University of Bath sporting scholar Vicki McCabe helped England win their first-ever medal at a FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup as they secured bronze in dramatic style in South Africa. The Sports Performance student (left in picture), who is supported by an Ivor Powell Scholarship, featured in all five on England’s games in Potchefstroom and started three of them, including Tuesday’s third-place play-off with India. A thrilling contest saw England take the lead, then...
The Sky Sports cameras were in the Team Bath Arena on Monday to capture highlights of Team Bath Netball's impressive 62-41 victory over Superleague play-off rivals London Pulse. Wing-attack Kirsty Harris was named as player of the match after a standout performance in a fantastic all-round team display which built on Friday's big win at Surrey Storm and moved the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold into the top three on goal difference. Watch the highlights...
There were five golds, including a 20th national title for James Guy and a world-leading time for Ben Proud, among an impressive haul of 26 medals for University of Bath-based swimmers during the 2022 British Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Guy achieved his milestone in a men’s 100m butterfly final that featured four Bath-based swimmers in the top six, the double Olympic champion holding off British Swimming National Centre Bath team-mate Jacob Peters (51.93)...
More than 4,000 spectators enjoyed an action-packed day of student sport at the Team Bath Sports Training Village when the University of Bath took on Cardiff Met University in the long-awaited return of Varsity. And the hosts made it five wins in a row as they beat their opposition from Wales 63-27 overall after 17 matches were played across 10 sports in the first Varsity fixture since 2019. Sport Bath Cardiff Met Bath Varsity Points...
Team Bath Netball got back to winning ways in Scotland on Saturday as they picked up three valuable Vitality Superleague points with a 57-40 victory over Strathclyde Sirens. [caption id="attachment_67130" align="alignright" width="292"] Hannah Passmore made her return from injury. PICTURES: Ross Wardrop[/caption] The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold were looking for a strong performance after the frustration of recent weeks and quickly stamped their authority on what has traditionally been a tricky away fixture, taking...
