This weekend, the coronavirus took away our much loved Premier League and EFL football, but the National League fixtures were still played. So what makes the fifth tier of football special? Although football is a huge part of people’s lives in this country and for some, the weekend is what people look forward to just […]
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Women’s football: Make our goals SMALLER!
In a sporting world where we are endlessly competing for gender equality, we seem to be missing a target we should probably consider aiming for. We seem to be scared to take a step backwards – to play the ball away from our goal – out of fear we’ll struggle to go forward again, to […]
Hartpury’s match against London Scottish has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak
The Greene King IPA Championship match between London Scottish and Hartpury due to take place tomorrow Saturday 14th March, has been postponed. This is as a result of the wider issues surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. Keep up to date with our live blog here. An official statement was released by London Scottish on Saturday morning: […]
Coronavirus football Q&A and impact on how illness has affected global sports
Embed from Getty Images What is Coronavirus and what are the symptoms of this? COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways, with common symptoms including having a continuous cough and having an abnormally high temperature. What does this mean for football? In a meeting on Friday, it was announced that […]
LIVE BLOG: Parklife Sport speak exclusively to David Gower and Pat Nevin on COVID-19
Welcome to Saturday’s liveblog where we will be bringing you all of the latest updates from the coronavirus outbreak. Reporter Tom Mason speaks to Cricket Broadcasting legend David Gower. We look at the effects that COVID-19 has had on Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers. George Brereton also looks at the financial implications that COVID […]
BREAKING: The National League decides to allow matches to proceed as planned this weekend
Following a board meeting today, the National League has decided to allow matches in it’s three divisions to go ahead this weekend despite fears over the coronavirus. This comes after the Premier League, English Football League and elite women’s football matches are all suspended until at least 3 April. The Football Association has made it […]
Wetherspoons stands strong against COVID-19
With the races in full flow at Cheltenham despite the coronavirus putting sporting events on hold across the country. Local Wetherspoons Pub manager, Carolyn Betty, believes Cheltenham has stood strong against the virus and has not seen a drop in sales; “We average 40k a week but on race week we take 130, so we […]
Day 4 at Cheltenham: Our ultimate guide to Gold Cup day
Gold Cup day marks the biggest event in the jump racing calendar Embed from Getty Images The final day of the festival marks the most highly anticipated day in the National Hunt racing calendar with the Magners Gold Cup taking center stage. While the Grand National may be seen as the race of the people, […]
BREAKING: England Men’s National Team cancel scheduled March friendlies
The FA have announced that all of England’s scheduled friendlies in March have been cancelled due to Coronavirus fears. The Three Lions were due to host Italy at Wembley on Friday, March 27, before facing Denmark at Wembley four days later. The news comes as the FA announced that all Premier League, EFL, Women’s Super […]
BREAKING: Gloucestershire Cricket cancel pre-season tour to La Manga amid Coronavirus outbreak
Gloucestershire Cricket have announced that their planned pre-season tour to La Manga in Spain has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The squad were expected to fly out to Spain on the 18 March for a training camp and a series of practice matches against Glamorgan before returning to Bristol on the 27 March. We […]