News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Rob Edwards wary of opposition threat expressing “I don’t want a game of basketball”, when the free scoring Forest Green Rovers host Newport County. Forest Green Rovers are looking to extend their gap at the top of SkyBet League Two to a possible 11 points on Saturday. Rob Edwards’ team play Newport County who currently […]
Chris Harris will start for Scotland in their Six Nations opener against England – but there will be no Gloucester rivalry in the Calcutta Cup as Centre Mark Atkinson has been left out of Eddie Jones’ squad. Harris has made 31 appearances for Scotland since making his debut in 2017, and will line up at […]
The oldest domestic cup competition in football is back this weekend, as the FA Cup reaches the Fourth Round. Typically, most of the minnow teams have been eliminated, but there are a select few each season that battle against the odds to make a name for themselves and put them in the eyes and minds […]
Two Liverpool greats could face each other in the African Cup of Nations final, as Sadio Mane scored to help Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 last night. Mohamed Salah could make the final a Merseyside matchup if he can guide his Egypt side to victory over tournament hosts Cameroon tonight. Kick-off between the two sides […]
In Friday’s pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s Championship play-off rivals Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion manager Valerien Ismael has today eased the instant expectation on new signing Daryl Dike and has pressed his team for a ruthless performance. Without a win in three League matches, the Baggies have failed to capitalise on the […]
Ahead of Aston Villa Women’s WSL match against Manchester City Women, manager Carla Ward has given the lowdown on the squads current injury crisis and transfer news. In this mornings pre-match press conference ahead of Aston Villa Women’s clash with giants Manchester City Women, Carla Ward said that squad numbers are severely impacted this weekend […]
With several postponements last weekend, and most midweek fixtures also falling foul to the weather, the past few days of winter chill has come as a somewhat relief for our local football teams. It will hopefully be another packed day of fixtures involving Gloucestershire’s local non-league teams. We have several great previews on some […]
10-man Arsenal comfortably hold lackless Liverpool to draw 0-0 in the Carabao Cup Semi-Final First-Leg. Granit Xhaka was dismissed for Arsenal on the 24th minute, with the midfielder seeing red for denying a goal scoring opportunity. The Gunners former captain caught Liverpool forward Diogo Jota with a dangerously high challenge into the Portugal star’s midriff […]
Once every few years, the media like to circulate panic around some of the biggest teams in the country, as star players leave their clubs and head to Africa to represent their country in the African Cup of Nations. This year sees Liverpool loose a trio of first team members, with forwards Mohammad Salah and […]
A buoyant University of Gloucestershire hosted Cardiff Women yesterday, looking to bounce back from last weeks 2-0 loss to fellow Welsh side and title rivals Swansea. Lauren Phillips was the headline act, opening the scoring just before the half-hour mark, with a solo goal, dribbling around three defenders before slotting calmly past the goalkeeper. Katie […]