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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-...

Exeter City have completed the signing of striker Sam Parkin, subject to international clearance.

The 32-year-old front-man moves back to England to join the Grecians after having spent three seasons playing north of the border – for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, and most recently Scottish Premier League side St Mirren, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup last season.

After starting his playing career as a youth player at Chelsea, Parkin went on to have permanent spells with Swindon (with a better than one-in-two strike-rate over his three seasons) Ipswich, Luton...

With Britain basking in the sun, 77 years of national frustration, self-deprecation and scratching of heads finally melted away as Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

In a display of immense strength, belief and resilience, as well as enormous skill, Murray defeated the gifted Serbian world number one in straight sets, 6-4 7-5 6-4. In their wildest dreams, few fans would have anticipated Murray not dropping a set, especially given the pressure, wilting heat and the sheer fight of his opponent.

Murray...