Sport

Devon’s fastest growing traditional Karate club marked its 1 year anniversary last Saturday (16 September) with a special celebration event at the relaunch of Honiton’s LED Leisure Centre.

SYTL (Say Yes To Life) was launched in September 2016 by Sensei Paul Batters, a Japanese graded Black Belt, with the support of LED Leisure whose members train for free as beginners, then half price after their first grading.

Having started with just a handful of students, the club now has over 100 attendees per week from the age of 4 to 74, many of whom turned out for a special Birthday...

Exeter star Henry Slade says the Chiefs are well aware rivals Wasps will be out for revenge when the two sides lock horns in Sunday’s Aviva Premiership clash at Sandy Park (3pm).

In the first meeting between the two since last May’s Premiership Final at Twickenham – which the Devonians won 23-20 after extra-time – again there is little to choose between either club ahead of this round four encounter.

Last Friday’s 41-10 victory for Rob Baxter’s side at Worcester Warriors lifted the Chiefs back to the summit of the division, a spot they held onto following the weekend...

The dates for Exeter City’s under-23 Premier League Cup matches have been set with their first home game coming against Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday, December 4. Championship sides Sunderland and Hull City will also visit the park in the group stage of the competition. Hull with visit on Monday, January 22, while Sunderland will play at the Park on Sunday, February 11, with a 2pm kick-off. The full fixture list for the group stage of the competition is as follows, with the top two teams in the group qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition. AWAY: Monday, October 23 (...

National hunt horse racing will return to Exeter racecourse on October 12 for the season opener in the 2017/18 campaign in what will be the first of 17 fixtures at the Haldon Hill-track. The six-race card will feature four hurdles and two chases on the day, with the opener taking place at 14:20.

On October 24, the future chasers of the sport are in action on Best Mate Beginners' Chase day. The meeting is named after the former three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and is generally well supported by the best trainers in the UK. Due to the position on the national hunt...