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3 Sports that are thriving in 2024

Sports have been gripping the world since before we can remember. There is something exciting about supporting a team or a player and watching them work hard each year, for them to win or come close to winning the sport that they excel in. Take football as an example, this year it has been thriving with the premier league being a very close competition - Will Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal win the league this year? If you are a sports fan, it’s hard not to appreciate a season where there’s three teams that can win it.

Darts is another sport that has been thriving this year and so...

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A Comprehensive Guide to Golf Betting Strategies and Tips

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:37pm

Golf has been a popular sport for decades, and with the introduction of online gambling, it has attracted a whole new audience. Knowing where to begin might be challenging if you are new to golf betting. Sticking to reputable online casinos would be best since you're dealing with cash while betting. That's why playing only at reputable and secure online casinos are so important.

A Guide to Golf Live Betting

Professional golf rounds may last up to five hours, making them perfect for in-play wagering. In this part, let’s examine live golf betting, including a brief...

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Exeter races: Fun facts and famous wins

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 09/26/2023 - 8:53pm

Exeter race course is popular for its long, rich history. It is believed to have been brought about in the 17th Century by King Charles II, who founded the race course atop Haldon Hills because of his love for the sport. This is why the Exeter is still known locally as Haldon Races today, although it used to be called Devon-Exeter in the early 1990s. The Jockey Club is believed to have been seeded in the late 1700s, and the rules for racing in the Exeter race course formalised not long after.

This race course is believed to be one of the most elevated in the country, 850 feet...

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Everton vs Arsenal preview, team news, tickets and prediction

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 09/12/2023 - 5:48am

Relegation-dwellers Everton must deliver vital points as their campaign threatens to be thrown into an early scramble to escape the relegation zone.

The return of domestic football after the September international break will see Arsenal aim to maintain their unbeaten streak against Sean Dych’s Everton at Merseyside.

The Toffees are already under pressure after a chaotic start to the campaign when they failed to win any of their first three Premier League games and only secured their first point - and goals - of the season at Sheffield United.

Everton lost at...

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EPL's Cultural Footprint: Beyond Football and into Society

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 09/07/2023 - 12:22pm

Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport on Earth. The reasons why this is so are many. But a few of the most commonly discussed ones include the low barrier to entry, tribal loyalties, thrilling gameplay, and cross-country club and national team competitions. Going by the latest stats, around 40% of people on the planet older than the age of sixteen follow the sport or consider themselves very interested in it. Hence, no other activity can post these kinds of numbers, and the English Premier League reigns supreme in the club-level competition realm, as it gets broadcast to more...

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Simon Jupp MP visits new multi-million-pound building at Exeter City Football Club's training ground

East Devon’s MP Simon Jupp visited Exeter City Football Club’s Cliff Hill Training Ground to tour their new multi-million-pound building.

Visiting the club’s training ground on Sidmouth Road, Simon Jupp MP had the opportunity to look at the new two-storey building, which includes a fitness suite, briefing rooms, physiotherapy facilities, and office space. Construction cost in excess of £3 million and a fundraising campaign to ‘Kit Out The Cliff’ raised £63,000 to equip the new building.

With the project completed during the 20thanniversary year of the club’s purchase by...

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The favourites for the St Leger

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Thu, 09/07/2023 - 1:13am

The 2023 flat racing season is reaching its business end. Excitement is starting to build for the grand finale, British Champions Day at Ascot on October 21. The early entries are out, and Frankie Dettori has confirmed that the showcase meeting will be his last time riding in Europe.

But there are still plenty of key events to come between now and then, notably the St Leger Festival at Doncaster on 14-17 September. The St Leger itself is the highlight race of the meeting and is the fifth and final British Classic of the season.

At a gruelling distance of one mile, six-...

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Exeter Community Initiatives charity shop raises record-breaking £2K selling Exeter City footie kit!

Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has raised over £2,000 selling Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) replica kits from last season.

The money was raised during a special event at ECI’s Jelly children’s charity shop on Fore Street, which also saw Exeter City football players Vince Harper, Vin Sinisalo, Ilmari Niskanen, Manager, Gary Caldwell and joint Managers of ECFC Women, Abbie Britton and Aaron Wakley, meet and greet customers.

Ellie Taylor, ECI’s Business Operations Manager, said: “We are over the moon to have...

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Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth preview, team news, tickets and prediction

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 08/29/2023 - 10:44am

Brentford will be looking to consolidate their impressive start to the season with a first home win of 2023/24 against AFC Bournemouth.

Brentford hope they will still be unbeaten by the time they face Andoni Iraola’s side in the new Premier League season as they try to kick on to bigger things this term.

This used to be a bonafide lower-division fixture up until last season following the Cherries’ promotion back to the top flight. Notably, their battles in the 2020/21 EFL Championship Playoff semi-finals are a historic piece in Brentford’s journey to becoming one of the...

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Grassroots Football Defibrillator Scheme Oversubscribed after Fabrice Muamba Support

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:45pm

A national defibrillator and CPR training scheme for grassroots football clubs has opened to new applications this week, after Fabrice Muamba’s ‘thank you’ video to a small heart charity sent applications soaring to almost 4,000 for just 100 life-saving defibrillators.

The popular life-saving campaign is funded and delivered by family-run heart charity Red Sky Foundation and rolled-out by Team Grassroots - the UK’s largest independent grassroots football organisation. Successful applicants receive a free defibrillator and online CPR training for unlimited members of their club...

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Exeter and Sandy Park chosen as host city and venue for Women’s Rugby World Cup

Exeter and Sandy Park have been chosen as a host city and venue for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

Exeter and Sandy Park are one of only eight cities and stadiums that will be playing host to the biggest ever celebration of women’s rugby, the City Council has revealed.

The host cities and venues were announced today (Tuesday 22 August) by World Rugby and the RFU, with support from the UK Government. The announcement comes with just two years to go until the Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off.

The tournament will take place between 22 August and 27 September 2025...

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