Michael Smith couldn’t contain his emotion after winning his first major title as he defeated Nathan Aspinall 16-5 in the Grand Slam of Darts final. ‘Bully Boy’, who hit nine 180s and had a 50% double conversion rate, took a commanding lead as he went 7-3 up going into the second break as Aspinall stuttered. […]
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Rob Page: Wales ready to “show the world how good we are” at World Cup
Rob Page wants Wales to “show the world how good we are“ as they prepare to take on the United States in their opening match at the FIFA World Cup. Wales are playing in their first World Cup since 1958 and will take on the Americans in Al Rayyan on Monday (19:00 GMT). England and […]
Liverpool draw Real Madrid in Champions League; Manchester United face Barcelona in Europa League
Liverpool have been drawn against holders Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in a repeat of last season’s final. Los Blancos secured their 14th title courtesy of a Vinicius Junior goal in Paris in a match that was marred by crowd control issues, forcing the game to kick off over […]
Snooker: Ronnie O’Sullivan defies 147 from Judd Trump to win Champion of Champions final
Ronnie O’Sullivan withstood a 147 break from Judd Trump to win his fourth Champion of Champions at the University of Bolton Stadium. The seven-time world champion raced into a 6-1 lead before Trump’s seventh maximum break of his career, which saw no acknowledgement from his opponent – something O’Sullivan has been criticised for. And after […]
Rob Edwards among names linked with Southampton job after Ralph Hasenhuttl sacking
Former Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards is among the names linked with the vacant Southampton position after the Premier League club sacked Ralph Hasenhuttl on Monday. Edwards was most recently at Watford after leaving Rovers in controversial circumstances for Vicarage Road, but lasted just four months into the job. Austrian Hasenhuttl was dismissed by […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach Ian Burchnall happy to avoid “banana skin” after FA Cup win
Forest Green Rovers head coach Ian Burchnall was happy to avoid a potential banana skin after seeing his side safely through to the second round of the FA Cup by beating South Shields on Saturday. Connor Wickham scored in the first half before closing the game out with a strike from the halfway line in […]
Park Life Sport Live Blog: Wasps go into administration, Gloucester Rugby vs Bristol Bears and updates from the world of sport
Hello and welcome to Park Life Sport’s live blog. Be sure to check here to keep up to date with all the goings on in the sporting world. We’ll be looking back at the weekend’s football, including local sides Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers, whilst also previewing the midweek action in the Premier League […]
LIVE BLOG: Reaction to Gloucester City and Cheltenham Town matches, Gloucester Rugby news and updates from the sporting world
Welcome to Park Life Sport’s live blog. Here you can keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. Today we will bring you all the latest reaction from the local sides that were in action over the weekend such as Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City, news from Gloucester Rugby as […]
LIVE BLOG: Reaction to Dale Vince stepping down from Ecotricity, World Cup draw preview and build-up to the weekend’s sport
Welcome to Park Life Sport’s live blog. Here you can keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. Today, we’ll be bringing you previews to all the sport taking place this weekend, as the Premier League returns and Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers are also in action. It was […]
New changes to the Ballon d’Or explained as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could be affected.
France Football confirmed on Friday that there will be four changes made to the Ballon d’Or from next season. Lionel Messi won the award last November, while Alexia Putellas from Barcelona took the women’s edition. The awarding of the men’s award was surrounded in controversy, as many believed that Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski should have […]