The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The Women’s Super League will be broadcast on free-to-air TV for the first time as the BBC secure a three-year Broadcast deal. Starting next season, the WSL will now be shown across Sky Sports and the BBC in a landmark deal for women’s football. It is the first time that the WSL has been sold […]
Loren Dykes has officially retired from professional football having left WSL side Bristol City Women last summer to concentrate on her coaching career, alongside playing for her first club, Cardiff City Ladies. The 33 year old achieved 105 caps for her country and played in two FA Women’s Cup finals with the Robins. “I want […]
Bristol City Women head coach Matt Beard hailed his side’s progression after a 1-1 draw at West Ham in the WSL. City capped off an impressive unbeaten week after wins in the league and WSL Cup, but couldn’t quite claim a third win as the Hammers’ Katerina Svitkova cancelled out Emily van Egmond’s own goal. […]
With plenty of goals and cancelled fixtures, this weekend’s Women’s Super League games had it all, so here are five things we learned. Manchester City just can’t stop scoring Following last Sunday’s 7-0 demolition of Aston Villa, Manchester City once again netted seven and this time Brighton were the unfortunate team on the wrong end […]
Aston Villa Women’s poor form meant they had it all to do on Saturday afternoon when they welcomed Reading to the Banks’s stadium, in their first home game since December 5. A difficult first half that saw the visitors dominate meant Gemma Davies’ side went in at the break a goal down and greater control […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies will be expecting to face Swindon Town in front of one of their biggest ever crowds when they welcome their rivals to the DN Fire Stadium on Tuesday night. It has been an evolutionary campaign for the women’s game in England after a breakthrough World Cup and Barclays’ sponsorship of the Women’s Super League (WSL), and […]