The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Bristol City Women’s manager Lauren Smith highlighted that “We lost the ability” after her sides 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. Both goals were scored by former Bristol City player Ebony Salmon, the first taking a severe deflection before hitting the back of the net, before sealing the match for the Claret and Blue […]
Rose Kent was one of nine players selected to the national side for their trip to São Paulo for the fifth World Deaf Futsal Championships. Kent’s latest international call-up follows a string of starring performances for the Hartpury Futsal Women’s side in the FA Women’s National League. The 19-year-old made her debut for the Hartpury […]
Cheltenham Town manager Darrell Clarke believes Liam Sercombe’s ability to “galvanise” his teammates is key to the success of The Robins this season. Sercombe scored the only goal against Cambridge United on Saturday thanks to a beautifully-weighted chip over Jack Stevens. Clarke and Sercombe worked together at Bristol Rovers between 2017 and 2018, so the […]
Bristol City assistant manager Curtis Fleming spoke openly post-match on his sides 1-0 win, admitting there were periods that the Robins struggled. Saturday saw a makeshift Bristol City beat Coventry 1-0 at Ashton Gate, with the Robins having to provide a professional performance in order to keep a persistent Coventry attack at bay. Assistant manager […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach David Horseman says his side “should be full of confidence” as they look to secure back-to-back wins in League Two. Rovers have had a tough start to life in England’s fourth tier having been relegated from League One last campaign with just 27 points. Having secured a potentially season-changing 5-0 […]
Gloucestershire over 60s’ player Edward Gordon Lennox has been selected to travel to India and compete in the Cricket World Cup. Gordon Lennox expressed his excitement on the news: “Its very exciting, there are 18 of us who have been picked, not many of us have played out there so the opportunity to play in […]
West Brom striker Josh Maja has revealed a return date from his recent injury after spending the last month on the sidelines. After tearing his ankle ligaments in the latter stages of the Baggies 0-0 draw to Bristol City in September, Maja has been frustratingly waiting on the sidelines, but is now only “three weeks […]
Bath Rugby coach Johann van Graan hailed his team’s mentality on their 16-25 away win over the defending champions, Saracens. “The two things that stood out to me today is our mental toughness we came back straight away with two tries and then just before it started to rain so we adapted our plan at […]
Swindon Town Women overturned an early setback as they put their name in the hat for the next round of the FA Cup following their 3-1 away victory to Liskeard Athletic. Despite their early pressure, Town found themselves 1-0 down after a composed finish from no.10 Chloe Williams who slotted the ball past Emily McGrogan. […]
Bristol City defender, and match-winner Rob Dickie was as happy with his goal as he was with the clean sheet as his side beat Coventry City 1-0 on the weekend. Centre-back Rob Dickie’s header in first-half stoppage time was enough to separate the two sides as Bristol City defeated Coventry City 1-0 at Ashton Gate. […]