The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town manager Steve Cotterill has insisted his side will not become complacent as the EFL League Two season enters its closing stages. Cheltenham Town sit 18th in League Two with a tally of 38 points after 35 games. The Robins sit 10 points above the relegation places. With 11 games to go, Cotterill has […]
Media Relations Manager for the South West Neville Smith joked that planning ahead is the phrase National Highways “recite in their sleep” as he described managing Cheltenham Festival. Smith commented: “For events like this, it’s all about traffic flows, traffic movements and just helping people for us. “As soon as we lose capacity, if it’s […]
Speaking during the week of the Cheltenham Festival, Dene Stansall claimed the toll on horses across British racing is far greater than many members of the public realise, with two Horse deaths already taking place at the start of the festival (Hansard and HMS Seahorse). A statement from Cheltenham racecourse regarding Hansard: "While running on […]
Gloucester Hartpury’s Nel Metcalfe believes the battle of the top of the table is yet to heat up ahead of their Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) clash against Saracens at the StoneX on Sunday. The two teams are tied on 55 points each and almost 20 points ahead of third in a clear two horse race […]
Animal Aid Horse Consultant Dene Stansall has strongly advised the government to rethink its welfare remit after two horses die at the Cheltenham Festival. After three days of jump racing, two horses have fallen to their deaths. Hansard suffered a fatal injury in the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, whilst HMS Seahorse died after […]
Rovers travel to Roots Hall to take on fellow playoff-chasing Southend United on Saturday afternoon, where manager Kevin Maher is under pressure after four games without a win, including two draws against the bottom two sides in the division. “Kev’s done a brilliant job, as a manager now, you seem to get criticised for draws, […]
The 3:20 race for this afternoon is the Stayers’ Hurdle where favourite Teahupoo (11/4) will be looking to regain his title after last year’s second place finish win. Inaugurating in 1912, the race has a winners payout of £182,900 and Gordon Elliot will be hoping for another win after victory in the Mares’ Hurdle the […]
Race number three at Cheltenham day three is the Mare’s Hurdle (14:40) with just seven runners involved from the start. The last three winners have all been ridden by Paul Townend and trained by Willie Mullins proving their case as a dominant duo in this race. However, the odds are not in their favour this […]
During the gymnastics BUCS competition in Northampton, athletes from the University of Gloucestershire received some special comments from the judges. “DMT Olympic bronze medalist Kirsty Way called me out and complemented how amazing the new leotards looked,” a moment Nia Vaughan states she will never forget. “I can’t lie it felt amazing, we fought so […]
Most people slow down as they get older, but not Neil Dooley, he’s still going strong even after reaching 60. “I still regularly race triathlons and duathlons every year. I raced a marathon and an ultramarathon in 2025 as I think it’s good to mix things up a bit. “I have also competed as part […]