The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
UOG volleyball’s Mohammed Sumani is keen to get retribution following defeat in Varsity 2023, with this year’s event just around the corner, the anticipation is building. Last year saw the University of Worcestershire win 3-1 at the Leisure at hall in Cheltenham, with the rematch promising to be a heated clash on Wenesday 20th March […]
Two late goals fired Maidstone to victory against high-flying Chelmsford in the National League South on Tuesday night at the Gallagher Stadium. After a tight first half, the home side took control late on, when captain Sam Corner broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 80th minute. Moments later, Chelmsford centre half Finley […]
Bradford City 0 Forest Green 2 Forest Green Rovers manager Steve Cotterill heaped praise on his side after they produced a heroic display to beat in-form Bradford City 2-0. A Christian Doidge double in the first 60 seconds as well as a penalty kick in stoppage time sealed an impressive away victory. The result lifted […]
Gloucester City vice-captain Joe Hanks has vowed to ‘Do whatever it takes’ to get Gloucester back in the survival fight in the closing stages of the National League North season. In a season filled with promise by new owners, Gloucester City have fallen harder than anyone could have imagined. The club is in relegation peril, […]
The highly anticipated annual Varsity kicks off next week where sportsmen and women from the Universities of Gloucestershire and Worcester take part in a multi-sport event. From rugby to equestrian, the winning team from each individual sport will come away with a crucial point for their respective universities. The event kicks off with trampolining on […]
With Willie Mullins just three wins away from bringing up the first ever Cheltenham Festival century with 100 wins, let’s look back at some other famous 100 marks from around Gloucestershire. Staying in horse racing, it’s the 100th year of the Gold Cup this year, with the centenary coming up on Friday, who has been […]
A cold, windswept, Tuesday evening welcomes almost an impossible task of survival for the home side. They host Tamworth, at Tiger Turf, who are currently top of the table with an impressive defensive record. Meanwhile Gloucester leaked seven goals in their latest effort, against Boston United, to claw back any chance of remaining in this […]
Highland Hunter (11) and Ose Partir (four) tragically passed at the races yesterday, Highland Hunter died after being injured in the final stages of Tuesdays third race and Ose Partir passed away in a fall, three races later. Ose Partir died whilst taking part in the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle. The horse was one of two […]
Wednesday’s Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival has been called off after a waterlogged track and will not be rescheduled. This comes after 11mm of rain feel at the course on Tuesday. The 12 horse-deep race, including Rachael Blackmore’s Minella Indo, was due to take place at 16:10, with the winner landing a huge […]
After an outbreak in recent weeks across the Nicky Henderson stable, that forced Constitution Hill to pull out of the Festival, Shishkin is the latest horse to be withdrawn from the Gold Cup. An unsatisfactory performance from Henderson trained horses yesterday, which saw all but one of his horses pull up before the finish, left […]