an Ippon...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn bags second Bath gold after...
Chris Walker-Hebborn stormed to Commonwealth Games gold with victory in the 100m backstroke final on Friday night. Bath National Training Centre swimmer Walker-Hebborn clocked a new Games Record of...
View ArticleBruce Craig and Nick Blofeld take new roles at Bath Rugby after senior...
Bruce Craig and Nick Blofeld will take on new roles at Bath Rugby following a shake-up of the club's senior management structure. Craig, who took ownership of Bath in 2010, will assume a more hands-on...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Bath rhythmic gymnast Lynne Hutchison exceeds expectations with...
Lynne Hutchison rounded off her rhythmic gymnastics programme at the Commonwealth Games with a fifth-place finish in the individual ribbon competition. Francesca Jones triumphed in the event to ensure...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Chris Walker-Hebborn gunning for second gold in 50m backstroke...
Chris Walker-Hebborn set up the possibility of a golden Glasgow 2014 double by easing into Sunday night's 50m backstroke final (8.59pm). The Bath-based 24-year-old followed up Friday night's 100m...
View ArticleJenson Button encouraged by seventh spot in qualifying for Hungarian Grand Prix
Jenson Button will start Hungarian Grand Prix from seventh spot on the grid after revelling in an improved car set-up in qualifying. After struggling to find a balance to his liking all weekend, the...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Weightlifter Zoe Smith breaks Commonwealth Games record to...
England weightlifter Zoe Smith broke the Commonwealth Games record to clinch the 58kg title in Glasgow. The 20-year-old, who does some of her training in the Team Bath gym, totalled 201kg to take gold...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Silver lining for Gemma Gibbons as Gary Hall and Andy Burns bag...
There was a silver and two bronze medals for players with Bath connections on the final day of judo competition at Glasgow 2014. Gemma Gibbons repeated her famous London 2012 achievement by winning...
View ArticleRoss Stearn on target as Bath City earn home friendly draw with Cheltenham Town
MATCH REPORT: Bath City 1 Cheltenham Town 1 Ross Stearn was on target as Bath City's promising pre-season campaign continued with a home draw against SkyBet League 2 outfit Cheltenham Town. Following...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Teenagers Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Amelia Maughan help...
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor bagged her fourth medal of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as she and fellow Bath-based teenager Amelia Maughan helped England's 4x200m freestyle relay team to a bronze on...
View ArticleThree killed in early-morning crash on the A350 at Semington in Wiltshire
Three people have died in a car crash on the A350 at Semington, south east of Bath, in the early hours of this morning.Wiltshire Police have said they believe only one vehicle was involved in the...
View ArticleJenson Button looks forward to Formula 1's summer break after tenth-place...
Jenson Button said the summer break has come at the right time for McLaren Mercedes after finishing tenth at the Hungarian Grand Prix. A typically unpredictable wet-to-dry grand prix that resulted in...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: England netballers return to winning ways in 'ugly' fashion...
England's netballers got their bid for Commonwealth Games gold back on track with a 41-35 defeat if South Africa at the SECC. Team Bath duo Stacey Francis and Serena Guthrie were part of the squad...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Sprinter Sophie Papps puts "hard year" behind her to progress...
Sophie Papps labelled her Commonwealth Games debut "incredible" after progressing to Monday night's women's 100m semi-finals (7.10pm). Papps, who moved to Bath to work with coach Dan Cossins this year,...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Chris Walker-Hebborn edged out of podium place in 50m...
Chris Walker-Hebborn narrowly failed to secure a third Glasgow 2014 medal as he finished fourth in Sunday night's 50m backstroke final. The champion over 100m was the second-fastest qualifier going...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Bath teenager Siobhan-Marie O'Connor strikes Commonwealth Games...
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor struck Commonwealth Games gold after a sensational swim in the 200m individual medlay final. The 18-year-old from Bitton stormed to her fifth medal of Glasgow 2014 in a new Games...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Silver lining for former Team Bath badminton player Heather...
England's mixed badminton squad - featuring University of Bath graduate Heather Olver - had to be content with silver at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on Monday.Malaysia claimed gold after...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: No 100m final place but plenty of positives for Bath sprinter...
Sophie Papps' surprise Commonwealth Games 100m campaign came to an end at the semi-final stage on Monday.The 19-year-old Bath sprinter was only supposed to compete in the 4x100m relay at Glasgow 2014...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Bath swimmer Jemma Lowe unable to emulate Wales golden girl...
Bath-based swimmer Jemma Lowe was unable to make it a golden double for Wales in the Tollcross Swimming Centre after finishing outside the medals in the Commonwealth Games 200m butterfly final on...
View ArticleGlasgow 2014: Relay gold for Chris Walker-Hebborn and sixth medal for...
Chris Walker-Hebborn won his second Commonwealth Games title and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor collected a sixth medal of an outstanding week as Bath swimmers ended their Glasgow 2014 campaigns on a high.Both...
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