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Ricky Pellow insists he and his Exeter Chiefs side are ‘ready for battle’ ahead of Sunday’s Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final against Harlequins at Sandy Park (3pm).

Looking to reach a third successive final, Devon’s finest must first overcome their capital-based rivals, who themselves have the added incentive of knowing a victory this weekend would ensure they run out in the first showpiece final of the season on home soil a week later.

The Chiefs know from past experience how much of a carrot playing a final at your own home stadium can be - they won this very competition at...

Exeter City fell to their first home defeat since November 2016 as goals from Seamus McCartan and Matty Pearson gave Accrington Stanley a 2-0 win at St James Park.

The visitors had the better of the opening half-hour of the match and played well on the counter-attack in the second half. However, the Grecians could take heart from a battling performance that saw them create numerous chances to get back into the match in the final half hour.

City made three changes to the starting line-up from last Saturday’s match at Hartlepool United. In came Luke Croll, Pierce Sweeney and...

Maybe the title is comical to you, the question ridiculous. How can Leicester City win the Champions League when you still have the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City still in the competition? The thing is, if anyone is going to surprise the footballing world, would you really rule Leicester out? They stunned everybody last season by winning the Premier League title, despite being as far out as 5000-1 by the bookies at the start of the season.

This season they have struggled, leading to the recent sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri. A lot has been said about...

GB Davis Cup captain Leon Smith helped lead local coaches at the Tennis for Kids Coach Training Day at Exeter Tennis Centre last week.

Back for a second year following a successful roll out in 2016, Tennis for Kids is a national initiative devised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to get 20,000 children aged 5 to 8 playing tennis for the first time and, best of all, for free.

Around 40 coaches gathered at Exeter Tennis Centre to be put through their paces in the on-court training session and to pick up resources to help them manage their Tennis for Kids courses.

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