The gender pay gap spans almost every industry, and sports is no different. When it comes to women’s sport and female athletes there is always talk about equal pay because historically female athletes are paid less. But that will always be the case if women’s sports aren’t marketed properly. The focus of the conversation is […]
Horse Racing targeting resumption next week as sport waits on green light by government
Racing in Britain is working towards a resumption on May 15 after positive meetings with government officials within the last seven days, in what would be one of the first return to action for sports following the Covid-19 outbreak. British horse racing chief executive Nick Rust has told the BBC it would be ready to […]
Local swimmer’s Olympic dreams put on hold due to Coronavirus outbreak
Local Gloucestershire swimmer Alex Cohoon has had to put his Olympic hopes to one side due to his Fukuoka Aquatics World Championship being postponed. The 17-year-old was due to take part in the competition next summer however, it has now been delayed by a year due to it clashing with Tokyo 2020 being moved to […]
FA Chairman: Hard to see fans returning to football soon
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said it is hard to see fans returning to matches “any time soon”, with clubs facing the prospect of having to play remaining matches behind closed doors if the Premier League and English League resumes following the Covid-19 pandemic. It is understood top-flight clubs were told on Friday that […]
Work continues at Meadow Park as Gloucester City continue to build towards a return home
The season may be over for the players but not for the staff behind closed doors. There is still plenty of work going on at Gloucester City but it’s work with their hands that is the priority now, not work with their feet. The Meadow Park rebuild now has Gloucester’s 100% attention as the suspension […]
COVID-19 Ban to be lifted on playing Golf
The UK Government announced that golf will be able to resume in England on Wednesday 13th May. The announcement comes after a seven-week break from the sport but golfers must follow government guidelines. New rules have been put in place with limits to how many people can play at a time. The game is to […]
Could the postponement of Euro 2020 benefit England?
Following a successful qualifying campaign, there were big hopes on England’s chances at the European Championships this year. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak the tournament will now be played in the summer of 2021. Following a successful qualifying campaign, there were once again big hopes on England’s chances at this year’s Euros, along with […]
Why the Eredivie cancelling the season is not relevant for the Premier League’s fate
The Eredivisie, the Dutch top flight in football, was declared null and void last week, sparking inevitable comparisons to the Premier League’s current hiatus. While people are arguing the FA should follow its Dutch counterpart’s example, the situations of the two leagues should really not be compared. This season (or should we say last season […]
Could sky high wages be the new transfer fees in the Premier League and football world?
Embed from Getty Images Although the crazy world of the footballing transfer market may have ceased trading for now, in unprecedented times, have the days of last ditch multi-million pound transfer ended? The British transfer market isn’t current open at this moment in time but although there is no football being played, the Premier League […]
Opinion: Can the next World Rugby Union Chairman apply the brakes, please?
Both World Rugby Chairman candidates Agustín Pichot and Sir Bill Beaumont want Rugby to expand and spread around the world. But whoever wins should apply the brakes because the foundations of Rugby are rotting away. The current financial state, and even more so during the Coronavirus pandemic, of the strongholds in rugby is weak. The […]