Sport

Chiefs side to face Gloucester

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Fri, 05/05/2017 - 12:45pm

There may be one round of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season to go, but there is still plenty to do for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs over the coming weeks.

It starts tomorrow at Kingsholm where Gloucester lie in wait in Round 22 of this season’s competition (4pm).

The Chiefs will head up the M5 safe in the knowledge that they are already assured of a place in the end of season play-offs, but it’s whether they have home advantage that will be uppermost in their thoughts ahead of kick-off.

Win against the Cherry & Whites and the Chiefs will guarantee...

Counting down to the cricket season

With the cricket season just a few weeks away, local specialists The Cricket Company are fully stocked & ready to help cricketers get ready for the new season.

Owned by coach Trevor Griffin, TCC are based at their East Devon showroom and pride themselves on the range of equipment as well as the expert advice they are able to offer.

"We are extremely selective to make sure we stock a wide range to cater for all ages, experience and budget but our real difference is where we can offer advice to customers and provide a free fitting service where they are unsure what they...

Best Ever Devon Championships for Exeter City Swimming Club

Authored by Louis Joyce
Posted: Tue, 02/21/2017 - 5:07pm

Exeter City Swimming Club enjoyed their best ever county champs this year, with a record number of swimmers qualifying.

The Devon County Swimming Championships take place at the Plymouth Lifecentre on three consecutive weekends at the end of January and swimmers from all over Devon have to achieve stringent qualifying times throughout the preceeding year to be able to take part.

This years’ championships saw 85 Exeter swimmers qualify, achieving eight super champions, 45 Super Final places, 42 age group gold medals, 25 silver and 30 bronze as well as another 129 county age...

Winning Ways

Authored by chrishcon
Posted: Wed, 01/18/2017 - 2:38pm

Devon WPA Healtchare Practice Partners Jacqui Shaw and Shaun Conner

were delighted to be asked to present prizes for the 2.05 race at Exeter Racecourse's January Jumps meeting on Tuesday.

The Owners Mrs Dibbie Hues and Alan King were thrilled with a win from their horse Martha McCandles.

Shaun and Jacquie went on to present the prize for the races' best turned out horse which went to proud

groom Phillipa for her hard work with grey, Flighty Filia.

WALKABOUT EXETER’S SUPER BOWL LI PARTY!

Event Date: 
05/02/2017 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Walkabout Exeter

The annual Super Bowl makes its way to Walkabout for the biggest NFL party of the year! Expect big screens, electric atmosphere and bundles of American treats, including hot dogs, chicken wings and of course, buckets of beer.

For every NFL fan 5th February is the one night of the year to make sure you’ve got the best seat in the house for the biggest game of the season. And that’s exactly what Walkabout is offering, with big screens and full commentary, all live in HD. As well as the game itself and this year’s eagerly awaited half-time show, headlined by Lady Gaga, there’ll be...

Nominate your sporting heroes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 01/08/2017 - 3:29pm

For clubs, coaches and community sports people alike, the Devon Sports Awards is a prestigious annual event which celebrates their hard work and achievement across a number of different categories.

This year marks a special landmark for the Devon Sports Awards which are 20 years old. To celebrate, there will be a glittering ceremony on June 30th 2017 with a sporting hero as guest speaker.. Nominations are now open and the organisers of the Devon Sports Awards, Active Devon, The Exeter Foundation and Exeter College are urging people to make sure that they use the opportunity to see...

Charity campaign aims to get young people with disabilities fitter in 2017

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/31/2016 - 9:05pm

32% of Britons made a New Year resolution in 2016 with 33% of respondents wanted to get fitter, and it looks like the same trend will continue for 2017. However, for young people with disabilities, it’s not as simple as buying some new trainers or a budget gym subscription; buying a specialist sport wheelchair can cost as much as £5,000.

Wooden Spoon the children’s charity of rugby, is leading a national campaign – Supporting Tomorrow’s Superstars. The national children’s charity aims to raise enough money to buy a rugby wheelchair for every wheelchair rugby club in the UK and...

Local sport celebrated at Teignbridge Sports Personality of the Year awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/06/2016 - 10:55am

It was a double victory for national middle distance athlete and racing champion Molly Canham after her outstanding efforts on the track saw her crowned overall Teignbridge’s Sports Personality of the Year 2016 and Junior Sportswoman of the Year.

The 15-year-old English Schools under-15 800m champion has added the two trophies to her growing collection and tops off a hugely successful year of racing which has seen her top the UK 800m rankings but also the UK 2016 mile rankings, with a personal best of 5:01.93.

Molly was just one of a number of sporting luminaries to...

M&S and Groundwork to spark something good for Plymouth

Event Date: 
08/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Saltmill Park, Saltash

M&S and Groundwork are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Thursday 8 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us renovate and update an important community sports facility at Saltmill Park in Saltash.

Saltmill Park sports facility is an integral part of the Saltash community, providing opportunities for people young and old to be active and ignite their passions for sport. Naturally, the work to be done...

Paul Tisdale reflects on Exeter City’s “settled” pre-season

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has praised a “settled” side as the Grecians now set their sights on the first game of the Sky Bet League Two season against Blackpool.

After winning all seven of their pre-season matches the Grecians are confident going into the season opener next Saturday, and boss Tisdale is delighted with the warm up campaign which has now put his side in an excellent position moving forwards.

Following City’s final pre-season win, a 3-0 victory over a Cardiff City XI, Tisdale reflected on the last seven matches.

He said: “It’s been a very...

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