Sport

Three young partnerships from Honiton Gymnastics Club were named South West champions and one more took a bronze medal at last weekend’s South West Novice Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships.

The results, which confirmed Honiton’s junior gymnasts as among the best in the region, were a fitting end to the acrobatic gymnastics season, which began in February with a similar haul of medals.

Medal-winning performances came in a variety of disciplines. Erin Blackmore and Shelley Quick earned the highest scores of the whole competition to take the Grade 1 girls’ pair title – ahead...

Exeter City won their second game of pre-season against Clevedon Town at the Hand Stadium by a 2-0 scoreline.

It took two goals in as many minutes to settle matters, with Jimmy Keohane and Jake Gosling getting their names on the scoresheet.

Sam Parkin made his first start in City colours, having had to miss the first pre-season game against QPR. Trialist David Wheeler was also amongst the starters.

A bright City start saw the Grecians create the first real opening as Jake Gosling and Wheeler linked up well on the right flank, but a good block led to a corner which...

Calling all Runners - past, present and future! Are you currently training to run an event in aid of Exeter Leukaemia Fund? Have you run for ELF in the past? Are you interested in running for ELF in the future? If so, Jo Pavey, four-time Olympian and ELF Vice Patron, would love to meet you! Exeter Leukaemia Fund would like to invite you to join Jo for a relaxed and casual evening at the Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4SQ on 23 July 2013 at 7.15pm. The evening will be a great opportunity for runners of all abilities to talk about running with an expert and gain from Jo’s...

Newcomer Tom James may only have been at Sandy Park a matter of weeks, but already the Welshman says he is settling in well to life with the Exeter Chiefs.

One of a a handful of new recruits brought in by head coach Rob Baxter during the close season, James is clearly keen to make his mark in English rugby having spent the past six seasons with the Cardiff Blues.

The challenge of tackling English rugby’s elite sides was a key factor in the 26-year-old’s decision to join the Chiefs – and he knows the hard work put in by himself and his new colleagues during the current pre-...