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The Elf team on their Christmas Santa Run (photo ELF)

Exeter gallops into Christmas with festive race day for ELF

Exeter Racecourse will sparkle on Friday 5 December as festive outfits, thrilling jump racing, and generosity come together for ELF Race Day, supporting the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). ELF provides vital care and support to families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across Devon,...

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Fleetwood 1 Argyle 1: Match report

MOSES Makasi's goal on his full EFL debut was not enough to continue Argyle's six-match winning run at Fleetwood.

Despite Argyle's phenomenal start, in which Moses' goal was the one Argyle's commandment of the game deserved, the home side rallied, and had plenty of chances to equalise before Paddy Madden did so early in the second period.

Each side then had periods of pressure...

Plymstock Albion Oaks U12s get a big surprise from Exeter Chiefs stars

Grassroots rugby club Plymstock Albion Oaks under 12s were given a big surprise last week, as three Exeter Chiefs stars turned up at a club training session, organised by Aviva, proud title sponsor of Premiership Rugby.

Plymstock were one of 12 winners across the UK of Aviva’s Grassroots Giveaway competition, which saw them win £2,000 worth of Gilbert kit and equipment and a training...

A look at Argyle’s final fixtures: Can they make the play-offs?

Plymouth’s fantastic run currently sees them sat second in the form table and in with a fantastic shot of reaching the play offs.

No team in the Premier and Football League have won more games than Argyle since the beginning of the 2015/16 season and a play-off finish in their first season back in League One would be a remarkable season.

They’ve won 10 in 14 now and with just...

Argyle 1 Bradford 0 - Match report

IF Argyle’s Sky Bet League Ione season ended today, their season would not end.

Fourteen games since being in the division’s relegation zone, the inform Pilgrims have played their way into a play-off position.

Antoni Sarcevic’s goal towards half-time of their 18th home match of n the campaign gave them the three points of a season which is rapoidly becoming defined by numbers...

Premier League Primary Stars offers free kit to primary schools

The Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme is offering free football kit and equipment to primary schools in an effort to inspire children to learn, engage and be active.

The programme is a national curriculum-linked education initiative that uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs, to help teachers inspire girls and boys aged 5-11 in the...

‘Serve-ay’ for tennis players in Plymouth

Tennis players of all ages and abilities are being asked for their thoughts on tennis courts in parks across the city.

Plymouth City Council is working with the Lawn Tennis Association on plans to encourage people to pick up a racket and play more often.

The two organisations have paired up to work together to research and consider investment into courts within Plymouth’s parks...

Oxford 0 Argyle 1: Match report

WIN pretty, win ugly. Whatever you do, in the record books it is simply recorded with the letter 'W'.

Argyle's 1-0 win at Oxford, their fifth in succesion, was a far cry from the incisive destruction of leaders Shrewsbury or the flamoyant victory against AFC Wimbledon, but was full of grit, heart, commitment and - crucially - the deciding goal.

Sonny Bradley, for the 11th time...

£1.5m funding boost for grassroots football

Aspiring grassroots footballers from two underrepresented groups will soon have the opportunity to play in more teams thanks to the Grow the Game programme, a £1.5m investment by The FA.

Grow the Game, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and first launched back in 2010, offers grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams. This year, applications are being...

Plymouth Argyle 2 Blackburn Rovers 0

BLACKBURN Rovers arrived at Home Park unbeaten in 18 Sky Bet League One matches and left a well beaten side. Argyle’s rapid improvement this season is no longer the division’s best kept secret.

First-half goals from Ruben Lameiras and Ryan Taylor crowned a fine team performance from a side that was bottom of the table when these two met in mid-October but who are on such a run of form...

Young people prepare to shine at Devon's biggest ability youth spectacle

Over three hundred young people from schools right across Devon will be converging on the Tarka Tennis Centre in Barnstaple on Wednesday 31st January for the Devon Ability Games.

It’s the biggest inclusive sporting spectacle in the county providing a unique opportunity for children with a wide range of abilities to take part in sporting competitions and taster sessions.

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