The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport live blog, which is the best source for all the sporting news in Gloucestershire. We have a range of sport stories to cover today, from football, snooker, swimming and pigeon racing. Stay tuned throughout the day for all the breaking news, pre and post-match interviews and exclusive pieces.
If you’d asked three-year-old Holly Coles what she wanted to do when she grew up, she would have said horse riding. In fact, she was already sat in the saddle. “It was always going to happen to me, I think.” said Gloucestershire-based Coles. “I had a few really nice ponies and horses and I thought […]
Fairford Town take on Roman Glass St George at Cinder Lane on Tuesday night in a Hellenic League encounter. The home side have failed to find the back of the net in their last two games with them both ending as goalless draws. Fairford have picked up two red cards over the last two games […]
The FA Trophy Fourth Round Qualifying draw has been announced with Gloucester City drawn a home tie with Havant & Waterlooville whilst Bishops Cleeve will travel to Farnham Town. We have been drawn against Havant & Waterlooville FC at home in the First Round Proper of the FA Trophy 🏆 This fixture is due to […]
Does travelling up and down the country following your team home and away week in week out sound like a great job to you? Well, thats the job of Nizaam Jones, Cheltenham Town’s club photographer, to capture the highs and the lows of life in the EFL. Having photographed the Robins for the last […]
Beloved author and longtime Forest Green Rovers fan Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. “Jilly was a wonderfully kind and caring person who made you feel so cared for when you were around her,” commented Richard Joyce, former FGR press officer. “Personally for me, when my time at Forest Green came […]
The Red Roses triumph in the women’s Rugby World Cup has inspired women and girls of all abilities to give rugby a go and the effects of this is shown more than ever at the university level. UOG Women’s Rugby marketing officer Jessica Hain believes the sport’s popularity will now improve on the back of […]
Photography by Jamie Brain Gloucester City defender Harry Emmett hails “perfect start” to season after beating Hartpury 5-4 on penalties to advance to the next round of Isuzu FA Trophy. “Obviously it’s good to get through today,” Emmett commented after the Hartpury win on Saturday. “We just want to win as many games as we […]
ParkRun has become a fitness staple across the United Kingdom and has started taking over the world. This past Saturday, Cheltenham commemorated its 591st ParkRun while the organisation celebrated their 21st anniversary. It has become such a big part of the identity of Cheltenham that between 500 and 700 people show up every Saturday morning […]
Bath Rugby have continued their unbeaten start to their season as they won their opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign 28-16 against Sale Sharks at a very wet Recreation Ground. Storm Amy was in full force but veteran scrum half Ben Spencer blew the opposition away with his impeccable kicking in the torrential wind […]