The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
In 1988, Olympic Ski Jumping experienced a shift in reality when Cheltenham-born Michael Edwards broke British records. A small boy from Gloucestershire had a dream of competing in the Olympics, and it didn’t matter what sport he competed in or where he placed, he just wanted to say he was an Olympian. Eddie ‘the Eagle’ […]
The annual NFL Pro Bowl Games commences tomorrow, Tuesday, 3 February and will be held at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco, California. This is the first year that this event will be included in the Super Bowl festivities rather than it’s own standalone event. What are the Pro Bowl Games? The Pro Bowl Games […]
Gloucester City are hoping to make a dent into Walton & Hersham’s title ambitions on Tuesday night and produce a big boost to their own in Surrey. Dafydd Williams’ side are currently in 3rd place in the Southern Premier Division South, ten points behind Walton & Hersham and two points behind Poole Town but with […]
Swindon Town women exited the FA Women’s National League Cup as they lost 3-0 to AFC Bournemouth at the Nigel Eady County Ground. Richard Wood’s side exited the competition in just their second game of the year, having been beaten in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup by Charlton Athletic. The Cherries opened the scoring via […]
“It was a really good battle” said Gloucester Rugby Academy coach Tim Stevenson after the loss to Sale Sharks in Prem Next Gen. Gloucester narrowly lost 29-24 in the Prem Next Gen league at Hartpury College on Saturday afternoon, leaving them ninth in the standings heading into their next fixture against third-place Saracens. “Typical northern […]
Bath scrum half Bernard van der Linde made his Bath debut in a 30-26 victory against West Country rivals Gloucester, playing his first competitive game since May due to a hamstring injury picked up in pre-season. “You’d think being out for four months is one of the worst things that can happen to you, I […]
Ian Holloway is looking for his side to bounce back after Swindon Town’s ‘sickening’ late defeat to League Two leaders Bromley ahead of their visit to Notts County. Swindon suffered their third straight defeat at the hands of Andy Woodman’s Bromley side, following their prior back-to-back 3-2 defeats to Salford City in both league and […]
Former IndyCar and Formula E star Simona De Silvestro has successfully traded her racing career for a new challenge after qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh. The Swiss born racing driver turned bobsledder will be representing home nation Italy at the Milano Cortina Games next month after qualifying for the monobob and two-woman event. The 37-year-old started her racing career competing in […]
Hello and welcome back to the Park Life Sport live blog, where we’ll provide you with all of the latest sporting news from in and around Gloucestershire. Coming up today after a busy weekend of sport, we have post-match interviews from Forest Green Rovers, Tuffley Rovers, Swindon Town Women, reaction from the weekend’s Gloucester Swimming […]
After 15 years of being a 100-400 metre sprinter county and nationally runner Ellie Staniforth decided to make the change and become a marathon runner, this has come with many struggles and challenges, mentally and physically. To build her endurance thats needed for long-distance running, Staniforth has used modern day technology that has created her a plan […]