The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Welcome to the Park Life Sport live blog! The Cheltenham Festival finally gets underway. Join us for build-up and reaction from the races that take place throughout the day, with the featured meet, The Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, starting at 15:30. In football, we’ll have previews for the second legs of the UEFA Champions […]
Trailing at half time to promotion rivals is never ideal. Trailing by four goals at half time to promotion rivals is downright distressing. Combined with a freak own goal from Jared Thompson and Storm Bert wreaking havoc, it looked like the game had already been decided in Walton & Hersham’s favour, but one man in […]
Hartpury sealed their first Premiership Cup victory this season, winning 41-26 over the Cornish Pirates in the torrential rain and blustery wind from Storm Bert. Thanks to the awful conditions that fell before, during and after proceedings, the game took place on the 3G of the 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with puddles building up on the […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports new blog for Monday, November 25! We have lots of reaction from the weekend’s sporting events and many exclusives We have reaction from Cheltenham Town after they were in action on Friday night. A last gasp attempt from Joel Colwill saw them collect some much needed points against […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports new blog for Monday, November 18! We have lots of reaction from the weekend’s sporting events and will be looking ahead largely to this afternoon’s FA Trophy draw! Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City were all in action at the weekend. Out of the three only […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports news blog for Monday, October 14! We have numerous stories from across the Gloucestershire region today, including some from further afield. There will be lots of reaction from this weekend’s events and fixtures, including an interview with Gloucester Rugby head coach, George Skivington, after their 31-55 defeat at […]
Liam Manning has revealed that Bristol City defender Cameron Pring is set to undergo surgery on his hamstring after the Robins’ 2-0 win against Rotherham United on Saturday. Pring was substituted late in the match against the Millers after feeling tightness in his hamstring, which is a problem the ex-Cheltenham Town man has been nursing […]
Greatwood Charity’s head of communications, Sasha Thorbek, says the charity were the trailblazers in using retired racehorses to educate young people. Founded in 1998, Greatwood initially sought to rescue and rehabilitate former racehorses that had fallen into neglect due to a lack of support from the industry. Based in Marlborough, the charity now aims to […]
More than 20 teams from the University will showcase their abilities over three days of sporting action as they go head-to-head with the University of Worcester in April From football to netball, the winning team from each individual sport will come away with a crucial point against their rival universities. The first day will be […]
Kim Bailey admitted he didn’t watch the first half of Chianti Classico’s Ultima Handicap Chase after his other horse, Trelawne, fell in the early stages. There was some initial concern about his wellbeing after the fall, but thankfully he was up and able to walk away unscathed. “It was not a great race to watch, […]
Willie Mullins says he’s relieved to get a first 2024 Cheltenham Festival win out of the way after Gaelic Warrior earned the Irish master his first win of this year’s meeting. The six-year-old defeated stablemate Il Etait Temps, Quilixios and Found A Fifty on his way to the line as he won in impressive style. […]