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Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he has no complaints after referee Brett Huxtable abandoned the Boxing Day fixture with Forest Green Rovers.

The sides played out a goalless first half in difficult conditions with the ball often unable to roll without being caught up in the surface water caused by heavy rain.

And for safety reasons, the referee decided that match should be abandoned and played at a later date.

Asked if he could have any arguments about Huxtable’s decision, Tis said: “No, not at all. He has to make his decision, and he made it. It’s hard to...

Santa Claus isn’t due for another 24 hours yet, but Christmas certainly came early for Exeter Chiefs as they extended their lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership with victory at Northampton Saints.

Jack Yeandle’s try - with the very last play of the match - ensured it was rich rewards for Rob Baxter’s side as they emerged with another maximum haul from their efforts at Franklin’s Gardens.

The hooker’s late touchdown came after team-mates Will Chudley, Sam Simmonds and Thomas Waldrom had earlier found their way over the whitewash for the defending champions.

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Ahead of what is going to be a busy festive period for the Exeter Chiefs, stars from the Aviva Premiership club today took time out to pay a special visit to the Bramble Children’s Unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.

Leading the way was club captain Jack Yeandle, who was joined on the day by team-mates Ollie Atkins, Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Dave Ewers, Lachie Turner, Moray Low, Toby Salmon, Dave Dennis, Matt Kvesic, Alec Hepburn, Olly Woodburn, Ben Moon and Elvis Taione.

Loaded up with sacks full of presents and other goodies, the players took on the role of...

It is starting to become pretty clear that sports betting is in store for some significant changes pretty soon. While the advent of the internet and online betting has already drastically changed the industry from where it was a decade ago, those changes may only be the tip of the iceberg. The digital revolution is set to change sports betting in ways that may make it wholly unrecognizable to those of previous generations. Instant mobile betting, tech company bookies, oceans of easily accessible data on athletes, computer algorithms, and Supreme Court rulings are all reshaping the...