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A controversial decision has been made to officially include E-sports as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The news was met with open arms by many, but not without an equal amount of push-back. One criticism originated from Gloucestershire’s Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies who said in a response to the […]
Cirencester Town manager John Brough expects a tough battle in this weekend’s local derby at Slimbridge AFC, despite the 14-place difference in the league table. The Centurions are currently Non League Division One Southern South leaders by five points, and have not lost a match in 12 fixtures, amassing a total of 10 wins and […]
In the Winter Olympics so far, team GB have had a medal drought, and the Skeleton might be their last hope. GB has historically found success in the sport, with Gloucestershire local Lizzy Yarnold earning gold medals in the competition at the past two Winter Olympic games, 2014 and 2018. Team GB’s skeleton athletes for […]
Cirencester Town’s Benjamin Whitehead and Larkhall Athletic’s Jack Pearson-Brown both scored once to bring last night’s result to a 1-1 draw. Whitehead scored the first goal of the game for Cirencester in the 47th minute, curling a shot from the wide right into the far corner in a fantastic display of talent. Pearson-Brown then scored […]
After a first set loss, Andy Murray brought the hammer down on Nikoloz Basilashvili, a stellar performance to advance to the quarter-finals in the Sydney International, and a final score of 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. Despite Basilashvili winning the first set Murray showed no signs of hesitation, a seasoned veteran of pressure on the […]
Harriet Dart crushed Alycia Parks’ Australian Open dreams as she advanced to the final round of the Australian Open qualifiers. Into the final round of @AustralianOpen qualifying 🙌 Brilliant battle back win for @harriet_dart beating Alycia Parks 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/lagw3kGQDp — LTA (@the_LTA) January 12, 2022 The London-born tennis star has fought tooth […]
Novak Djokovic has addressed the concerns surrounding the whole COVID controversy via an Instagram post on his official account earlier today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) After voicing his complaints about the concerns of the public as well as the spread of misinformation, Djokovic stated: “I want to […]
Andy Murray is set to take on Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Sydney International later today, and the clash could be equated to David taking on Goliath. The Scottish national is currently placed at 125th in the world rankings as of January 10, while Basilashvili sits at a towering 23rd place. Despite his straight sets win […]
It’s crazy to imagine that after all that we have been through with the Coronavirus pandemic so far, that mask mandates don’t seem bad at all. I remember a time where people would refuse to wear masks, fighting the mandates and seemingly outraged by the concept of forcing someone to wear a piece of fabric […]
Cheltenham Town U18s boss Pete Haynes was “happy with the result, but not the performance” following their 4-0 thrashing against Rugby Town on Wednesday. Joe Hunt, Brennan Denness-Barrett and Connor Jakeaways secured a tie with either Huddersfield or Blackpool in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup. Speaking after the game, Haynes said: “We’ve […]