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Rob Baxter insists the way his side finished last week’s Heineken Champions Cup opener against Munster must now be the starting point for his players ahead of tomorrow’s Round Two clash with Castres (2pm). With little to choose between the Chiefs and Munster in horrendous conditions at Sandy Park, it was the current Gallagher Premiership leaders who were pressing hard in the dying minutes. Up against a gale force wind, Baxter’s side came within a whisker of claiming all four points against the Irish province. Sadly, a knock-on in the last action of the game ended their hopes of a famous...

Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah may have lit up English football in 2018, but there is another name - less familiar to the general public - who tops the goalscoring charts across the English leagues.

Exeter City's Jayden Stockley has 22 goals so far in 2018, more than any other player in England in this calendar year. Across all of Europe's professional leagues in fact, only Cristiano Ronaldo (26) and Lionel Messi (25) have scored more.

Not bad company for a striker plying his trade in League Two.

The 25-year-old from Poole, a product of Bournemouth’s academy, has his...

With the 2018 eventing season drawing to its conclusion, Bicton Arena will be in celebratory mood next weekend with its four-day International competition.

A packed programme kicks off on Thursday with the prestigious BE100 three day competition which has attracted competitors from across the length and breadth of the country. More than 70 riders and horses will be in action in this class, vying for prizes sponsored by Goodbye Flies and AJ Boutique.

Feature class of the competition is the CIC2*, sponsored by Rathbones, with recent World Equestrian Championships team gold...

Goals from Jonathan Forte and Jayden Stockley proved the difference as Exeter City overcame Swindon Town 2-0.

The win sees the Grecians keep pace at the top of the league, remaining second on goal difference.

City boss Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that started the draw with Yeovil, with Jonathan Forte and Lee Holmes replacing Jordan Tillson and Lee Martin – both of whom dropped to the bench.

Exeter started the first-half brightly, and some good interplay within a tight area early on down the Swindon left between Hiram Boateng and Lee Holmes created an...