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Fletcher strikes gold in Uruguay
Team Bath judo player Ben Fletcher has secured the biggest win of his career to date by taking gold at the Pan-American Open in Uruguay. Fletcher (pictured) beat Brazil’s 2007 world champion Luciano Correa in the final of the over the under-100kg class to take gold in Montevideo. Juergen Klinger, head judo...
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Hopton wins England under-17 singles title
Team Bath’s Jess Hopton is the new Under 17 English National Badminton Champion after capturing the title at the weekend. Hopton, who was seeded 5/8 for the championships, took gold with a 21-17, 14-21, 24-22 final win over Ira Banerjee. She had to do it the hard way, beating second seed Tsui-Yee...
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Team Bath’s unseeded Whybourn wins women’s doubles title
Team Bath-MCTA’s Lisa Whybourn teamed up with Germany’s Nicola Geuer to take the Aegon GB Po-Series women’s doubles title at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village this weekend. The unseeded duo recorded a straight sets win over Viktorija Golubic and Julia Kimmelman, a Swiss–German combination in the final by 6-3,6-4. 21...
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British victory in opening final of Pro-Series Bath tennis
There was British success in the first final of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Bath competition, with Lewis Burton and Dan Evans taking the men’s doubles title at the Sports Training Village this afternoon (Friday). The British pair beat Jan Minar of the Czech Republic and Marek Semjan of Slovakia on a...
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Brits to battle for men’s doubles title today
Britain’s hopes in the first final of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Bath competition rest on the shoulders of four seeds Lewis Burton and Dan Evans. The GB pairing tackle the unseeded Jan Minar of the Czech Republic and Marek Semjan of Slovakia in the men’s doubles final at the University of...
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First final places up for grabs in today’s tennis
The first semi-finals of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Bath event get underway at the University of Bath later today (Thursday) as the men’s doubles pairs battle it out for places in Friday’s final. The action, on the indoor courts at the Sports Training Village, starts today at 10.30am and admission to...
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Team Bath secure another netball Superleague win
Team Bath kept that winning feeling going today for the home fans with a solid but not spectacular 61-35 netball Superleague victory over Team Northumbria at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. Mia Ritchie, the all-action pocket-rocket in the mid-court for the home team, summed up the mood in the...
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Gold and silver haul for Child at European Indoors
University of Bath-based hurdler Eilidh Child will return to the city from the European Indoor Championships in Sweden with two medals – and without clearing a single jump. The Scot, who is coached by Malcolm Arnold – British Athletics’ Lead Hurdles Coach, runs the 400m hurdles in the outdoor season but...
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Team Bath impress in beating Loughborough 69-30
It was a case of normal service resumed for Team Bath as they ran out 69-30 winners over Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague at the University of Bath tonight (Friday). Playing in front of a sell-out crowd of almost 1400 fans, Team Bath quickly erased memories of last week’s defeat. The...
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Top-flight international tennis returns to Bath – and it’s free to watch!
Top-flight international tennis returns to the University of Bath this month in the shape of the Aegon GB Pro-Series event – and you can watch the action for free. Once again there is a strong entry for both the men’s and women’s competition when the tournament gets underway at the Sports...
