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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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Who is going to be the top British trainer at the Cheltenham Festival?

There is a lot of anticipation ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Racegoers are back in attendance for the first time since the 2020 renewal of the meeting went ahead as the true extent of the coronavirus outbreak was just beginning to be felt in the United Kingdom, and those from the host nation will feel like British racing has a massive point to prove next month after a diabolical...

Tour of Britain shortlisted for award

Last year's Tour of Britain has been shortlisted as a finalist at the prestigious Sport Industry Awards.

The 17th edition of the modern Tour is nominated in the Event of the Year category of the awards.

It’s up against Wimbledon – The Championships 2021, the EFL Sky Bet Play Off Finals, The Hundred, and the BLAST Premier Fall Final.

Devon hosted Stage Two of the...

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Exeter Racecourse takes centre stage with a top class day of racing this Sunday

All roads lead to Exeter Racecourse for its Super Sunday (February 13) race meeting with more than £100,000 in prize money, and some of British jump racing’s most exciting prospects among the entries.

Top horses, top jockeys and top trainers are the order of the day with a slice of the very best jump racing action heading west to Devon for racing fans to enjoy.

And it’s a day...

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Will Two Mares Battle it Out in the Champion Hurdle in 2022?

The Champion Hurdle is the premier hurdle race for horses over two miles, and the first of four championship races that take place at the Cheltenham Festival, the biggest nation hunt racing festival on the calendar.

Last year, Irish mare Honeysuckle was brilliant, winning the race with ease, while a year earlier, we saw another mare, Epatante, win the race in great style. The latter...

Can Lostintranslation deliver a second Gold Cup for Tizzard?

Colin Tizzard is one of the most renowned figures in the National Hunt having trained the 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River among other stars of the sport. Based in the south-west of England, Tizzard continues to cultivate horses of the highest calibre to compete in jumps racing, and the 2021/22 season is no different. He will be targeting further success at Cheltenham in 2022 with...

Plymouth McDonald’s sponsors local football club

Plymouth McDonald’s franchisee David Wynne and his Saltash restaurant have partnered with Saltash United Juniors F.C. to help fund kits for the club’s U15s team for the upcoming season.

David and his restaurants have been supporting grassroots football in our community as part of McDonald’s ongoing partnership with the FA. McDonald’s has worked with the Home Nations Football...

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The Big Horse Racing Events of 2022

We're at the brink of bringing another historic year to a close, and this year has been like no other before for the sport of kings. With the world in the grip of the pandemic, racing got underway without spectators in attendance at the tracks across the country. For the first time, the Cheltenham Festival went ahead behind closed doors, and if that wasn't historic enough, Rachel Blackmore...

Three Charlie Appleby-trained horses to watch during the 2022 flat season

The 2021 flat season may have only just drawn to a close, with British Champions Day at Ascot in mid-October bringing the curtain down on another fantastic year of action. We are still in that period of reflection, a time to look back at the last six or seven months and evaluate the good and the bad.

However, it is also a great time to look ahead to next year and it’s fair to say...

Aspiring young rugby stars backed for a bright future

FLEET-FOOTED young rugby stars in Ivybridge are back stronger than ever after COVID restrictions, having bagged a high-profile sponsor.

The plucky players of Ivybridge Rugby Club U15s have been backed by the Specsavers Plymstock store after lockdown brought their season to a halt.

A new kit for the players has been paid for by the store and has the Specsavers logo on the...

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Can Rory Mcllroy’s Las Vegas win put him back on the trajectory to greatness?

At one stage, Rory Mcllroy was spoken about in the same breath as Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, given how many early major wins the Northern Irishman enjoyed in his career. There was even a sense that Mcllroy could better the achievements of those that had gone before him. Needless to say, this global hype propelled him into stardom at a young age. In other words, the new superstar had...

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Ted Wragg Primary Schools Unite for Day of Football Fun

Who is going to be the top British trainer at the Cheltenham Festival?

Tour of Britain shortlisted for award

Exeter Racecourse takes centre stage with a top class day of racing this Sunday

Will Two Mares Battle it Out in the Champion Hurdle in 2022?

Can Lostintranslation deliver a second Gold Cup for Tizzard?

Plymouth McDonald’s sponsors local football club

The Big Horse Racing Events of 2022

Three Charlie Appleby-trained horses to watch during the 2022 flat season

Aspiring young rugby stars backed for a bright future

Can Rory Mcllroy’s Las Vegas win put him back on the trajectory to greatness?

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