Competitive break dancing, known as ‘breaking’, is set to be included in the Olympic programme for the Paris 2024 games. The urban sport debuted at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires 2018 with Russian dancer, Sergei Chernyshev, taking home the gold. Breaking is growing in popularity throughout the UK with crews Soul Mavericks and […]
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Why Raul Jimenez’s injury should be a turning point for concussion protocols to improve in football
There has been an outcry on social media for concussion and head injury protocols to ameliorate after a collision between Raul Jimenez and David Luiz in Wolverhampton Wanderers win against Arsenal on Sunday. The incident between Luiz and Jimenez happened early on at the Emirates Stadium with the latter coming off worse – the Mexican […]
“When I joined the main thing was to enjoy my football again… I have been able to do that” – Matt McClure
Matt McClure has been around for over 10 years now but the striker feels he has finally found his feet at Gloucester City. McClure has scored 10 goals in 9 games in the National League North making him the leading goalscorer in the league. Starting his career at Wycombe Wanderers, McClure has played in League […]
Who is the best American footballer in the UK? And how a Instagram account has decided
The UK American football scene is one of the fastest emerging of it’s kind in the. We’re now seeing more and more young talented footballers produced in the UK going on to succeed all over Europe and in the United States. The instagram account @Uk_Top_Ballers was set up in 2020, tasked with the idea of […]
Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff poised to ‘make changes’ for Papa John’s Trophy tie, as Robins players give back to the club
Cheltenham Town will welcome Norwich City Under-21s to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to play their final Papa John’s Trophy Southern Section Group F fixture on Tuesday night. Manager Michael Duff is poised to make some alterations to the team that beat South Shields 3-1 on Saturday to progress into the second round of the FA Cup. […]
“We’ve had league games this season where we’ve not had to play as well as that.”: Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff praises FA Cup opponents ahead of second-round draw.
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff was impressed with his opponents and a number of his players in his sides 3-1 victory over South Shields in the FA Cup first round. Cheltenham will be in the hat for the second round draw of the FA Cup after their first-round victory against National League Northern Premier Division […]
FA Cup first-round round-up: Which non-league teams advanced to the second round?
The return of the FA Cup means more fairytale stories created from non-league clubs all over the country and the chance for fans to witness their local club make history. With the first round coming to a close on Monday night when Oxford City took on Northampton Town, we looked at the first-round results so […]
Gloucester City AFC vs Telford United match preview: Tigers look to bounce back from Spennymoor stoppage
Unbeaten Gloucester City suffered their first dropped points of the season on Saturday. Matt McClure and Akwasi Asante had twice given the Tigers the lead but twice Spennymoor pegged back to deny Gloucester all three points away in Durham. Gloucester still remain unbeaten and top of the National League North, ahead of AFC Fylde on […]
Gloucestershire marathon hero: ‘Not until eight weeks ago had I planned to run the marathon’
For the first time in 39 years, the London Marathon moved away from the capital where hundreds of thousands would annually pass Tower Bridge with sweaty sneakers and fancy dress costumes. London’s iconic, sky-scraper gleaming skyline was afforded to only the most elite of runners hailing from Mexico to Ethiopia, but for the many amateur […]
Cheltenham Town defender Will Boyle reflects on their start to the season
Cheltenham Town only just missed out on a place in the play-off finals last season after suffering a 2-3 aggregate defeat to Northampton Town back in June. Now, the Robins are back and they’ve started the new campaign brightly with two wins out of three. The longest-serving member of the squad and defender, Will Boyle, […]