Welcome to the Park Life Sport Live Blog as our reporters keep you up to date on today’s and the weekends sports news. We have the latest from Gloucestershire sport as well as the Six Nations and University of Gloucestershire with football, rugby and the races incoming. Cheltenham Town manager Wade Elliott caused controversy among […]
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FIFA 20 Icon club: Who’s the best?
With EA Servers about to go into overdrive as the nation is told to stay inside. Now is the perfect opportunity to fine tune your team, find the perfect fit for that 100 chemistry, earn your rewards and hope to pack an elusive ICON player card. Embed from Getty Images Park Life Sport looked at […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies move within one win of historic promotion after defeating Exeter City Women
Three goals in the first 15 minutes earned Cheltenham Town Ladies an eighth win in their last nine league games with a 3-1 victory over Exeter City Women at the Corinium Stadium. The Robins are now unbeaten in 16 in the league, since an opening-day defeat to Southampton Women’s, and go into the final league […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies first team coach Tom Davies looking forward to “great tie” against Southampton Women’s
Cheltenham Town Ladies have drawn fellow Division One South West side Southampton Women in the second round Proper of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup. The Robins went through the first round after comfortably beating Liskeard Athletic Women 4-0 yesterday afternoon at The Corinium Stadium. Town will now return to their home ground again on Sunday […]
Bristol Rovers Women continue their impressive start to the season after a convincing win against Oldland Abbotonians
Bristol Rovers Women’s increased their lead at the top of the South West Regional League to six points with a 5-1 win against Oldland Abbotonians, in one of only two games played in the division due to poor weather. The Gas Girls struggled early on in difficult conditions, without their top scorer in the league […]
Bristol City Women relish being the underdogs ahead of their Conti Cup Final against Chelsea
Bristol City Women already face a tough task against Chelsea in this Sunday’s Continental Cup final, and that’s without mentioning the absence of talismanic captain Jas Matthews and manager Tanya Oxtoby. Oxtoby is expecting to give birth to son this month and the Australian boss took maternity leave in January. Matt Beard will steer the […]
‘They say good things come to those that wait!’ Jill Scott remains patient for her 150th England appearance
Jill Scott has 149 appearances for England, and counting. Hopefully. The Lionesses midfielder was a regular in the squad that underwhelmed at the SheBelieves Cup in March, playing in the defeats to the USA and Spain. The latter of which, nearly nine months ago, is still their most recent competitive fixture. As the COVID-19 pandemic […]
An iconic moment as Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s match is held up by galloping horse
Saturday’s match in Dudley, Kingswinford between Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s and Kewford Eagles was unexpectedly disrupted as a horse invaded the pitch during the first half. The uninvited guest galloped the pitch’s full-length, covering around half one eighth of a mile in the process before stewards’ inquiry were needed at the scene. The Robinesses’ coach, […]
Opinion: If not 100% safe to do so, why bring the Premier League back?
Over the last few days, you may have seen that the Bundesliga made its return, becoming the first major football league to try to bring their current season to a conclusion. In France however, all league positions were decided as final, with trophies, promotions and relegations all handed out. Over in the Netherlands, the season […]
How have Cheltenham Town dealt with COVID-19 through their use of media?
The coronavirus pandemic took us all by surprise. It came out of nowhere and has brought a halt to nearly every single sporting event possible. However, it hasn’t stopped sports clubs around the world producing content for their fans, who are missing out on the live action each week. This is no different for Cheltenham […]