The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Beloved author and longtime Forest Green Rovers fan Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. “Jilly was a wonderfully kind and caring person who made you feel so cared for when you were around her,” commented Richard Joyce, former FGR press officer. “Personally for me, when my time at Forest Green came […]
The Red Roses triumph in the women’s Rugby World Cup has inspired women and girls of all abilities to give rugby a go and the effects of this is shown more than ever at the university level. UOG Women’s Rugby marketing officer Jessica Hain believes the sport’s popularity will now improve on the back of […]
The University of Gloucestershire Cricket team have not had a varsity fixture since 2022 and newly appointed club captain Toby Rice is hopeful that this may be the year it returns. “We’ve had positive talks with the SU especially with Varsity moving back a couple weeks this year, they’re doing everything they can to try […]
Photography by Jamie Brain Gloucester City defender Harry Emmett hails “perfect start” to season after beating Hartpury 5-4 on penalties to advance to the next round of Isuzu FA Trophy. “Obviously it’s good to get through today,” Emmett commented after the Hartpury win on Saturday. “We just want to win as many games as we […]
ParkRun has become a fitness staple across the United Kingdom and has started taking over the world. This past Saturday, Cheltenham commemorated its 591st ParkRun while the organisation celebrated their 21st anniversary. It has become such a big part of the identity of Cheltenham that between 500 and 700 people show up every Saturday morning […]
Bath Rugby have continued their unbeaten start to their season as they won their opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign 28-16 against Sale Sharks at a very wet Recreation Ground. Storm Amy was in full force but veteran scrum half Ben Spencer blew the opposition away with his impeccable kicking in the torrential wind […]
Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport liveblog, your go-to source for the latest sporting updates from Gloucestershire and beyond. We’ll bring you all the breaking news, match reactions, and exclusive stories as they happen, including full coverage of Steve Cotterill’s triumphant return to Cheltenham Town as well as the latest from University of Gloucestershire Sport. […]
Bristol City moved into the Championship play-off spots beating Norwich City 2-1 at Ashton Gate on Friday night. Fantastic first half strikes from Mark Sykes and Nahki Wells before a second half Borja Sainz goal saw the Robins up to fifth and made it seven games unbeaten for the Robins. GET IN THERE! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DrK19mXzni […]
Cinderford Town defender Ismail Yakubu reflected on his professional football career with multiple trips to Wembley as an “amazing achievement.” Starting his career at Barnet, Yakubu ended up playing close to 300 games for The Bees after joining at youth level. “I was offered a pro contract at 17, which is a bit earlier than […]
These horses are not jumping for joy, but for survival, and the roar of the Cheltenham crowd leads to the silence of the stables.For some horses, the glamour of the gallop is the glamour of the gallows.March’s celebration of speed is quite the condemnation of greed.“I used to go horse racing myself until I saw […]