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Ted Wragg Primary Schools Unite for Day of Football Fun

Primary schools from across Devon came together this month for the Ted Wragg Trust football tournament, a full day of fast-paced football, fantastic teamwork, and fierce but friendly competition.

Hosted under blazing sunshine, the tournament saw pupils from across the trust's primary...

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The best current MMA fighters from outside the US

Although the US has produced some of the greatest MMA fighters of all time — which includes all-time greats such as Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn, Max Holloway and Daniel Cormier to name just a few — it goes without saying that it is now truly a global sport. While many of the leading MMA gyms might be based in the US, this does not mean that America has a monopoly on the leading talent in the sport...

Football News: Barcelona's Star Alexia Putellas wins women's Ballon 2022

Alexia Putellas, FC Barcelona midfielder, has won the most prestigious women's Ballon d'Or award for the second year in a row. Now Spaniard Alexia Putellas won the title in 2021 and 2022, making her the first woman to win the Ballon d'Or twice in a row since 2018 when FIFA and France Football officially established the award.

Success For The Second Year Running

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Police gear up for the Devon derby

Devon and Cornwall Police are ready to welcome a bumper sell-out crowd at Home Park as Plymouth Argle face Exeter City FC on Monday 31 October.

The match is all-ticket and has been selected by Sky Sports for broadcast; the match is an 8pm kick-off.

Chief Inspector Julian Pezzani said: “Our role for matchday is quite simple, and that is to enable fans to peacefully attend a...

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Nuffield Health focus on supporting women’s football in Plymouth

Following two successful seasons of collaboration, Nuffield Health continue as the Official Healthcare Partner for Plymouth Argyle Football Club for the 22/23 season.

With more than 65 years’ experience and an industry-leading network of health and wellbeing facilities, Nuffield Health offers a full breadth of services, from physical and mental health, hospital treatments and...

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Will FIFA be able to break into the leaders of world esports?

Now esports is a very hot and popular topic with a lot of new fans and a growing interest. Therefore, it is not surprising that followers of traditional sports are increasingly involved in the development of esports. FIFA (a game from EA Sports) is a great way to attract new fans to esports, although for many esports fans, FIFA looks more like a virtual representation of what is happening on...

HM Coastguard urge coastal safety with football’s strongest man, Akinfenwa

HM Coastguard launches a new film featuring Akinfenwa, to highlight the hidden dangers of the coast and urging the public to stay ‘Coast Clever’ ahead of half term. Coastguard is called to around 36,000 incidents each year – with peak times happening in the summer, bank holidays and half term time. This figure has increased by 50% in 4 years, with 24,000 incidents reported in 2018.

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New community 6-a-side league season starting in Bideford

A new 6 a side league is starting in Bideford – and teams are urged to join now before the last few remaining places are snapped up!

The leagues are already proving popular, and will take place at Bideford College on Monday.

Teams are competing for top prizes, in the Leisure Leagues Prize Draw – which has already seen thousands of pounds with of prizes given away. The top prize...

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Challengers for this season’s Premier League Golden Boot

One of the most exciting and fierce debates in the lead-up to every Premier League season is surrounding who will win the Golden Boot. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min shared the spoils last season with 23 goals apiece – and with the 2022/23 campaign now six weeks old, there’s a fresh crop of contenders who are vying for the coveted prize.

With that in mind,...

Rheanna White from Devon is nominated as 1 of 50 women to inspire a new generation of rugby referees

Local referee Rheanna White from Barnstaple, Devon, was this week nominated by the RFU as the second referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.

Rheanna will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE...

UK Tech Training business teams up with Premier League football star to deliver funded tech training to Somerset and Dorset

BIT Training, has today announced their partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and Cyber Security training, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

The scheme is run by Somerset County Council and Dorset County Council, under the Skills for Life programme, and funded by the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund...

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