England and Great Britain hockey player David Goodfield opened up on being forced to miss out on the 2024 Paris Olympics through injury. Goodfield played in GB’s opening two games at the Olympics but was forced to pull out after a flare-up in a recurring back injury. “That was one of the hardest situations I’ve […]
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“Not surprising but disappointing” David Goodfield on hockey being axed from the Commonwealth Games
The biggest news for the sport of hockey in the last month was the announcement that field hockey would be cut from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. This, unfortunately, wasn’t a surprise for Great Britain and England Hockey midfielder David Goodfield but admitted he could understand why the sport was cut. “I really wanted […]
From Cheltenham to the Southern Hemisphere – Rob Dent’s Hockey Journey so far
“Had I not accepted, I wouldn’t have had the amazing opportunity to go Cape Town,” says Cheltenham Hockey Men’s club captain Rob Dent. In January 2024, Dent left Cheltenham to travel to New Zealand to pursue new coaching and playing opportunities. The 25-year-old fell in love with the sport of field hockey at the age […]
Cormac Johnson on the challenge of solidifying a starting place on the No.1 Ranked UWE Bullets
Cormac Johnson is a rookie down to a tee, and has hopes of getting a starting position in the most successful American Football Team in the UK, the UWE Bullets. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UWE Performance Sport (@uweperformancesport) Four National Championship titles, and Five Conference Championship titles with back to back to […]
Chamonix Pionniers face Grenoble Wolves as their Ligue Magnus survival hopes falter after Bordeaux Boxers defeat
With five games left in their Ligue Magnus season, the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Pionniers are gearing up for a relegation battle. Chamonix, set right in the heart of the French Alpes, sit eighth out of 12 teams, just above the relegation playoff places, thanks to a match-winning tiebreaker they hold over the Nice Eagles, who sit […]
Former Gloucester Wheelchair Rugby player Finn Lusty on Great Britain’s Paralympic Games chances and his role within the industry
After a big boom in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, there was a big rise in the number of spectators for Wheelchair Rugby. In 2020, Great Britain won gold in Tokyo which Finn Lusty believes gave the sport a massive boost. “In 2020 in Tokyo we won gold which then gave us a lot […]
“I was buzzing” Cheltenham Neptunes coach Daniel Sellwood on flag football becoming an Olympic sport for 2028
Flag football has been announced as a new sport for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. It’s been announced alongside 4 other sports that will also debut in 2028 which include Cricket, lacrosse, softball-baseball and squash. For those who aren’t quite familiar with the sport, it is a non-contact version of American football. All players […]
‘It is a personal goal to qualify for an Olympics one day’ says German national team fencer Laura Wetzker
Laura Wetzker is a female épée fencer currently studying in Germany and competing for the German national team and Bayer Leverkusen. The young athlete is coming off winning to two gold medals at German national tournaments, and gave an insight on her disciple and goals for the future. After winning two gold medals in the […]
Mark Cavendish shocks the cycling world by announcing he will return for one more year
The greatest Tour de France sprinter of all time, Mark Cavendish has decided to go round one more time to try and break Eddie Merx record which he matched two years prior. Cavendish, 38, was all set for the 2023 Tour de France to be his last having already announced his retirement and was going […]
Park Life Sport Live Blog: University Varsity Updates as England Prepare for Italy Clash
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