The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
This past year saw local Gloucestershire rugby team Old Patesians embark on a new journey as they made the bold decision to drop down three leagues. The Cheltenham based side went from playing in Regional 2 Tribute Southwest, which is the second highest league in the southwest and two leagues below the national leagues, to […]
Tekkerz Cycling Club rider Jacob Vaughan admits his 2023 season hasn’t started as he’d hoped after “suffering for 360 kilometres” at The Traka event in Girona as the cycling season begins to take shape. The Brit secured a top-40 finish at the multi-surface event, which takes place on the streets around Girona in Spain, but […]
Saturday. 3pm. Across the country, many football fans recognise this as their favourite time of the week. Whatever had happened during their week, good or bad, everything is put aside and forgotten about when they watch their beloved team for 90 minutes. For almost 40 years, EFL games between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturday afternoons […]
It is no secret that the North American League of Legends (LCS) scene has been struggling as of late. As a business, the LCS is failing and has been for a long time, every new development only paints a more worrying picture for the financial stability and overall future of League of Legends Esports in […]
Ever since Manchester City became the first ever state-owned Premier League club in 2008, the topic of sports washing has been ever present in the UK as the middle eastern monopoly continues to grow across Europe. Newcastle United became the latest side to become a state-run team after the Saudi Public Investment Fund bought the […]
Good morning and welcome back to Park Life Sport. Coming up we’ve got the latest following Chelsea Women’s historic FA Cup win, Gloucestershire Cricket’s result against Derbyshire Cricket as they finally played a game, and Bristol City Women following their promotion to the Women’s Super League. We’ll also be taking a look at the Premier […]
Following the recent news that all UK gambling companies will ban footballers, celebrities, and other social media influencers from advertising on their platforms, should we have already had a complete ban of all betting promoting in sport such as shirt sponsorships and media advertisements? Why has it taken so long? Throughout the years gambling has held […]
It was revealed earlier this month that Cheltenham Town FC have the fourth least amount of money spent on agent fees in League One, with only Morcambe, Exeter and Accrington Stanley having less. The Robin’s have spent £79,811 on agents and intermediaries’ fees for player transactions in the year from February the first 2022, to […]
Brsitol’s Robert Milkins has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by qualifier Si Jiahui at the round-of-16 stage. 20-year-old Jiahui, who knocked out world number four Shaun Murphy, will play either Anthony McGill or Cheltenham’s Jack Lisowski in the quarter-final. The youngster began Monday’s session with an 11-5 lead, needing just two frames […]
Vavel writer Alex Mitton believes that football would be more appreciated without social media, and that fans have evolved over the last decade. Social media has it’s benefits and its downfalls in football, it has allowed the sport to grow in popularity, make more money and give fans much more inside access and news than […]