Sport

Exeter Eagles BMX club celebrated the completion of works to develop their track and facilities at a special evening event.

Funding for the new facilities has been provided by the Coastal Recycling Community Fund and has involved improvements to the track and the completion of a new toilet block and development of the club and catering room.

The track is now a centre of excellence with riders coming from all over the South West to compete and practice. The sport has become even more popular since the London Olympics and the Eagles Junior section is booming.

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Exeter City Ladies FC and Exeter Golf and Country Club are pleased to announce that they are continuing their partnership from last season.

Every Thursday evening the ladies take part in a fitness training session at the golf club which is run by one of their trainers.

The training sessions have included spinning, circuit and bootcamp style training as well as SAQ (speed, agility, quickness) and weights based sessions.

The partnership between the two establishments is the first of its kind for women’s football in Exeter and shows the commitment that both Clubs have...

Exeter Chiefs forward Don Armand is expecting a big improvement from his side when the 2014-15 Premiership season begins.

Chiefs finished eighth in the Premiership last season despite losing four of their last six games.

That including a record 55-12 thumping at home to Sale Sharks, although it was tempered somewhat with the lifting of the club’s first major trophy – the LV= Cup.

Off the pitch, Sandy Park is undergoing redevelopment work to boost the capacity to more than 12,000 for the 2015 World Cup, and Armand says it all adds up to a “very exciting” year for the...

Hooker Elvis Taione hopes a big year with new club Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership can help secure him a spot in the Tongan squad for next year's Rugby World Cup.

The 31-year-old is one of seven new signings brought to Sandy Park by head coach Rob Baxter this summer and already the experienced forward is setting his sights high ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.

Not only is Taione keen on playing a key role within Baxter's first-team make-up, but he hopes his on-field actions will be enough to put him in contention for the South Sea Islanders.

Ironically, Tonga...