The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Welcome along to Park Life Sport’s live blog where you can get involved, find out the latest sporting news and enjoy some fun content from around Gloucestershire, and a bit beyond throughout the day. Coming up today we have reaction to an exciting weekend of FA Cup First Round action for Cheltenham Town and Forest […]
Ryan Haynes joined Cheltenham Town on a free transfer from Northampton in the summer, having played under current Robins manager, Michael Flynn, during his time with Newport County in 2019. Haynes made eight appearances for Town at the start of this year’s campaign. He discussed the steps in moving to a new club and what […]
Americas favorite pastime has seemingly seen an expediential growth in Europe over the past decade, with the Great British national team seeing record breaking success and the MLB’s new expansion of ‘The London Series’ the sport seems to only be getting more popular in the United Kingdom. Team GB and former Cincinnati Reds draft pick […]
Trailing at half time to promotion rivals is never ideal. Trailing by four goals at half time to promotion rivals is downright distressing. Combined with a freak own goal from Jared Thompson and Storm Bert wreaking havoc, it looked like the game had already been decided in Walton & Hersham’s favour, but one man in […]
The Blind Ashes is taking place on the Gold Coast, Australia currently as England were aiming to retain the trophy they won back in 2018 after 2020’s series was cancelled due to Covid-19. A rain-spoiled tour this year has resulted in three games cancelled and with only two T20’s left on Tuesday, Australia are out […]
Hartpury sealed their first Premiership Cup victory this season, winning 41-26 over the Cornish Pirates in the torrential rain and blustery wind from Storm Bert. Thanks to the awful conditions that fell before, during and after proceedings, the game took place on the 3G of the 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with puddles building up on the […]
While retirement may seem like a distant dream for most people in their 20s or 30s, the reality of young retirement due to injury is an all-too-familiar story for Myles Sohna. After progressing through the ranks within Aston Villa’s academy from the age of nine, the 22-year-old stated how much of an achievement it was, […]
Bristol Combination loose head prop, James Rickard, is excited at the prospect of making his debut against the Forest of Dean Bogtrotters on Friday evening. The invitational side will play their first game of the season when they kick off at Cleve RFC, in a game raising money for Parkinson’s UK and Brain Research UK. […]
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches, after the Uruguayan was filmed mocking Tottenham teammate and captain Heung-Min Son, with a racial slur. The incident that occurred on Uruguayan TV Channel Canal 10 in June, had been under review by the FA since September. Bentancur has now been punished with a […]
“If you want to get into a sport that gives you a chance to win an Olympic medal, this is the one”, said Cheltenham Neptunes head coach Daniel Sellwood. Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK and it’s slated to make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. […]
“Our memberships have increased by about 30% in the last two months”, says Cheltenham Neptunes founder and president Ben Newham as he’s excited about the future of flag football in the UK. Flag football is one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports and it is right on your doorstep here in Gloucestershire, in the form of […]