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EXETER City Football Club is marking the day of the World Cup Final (Sunday, July 15, 2018) by holding its own special international tournament for both men and women's teams.

The Club will once again celebrate diversity in the local community when its annual summer five-a-side tournament is held at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Sports Park.

The competition encourages participation from black and minority ethnic teams and attracts players from many different parts of the world. Past finalists include sides representing Poland, Slovakia, Africa, Afghanistan, Lithuania...

It’s Wimbledon fortnight and Exeter City Council is encouraging people to dig out their tennis rackets and get down to one of the 13 free-to-use courts across the city.

They’re located at Heavitree Pleasure Ground, King George V Playing Fields and beside Matthews Hall in Topsham. Three courts at Cowick Barton Playing Fields are currently being re-surfaced and will be ready to use in the coming weeks.

Two years ago, Exeter became the most active city in the South West and now the city is striving to become the most active city in England. Only last November, Sport England...

Organisers of this weekend’s Bicton Arena Horse Trials are working around the clock to ensure the best going possible for its affiliated competition in light of the long spell of dry weather.

Showjumping, including the warm up area, will take place on all-weather surfaces, the dressage arenas have been watered and the cross country courses have been aggravated with sand on takes offs and landings where appropriate.

Helen West said: “The team here has put in a phenomenal amount of work and we’re confident about the dressage and cross country surfaces. A couple of years ago...

Former Exeter Chiefs star Matt Jess and GB cycling international Lauren Dolan have joined the South West Rotary Youth Games as official ambassadors. The Cornwall-raised Jess spent nine seasons with the Chiefs, a period that included promotion to the Premiership, an Anglo-Welsh Cup Triumph and 2017’s famous Premiership title victory. Newton Abbot-based 18 year old Dolan has represented GB at the European Youth Olympics and World Championships – in the latter she bravely completed the time trial event despite a serious crash. Jess now runs MSJ Coaching, a multi-sport coaching company working...