Team Bath Netball star Serena Guthrie to captain England as Roses host Uganda She Cranes in three-match test series

Returning Team Bath Netball star Serena Guthrie will captain England when the Roses play their first home test series since being crowned as Commonwealth Games champions this year. Eboni Usoro-Brown (nee Beckford-Chambers) and former Blue & Gold players Layla Guscoth, Rachel Dunn and Sasha Corbin are also in Tracey Neville’s 12-strong squad for the three-match Vitality Netball International Series against Uganda She Cranes. Guthrie, who has rejoined Team Bath for the 2019 Superleague season, said:...

08 November 2018

Norway’s CrossFit Oslo Wolfpack become first non-UK winners of Strength in Depth European Finals at STV

CrossFit Oslo Wolfpack became the first overseas team to win the Strength in Depth European Grand Final after two intense days of competition at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. The team from Norway battled it out with the invitational WIT Made Me Do It team throughout the entire weekend, winning four of the eight fitness challenges to hold a slight advantage going into the decisive final event. That was split into two heats,...

05 November 2018

Wimbledon champions and world stars return for third annual Bath Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament

Thirteen world top 10-ranked players, including two former tournament champions and two current World Champions, feature among a star-studded line-up for the 2018 Bath Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. Taking place from November 6-10 at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, with free entry for spectators, the third annual championship will see 43 players from 16 different countries, including a host of top Brits, contest the men’s, women’s and quad events. Organised by the Tennis...

03 November 2018

New student Molly Chapman representing England at World Junior Badminton Championships in Canada

University of Bath fresher Molly Chapman is aiming to finish her U19 career on a high note when she represents England at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Canada next week. The Santander Sporting Scholar, who started a Sports Performance course in September, will partner Freya Redfearn in the girls’ doubles competition taking place from November 5-18 in Markham near Toronto. They will go into the tournament with confidence high after winning gold earlier...

02 November 2018

Six-try Team Bath complete league double over Nottingham Trent to go top of BUCS Super Rugby table

A dominant Team Bath men’s 1st XV claimed another bonus-point victory, this time at Nottingham Trent, to go top of the BUCS Super Rugby table. The Blue & Gold, sponsored by Fulkers and MJ Church, started and finished the game slowly but were impressive in between as they ran in six tries to secure an excellent 37-19 victory – their fourth successive league win and a second over Nottingham this season. After recording a first...

01 November 2018

Beryl Friday fulfils England ambition as Australian attacker joins Team Bath Netball for 2019 Superleague season

Versatile Australian attacker Beryl Friday says she has fulfilled a long-term ambition after joining Team Bath Netball for the 2019 Vitality Superleague season. The 24-year-old made her first appearance in Blue & Gold during the British Fast5 All-Stars Championships recently, impressing with her composure and energy in attack. Now Friday – a former ANZ champion with Queensland Firebirds – will bring those talents to Team Bath’s Superleague squad for the new season and is looking...

30 October 2018

Olympic medallist Laura Deas selected in exciting six-strong British Skeleton squad as Beijing 2022 Olympiad begins

Olympic bronze medalist Laura Deas is among six University of Bath-based British Skeleton sliders selected for this year’s opening World Cup races as the team look to build on last season’s historic success. Deas made the podium in her maiden Olympic Winter Games in South Korea in February as British Skeleton celebrated an unprecedented hat-trick of medals thanks to a bronze for Dom Parsons and a second successive gold for Lizzy Yarnold. And while Yarnold...

30 October 2018

Golden English double for Team Bath as University of Bath stages 2018 English Rhythmic Gymnastics Champs

There was plenty of home success to celebrate when the University of Bath Sports Training Village hosted the 2018 English Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. Team Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club's Senior group added the overall English champions title to their British crown, while the Junior group - full of confidence after winning gold at their first international competition in Bulgaria - also took the national title having won silver at the British Championships. Selina, Tiola, Sarah, Evie, Sophie...

29 October 2018

“Phenomenal” feeling as Kelly Ganfield wins historic medal for Team UK at Invictus Games Sydney

Kelly Ganfield said that becoming the first visually-impaired athlete to claim a medal at the Invictus Games “felt immense” after the University of Bath-based sprinter won silver in Sydney. Ganfield, who runs tethered to guide and athletics coach Mikail Huggins, teamed up with Naomi Adie, Alexandra McClellan and Debbie O’Connell to finish runners-up to the United States in the women’s 4x100m relay. “It felt immense because this was an event they hadn’t tried before and...

28 October 2018

Sporting scholar Jack Davies becomes latest graduate from BUCS Super Rugby to Bath Rugby senior team

Jack Davies became the latest University of Bath student to make his senior Bath Rugby debut when the Blue, Black & White took on Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby Cup on Saturday. The Management Masters student, who is supported by a Santander sporting scholarship, replaced Sports Performance student Miles Reid in the 35th minute of Bath’s 27-19 defeat at The Rec. University of Bath graduates Josh Bayliss, Luke Charteris and Levi Davis were in the...

27 October 2018