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EXETER CITY survived an onslaught of second-half corners to book their place in the Capital One Cup Second Round with a 2-1 win at the County Ground over Swindon Town.

Goals from Alex Nicholls and David Wheeler handed the Grecians a 2-0 lead at the break, while Jonathan Obika pulled one back for the hosts in the second half.

Jordan Tillson and Danny Butterfield came into the Exeter City side in the only two changes from the starting line-up that beat Yeovil Town at St James Park on the opening day. Swindon boss Mark Cooper made just one change to the side that blew Bradford...

WILL HOSKINS struck a late winner for Exeter City with five minutes to go of a pulsating opening day Sky Bet League 2 encounter with Yeovil Town.

A Tom Nichols penalty and a David Wheeler goal had given Exeter a commanding lead at the break, but that was cancelled out quickly in the second half, sub Harry Cornick scoring within a minute of coming on before Matt Dolan converted a penalty of his own.

But sub Hoskins had the final say, beating Yeovil keeper Chris Weale in the closing stages.

After both the seventh and ninth minutes saw two brilliantly-observed minutes...

Jim Dowie, an 82 year old golfer from Exmouth has just reached a remarkable golfing milestone by playing on over 300 golf courses worldwide.

Jim, who is a member of Exeter Golf and Country Club set himself the 300 target back in 1997 when he was a mere lad aged just 64 when he started playing the game. Prior to taking-up golf, Jim played badminton at county level for many years.

Since then, Jim has played golf in 26 countries worldwide and whilst most of his golf has been played in the United Kingdom, the list of countries he has played in reads like an international travel...

The Canterbury brand roadshow roared into action today in Exeter’s Princesshay Shopping centre, the first stop on its three month journey across the country, allowing fans to step into the footsteps of their rugby idols through a host of interactive experiences and storytelling, cementing the brands commitment to the game over the past 111 years.

Local fans from Exeter will be immersed into a host of rugby experiences, including the chance to win a very special one-to-one training session with Canterbury ambassador and England star Sam Burgess as part of the Canterbury speed test,...