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Chiefs suffer Twickenham agonyGutted.

Exeter City win league and cup doubleSavour the moment City fans – it may be the only time you see this headline! Congratulations to Exeter City Ladies Centre Of Excellence, who have won the Devon League Cup and Westward Development Devon Women's League Division Two title.

City's wideboys are doing the businessECFC are enjoying more success on the wings at the moment than Colonel Sanders. Lively winger Wayne Carlisle followed up a winner over Tamworth at the weekend by bagging a brace away at Crawley, with City's other flying winger Lee Elam knocking in the opener in a 3-0 victory.

Local cricket scouts looking for X-MenAfter watching off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan help Sri Lanka to victory over England in the Cricket World Cup yesterday, local sport scouts are scouring the Westcountry looking for athletes with special characteristics to allow them to benefit in their respective fields.

Win and a loss leave City on edgeECFC players and fans alike are gearing up for the annual end of season purgatory as a play-off place hovers just out of reach.

New world record set at WoodburyGolfer Glenn Turner completed a world record at Nigel Mansell's Woodbury Park Golf & Country Club on Saturday, by playing his 383rd round of golf in a year.

Spring curse set to strike againSince their demise to the Conference, ECFC's attempts to clamber their way back into the Football League seem to be struck by an annual curse. Yet again, a season of hard work looks set to be undone by a string of poor results just when it matters most.

Chiefs off to Twickers (Again)Exeter Chiefs were made to battle hard for the prize of a National Trophy final at Twickenham, and will be looking to surpass their predecessors who finished runners up in 2002 and 2003.