The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has been made, and the three English sides, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, will face Atlético Madrid, Benfica and Real Madrid respectively. Chelsea are the defending champions after defeating City 1-0 in the 2021 final, a goal from Kai Havertz earning the Blues their second Champions […]
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England Squad Announcement: Marc Guehi called up for the first time
Gareth Southgate has just named a 25 man England squad for international friendlies against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi has been named in the squad for the first time, with the on-loan Chelsea defender impressing for Patrick Vieira’s side. There are some notable absences from the squad inlcuding Manchester United […]
Bishop’s Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt says promotion would be “massive” on Kayte Lane return
Bishop’s Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt has said promotion for the club would be “massive” ahead of their game on Saturday against Hereford Lads Club, which also sees the club make a return to Kayte Lane. The Cleeve-based side need just four points from their next nine available to secure promotion to the Southern League and […]
Champions League Recap: Chelsea distract from ownership fallout to progress, Villarreal upset Juventus
Champions League holders Chelsea are into the quarter finals following a 2-1 win against Lille, amid uncertainty over the teams long term future. Holding a 2-0 lead going into the match, Chelsea were heavy favourites to progress past the reigning Ligue 1 champions, but it seemed to take them a while to realise. The French […]
Cheltenham festival Live Blog: Coole Cody wins shock Plate Handicap Chase, Flooring Porter retains Stayers Hurdle and Bob Olinger wins dramatic Turners Novices’ Chase
Good morning everyone! Welcome back to another ParkLife Sport live blog with the Cheltenham races still at centre stage. Yesterday was another brilliant day at Prestbury with Tiger Roll bowing out with a second placed finish in the 4:10 as Energumene wins in the 3:30 Queen Mother Champion Chase. Today we’ll be bringing you all […]
MATCH PREVIEW: Can holders Chelsea progress to Quarter-Finals of Champions League amid off-field controversy?
European Champions Chelsea travel to France this evening to face Lille in their Round-of-16 second leg tie amid on going controversy surrounding their owner Roman Abramovich. Thomas Tuchel’s men take a 2-0 aggregate lead with them to Lille, looking to progress into their third quarter-final in four seasons. The Blues will look to try and […]
OPINION: West Brom are more than capable of achieving Championship Playoffs after 1-0 win over Fulham
At the beginning of the season, fresh from Premier League relegation, playoffs were seen as bare minimum for a West Brom side that surely contained enough quality to challenge for the automatic places. Now, it would be something of a miracle if the Black Country side were able to sneak into 6th place. But it’s […]