The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Oxford United Women fall to a one 1-0 defeat to Exeter City at the MGroup Stadium. A Sophie Gillies third minute strike was the difference between the two sides. 2| GOAL 🟡🔵 OXFORD 0️⃣-1️⃣ #ECFC 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/NP3zzsvF48 — Exeter City Women FC (@ExeterCityWFC) March 9, 2025 In the first 45 the U’s made many crosses […]
Welcome to Christmas Day – if you are a horse racing fan that is! Fans from the UK, Ireland and beyond all join together as over 200,000 people flock to Prestbury Park for four days of excitement that only Cheltenham Festival can deliver. Constitution Hill is looking to regain his title in the Champion Hurdle […]
The biggest event at this week’s Cheltenham Festival is the Gold Cup, with a historical three-peat that has not happened in two decades on the line. Betting company Coral wants to keep that on the visiting fans’ mind, installing a giant inflatable Gold Cup over Cleeve Hill to celebrate Galopin Des Champs‘ bid to win […]
The game watched by over 450 spectators saw the U’s lose at home to Exeter City in their International Women’s Day fixture. It’s been a fantastic day so far, and we’re still minutes away from kick off! pic.twitter.com/NXK8KEOaQe — Oxford United Women FC (@OfficialOUWFC) March 9, 2025 An early strike from Grecians Sophie Gillies proved […]
Golden Ace won the Champion Hurdle as the odds on favourite Constitution Hill and second favourite State Man both fell. Willie Mullins and Paul Townend won two races, with Kopek Des Bordes and Lossiemouth in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and the Mares’ Hurdle. The Charlie McCarthy-owned horse Kopek Des Bordes won an emotionally charged Michael […]
Gloucester City suffered successive defeats in the Southern Premier Division South for the first time in 2024/25 after losing 1-0 away to in-form Hungerford Town at Bulpit Lane. Brad Hooper scored the winner for the Crusaders 10 minutes after the interval to give the hosts a deserved win which was their 10th in 13 games […]
In this week’s episode of Park Life Sport Xtra, Sam Moores recaps his opportunity to cover the UK Athletics Indoor Championships, which decided the team selection for this weekend’s European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Sam talks to Yate & District AC’s 17-year-old Otis Poole, who won a shock Men’s High Jump gold, and […]
The draw for the FA Trophy and FA Vase semi-finals has been made. In the Trophy, Aldershot Town will host Woking in a local derby, whilst Spennymoor Town will travel to Rochdale. Meanwhile in the Vase, Gloucestershire outfit Hartpury University will take on Whitstable Town, with the first leg being away, whilst AFC Whyteleafe will […]
University of Gloucestershire team captain Dylan Venn said his side is “out for revenge” when they play their Varsity rivals Worcester on Monday, 7th April at the Tiger Turf Stadium, Gloucester. Venn played in his team’s Varsity loss last season away at Worcester and will be hoping to set things straight in a month’s time. […]
Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury will face Saracens in the Premiership Women’s Rugby final after they defeated Bristol Bears 36-20 at Queensholm. “I’m buzzing; it goes to show how special the PWR league is, that game today that game was an outstanding advert for women’s rugby” said Lynn Gloucester-Hartpury, having finished at the top of the league […]