The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
A Gloucestershire-based cricketer has been selected as vice-captain for England Over-60’s World Cup squad ahead of next year’s tournament in India. Edward Gordon Lennox, who plays his club cricket for Tarbarrow Cricket Club, near Cirencester and has played an integral role in the England side’s recent success. England won the Caribbean Cup, Grey Ashes and […]
The charitable foundation trust Aspire has gone into administration last week which has cost the loss of over 150 jobs. This liquidation has resulted in the closure of many sports facilities which has affected a lot of University of Gloucestershire student’s as they’ve been part of different sports teams. The closure of the outdoor astro, […]
Cheltenham Town officially unveiled Darrell Clarke as new first team manager today and he spoke to the club’s media for the first time. Speaking to the press Clarke said: “Yeah very delighted [on joining], it’s a club with a great history, they’ve had some good managers over the years and I’m really looking forward to […]
Wolves academy were made to settle for a U18 Premier League point in a share of the spoils at Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Fraser Harper gave Richard Walker’s side a deserved lead just after the hour mark following a dominant second-half display, but Connor Brown levelled 15 minutes from time with a deflected equaliser […]
A record attendance saw Mike Hill’s Gloucester City Women’s side defeat Bath City Women 2-0 in the third round of FA Cup qualifying. A new club record of 187 fans turned up to the Tiger Turf stadium to see City reach the fourth round of qualifying, where they will play Moneyfields FC on Sunday, October […]
More than 30 participants from in and around Gloucestershire took on the bizarre challenge of walking across fire as they raised funds for their chosen charities. A 17th-century manor house hotel near Stroud was the perfect location for the enthralling event to take place. “It was amazing, I really enjoyed it,” said Julie Smith from […]
Despite Shrewsbury Town not scoring a goal in September, Carl Winchester almost grabbed a goal-of-the-season contender on Saturday. Salop drew 0-0 to Charlton but were extremely unlucky not to have got a goal. And in an attempt to end their goal drought, Winchester tried the spectacular from the halfway line. 😱 Shrewsbury's Carl Winchester went […]
Evesham United moved down to the bottom of the table despite earning a hard-fought point against Wimborne on Saturday afternoon. It’s fair to say a 0-0 most of the time will be very dull and boring, so unfortunately for the fans in attendance, this game was certainly part of that likelihood. To go from an […]
A slow start for Gloucester Rugby meant they trailed at the break, but three unanswered tries in the second half were more than enough to claim a 35-14 victory on a historic day. On the clubs 150th anniversary, encouraging performances from Adam Hastings and Ollie Thorley, in particular, inspired the second-half comeback, which saw Gloucester […]
Aspire Charity, the trust tasked with managing GL1 Leisure Centre and the Oxstalls Sports Park on behalf of the Gloucester City Council, has closed the sites with immediate effect. In a public statement, Aspire said: “As many people will be aware, as a Charity, we have faced some challenging conditions over the last few years […]