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It’s the biggest day of the Cheltenham Festival today! Will Galopin Des Champs win for the third consecutive year?We will also bring you your latest Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City action.Stay on our live blog for extra netball and marathon action too!What a day ahead!
It’s the final day of the Cheltenham Festival where we see SEVEN races today, with the famous Gold Cup! The main event was won by Inothewayurthinkin, as Galopin Des Champs missed out on a three-peat, and as a result, Willie Mullins’ four-event winning streak was also broken. At 13:20, the day begin with the JCB […]
Bristol City moved into the Championship play-off spots beating Norwich City 2-1 at Ashton Gate on Friday night. Fantastic first half strikes from Mark Sykes and Nahki Wells before a second half Borja Sainz goal saw the Robins up to fifth and made it seven games unbeaten for the Robins. GET IN THERE! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DrK19mXzni […]
Cinderford Town defender Ismail Yakubu reflected on his professional football career with multiple trips to Wembley as an “amazing achievement.” Starting his career at Barnet, Yakubu ended up playing close to 300 games for The Bees after joining at youth level. “I was offered a pro contract at 17, which is a bit earlier than […]
These horses are not jumping for joy, but for survival, and the roar of the Cheltenham crowd leads to the silence of the stables.For some horses, the glamour of the gallop is the glamour of the gallows.March’s celebration of speed is quite the condemnation of greed.“I used to go horse racing myself until I saw […]
Wonderwall rode along for much of the race in midfield, but a big push at the last hurdle had it take victory from Its On The Line, by a head, at odds of 28/1. Results: 1st: Wonderwall 28/1 2nd: Its On The Line 22/1 3rd: Willitgoahead 13/2 Jockey Reaction – Rob James: “It’s the biggest […]
Tom Smith comes into the 2025 season looking ahead to what the future holds for him, with this summer potentially being the last of his career, he opened up about his new hybrid role at Gloucestershire. “I have been fortunate enough to become involved with the England Women pathways, so I did a little bit […]
MAJOR upset here in the Boodles Gold Cup as Galopin Des Champs travels well but is beaten at the last by Inothewayurthinkin with the odds of 15/2. Ahoy Senor fell early on into the race, with Corbetts Cross going down on the last. Sadly the Corbetts Cross fall was fatal. Results: 1st: Inothewayurthinkin 15/2 2nd: […]
Ethon Archer said “I am happy here, I am progressing here and hopefully that continues” after penning a one year contract extension at Cheltenham Town. Archer’s new terms will see him tied down at the club until 2027. 22-year-old Archer, who had never played a Football League minute prior to joining the Robins from Torquay […]
The University of Gloucestershire Netball 3’s team concluded their BUCS season with a hard-fought 33-49 loss to Bournemouth in their final game on Wednesday. Despite the defeat, team captain Olivia Clinkard shared her pride in the team’s performance, calling it one of their best displays of the season. “The performance against Bournemouth on Wednesday was […]
Jasmin De Veaux started slowly but made its way through the pack and beat favourite, The Big Westerner, to the line. Willie Mullins continues his domination and takes his fourth win out of four this afternoon. 1st: Jasmin De Veaux 6/1 2nd: The Big Westener 9/2 3rd: Derryhassen Paddy 10/1 More coverage to follow.
Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson is “proud” of the part he played early in the career of Dan Burn, the latest player to be called up to represent England internationally. Together with Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly, the Newcastle defender was one of two first-time call-ups in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad for their 2026 […]