“Being outside, being on the water and being powered by the wind, by nature, it’s an incredible feeling.” Gloucestershire-born Matt Gotrel has spent his entire career on the water. With two World Championship Gold medals, as well as an Olympic Gold to boot, crammed into three years of Rowing, you’d forgive him if he were […]
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Joan Mir becomes MotoGP World Champion at Valencia Grand Prix
Joan Mir has won the 2020 MotoGP World Championship after finishing in seventh place at the Valencia Grand Prix. After six podiums and a win, the Team Suzuki Ecstar rider came into the race with a 37 point advantages over his nearest challenger but a superb defence of seventh until the final corner secured the […]
All you need to know about staying fit during Gloucestershire’s second Coronavirus lockdown
As Gloucestershire prepares for a second Coronavirus lockdown, there are still plenty of ways of keeping fit and active even with gyms and leisure currently closed. The government has imposed new regulations about how you can stay fit during a lockdown period that is subject to end on Wednesday, December 2. FOLLOW TODAY’S SPORTS NEWS […]
Five Live Sports you may have missed this weekend
Whilst it was almost impossible not to see that top tier European football returned this weekend, as a bumper weekend of Bundesliga fixtures returned on our screens. For all the action and reaction you have have missed this weekend, keep up to date on all the latest sporting stories on Park Life Sports Live Blog. […]
Women’s Sport: Not just unequal pay
The gender pay gap spans almost every industry, and sports is no different. When it comes to women’s sport and female athletes there is always talk about equal pay because historically female athletes are paid less. But that will always be the case if women’s sports aren’t marketed properly. The focus of the conversation is […]
Local swimmer’s Olympic dreams put on hold due to Coronavirus outbreak
Local Gloucestershire swimmer Alex Cohoon has had to put his Olympic hopes to one side due to his Fukuoka Aquatics World Championship being postponed. The 17-year-old was due to take part in the competition next summer however, it has now been delayed by a year due to it clashing with Tokyo 2020 being moved to […]
WWE- Vince McMahon attempting new match layout for Money in the Bank
The latest PPV on the WWE’s radar is ‘Money in the bank’. The much-loved event is normally very anticipated every year as the staple Money in the Bank match is always a must-watch. With the current situation and the Covid-19 pandemic, WWE is continuing to broadcast weekly behind closed doors in their performance centre in […]
Gloucester’s Darren Griffin takes double gold at table tennis Southern Masters
Gloucester-based table tennis player Darren Griffin has taken victory in both the over 40s and over 50s categories at the Southern Masters in Crawley last month. 53-year-old Griffin is a several time Gloucestershire county champion and has been playing his whole life, with plenty of titles coming on the VETTS calendar. Griffin managed to beat […]
No sport, what do we watch now?
So you’ve just had a weekend of no sport and you really don’t want to have to do it again come Saturday, well don’t worry Park Life Sport has you covered. with some alternatives for you to watch. E-Sport It might not be for everyone but E-sports are still going ahead as human contact is […]
Biggest wrestling event of the year cancelled? How coronavirus has affected Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon loves many things; family, money, big muscly men but most importantly the thing McMahon loves most is Wrestlemania. Wrestlemania is McMahon’s brain child, his proudest idea but now with the global spread of coronavirus; it is in real jeopardy of being cancelled. With the event set to take place in Tampa Bay, Florida […]