The Guinness Six Nations has entered it’s final round and while there are still fixtures to played after today due to covid rescheduling, we could still see Wales be crowned Grand Slam champions, however a loss for Wales today and a bonus point win for France and the Les Bleus could still be in the […]
Tokyo 2021 to be held without overseas fans
Tokyo 2020 was initially delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and now the rearranged games later this year will be held without overseas fans or volunteers in attendance. The games, which were due to be held in the Summer of 2020, will now take place in Japan from 23 July to 8 August whilst the […]
Cheltenham League chairman John Hunt: “Grassroots football is a dying trend”
Cheltenham League chairman John Hunt has admitted that there is a fight to save local football as they try to recover from a second successive voided season. Gloucestershire clubs were left disappointed earlier this month as the Gloucestershire FA announced their decision to abandon the league season once again due to the coronavirus pandemic. This […]
Leeds United and Scotland great Peter Lorimer dies, aged 74
Leeds United’s all time top-scorer Peter Lorimer has sadly passed away at the age of 74 after battling with a long-term illness. The Scotland international netted an impressive 238 goals in 705 appearances for the Elland Road side during his 23 years at the club. As well as being their top-scorer, Lorimer also became Leeds’ […]
“Every point counts” – Forest Green’s Scott Wagstaff ahead of crucial Cambridge United clash
Forest Green Rovers can potentially go top of League Two this afternoon as they face a trip to second placed Cambridge United at 15:00. Mark Cooper’s men have lost just one of their last five and will be looking to build on a tight win against Harrogate last time out, despite having not played for […]
LIVE BLOG: Team news, updates and reaction to all of the action on the last day of the Six Nations
Good afternoon and welcome to the Park Life Sport live blog. It might feel like a bit of a hangover this morning after an action-packed week of horse racing excitement and drama at the Cheltenham Festival. But the sport just keeps on coming as we have lots of football and rugby to update you on […]
Gold Cup 2021: Who is Jack Kennedy? The 21-year-old jockey who made history aboard Minella Indo at Cheltenham
Minella Indo has won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup, ridden by Irishman Jack Kennedy. Kennedy, 21, has won four races at this year’s Festival, but the pinnacle of which was the Gold Cup for Henry de Bromhead on Friday afternoon, helping the trainer to become the first to win the Champion Chase, Hurdle and Gold […]
Gold Cup 2021: Minella Indo goes down in Cheltenham Festival legend for Henry de Bromhead
Minella Indo won the 2021 Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival for Jack Kennedy and trainer Henry de Bromhead. The 8-year-old fought off a valiant effort from A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore to win by 1 1/4 length. Favourite and winner of the two previous Gold Cups, Al Boum Photo, never mounted a close challenge […]
“The players recognise they’ve got a chance of staying up” – Birmingham City boss Lee Bowyer defiant ahead of Watford clash
New Birmingham City manager Lee Bowyer appeared buoyant ahead of a tough game against Watford on Saturday afternoon. As a player, the 44-year-old was a popular figure during his time at St Andrews and he will have gotten the Blues fans back behind him after an impressive win against Reading in his first match in […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Four: Another Irish Winner as Colreevy and Paul Townend win the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase
Colreevy ridden by Paul Townend completed a enthralling win in the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase. The eight-year-old mare trained by Willie Mullins pulled away from Shattered Love, also trained by Mullins, to win by half-a-length to seal a another victory for the Irish trainers. So far this week, Ireland have had 22 winners to […]