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Exeter City pulled off a memorable comeback as they overturned Shrewsbury Town’s 2-0 first-half lead – Tom Nichols’ dramatic winner came in second-half injury time to secure a 3-2 victory.

The Shrews looked good for their second place in Sky Bet League 2 in the first half, with striker James Collins getting his ninth and tenth goals of the campaign.

The second half was a totally different story though – City pulled one back within seconds of the restart, with Nichols fed by Matt Grimes before putting the ball behind Town keeper Jayson Leutwiler. Substitute David Wheeler...

Two talented sports coaches at the University of Exeter have been selected for a programme to support the creation of high quality coaching to achieve ambitious targets in the Rio Olympics.

The Director of Badminton, Helen Ward and the Women’s Rugby Coach Jo Yapp are among 22 coaches chosen by Sports Coach UK as part of the nationwide Aspire 2015/2016. They will have a significant impact in the talent pathways in their sports.

The Aspire programme is about developing coaching expertise, expanding coaches’ insight, broadening their understanding and influencing their...

The first of the season’s eagerly awaited point to points takes place on Sunday November 30th at Black Forest Lodge, Kenton near Exeter off the A380 starting at 12 noon with the first race.

An exhilarating curtain raiser for amateur horse racing nationally, the Black Forest Club Point to Point, organised by The Black Forest Club combined hunts of Mid Devon and Silverton, has attracted over 80 entries and some of the best competitors in their field.

Courtesy of the landowners the Earl and Countess of Devon, every jump on the 3-mile point to point course can be seen by race-...

In what promises to be a week to remember for Phil Dollman, not only is the Exeter Chiefs back poised to run out for his 100th league appearance this weekend, but he has today confirmed a new two-year deal with the Aviva Premiership club.

Signed in 2009 from the Newport-Gwent Dragons, the talented Welshman has played an integral part in the recent rise of the Chiefs.

In his first season at Sandy Park, Dollman helped the Devon club to get promoted into the Premiership and has since gone on to be a key figure in Rob Baxter’s squad as the Chiefs took on the elite of both the...