The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
After losing 48-17 to Chinnor and then 52-12 to Blackneath, Cinderford looked like their season was going to be disaster until as of late with a massive 20-12 victory over Plymouth Albion. It was very much home comforts for Cinderford in a performance that Cinderford manager Danny Pointon could describe as “exceptional”. After two heavy […]
Photo Credit: Cheltenham Town FC/ Nizaam Jones With the international break currently going on, it saw six players from Gloucestershire clubs go out on international duty. Five came from Cheltenham Town Football club, and one from Forest Green Rovers. The internationals from Cheltenham allowed for their game against Wycombe to be postponed, while Forest Green […]
Gloucestershire boxer, Shabir Haidary says he is “ready to step up” to whoever is put in front of him in November. At Fight Factory gym, Shabir Haidary is preparing for his next fight on November 25th as he awaits the reveal of his next opponent. The 25 year-old is a refugee from Afghanistan and he […]
Shrewsbury Town drew 1-1 at Abbey Stadium to Cambridge United in League One. Taylor Perry was the player to find the net in the 88th minute, to grab a point away from home, and was in doubt whether he would feature in the match. “It was touch and go earlier in the week. But I […]
Evesham United secured their first three points of the season on Saturday after overcoming Bashley 2-0. Manager Mike Ford expressed his delight at his sides performance. “In the first half we played some really good stuff, got the ball on the floor but probably didn’t work the keeper enough.” Ford Continued,”We played like a team […]
It was the FA Cup first round draw on Sunday and three local teams featured in the pool. Although unlucky for some, it was Cheltenham Town that was represented by ball 13, and managed to draw AFC Wimbledon away. These two sides faced each other twice last season, with Cheltenham being undefeated in the fixtures, […]
Taylor Perry spoke to the press following his 88th minute equaliser against Cambridge United in order to help his team rescue a point for Shrewsbury Town. Shrewsbury found themselves 1-0 down in the 69th minute and whilst the it looked like the Salops were down and out, it would be Taylor Perry who came out on […]
Wolves Women manager Dan McNamara slammed his side’s display in their 1-0 victory over 10-player Sutton Coldfield in the first round of the Birmingham County Cup on Sunday. The Old Gold recorded a staggering 44 shots on goal and struck the woodwork five times against the Royals, but could only manage a narrow victory against […]
Great British snowboarder Katie Omerod recently returned after almost a year out with a double ankle break and is setting her sights on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Speaking on her return, Omered said:” I recently came back from a five-week trip to New Zealand and that was my first time back on the […]
Gloucester Rugby opened their Gallagher Premiership campaign with a narrow victory, 29-28, over Harlequins at Kingsholm on Saturday. Head coach George Skivington was “most of all really proud of the lads and how they managed the game.” Double centurion and captain Lewis Ludlow led his side to success and was at the heart of everything […]