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On Thursday at the TikTok Awards, Sky Sports launched their new female-focused sports channel. But by Sunday, it was axed. The idea was to offer content tailored to female fans and create a space for women to engage with sport in a more ‘relatable’ way, but it backfired immediately. Following sexist posts with pink text […]
Dafydd Williams praised his Gloucester City side’s mentality as they booked their spot in the Isuzu FA Trophy third round following a 3-4 win on penalties against Slough Town. Marcus Day opened the scoring for the visitors towards the end of the first-half but Ansu Janneh levelled the game with 20 minutes to go, before […]
Cheltenham Town manager Steve Cotterill insisted the 3-2 defeat his side suffered against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday was not a fair reflection of their performance. Having gone 2-0 down inside 11 minutes in Birkenhead, the Robins came back to level the tie but returned to Gloucestershire empty handed following a late Charlie Whitaker free-kick that […]
Secretary of the Severn Valley Foundation Sylvia Lane believes pigeon racing could potentially disappear within the next two decades as participation and interest continues to fall across the UK. In the late 1980s, the Royal Pigeon Racing Association boasted a rough estimate of 60,000 members, but with numbers falling to 20,000 as of four years […]
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