Champagne moment as University of Bath women’s hockey players end wait for BUCS Premier South A title

The University of Bath women’s hockey 1st team are celebrating after winning the BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Premier South A title for the first time since 2008. They went into their final game on Wednesday against Cambridge knowing that victory would ensure they could not be caught by nearest challengers Exeter. Cambridge had won at Bath before Christmas, though, and needed a victory themselves to have any chance of avoiding the relegation play-offs....

12 February 2019

Student Myles Pillage is top of the class at Pentathlon GB ranking competition as Kate French records second win

University of Bath sporting scholar Myles Pillage and graduate Kate French came out on top when Britain's top modern pentathletes competed in the second Pentathlon GB ranking competition of 2019 at the Sports Training Village on Saturday. Biochemistry student Pillage, who is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, edged out Rio Olympians Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong during a men's competition that saw the lead change hands several times. Choong had led going into the ride...

11 February 2019

Epic home win for Great Britain provides perfect finish to fantastic Fed Cup tennis tournament at University of Bath

Great Britain provided the perfect finish to an outstanding week of Fed Cup tennis at the University of Bath Sports Training Village as they beat Serbia to secure their place in April's World Group II promotion play-offs. Katie Boulter got the host nation off to a great start, beating Ivana Jorovic 6-4 6-3, before Johanna Konta battled through the pain barrier to overcome Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 6-2 in another epic encounter that had...

10 February 2019

Tremendous Team Bath Netball storm to emphatic away Superleague success at Loughborough Lightning

Anna Stembridge has hailed Team Bath Netball’s biggest Vitality Superleague win of the 2019 season so far – Saturday’s 75-50 victory at Loughborough Lightning – as a “performance to be proud of”. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold were dominant right across the court as they produced the perfect response to their disappointing home defeat to Surrey Storm in their previous game and moved level on points with Saracens Mavericks, who they visit in a televised...

10 February 2019

Great Britain battle past Hungary to reach Saturday’s Fed Cup promotion play-off at University of Bath

Great Britain will play Serbia for a place in the World Group II stages when an outstanding week of international Fed Cup tennis concludes at the University of Bath Sports Training Village today. The host nation secured their place in the promotion play-off, which is scheduled for 4.30pm, by overcoming Hungary on a dramatic Friday evening on Centre Court to secure top spot in Pool A. Both Katie Boulter and Johanna Konta were taken to...

09 February 2019

Great Britain battle past Greece to set up pool decider on epic night of Fed Cup tennis at University of Bath

An epic evening of Fed Cup tennis at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Thursday saw Great Britain battle past Greece to stay in contention for promotion to the World Group II stages. Roared on by another capacity crowd on Centre Court, Katie Boulter recovered from losing the second set and conceding an early break in the third to beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the opening rubber. The second rubbed also...

08 February 2019

Fed Cup tennis and Pentathlon GB ranking competition provides Super Saturday of sport at University of Bath

It will be a Super Saturday at the University of Bath this weekend as the Sports Training Village hosts both the final day of the Fed Cup tennis and the second Pentathlon GB ranking competition of 2019. A wonderful week of international competition on the transformed indoor Team Bath Tennis courts will come to an exciting conclusion when the promotion play-off match between the two group winners is played at 4.30pm – the victors will...

08 February 2019

Terrific team performance sees Team Bath get back to winning ways with first BUCS Super Rugby victory at Cardiff Met

A dominant Team Bath men’s 1st XV claimed another landmark win on the road as they defeated high-fliers Cardiff Met away for the first time in BUCS Super Rugby on Wednesday. The Blue & Gold, sponsored by Fulkers and MJ Church, bounced back from last week's disappointing Cardiff University defeat in fantastic style as they recorded a 23-7 victory over their Varsity rivals. Team Bath were first to get on the scoreboard, at the 20-minute mark, through...

07 February 2019

Team Bath Netball back on the road as they visit old rivals Loughborough Lightning in Vitality Superleague

Team Bath Netball return to Vitality Superleague action following their weather-enforced break on Saturday (March 9) when they visit old rivals Loughborough Lightning (6pm). The teams sit fourth and fifth in the table, level on six points although Lightning have played a game more following the postponement of Team Bath’s home match against Severn Stars last week following heavy snow. Lightning, who are coached by former Blue & Gold star Sara Bayman, have had a...

07 February 2019

Sports Training Village buzzing as GB give fans plenty to cheer on opening day of Fed Cup tennis at University of Bath

Thousands of sports fans have been flocking to the University of Bath today as the eagerly-awaited Fed Cup by BNP Paribas tennis event – the first to be staged in Great Britain for 26 years – got under way. There was a buzzing atmosphere on the transformed indoor tennis courts at the Sports Training Village as eight nations played their opening matches in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie. Great Britain gave the home fans...

06 February 2019