The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Horses are animals. Not entertainment. The treatment of horses only goes so far to justify the pages of sad news we always have to read week in, week out. And as each new edition of the annual Cheltenham Festival rolls around, the public is always divided in two over the age-old debate over the welfare […]
Stage Star has won the Turners Novices’ Chase for trainer Paul Nicholls, ridden by Harry Cobden. The Owners Group’s horse led all the way and finished ahead of Notlongtillmay in second and Mighty Potter in third. 8/11 favourite Mighty Potter, for trainer Gordon Elliott, had too much work to do and never looked like winning. […]
Lionel Messi has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia as his father arrived in the country with his agent supposedly to hear terms for a potential contract. It has been rumoured that Messi and current club Paris Saint Germain may be unable to agree on a new contract with his current deal expiring […]
There is always great rivalry between British and Irish-trained horses at the Cheltenham Festival. The two compete for The Prestbury Cup, named after the nearest village to the Cheltenham Racecourse, which covers all 18 races of the festival. The first to 14 winners takes the cup, which will be lifted by jockeys and trainers from […]
For most Cheltenham Festival normally brings a party feel to the Gloucestershire town, with hundreds of thousands of punters flocking to the racecourse. But for some local residents the influx of punters is more of a nuisance than a blessing. A rise of anti-social behaviour is always a concern for those who live in Cheltenham, […]
On this day in 1872, Wanderers FC beat Royal Engineers AFC in the first ever FA Cup final, a 1-0 win for Wanderers at The Oval. This weekend sees the quarter finals of the latest iteration with Cheltenham Town Academy Graduate George Lloyd’s Grimsby Town facing Brighton having already beaten Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge, Burton and […]
It’s day three of the Cheltenham Festival and everyone at Park Life Sport is hoping it will be as captivating as it was on day two. The feature race of the day today is the Ryanair Steeple Chase at 14:50. The clear favourite for that race is Shishkin, who has odds of 1/1, and Jockey […]
With the third day of action set to commence in the 2023 edition of the Cheltenham Festival, what better time to cast our minds back to 12 months ago and remind ourselves of what happened on this exact day in the 2022 iteration of the carnival that is Cheltenham. Coming into the Thursday, star trainer […]
Seven time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is a legend of motorsport, earning plaudits from the likes of Michael Schumacher and Sir Lewis Hamilton having dominated the highest level of motorcycle racing from 2001 to 2009. With the dawn of the new MotoGP season, there’s no better time to look at one if its greatest products. […]
Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival is the highlight of the week for many, as the large Irish contingent celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The racing gets underway at 13:30 with the Grade 1 Turners Novices’ Chase, previously won by the likes of Yorkhill and Vautour in recent times. The second race of the day is the […]