“When you’ve been going for so long that long-term fatigue kicks in and your hormones begin to modify themselves, that’s when the real fun starts.” It’s day 71, Sean Conway has just taken the last of his 1.5 million strides from Scarbrough to Brighton and is ready to swap his running shoes for his swimming hat, goggles and wetsuit to commence […]
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Bradley Wiggins calls for “another investigation” after tribunal rules ex-British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman guilty
Bradley Wiggins has called for a new inquiry after ex-British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was found guilty by a medical tribunal. Freeman was found to have ordered Testogel “knowing or believing” it was to help dope an unnamed rider to “improve their athletic performance.” Tour de France winner and four time Olympic […]
OKKULO: the newest sports science breakthrough being used by Premier League sides
In any sporting match or event, a split second decision or movement could determine an outright result. Athletes these days are expected to have lightning quick reaction speed and awareness. Athletes are constantly being pushed to their physical limits in training regimes, but what if you could train the mind to help maximise sporting ability? […]
Czech Republic’s Olympic ice hockey history: On this day
On this day in 1998, the Czech Republic won its first ever Olympic Ice Hockey gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Japan. They defeated Russia in the final 1-0 to claim their first ever gold medal in the sport with former NHL player, Petr Svoboda, scoring the winning goal. The 1998 Winter Olympics, better […]
Gloucestershire’s Olympian now starring on the sea: Matt Gotrel
“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 […]
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 […]