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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Your Golf Loving Spouse

Your spouse mentions golf in nearly every conversation. They wake up checking weather forecasts and spend Sunday mornings glued to tournament coverage. Finding the right gift for someone this passionate requires more than just grabbing the first golf-related item you see in a shop window. Here are some ideas.

Golf Holidays That Go Beyond the Ordinary

A proper golf holiday beats any physical gift you could wrap. Portugal and Spain host some of Europe's finest courses, where your spouse can play championship layouts whilst discovering new cultures and cuisines. Use a site like Tee...

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The UK’s proposed restrictions on sports betting

Between April 2018 and March 2019, the total gross yield of the Great British gambling industry totalled £14.4 billion. Throughout the years, there have been calls for the United Kingdom to change sports betting regulations with the market growing to reach new, unprecedented heights. However, despite demands for change to the manner in which the industry operates from a marketing standpoint, few alterations have proved successful.

As a result, we’re going to look at some of the new proposals which seek to tackle some of the shortcomings of the UK’s sports betting market....

Match report: Exeter City 2 Stevenage 1

Exeter City got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Stevenage at St James Park. Randell Williams goal and Matt Jay’s strike just a minute after the visitors equalised secured the three points for Matt Taylor’s side to take them back to third in the Sky Bet League Two table.

City boss Taylor made three changes to the side that were beaten by league leaders Swindon Town last week with Nicky Ajose, Brennan Dickenson and Archie Collins – who captained the side – returning to the starting line up.

This was the second time in three weeks that the Grecians had faced the...

Under-23s: Exeter City 2 Portsmouth 1

Exeter City moved back to the top of their Premier League Cup group stage as goals from Jordan Dyer and Ben Seymour gave them a 2-1 win over Portsmouth.

It means, with a game left, City know a point away at second in the table Doncaster will be enough to see them top the group and get a home tie in the knockout stages of the competition.

City named a team with plenty of experience with Lee Holmes, Alex Fisher and Brennan Dickenson in the starting XI as the three over 23 players and Joel Randall, Alex Hartridge, Ben Seymour and Jordan Dyer also playing, despite having...

Grecians boss Taylor warns the future of City’s academy is at risk

Exeter City boss Matt Taylor believes seismic alterations to the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) are required in order to help lower league clubs to avoid losing valuable income for developing young talent - talent that is arguably the lifeblood of teams outside the riches of the Premier League and the Championship.

The overall goal of EPPP is to improve the number and calibre of homegrown players in senior squads up and down the country. However, Taylor argues that there is no evidence of this happening, with promising youngsters being snapped up by elite clubs before they...

Leasing.com offering football fans the chance to win silverware

Car leasing marketplace, Leasing.com , proud sponsors of the Leasing.com Trophy, are offering Exeter City fans a prize that football teams battle it out for each season – the chance to ‘lease’ the Leasing.com Trophy and host it at their home, workplace, local club or school.

Alongside getting their hands on the trophy itself, Leasing.com are also giving fans the chance to win VIP tickets to the Leasing.com final at Wembley in April, plus club merchandise* and a copy of the Football Manager 2020 PC game.

To be in with a chance of winning, hopeful entrants must take part in...

Exeter remains a production line for top talent

Exeter City are becoming a pipeline for some of the major clubs in the country, producing elite talent from their academy. The League Two outfit are beginning to be plucked with regularity by teams in the Premier League and the Championship, although it has not affected their performances on the pitch this term with the Grecians on course for promotion to the third tier.

The exodus of young quality began with Ollie Watkins in 2017 when he completed a switch to Brentford for a fee in the region of £1.8m. Watkins had come through the Exeter ranks after beginning his career with the...

Match Report: Swindon Town 2 Exeter City 1

Two first-half goals from Swindon, either side of a strike from Randell Williams, gave table-toppers Swindon Town all three points at the County Ground on Saturday afternoon.

Grecians boss Matt Taylor initially made four changes to the side that lost to Port Vale, with Dean Moxey, Lee Martin, Nicky Law and Randell Williams returning to the starting eleven, but was forced to name a fifth as goalkeeper Jonny Maxted was injured in the warm-up. Lewis Ward returned to League Two action as a result.

The home side, buoyed on by a vocal crowd, were fast out the blocks and pressed...

Racecourse in the spotlight as top horses readied for key meeting

A key date in the south-west’s racing calendar is approaching with leading trainers readying their horses for Exeter Racecourse’s meeting on Sunday, February 9.

With over £100,000 in prize money, and staged within a month of the Cheltenham Festival ™ presented by Magners, the meeting is recognised as an important last stepping stone for horses with Cheltenham engagements.

It is also one of the most popular winter days out for sporting fans, with pre-booked tickets just £15 for a pair, and under-18s racing free, if accompanied by a full-paying adult.

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Match report: Port Vale 3 Exeter City 1

Exeter City’s 11 game unbeaten run in Sky Bet League Two came to an end at Vale Park in a 3-1 loss.

Nicky Ajose had given the Grecians the lead in the first half, but two goals from Ritchie Bennett and one from Leon Legge after the break saw City leave Stoke empty-handed

Manager Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Colchester United last time out, with Nicky Law and Randell Williams dropping to the bench for Ajose and Brennan Dickenson.

The Grecians started the match in a bright fashion as Jake Taylor – making his 300th career appearance...

Things You Need To Know Before Playing the Sport Squash

Squash is quite a challenging game because it entails the need for both physical and mental skills. It goes without saying that in playing the game, you will definitely exercise and work out your whole body physically and intellectually. If you have never tried to play squash before, perhaps now is the right time to do so.

But before that, here are some of the things you need to know about the game.

You need to warm up properly

Just like in any other game, it is important to warm up properly before you play the game. This is to reduce the possibility of letting...

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Your Golf Loving Spouse

The UK’s proposed restrictions on sports betting

Match report: Exeter City 2 Stevenage 1

Under-23s: Exeter City 2 Portsmouth 1

Grecians boss Taylor warns the future of City’s academy is at risk

Leasing.com offering football fans the chance to win silverware

Exeter remains a production line for top talent

Match Report: Swindon Town 2 Exeter City 1

Racecourse in the spotlight as top horses readied for key meeting

Match report: Port Vale 3 Exeter City 1

Things You Need To Know Before Playing the Sport Squash

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