Cricket Sports

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club: The story of revival and Bob Willis Trophy hopes led by James Bracey, Chris Dent and West Indies star Kraigg Brathwaite

Gloomy weather, floodlights overhead and a woolly hat in the slips. The showpiece of traditional county cricket is here and as some of Gloucestershire’s footballers end the season as League Two champions, their green rivals look to make a forgettable season a memorable one. That’s all going to be in the past soon though, the […]

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Ex-Forest Green Rovers and Newport defender Jamie Turley labels County favourites with Jamille Matt a massive loss for Jimmy Ball’s League Two play-off hopes

Ex-forest Green Rovers and Newport County defender Jamie Turley has weighed in on the sides play-off semi-final meeting on Tuesday, highlighting the absence of Jamille Matt as a ‘massive loss’. Turley, who made 98 appearances for the Gloucestershire side when they were in the National League admitted that Jimmy Ball’s side didn’t convince him this […]

Old Trafford, the theatre of dreams
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Manchester United 2-4 Liverpool: Five things we learnt as the Reds overcome their Devils to put pressure on Champions League chasers in Premier League top four pursuit

As Roberto Firmino powerfully headed past a helpless Dean Henderson, Jurgen Klopp’s trademark fist pump and gigantic roar pierced the Old Trafford air. The German’s excitement mixed with anger and raw passion as his team strutted off the pitch 2-1 ahead at half-time. 45 minutes, a spirited Manchester United fightback, plenty of lousy-Sunday league worthy […]

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ParkLife Sport LIVE Blog: Chris Wilder set to leave Sheffield United, build up for Cheltenham Festival, excitement for England’s T20I opener with India

Stay tuned on our live blog as we cover the Europa League action from last night, including a last gasp equaliser for AC Milan against Manchester United. Arsenal take a huge lead back to the Emirates after a 3-1 win away in Olympiacos and Rangers’ are saved with Allan McGregor keeping them level in Prague. […]

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Gloucester-Hartpury women could be spurred on by returning Welsh internationals as Women’s Six Nations is postponed ahead of fixture against Sale Sharks

Gloucester-Hartpury women face Sale Sharks women tomorrow in the Women’s Allianz Premier 15s and Women’s Rugby Show host Sam Bytheway is expecting a competitive affair. The former University of Gloucestershire student spoke exclusively to Parklife sport and said “Sale is a tough place to go. It’ll be windy, it’ll be rainy and the pitch will […]

Cheltenham Town Ladies in 2012, before lockdown affected the world
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Cheltenham Town Ladies coach and University of Gloucestershire student Dene Field reveals how Lockdown bingo and Zoom calls are helping side during Covid-19

Cheltenham Town Ladies goalkeeper coach Dene Field has revealed that the club are doing online bingo in order to keep the club afloat. The University of Gloucestershire student plays for the men’s university team but has seen the biggest hit come to the town’s women’s team. “We’ve had to think outside the box and do […]

Football Health

Premier League announces agreement to trial concussion substitutes from next week

The Premier League has agreed to trial the use of concussion substitutes following an agreement with shareholders. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) created the trial and is now just waiting for conformation of the process which will be used before it starts in England’s top league. IFAB are believed to now only need information […]

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Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates believes Leeds United “didn’t post tweet about Karen Carney because she’s a woman” among Premier League club’s social media backlash

Sky Sports and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Kelly Cates has weighed in with her say on Leeds United’s tweet aimed at Karen Carney. In the aftermath of the tweet, Carney received hundreds of abusive, sexist messages which has resulted in her deactivating her account. The initial tweet from Leeds’ official account also sparked debate […]

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Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff names Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne as his dream Premier League signing but how have their FA Cup opponents changed since 2015?

Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff named Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne as the one Premier League player he would sign if the chance arose.   Speaking before the two sides were drawn against each other in the FA Cup fourth round, Duff said “It’s an easy one for me, he (De Bruyne) does everything […]