The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The London Marathon announced their entry prices for 2024 last month, but despite the event’s success, they have made a significant mistake. Running has always been seen as a relatively affordable sport – you’d only usually expect to have to buy a pair of trainers and you’d be set on your way, that’s not always […]
This past year saw local Gloucestershire rugby team Old Patesians embark on a new journey as they made the bold decision to drop down three leagues. The Cheltenham based side went from playing in Regional 2 Tribute Southwest, which is the second highest league in the southwest and two leagues below the national leagues, to […]
Tekkerz Cycling Club rider Jacob Vaughan admits his 2023 season hasn’t started as he’d hoped after “suffering for 360 kilometres” at The Traka event in Girona as the cycling season begins to take shape. The Brit secured a top-40 finish at the multi-surface event, which takes place on the streets around Girona in Spain, but […]
Saturday. 3pm. Across the country, many football fans recognise this as their favourite time of the week. Whatever had happened during their week, good or bad, everything is put aside and forgotten about when they watch their beloved team for 90 minutes. For almost 40 years, EFL games between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturday afternoons […]
The London Lions claimed victory over the Leicester Riders yesterday in both the men’s and women’s BBL Play-off finals at the O2 Arena. The win hands the women’s team their first-ever domestic quadruple, while history was also made for the men’s team with their debut piece of Play-off final silverware. Ty Battle claimed MVP honours, […]
It is no secret that the North American League of Legends (LCS) scene has been struggling as of late. As a business, the LCS is failing and has been for a long time, every new development only paints a more worrying picture for the financial stability and overall future of League of Legends Esports in […]
Former Bristol City Women’s general manager Grace Williams has admitted that the Robins have had to “plan to run two different clubs” while preparing for their promotion to the Women’s Super League. City had fallen out of England’s top flight in 2021 and after two seasons in the Championship won promotion back to the WSL, […]
Ever since Manchester City became the first ever state-owned Premier League club in 2008, the topic of sports washing has been ever present in the UK as the middle eastern monopoly continues to grow across Europe. Newcastle United became the latest side to become a state-run team after the Saudi Public Investment Fund bought the […]
Good morning and welcome back to Park Life Sport. Coming up we’ve got the latest following Chelsea Women’s historic FA Cup win, Gloucestershire Cricket’s result against Derbyshire Cricket as they finally played a game, and Bristol City Women following their promotion to the Women’s Super League. We’ll also be taking a look at the Premier […]
Following the recent news that all UK gambling companies will ban footballers, celebrities, and other social media influencers from advertising on their platforms, should we have already had a complete ban of all betting promoting in sport such as shirt sponsorships and media advertisements? Why has it taken so long? Throughout the years gambling has held […]