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Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson was pleased with his team’s ability to get a result against Reading and wants more ahead of Sunday’s trip to Swansea City. Pearson’s focus is firmly on continuing to distance the club as much as possible from the relegation battle, and he’ll look to continue that on Sunday. The Robins […]
Gloucestershire will host a full stage of the prestigious Tour of Britain for the first time when the race reaches it’s sixth stage. Whilst the race has run through Gloucestershire previously, this is the first time the entire route will be within the county borders. The penultimate stage of the 2017 tour finished in Cheltenham, […]
Great Britain’s women’s curling provided an immediate response after defeat earlier today, by thrashing Sweden 8-2 in their second round robin match. Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff were unlucky to lose 6-5 to Switzerland in the early hours of this morning, but responded well with a clinical win against the reigning […]
New Zealand striker Chris Wood has joined Newcastle United for a reported fee of £20 million from Burnley. The forward has signed a contract that will keep him at St James’ Park until the end of the 2023/24 season, after the Magpies activated his release clause. Wood scored 50 Premier League goals during his five […]
Lorenzo Insigne’s move to Major League Soccer side Toronto FC has put the whole footballing world alert as clubs search for bargains. Insigne has signed a contract thought to be worth $8 million US per year with the Canadian team and is due to start from July 1, 2022 when his deal at Napoli expires. […]
Jurgen Klopp has today assured Liverpool fans that discussions with Mohamed Salah about a new contract are going positively. Salah – who is currently on African Cup of Nations duty with Egypt – has 18 months left on his current contract, and has previously hinted that he has a desire to move away from Anfield, […]
Atlanta United have used their compensatory pick from the MLS Superdraft to select Enfield-born Tola Showunmi. The 6’3 striker was the 88th overall pick from the draft, after being named East America Striker of The Year for scoring 10 goals in 19 appearances for the University of New Hampshire. Showunmi moved to America to go […]
All-rounder Alana King could make her international debut in the Women’s Ashes Series after being selected by Cricket Australia as part of a 15-player squad. Australia – looking to defend their title since claiming it in 2015- will host a seven-match series, consisting of three T20 matches, a single Test match and three one-day internationals. […]
There’s Gloucestershire interest in one of today’s African Cup Of Nations fixtures, as Forest Green Rovers midfielder Ebou Adams is set represent Gambia as they take on Mauritania. Born in Greenwich but eligible to represent Gambia through his parents, Adams has eight caps for the Scorpions to date, playing in a similar central midfield role […]
For the first time ever, 12 full-time contracts have been accepted by female Welsh rugby players, ahead of Six Nations and World Cup campaigns in 2022. The original announcement was that there would be 10 contracts handed out, but this morning Welsh Rugby Union announced an additional two contracts had also been signed. Embed from […]