It’s not been the longest tournament, but we’ve been blessed with a lot of high quality cricket in the past month. Australia won their first ever T20 World Cup by beating New Zealand in the final yesterday, but their road to the final was a tricky path. Here’s a look at their performances game by […]
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“I think it was my hardest weekend I’ve had.” Lewis Hamilton on his victory in Brazil and closing the gap on Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton has labelled the Brazilian Grand Prix as his “Hardest weekend I’ve ever had,” as he closed the gap on Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship. “Coming into this weekend I never ever thought we would be able to close the gap like we had today,” Hamilton said after the race. Whilst Verstappen was […]
Australia: Brilliant or overachievers?
This has been a tournament of tricky, two-paced pitches, and, as a consequence, it has recorded the lowest scoring rate of any T20 World Cup. The final, however, came as close to pure T20 as anything we have seen over these past few weeks in the UAE. The Australian T20 team is a bit of an […]
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton closes gap to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after win at F1’s Brazil GP
Lewis Hamilton’s 101st Formula One career win saw him reduce the gap to Championship leader Max Verstappen to just 14 points despite taking 25 grid places worth of penalties. Hamilton took an engine change before the weekend started, a five place penalty and was then disqualified from qualifying on Friday due to a DRS infringement […]
Dominant Cheltenham Town Ladies put four past Liskeard Athletic Women and progress to the Second Round of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup
Cheltenham Town Ladies beat Liskeard Athletic Women 4-0 in comfortable fashion, at The Corinium Stadium, to progress to the Second Round of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup. A brace from forward Jade Grove, plus goals from Georgie-Marie Barbour-Gresham and Lacy-Jai Liggett won the First Round tie for the Robins and completed a dominant performance at […]
PARK LIFE SPORT AFTERNOON BLOG – 15/11/21: Michael Duff ahead of Cheltenham Town’s FA Cup first round replay with Gillingham, Why is Dean Smith a good appointment for Norwich, Gloucestershire’s best Movember efforts, continued #Women’sFootballWeekend coverage and much more.
Good afternoon Gloucestershire and welcome to today’s Park Life Sport Live Blog! After a morning full of content on local non-league football, Cheltenham Races, the T20 world cup and the Brazilian F1 GP, we now look ahead to Cheltenham Town’s FA Cup replay with Gillingham, delve into Dean Smith’s appointment at Norwich, explore Gloucestershire’s Movember […]
LATEST: Tottenham in advanced negotiations with former Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus manager Antonio Conte
After sacking Nuno Espirito Santo this morning from his role as head coach, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and managing director Fabio Paratici are moving quickly with their efforts to secure a replacement, with talks between the club and Antonio Conte at an advanced stage. Football.London state the Italian is expected to be appointed as manager […]
Michael Duff on Tuesday’s League One clash against Portsmouth: “We want to be competing against these big clubs.”
Robins manager, Michael Duff, has claimed that he relishes the chance to play against big clubs like Portsmouth and that his players will be well up to the challenge. “I used to love playing there as a player, and I’m sure the lads will too” he said. “(Fratton Park) is a really good place to […]
“It’s going to be a great occasion” – Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards on Sunday’s trip to St Albans City in the FA Cup.
After a 1-1 draw away at Bradford City on Saturday in League Two, Forest Green Rovers travel to Vanarama National League South outfit St Albans City on Sunday for the FA Cup first round. Rovers played in front of 14,873 supporters at Valley Parade – the biggest crowd ever for a Forest Green game in […]
Tottenham’s shortest managerial reign in Premier League History: Where did it go wrong for Nuno at Spurs?
Spending just 123 days at Spurs, in which he oversaw 17 games across all competitions, Nuno Espirito Santo’s ten Premier League matches at the helm is the fewest of any Tottenham boss, one less than Frenchman Jacques Santini’s 11 in 2004. The Portuguese manager signed a two-year deal to take over as Spurs head coach […]