Forest Green Rovers’ move from The New Lawn to Eco Park is a slow process, but there are now spades in the ground. Forest Green’s future ground – based near Stonehouse on Junction 13 of the M5 – was approved by Stroud District Council in December 2019, but work on the site only began at […]
Varsity 2022: Hockey, Tennis, Futsal and Trampolining taking place in today’s event between University of Gloucestershire and University of Worcester
Varsity between the University of Gloucestershire and University of Worcester continues today with four events taking place at Oxstalls Sports Park. Gloucestershire currently lead 5-4 in the events and by the end of the day will look to take a greater advantage after losing last year’s varsity to their rivals. Worcester have taken the points […]
Why Cheltenham Town’s ‘Kids for a Quid’ promotion is key for getting the next generation of Robins fans at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Following the success of the promotion’s creation in October where under-16’s tickets were £1, which lead to 1,656 kids in attendance for four matches, Cheltenham Town reignited ‘Kids for a Quid’ and brought it back into effect for three more home matches across February and March. Families looking to entertain their children on Saturdays found […]
Dane Scarlett, Harvey Vale, Carney Chukwuemeka: Three of the next breakthrough English talents
England’s future appears bright following the most recent international break, with the U19s qualifying for the European Championships this summer in Slovakia, following an impressive 2-0 win against a strong Portugal side to top their group. With this in mind, Park Life Sports is taking a look at three of the game’s star performers, who […]
OPINION: Bayern Munich Sign 13-Year-Old Footballer – More Should Be Done To Protect Young Footballers
Just over a week ago, Bayern Munich announced the signing of 13-year-old Mike Wisdom from Borussia Monchengladbach for a total fee of €300,000. Monchengladbach will receive €20,000 from the sale of the teenager with the rest of the funds going to the family of the player. Wisdom will arrive at the club at the start […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies move within one win of historic promotion after defeating Exeter City Women
Three goals in the first 15 minutes earned Cheltenham Town Ladies an eighth win in their last nine league games with a 3-1 victory over Exeter City Women at the Corinium Stadium. The Robins are now unbeaten in 16 in the league, since an opening-day defeat to Southampton Women’s, and go into the final league […]
Live Blog: University of Gloucestershire extend Varsity lead, Forest Green Rovers top scorer Matty Stevens out for rest of season with ACL injury and The Hundred Draft taking place
Good afternoon, and welcome to today’s Park Life Sport live blog. The University of Gloucestershire have now extended their lead in this year’s Varsity to 6-4, after a win over The University of Worcester in the women’s hockey this afternoon. Tennis, Women’s Futsal and Trampolining are still to come on. Today is a pivotal day […]
The Women’s World Cup was brilliant – football should follow cricket’s example of transcending Women’s sport
Meg Lanning and Australia finally got their hands on the Women’s Cricket World Cup beating England in a run scoring spectacle on Sunday. Embed from Getty Images It confirmed Australia as one of the most dominant teams in all sport, having been faultless in the tournament, as they have since there 2017 World Cup loss […]
Breaking down former Gloucestershire opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s historic test match as West Indies captain battles out for a draw against England
Former Gloucestershire opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite did more than just thwart England as he valiantly helped his team bat out day five of the second test in Barbados. His mammoth match performance saw him face a huge 673 balls across two innings, a number that falls just seven short of his total for his county […]