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Three of the world’s top five-ranked riders will be competing in Devon this Monday. (3 September).

The 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain, the fifteenth edition of the modern race, will feature its strongest ever field. The Tour starts on Sunday September 2 – the Devon Stage 2 takes place on Monday September 3 and is being hosted by Devon County Council and supported by East Devon District Council and North Devon Council, starting in Cranbrook and finishing in Barnstaple. Britain’s most successful Grand Tour rider Chris Froome (reigning world number two) and his Team Sky team-mate...

The waiting is over and it's back to the hard yards for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs side as they prepare to welcome Leicester Tigers to Sandy Park in Round One of this season's Gallagher Premiership tomorrow (4:30pm).

In what will be the Devon club's ninth season in English rugby's top flight, expectations levels will again be high as the Chiefs look to again cement themselves amongst the division's frontrunners in the title race

Having lifted the Premiership back in May 2017 with an extra-time victory over Wasps, the Chiefs again found themselves back at Twickenham in...

A prestigious international karate seminar will come to Ottery St Mary next month, hosted by East Devon’s SYTL (Say Yes To Life) Karate Club. The Seiwakai International Karate Seminar is being held at LED’s Ottery Leisure Centre on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September, with up to 150 local karate students and those from across the country taking part. The seminar is in memory of the late Shihan Leo Lipinski, who taught karate to SYTL founder Paul Batters and was the highest graded Non-Japanese 8th Dan Blackbelt in the style of JKF Gojukai. It is also a warm up seminar for the Seiwakai...

Exeter City fell to a 2-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup against Premier League side Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Two goals from Aboubakar Kamara did the damage for the home side who controlled the game throughout.

The Grecians did create a few chances, but were unable to force enough clear-cut opportunties to hurt their opponents as they departed the competition.

The Grecians made a host of changes to the side that started the match against MK Dons last weekend as Tristan Abrahams and Archie Collins made their full debuts, with Dara O’Shea and Jimmy Oates getting their...