Welcome along to Monday’s ParkLife Sport Live Blog! We’ll be building up to the Cheltenham Festival, as the races begin on Tuesday behind closed doors. We have word from local trainers Fergal O’Brien and Kim Bailey, as well as chats with some of the biggest and best racing journalists around. Elsewhere, we’ll bring you reaction […]
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LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham Festival build-up, Ireland lead Scotland in Six Nations and Tranmere level with Sunderland in Papa John’s Trophy final
Welcome to Sunday’s coverage on Park Life Sport. You can keep up to with the latest Gloucestershire sports news, as we move closer to the Cheltenham Festival. We also have reporters out at women’s football events around the country, with the Continental Cup final taking the headline. Bristol City and Chelsea battle it out for […]
George Skivington labels Leicester Tigers defeat “disappointing” as Gloucester Rugby stay 11th in the Gallagher Premiership
Leicester Tigers beat Gloucester Rugby 20-14 at Kingsholm in Round 13 of the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday. The Cherry and Whites’ head coach, George Skivington, labelled the defeat as “disappointing” and the result sees the Gloucestershire side stay 11th place in the league. Despite the defeat, Gloucester scored two tries through Santiago Carreras and Ed […]
Liveblog | Six Nations, Cheltenham Town FC, Gloucester Rugby and build up to the Cheltenham Festival
It’s an action packed sporting Saturday and ParkLifeSport is set to keep you up to date with all of the action from all the events. Rugby There is a strong Gloucestershire representation in the Six Nations with Gloucester Rugby’s Louis Rees-Zammit and Stephen Varney going head to head when Wales travel to Italy. Gloucester star […]
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? […]
ParkLife Sport Live Blog: International Women’s Day, Gloucester Rugby, and Cheltenham Town FC.
Welcome along to a brand new week of sporting action. It was a big weekend for Gloucester Rugby, as they took on Wasps with some controversy involving a red card. We’ll be previewing Cheltenham Town’s match against Mansfield Town, and Forest Green Rovers match against Morecambe FC. Not forgetting, today is International Women’s Day, we […]
For the benefit of European Rugby, It is time to update the Six Nations – Opinion Piece.
The second round of the 2021 Six Nations was concluded last weekend, and provided rugby fans across Europe, with an exciting instalment of action. Embed from Getty Images For most rugby fans, the national rugby teams of Europe stretch no further than the boot of Italy’s heel, with the old playground rhyme of “England, Ireland, […]
The National League could be voted null and void – here are the pros and cons for doing so
Clubs across Steps One and Two of the National League, including Gloucester City, are currently voting on whether to null and void the ongoing league campaign. It comes as the government’s ‘Winter Survival Package’ only offers loan payments, despite clubs being promised grant funding to help deal with losses incurred by a lack of supporters […]
Bristol City defender & Wales international Loren Dykes retires from professional football
Loren Dykes has officially retired from professional football having left WSL side Bristol City Women last summer to concentrate on her coaching career, alongside playing for her first club, Cardiff City Ladies. The 33 year old achieved 105 caps for her country and played in two FA Women’s Cup finals with the Robins. “I want […]
Brady’s Bucs beat the Chiefs: SuperBowl report
Tom Brady secured his seventh super bowl ring last night, and his first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 at Super Bowl LV. It was a demolition from the Bucs as they put on a show to secure only their second Super Bowl victory. Playing at their home […]