The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
In 1989, one of the craziest endings in Cheltenham Gold Cup history took place as Desert Orchid and jockey, Simon Sherwood won the trophy by beating Yahoo and jockey, Tim Morgan by small margins after two horses fell over the final jumps. Voted the greatest race by Racing Post readers, the 1989 Gold Cup was […]
It is St Patrick’s Day at the Cheltenham Festival 2024! Lots happened yesterday with El Fabiolo as the favourite pulling up at the start of the Queen Mother Chase, while Willlie Mullins still made history by getting his 100th win at Cheltenham. The feature race today is the Stayers’ Hurdle with Teahupoo as the favourite […]
Gaelic Warrior is the winner in today’s second race of Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival, taking home the Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, with Willie Mullins getting his 95th win at Cheltenham Festival. The horse trained by Willie Mullins, stormed into the lead right at the end of the race with Paul Townsend as […]
There is no secret that basketball is a popular sport worldwide, with names like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Lebron James carrying it to new heights in the NBA. But is it just a matter of time before basketball’s popularity spreads from America to Britain? Jimmy Bower is a prominent figure in basketball around the […]
Stratford Town continued their fantastic home form after Jack Storer’s wonder goal set them on their way to climbing into the playoff places. The Bards started off quickly as Chris Hussey played a wonderful free kick into the captain, Paul McCone, who was able to get his header on the end of it, but Dan […]
The end of the season is not too far away, and the playoff race is hotting up. Stratford Town look to increase their chances of grabbing a playoff place today, as they take on Halesowen Town. The Key Facts: Predicted Starting 11 Stratford Town: GK: Callum Smith DEF: Dan Vann DEF: Alex Worley DEF: Chris […]
Saturday November 25th 2023 will be a date that wrestling fans across the world will never forget. After all the rumours and speculation, CM Punk made his truimphant return to WWE at the end of their show, Survivor Series, after nine years away from the company. The wrestling star is no stranger to creating memorable […]
Darts, skittles, bar billiards and pool are just a few of the activities that you would see in some pubs across the country. But is the age of pub sports slowly but surely coming to an end? Gloucestershire resident and former skittles player, John Carter believes that we could be seeing the end of pub […]
Gloucestershire boxer, Shabir Haidary says he is “ready to step up” to whoever is put in front of him in November. At Fight Factory gym, Shabir Haidary is preparing for his next fight on November 25th as he awaits the reveal of his next opponent. The 25 year-old is a refugee from Afghanistan and he […]
“Every decision they make is benefiting the club in a positive way.” Following last week’s shock announcement that Wayne Rooney has become the new manager of Birmingham City, the new Blues owners have still been getting the backing of fans. Zach Woods, who is the co-host of the Birmingham podcast, Blues Focus, has been a […]