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Grecians' play-off hopes end at Memorial Stadium

GOALS from Billy Bodin, Lee Brown and Sky Bet League 2 top-scorer Matty Taylor consigned Exeter City to a second defeat of the week at the Memorial Stadium, ending the Grecians' hopes of a play-off finish.

City had an uphill battle in the second period after conceding goals at either end of the first half, but they came out flying after the interval with Jake Taylor scoring within seconds of the restart. In the end though the Grecians couldn’t quite mount a comeback, as Taylor’s twenty-eighth goal of the campaign wrapped up...

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has announced that an additional 5,000 places have been made available for their biggest ever grass roots initiative, Tennis for Kids in partnership with Highland Spring. The initiative was launched to establish a genuine tennis participation legacy, following Great Britain’s historic Davis Cup by BNP Paribas win. The Tennis for Kids initiative which initially aimed to inspire 10,000 children aged 5-8 to pick up a racket and play tennis for the first time has had such a positive uptake, with all 10,000 spaces filled in under a week, that an extra 5,000...

Scotsman Moray Low says it was an 'easy decision' for him to agree terms on a new deal with Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs.

With his initial two-year stay set to expire this summer, the former Glasgow Warriors prop has put pen to paper on a similar deal, tying him to Sandy Park until 2018 at least.

Low’s decision to remain in Devon is yet another timely boost for Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter, who has wasted little time in tying down new contracts for a number of his current squad, as well as adding a fresh sprinkling of new faces for next season.

“I’ve really...

Chilli Morning, the 2015 Mitsbubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials winner, heads a stellar cast for Bicton Arena International Horse Trials which takes place this weekend (April 22-24).

William Fox-Pitt, who has returned to top flight competition after serious injury last autumn, will be on board Christopher Stone’s 16-year-old stallion among several other rides. Staged in East Devon on the rolling parkland that forms part of Clinton Estates, the event has attracted a wealth of other top international riders including Harry Meade, Kristina Cook, Mary King MBE and Kitty King. Also...