The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Tom Davies’ Cheltenham Town Ladies have announced the signing of young winger Daisy Ackerman on a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season. The 19-year-old comes in to bolster the ranks at the Gloucestershire outfit who are currently looking to turn their fortunes around after a tough run of form in the league. Ackerman […]
Forest Green Rovers Women were held to a 0-0 draw at home to mid table Liskeard Athletic Women to all but end their chances at the Southwest Regional Premier Division title. In the first game at their home of Hartpury College in 2023 Tom Needham’s side were unable to pick up three points as the […]
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 […]
Meg Lanning and Australia finally got their hands on the Women’s Cricket World Cup beating England in a run scoring spectacle on Sunday. Embed from Getty Images It confirmed Australia as one of the most dominant teams in all sport, having been faultless in the tournament, as they have since there 2017 World Cup loss […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies beat Portishead Town Women 2-0 away from home to extend their lead at the top of the Women’s National League Division One South West to five points with three games remaining. An accomplished defensive performance along with two goals in the space of two minutes from Tazmin Hayward and Holly Rogers were […]
Forest Green Rovers Women’s captain Hattie Jones, who returned to the squad this week after missing their last game, netted a hat-trick as the away side triumphed 7-0 over Marine Academy Plymouth on Sunday. The other goals came from Zoe Boyd, Faith Pound, Louise Fensome and Charlie Rowlands. In what was a largely one-sided affair, […]
On one hand is an innovative football club with sustainability at the heart of its ethos, on the other is one of Europe’s most controversial retailers – Sports Direct. Since the start of the 2021/2022 season Forest Green Rovers Women have been sponsored by the self-proclaimed UK’s No. 1 Sports Retailer with Sports Direct’s logo […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies manager Tom Davies says his team still have to remain focused after further increasing their lead at the top of the Women’s National League Division One South West. The Robins beat Larkhall Athletic 4-0 to notch a second win in four days and go eight points ahead of nearest challengers AFC Bournemouth. […]
Seldom does a player eclipse a national team, especially one as highly covered as England. But yet on the eve of the Lionesses’ game against Latvia there is only one name on everybody’s lips, Ellen White. Back in 2015 when Kelly Smith retired, many thought her record would be untouched for decades. But just six […]
England Women boss Sarina Wiegman has praised Ellen White as she passed 100 caps for the Lionesses, and nears the all-time scoring record. White, who has 45 goals in 100 appearances, is one goal away from matching Kelly Smith’s record following a 40th minute strike against Austria in England’s World Cup qualifiers. Yeah of course […]