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British Skeleton begin scheme that helped discover ex-University of Gloucestershire student Lizzy Yarnold

British Skeleton has today launched a new nationwide campaign with the sole aim of finding future female stars within the sport. The scheme is aged for women between 17-25 and they can apply for the “Project Milano: Girls4Gold” until April 30. Successful applicants will be able to display their abilities at the University of Bath; […]

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Cheltenham Festival Day Three: Who punters should keep an eye on

Day Three of the Cheltenham Festival is building in anticipation, as fans and punters build their bets and accumulators ahead of another afternoon of excitement and drama.  Firm favourites Bob Olinger and Monkfish ran to storming victories in the 13:20 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle and 13:55 Brown Advisory Novices’ Steeple Chase respectively, whereas outside shots Heaven Help Us at 33/1 and Sky […]

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Responding after Barrow, managing fatigue, goalkeepers England call-up and dealing with Gary Neville’s praise: Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff ahead of Salford City at home

Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has been speaking to the press ahead of their home tie against Salford City on afternoon. The Robins come into this key clash on the back of a disappointing 2-0 loss to Barrow on Tuesday night. Read what he had to say in his press conference on Thursday morning. Why […]

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LIVE BLOG – Thursday 18th March: All of the latest Gloucestershire news including Day Three of The Festival, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester Rugby

Good afternoon and welcome to the ParkLife Sport live blog! We will be covering all the latest Cheltenham Festival news as the third day gets underway with podcasts, live commentary and more! We have reporters at both Cheltenham Town and Wales international rugby press conferences, as well as ParkLife reporters based at the Cheltenham Racecourse […]

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Cheltenham Festival 2021: the absence of spectatorship and its impact on the betting industry

For the first time in its 161-year history, the Cheltenham Festival has been taking place behind closed doors, with no fans allowed to attend this year due to COVID-19’s presence. A year on from last year’s race week, which was promptly followed by the first of three national lockdowns in the UK, public health has […]

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Cheltenham Festival day two: Sky Pirate wins the Grand Annual Chase

Nick Schofield rode to Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase glory on Sky Pirate, beating odds-on favourite Embitterred (9/2) in the process. Rachel Blackmore, who was riding Joseph Patrick O’Brien’s horse, was unseated for the third time today only 24 hours after becoming the first-ever female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at […]