The co-chairman of Gloucester City AFC, Alex Petheram, has recently invested heavily into the city’s basketball team, Gloucester Knights, marking a major landmark in the future of Gloucestershire sport. The aim of Petheram’s co-ownership and investment is to get the Knights into the top division of Basketball in the UK to the British Basketball League […]
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Basketball may not return to Gloucestershire until April
Covid 19 has caused severe problems for grassroots sports around Gloucestershire and the UK with prolonged periods without training or competitive play. Many clubs have also suffered serious financial losses due to a lack of ticket sales and ongoing matches. But Basketball in Gloucestershire has taken a particularly bad hit due to the necessity of playing the sport indoors. Several clubs in […]
“A depressing time for basketball” – Grassroots basketball struggling in Gloucestershire
Many sports have been hit badly by the Covid 19 pandemic across Gloucestershire and the UK with most being unable to compete or even train as they usually would. But the sport of basketball has been affected more so than sports like football or rugby due to the necessity to play indoors. Gloucester Knight’s manager and UOG […]
Shootout success for Evesham United
A happy return for fans as Evesham seal their best run in the competition since the 2000/01 season. Evesham United won 5-4 on penalties against Bideford AFC at the weekend to progress to the second round of the FA Trophy. It was joy for the 309 Robins fans who were back at The Spiers and […]
Padel: The sport played by Lionel Messi, Jurgen Klopp and Andy Murray is coming to Gloucestershire
For a sport which dates back to the early 20th century, padel is fairly uncharted waters for those in the UK despite its popularity across the Mediterranean. A combination of both tennis and squash, padel offers a fun alternative to the regular racket sports that some have fallen out of love with. So, ‘what are […]
Grassroots basketball ‘decimated’ by Covid says Gloucester Knights manager
Manager of the Gloucester Knight’s and UOG Raiders coach Ian Greaves believes it will be difficult for grassroots basketball to recover after it being ‘decimated’ by Covid 19. Clubs have not been allowed to play competitively since September with many in the Gloucestershire area losing access to sports halls and leisure centres with little warning. Greaves thinks the government need to do more to ensure […]
Park Life Sport Live Blog
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our live blog. We’ll keep you up to date with all the latest sports news from around Gloucestershire and the country. We’ve got live reporting from a press conference with Michael Duff talking about Cheltenham Town’s potential draw in the third round of the FA Cup, as well as […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies awaits FA’s decision amid Coronavirus lockdown
Cheltenham Town Ladies have seen their season get suspended due to the Government’s decision to impose a second lockdown that came into effect on Thursday, November 5. Tom Davies’ side has come across another hurdle with recent rules of lockdown not permitting non-elite women’s football teams to train or play until after lockdown is lifted […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies media manager, Daniel Lodge: “We’ve not been given an awful lot of information.”
Cheltenham Town Ladies have faced another disruption to their season following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a four-week England lockdown on October 31. The first lockdown introduced in March, affected the Ladies preparations ahead of the 2020/21 season with them only being able to train in small groups observing social distancing as they eventually saw […]
Gloucester-fear’s most haunted Halloween combined 5-a-side
Halloween is much more celebrated in the States but the UK have somewhat grown to love the haunted holiday season. With that in mind and bitter rivals Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers going head-to-head in League Two on Saturday, there is no better way to join in on the bloodcurdling banter than a combined […]