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Swindon Town Women continued their impressive 19-game winning streak as they beat a tough Oxford City side to progress into the Third Round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Richard Wood’s side would once again pick up a victory thanks to in-form forward and captain Annie Colston, as she has already equalled her second-best season […]
Since the age of ten, Steve Roberts has been playing full contact rugby, something unthinkable in todays game. Now a coach for Pencoed RFC, Roberts looks back at his proudest moment in the sport. “My best game was a training game, I was playing for Llanelli under 21s against Wales under 21s, I played so […]
Ian Holloway’s Swindon Town were subject to a first-half comeback from Grimsby Town on Saturday afternoon as the Reds fell off top spot. Ollie Palmer’s header and Billy Bodin’s strike from the edge of the area gave the Red’s a two-goal lead in the opening stages at the Nigel Eady County Ground. Bodin’s goal marked […]
Although Worcester City’s Women’s FA Cup run ended in a cruel 4-3 penalty shootout defeat away at Leafield Athletic, the overriding message was one of pride, unity, and belief. The away side left everything on the pitch in their Adobe Women’s FA Cup Second Round Proper tie which saw Leafield advance on penalties after a […]
“If there’s anyone I want to be compared to, like when I’m an adult, then its my dad. He’s insane, but in all the best ways.” Milly Beasley giggles as she delivers her half-insult, half-compliment about her dad, but the man himself, Ivan Beasley, looks on all too fondly. The two have been thick as […]
William Ostling, coach at The Padel Club in Cheltenham, praised the UK Padel Convention held last week in Gloucester, saying, “it’s definitely going to help raise the sport.” “It is one of the biggest conventions padel has had in Northern Europe, outside of Spain, but bringing in loads of external companies like, we’ve got Cork […]
It’s been busy weekend with lot’s of sport happening in and around the Gloucestershire area. Our reporters have been hard at work, gathering all the latest news from the weekend. We have exclusive interviews, a look into the growth of Padel and some UOG sport updates from the week. Follow our live blog so you […]
Wolves Women’s Amber Hughes scored a 90+4th-minute winner in their 3-2 win over Loughborough Lightning. The forward was delighted to secure the three points and maintain their unbeaten record, but wasn’t overly pleased with the manner in which it came. “Obviously, the ideal scenario is winning comfortably, but sometimes those games are more special, and […]
Skates scraping ice, pads bracing for impact and pucks hit the back of the net. It is fast, physical, and steadily gaining ground in the UK. Ice Hockey. The rink is cold, and it will get into your bones. Well, it is definitely in Douglas. “I played goalkeeper for 40 years. My father played before […]
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 […]