Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport live blog! We will be covering all of the sporting news from in and around Gloucestershire after a busy weekend of action. We have interviews from Cheltenham Town duo Sam Sherring and Steve Cotterill following their draw to Barnet, an exclusive chat with ex-Robins defender Curtis Davies and all […]
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Winter Olympics 2026: Team GB’s three biggest medal hopes
As the 2026 Winter Olympics gets underway in Milan-Cortina, Team GB arrives equipped by one of its strongest squads ever, with UK Sport setting an ambitious target of four to eight medals a tally that would surpass the nation’s best Winter Olympic hauls from Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018. 1. Matt Weston – Skeleton (Gold […]
Bishops Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt identifies key improvement needed as team chase playoffs
Paul Collicutt has revealed one simple improvement that Bishops Cleeve need after their 2-0 victory over Bashley on Saturday. Collicutt’s 350th Southern League game ended in victory as his side continues to carve its way up the table. The Mitres sit fifth on 56 points after 28 games played and snuck into the final playoff […]
Swindon Town Women manager Richard Wood reflects on ‘much better’ league performance in 2-1 triumph against Ascot United
Swindon Town Women manager Richard Wood reflected on a ‘much better’ league performance in the Reds’ bounce-back 2-1 victory against Ascot United on Sunday. Wood’s side tallied their 12th league triumph of the season away at the Racecourse Ground against seventh placed Ascot United. With victory, Town sit just one point behind the FA Women’s […]
UOG Karting star Josh Chapman raring to return to racing action at Castle Combe after ‘painful’ absence
University of Gloucestershire Karting star Josh Chapman has revealed he is ‘pumped’ to compete at Castle Combe after his recent absence from the club caused ‘hurt’. Chapman was unable to make round one of the UOG in-house championship at Herefordshire Raceway earlier in the year due to late family commitments. As one of the few […]
Forest Green Rovers boss Robbie Savage admits his side are “a little bit fragile” ahead of Woking clash
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage is staying positive in his side after poor period of results ahead of Woking match on Tuesday night. Rovers are winless in four and are coming off the back of a 3-0 loss at home to Wealdstone in the Isuzu FA Trophy, but Savage is making sure to stay […]
Swindon Town confirm loan signing of Manchester United winger, reject proposals for forward and Michael Olakigbe turns down Brazil – Robins deadline day roundup
With the January transfer window slamming shut at 7pm, Swindon Town will be looking to add to their squad as they continue their hunt for promotion to League One. Despite just one arrival, it has been a busy Monday for the Robins. Here is the latest: James Scanlon Swindon Town have confirmed the deadline day […]
“It’s a big one”- Gloucester City boss Daf Williams on mid-week clash against playoff fighting Gosport Borough
Gloucester City manager Daf Williams says “It’s an opportunity to put our away record right” ahead of their match against Gosport Borough on Wednesday night. Gloucester have the opportunity to go second over Poole Town with this game in hand but Williams admits it will be a tough test “It’s a big one because they’re […]
“This is make or break time now” – Aidan Morris on the Gloucestershire Gladiators final games of the season
With only two games left of the regular season, and a chance to make the playoffs, the Gloucestershire Gladiators Club Captain, Aidan Morris, believes the team have been working as hard as ever, “The energy in training has been immense, we don’t get much field time a week, three hours or so on astro, and […]
Rock climbing coach Sofia Fox believes the sport could become huge following Olympic popularity
Rock climbing coach Sofia Fox says, “it’s been a game-changer” on the introduction of the sport to the Olympics. It was controversially introduced to the Olympics in Tokyo 2020, with people not describing it as a proper sport, but Fox disputes that. She explained: “It’s in a great position, it’s becoming very popular at the […]









