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Exeter Sea Bees launch free youth baseball open day

Young people across Exeter are being invited to discover America's favourite pastime this weekend as the newly formed Exeter Sea Bees hold a free open day for aspiring baseball players.

Taking place on Saturday, July 18, the event marks the launch of the club's new youth programme, which is open to children entering Year 7 and above.

The team takes its name from the famous US Navy Seabees, who were based at Countess Wear during the Second World War and represented Europe in the 1945 European Baseball Championships, with matches played at Exeter City's St James Park....

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Tour of Britain not coming to Devon this year

By Ollie Heptinstall, local democracy reporter

The Tour of Britain will not return to Devon this year, but the county council hopes it will host stages again in the future.

Last week the locations for this year’s tour were announced, with Devon missing out on hosting in 2022, despite the success of last September’s event.

Set to a backdrop of glorious sunshine beamed to TV viewers across the world, over a hundred riders raced from Sherford near Plymouth to a packed Queen Street in Exeter, via a circuitous route including Dartmouth and Dartmoor.

The 115-...

Tour of Britain shortlisted for award

Last year's Tour of Britain has been shortlisted as a finalist at the prestigious Sport Industry Awards.

The 17th edition of the modern Tour is nominated in the Event of the Year category of the awards.

It’s up against Wimbledon – The Championships 2021, the EFL Sky Bet Play Off Finals, The Hundred, and the BLAST Premier Fall Final.

Devon hosted Stage Two of the 2021 Tour, attracting the biggest crowds of the race with around 200,000 spectators turning out along the 115-mile route from Sherford to Exeter.

The eight-day race, which ran from Cornwall to...

Exeter Racecourse takes centre stage with a top class day of racing this Sunday

All roads lead to Exeter Racecourse for its Super Sunday (February 13) race meeting with more than £100,000 in prize money, and some of British jump racing’s most exciting prospects among the entries. Top horses, top jockeys and top trainers are the order of the day with a slice of the very best jump racing action heading west to Devon for racing fans to enjoy. And it’s a day to savour, with Cheltenham Festival chatter increasing daily, and all eyes on British performers at Devon’s premier track as the finishing touches are put to their preparation ahead of the world’s greatest jump...

PSG v Real Madrid: Who's got the edge in this clash of the heavyweights?

The Champions League is finally back. After months of anticipation, and a COVID-infested winter period, Europe’s elite competition returns for the round of 16, with the pick of the games going to Real Madrid versus Paris Saint-Germain — two favourites to go all the way to Russia come May. Talks of the Super League and changes to the tournament format have really overshadowed how great the current system is, and if things are to be shaken up in a couple of years, then football fans need to make the most of what they have while it’s here.

The tie brings together the new and old...

Jim Duggan's advice for this year's Royal Rumble

WWE's annual Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) event in December is a great way to end the year for many fans. However, a fresh calendar year of pay-per-views starts in January, with the annual Royal Rumble event first on the list.

Everyone knows how significant the Royal Rumble is since winning the 30-man match gives you a rare shot of glory at Wrestlemania. The Royal Rumble is one of WWE's "Big Four" events, alongside Wrestlemania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. Here is Jim Duggan's advice for this year's Royal Rumble.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

If you were an...

With Klopp, Pep, Conte and Tuchel is the Premier League as competitive as it could ever get?

The Premier League is one of the most intense in European football, and much of this can be tied to the managers. Let’s take a look at what they bring.

New teams wanted in Exeter for Tuesday evening Community 6-a-Side League

The league operates on Tuesday evenings @ ISCA ACADEMY astro pitch and is affiliated to the FA.

Qualified referees are used to officiate games and all games are 40 minutes slots. The weekly fee to play is from £4 per player and each team play 1 game per week. Fixtures and league tables are on the league website and updated on a weekly basis.

Over 100 players weekly take part in the league and any standard of player or team are welcome to join. You can sign up as team or as an individual player and individual players will be entered into a team.

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Free trial games available to all new teams at your local 6aside league

Soccersixes Wednesday night 6-a-side league held at ISCA College currently holds space for up to 16 teams playing on one single night.

Why not get a group together be it through people at work or mates outside of work with an aim to be more active and support the community league in doing so.

Divisions available to suit all player standards and one-off games are available to trial the league without any future commitments. If after the trial the team wants to commit to a season, then sign up is online.

Soccersixes hold three other leagues in the area on 3...

Exeter Recycling Scheme wins National Award

Exeter City Council and Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) have won a national recycling award for their innovative scheme, Cans 4 City, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans while also raising money for charity.

The team behind Cans 4 City were presented with a Green Can Award by not-for-profit Every Can Counts in recognition of their outstanding recycling efforts.    

The prize-giving took place during half-time in Saturday’s match against Hartlepool United, with over 5000 fans in attendance.  

 Since 2020, the initiative has collected...

The art of promotion is keeping your head when all about you are losing theirs

The arrival of February in the English Football League marks the start of the final leg of the season. Indeed, the winter transfer window has come and gone and from here on in, teams are on their own in their bid to achieve their goal for the campaign. In essence, it’s all about grinding through the back-end of winter and arriving in spring in good enough shape to put the icing on the season, a task that is, admittedly, far easier said than done on paper when you consider the accompanying weight of expectation.

Furthermore, in some instances, whether it be promotion or relegation...

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Exeter Sea Bees launch free youth baseball open day

Tour of Britain not coming to Devon this year

Tour of Britain shortlisted for award

Exeter Racecourse takes centre stage with a top class day of racing this Sunday

PSG v Real Madrid: Who's got the edge in this clash of the heavyweights?

Jim Duggan's advice for this year's Royal Rumble

With Klopp, Pep, Conte and Tuchel is the Premier League as competitive as it could ever get?

New teams wanted in Exeter for Tuesday evening Community 6-a-Side League

Free trial games available to all new teams at your local 6aside league

Exeter Recycling Scheme wins National Award

The art of promotion is keeping your head when all about you are losing theirs

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