The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Ever since Manchester City became the first ever state-owned Premier League club in 2008, the topic of sports washing has been ever present in the UK as the middle eastern monopoly continues to grow across Europe. Newcastle United became the latest side to become a state-run team after the Saudi Public Investment Fund bought the […]
Cheltenham Town will have the opportunity to do the double over Exeter City this Saturday as they host the Grecians at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium. It will be an opportunity for Wade Elliott’s men to go four league games unbeaten for just the second time this season and having crushed play-off hopefuls Peterborough United 3-0 last […]
At 33/1, Faivoir beat the odds to win the County Hurdles at 14:10, finishing narrowly in front of Pied Piper, with the chasing pack not far behind. For the majority of the race, outsiders Prairie Dancer and Highway One O Two led the pack and looked as if there could have been an upset, before […]
Gloucester City manager Steven King has encouraged more fans to come down to the TigerTurf Stadium to cheer on the players as they enter a crucial end to the season. With just four home games left of the season, Kidderminster Harriers will be one of the last opportunities for most fans to see the team […]
Many punters would have been ecstatic seeing the bookies clear favourite Constitution Hill win the Champion Hurdles by a clear nine-length distance on Tuesday. At 4-11, he was the shortest-priced winner in the history of the Champion Hurdles and is now already the odds-on favourite for next year’s event. But what people wouldn’t have noticed, […]
It’s a dream ending to a stellar career for fan favourite Honeysuckle who won the David Nicholson hurdles in dramatic fashion, just one and a half lengths ahead of Love Envoi. The odds-on favourite started well alongside Love Envoi and the pair battled it out at the front throughout the race. As they came onto […]
Marine Nationale had the perfect start to the Cheltenham Festival with jockey Michael O’Sullivan getting his first ever win at Cheltenham. He was followed closely by the favourite Facile Vega who led from the 12th furlong until a late comeback from Marine Nationale. The turning point from Facile Vega came on the last hurdle after […]
A 24-year-old man has been handed a three-year stadium ban for racially abusing Ivan Toney online back in October. Toney shared the screenshots of the messages he received following Brentford’s 2-0 victory over Brighton and Northumbria Police, supported by the Metropolitan Police, began a full investigation immediately. On January 25, the man pleaded guilty in […]
With just eight games remaining of the season, Gloucester City sit level on points with Chorley, with just a dotted line keeping them out of the play-offs. Since Steven King’s arrival to the TigerTurf Stadium, the side have navigated their way through an injury plagued season up until Saturday’s 3-0 win away to fifth place […]
Steve King was left frustrated once again after seeing his side draw to Blyth Spartans 2-2, having taken an early lead. Dom McHale scored two in quick succession after just 10 minutes, before goals from Blyth’s Troy Chiabi and Isaac Walker saw the points shared. The game wasn’t without controversy either, with both teams being […]