NUEL’s 2022 Winter finals took place this past weekend, and it was the first LAN event for national University Esports since the pandemic. The experience of playing in front of live crowds is much different than playing from the comfort of your own home, in front of a stream, and for many of the players […]
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“I’m the only English person on the team” – De Montfort University’s Mid-Laner Jake after winning NUEL Winter 2022 Finals
De Montfort University won both of the UK’s finals this past weekend, with their least convincing performance taking place at Confetti X in Nottingham, where they played in front of the first live audience NUEL finals after the pandemic. The win qualifies De Montfort for the Amazon University Esports Masters in 2023, a potential route […]
De Montfort University crush University of Kent 3-1 in the 2022 NUEL Winter Finals at Confetti X in Nottingham
De Montfort found back-to-back 3-1 victories over Kent this past weekend, once on Saturday for the NUEL Winter finals and once on Sunday for the NSE Winter finals, winning both of the UK’s national collegiate League of Legends competitions in one fell swoop. After impressing a live audience in Nottingham on Saturday and dazzling an […]
Historic first-ever NFL game in Germany: Tom Brady takes Buccaneers to 21-16 victory over Seahawks in Munich
It was the Tom Brady show in Munich on Sunday night, a recognizable sight for many Americans and NFL followers, but in a much less recognizable location. For the first time ever, an NFL game was played on German soil, a historic moment for the NFL and a historic moment for sport. Germany for a […]
GB face off against already-qualified Latvia in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers tonight
Great Britain’s National Basketball Team is set to play an in-form Latvia tonight at 17:30 GMT in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Britain has already been eliminated from contention for qualification to the 2023 World Cup, but still has games to play, as they can still affect how the group ends up depending on how […]
“Recently my mental health led me to a place I’d wish no one else.” – University of Gloucestershire E-Sports Manager Ben Solomons on Movember
University of Gloucestershire’s E-Sports Manager Ben Solomons will be busking with a flute on Cheltenham High Street this Saturday in order to raise money to support Movember. The entire E-Sports society has gotten behind him in support and have even decided the songs that he will be playing via a collaborative Spotify playlist. View this […]
University of Gloucestershire E-Sport Round-Up: The Valorant, CS:GO and League of Legends teams hold on as the Overwatch squad begins to gather momentum
The result of the Overwatch team’s matches tonight will determine whether they are able to make it to play-offs or their season ends here. Overwatch went 2-1 on Monday, ahead of their final week of qualifiers. The Goats have shown steady progress, walking away with their winningest week yet after a star performance from Jon, […]
LIVE BLOG: A look ahead to the Six Nations, updates from Bristol City, and the latest from the Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town camps
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sports blog. Keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. We’ll have the latest updates on the Six Nations starting line-ups ahead of the action this weekend. We’ll have the latest from the Cheltenham Town camp, and a look ahead to Forest Green […]
“It’s all good and well dominating between the two boxes, but games are won and lost in the box.” Aston Villa boss Carla Ward ahead of clash with Everton
Aston Villa will face Everton on their home turf in Walton Hill Park this Sunday for a WSL clash, fighting to stay up. Villa are currently ninth in the table, only two points above Everton and both teams have been putting up fights in their recent fixtures. In a press conference preceding their match against […]
“His housemate broke a rib, they had to phone an ambulance” Adam Leaning of the UOG League of Legends first team explains
Both the University of Gloucestershire’s League of Legends first and second teams have started their 2022 Spring season. The first team only lost one game out of three in their first day of the competition, and the loss could be solely attributed to the absence of their ‘jungler’, Will. Will’s teammate, Adam Leaning, revealed to […]









