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Exeter ladies waterpolo team have made an impressive debut to their first season of playing in the national league, culminating this weekend in a promotion to Division 2.

The ladies team, which is one of the youngest in the league, with seven of its players under 18, overcame both their rivals in the final weekend of the Division 2 championships this weekend to take second place overall. Yesterday’s local Derby against Cheltenham saw them beat a strong team 13-5 with goals scored by Jai Powell, Jasmin Coleman (4) Jenny Herring (3), Nyah Tomlinson, Amy Potter (2), and Ella Louise...

Victor Dartnall’s advice to his jockey Alan Johns to ride like a sack of potatoes worked the oracle on Admiral’s Secret who won at Wincanton Racecourse yesterday.

The nine-year-old had refused to start twice in his career leading connections to re-think how they train him but he was the convincing winner of the two miles four furlongs handicap chase beating Saintemilion by two and a quarter lengths in an intriguing race where the four starters were all 9-4 co favourites.

“Everything went wrong for him and he just didn't want to race,” explained Dartnall who trains near...

The variety between the many types of golf clubs can be confusing as each one has its own uses and setbacks. You can’t expect to pick a random golf club and swat your way to perfection unless you are really lucky and picked the right fit.

We’ve collected a condensed overview of everything you need to know about golf clubs and how to get familiar with them.

The club heads of woods clubs used to be made out of wood, hence the name, but that’s no longer the case. They are one of the most important clubs in golf as they are usually used for first shots or long...

It’s less than a month until the Cheltenham Festival gets us underway, bringing together the real thoroughbreds of National Hunt racing.

In English rugby, the season hits the halfway stage this weekend with Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs outfit the early frontrunners, hotly followed by Sunday’s visitors to Sandy Park, Northampton Saints.

As the division’s two real pacesetters, excitement is already building ahead of what is the first of three scheduled match-ups between the two rivals this season.

Sunday’s lunchtime showdown kicks matters off, before the two lock horns...