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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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SW competitors take part in Transplant Games

A team and supporters from the South West are heading to Newcastle to compete at the British Transplant Games.

All eight competitors, who are aged between 22 and 70, have received a life-saving kidney transplant at Derriford Hospital. From July 30 to August 2 they will be taking part in a huge variety of events including swimming, bowling, tennis, golf, archery, badminton, shot putt,...

Wright in for play-off push

Plymouth expect to have new signing James Wright making his debut in their Premier League match against Somerset at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening (7.15 pm).

Wright’s arrival comes into effect with the issue of new averages for August, so he will not be available for Friday’s match at Somerset where the Skills Group Devils will again use a National League guest to replace...

Devils dethrone Monarchs

Plymouth continued their recent improved form with a second successive home victory, beating Premier League leaders Edinburgh 48-42 at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils eased into an eight-point lead in the first four heats, providing all four race winners and never looked in danger of allowing their advantage to slip away....

Join Andrew Cotton on the ultimate surfing adventure

People across the country have an awesome chance to join one of the UK’s leading big wave surfers and his crew, to witness some of the world’s most gigantic XXL waves in either Portugal or Ireland, thanks to Cornwall’s Sharp’s Brewery.

Devon-based Andrew Cotton has just returned from an intensive five day training trip to a high performance surf academy in California. There, he joined...

Somerset too strong for Devils

PLYMOUTH failed in their bid to reach the semi-final of the Travel Plus Tours KO Cup when they lost out to West Country rivals Somerset at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils were beaten 50-40 in their home leg, following a 16-point defeat at Somerset the previous evening, which saw Somerset progress by 103-77 on aggregate. Plymouth...

Devils bid for a place in semi-final

PLYMOUTH will be bidding for a place in the semi-final of the Travel Plus Tours KO Cup for the second season in succession when they meet Somerset at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening (7.15pm), writes Graham Hambly.

The first leg of the quarter-final was taking place at Somerset’s Oak Tree Arena on Friday evening with the deciding leg in Plymouth 24 hours later.

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Plymouth Devils on the back foot

Ipswich Sackers Witches 56-35 Plymouth Skills Group Devils

Plymouth suffered their fifth away defeat of the season in the Premier League when they crashed 56-35 at Ipswich on Thursday evening, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils remain in the bottom three of the table and are six points adrift of a top six place needed to reach the end of season play-offs.

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Plymouth sailors complete Round the Island Race

An experienced skipper successfully completed one of Britain's largest participation sporting events of 2015, the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday 27 June.

Plymouth skipper Eric Bates and his 4-man strong crew, were among some 16,000 sailors to take on one of the world's largest yacht races 'Britain's favourite yacht Race'.

The team who raced one...

Webb Ellis Cup coming to Devon

In the build up to Rugby World Cup 2015 coming to Exeter, one of the 11 Host Cities, the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour will head to the city, showcasing Exeter and Devon to a world audience.

Since May 2014, Rugby’s most coveted prize has been capturing the imagination of thousands of people across the world as part of the build up to Rugby World Cup 2015 and now the world famous Trophy...

Speedway: Edinburgh 64 Plymouth 28

Edinburgh Border Roofing Monarchs 64-28 Plymouth Skillsgroup Devils

PLYMOUTH had a nightmare trip to Edinburgh for their Premier League match on Friday evening with a number of their riders held up by traffic delays, writes Graham Hambly

The meeting was delayed for around half an hour but Ryan Fisher and Morten Risager still missed their early races. Overall, it proved to be a...

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