ATHLETICS

“Running is the closest thing to a religion” – Local runner Megan Marchant on new club Western Tempo & rediscovering her love for the sport

Running has never been more popular, with the news that a record 840,000 have applied to compete in next year’s London Marathon. This spells good news for local running clubs including newly founded Western Tempo who are based in Cheltenham and have locations in Gloucester, Charlton Kings and Hereford The club was formed after some […]

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‘He was our star’ – Racing superstar Shishkin dies in a tragic accident

The multiple Grade One and Cheltenham Festival winner died last night confirmed in a statement by trainer Nicky Henderson. One of racing’s brightest stars, Shishkin, sadly passed away last night in a tragic stable accident. A statement from trainer Nicky Henderson said; ‘Tragically, we have lost Shishkin this evening after he got cast in his […]

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Racing Roundup: Willie Mullins makes history as he becomes first Irishman to be top trainer in the UK in 70 years

Vincent O’Brien was the last Irish trainer to receive the prestigious title in 1954, with Mullins beating the likes of Paul Nicholls and Dan Skelton. The final jumps meeting of the season saw a dramatic climax to the race for the trainers’ championship between 14-time champion trainer Paul Nicholls, his former assistant Dan Skelton and […]

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Mowbray: ‘I think the consequences for racial abuse need to be stronger’ after Birmingham City’s Bacuna suffers abuse during 1-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion

Juninho Bacuna was the subject of racial abuse for the second time this season as his Birmingham City side suffered a tight 1-0 loss to local rivals West Bromwich Albion. The incident occurred towards the end of the match as the striker made his way to the touchline to report the issue to both the […]