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Newcastle Falcons won their second game of the season in an upset against Gloucester at the Kingsholm Stadium. This was a third home defeat for George Skivington’s side this season. A disappointing first half for the home side left them 17 points down at half time, a deficit that was too great to overcome despite […]
Josh Maja has certainly had the rough side of things since joining Bordeaux from Sunderland almost four years ago this January. Following his move to France, which was covered in depth on the Netflix documentary ‘Sunderland ‘Til I Die’ in 2018, Maja has gone through various goal droughts and loan moves but seems to have […]
A third home defeat in four, dumps Matt Gray’s men into unfamiliar circumstances as they sit only seven points above the relegation zone heading into their clash with, fellow strugglers, Rochdale. The U’s have not had the rub of the green so far from losing Ben Goodliffe, last season’s Player of the Year, on the […]
The Autumn Statement is expected to see a rise in tax rates, pensions, and energy bills. Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver his budget to Parliament this Thursday. The Economic Times is predicting £21 billion worth of tax rises, in an attempt to get inflation down. This comes just days after Mr Hunt admitted that […]
Sam Bell starred with a hat trick as Bristol City U21s cruised to a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League Cup. His first half double and early second half goal sealed a dominant performance from the hosts. Captain Joe Low had opened the scoring with a low header from a corner. […]
It’s Gloucestershire FA Senior Challenge Cup action tonight, as Bishop’s Cleeve make the trip down Bristol based side AEK-BOCO. Both sides have been in bad form as of late and will be looking to help rejuvenate their form with a cup win. The Mitres play two tiers above AEK-BOCO, so should be expecting a win, […]
After what was a successful season last year that saw the Leicester Tigers win the Premiership, Steve Borthwick is now feeling the consequences of success. As the Premiership launched with 13 teams and 26 rounds of fixtures, there were always going to be some international clashes with the Tigers feeling the pain more than most. […]
Kim Bailey’s Does He Know returned to winning ways at Cheltenham on Sunday as he carried 12-stone to a decisive success. The seven-year-old gelding, who is a three-time successor around Prestbury Park, was priced up as the 6/1 third favourite on his fourth start in six races at the Gloucestershire track – he was disappointing […]
This evening’s Challenge Cup match between Cheltenham Saracens and Brimscombe and Thrupp at the Big Local Stadium is “in doubt” due to heavy rain. A yellow weather warning for rain is in place throughout South West England until 1pm this afternoon and Saracens boss Ryan Betteridge confirmed the pitch is already waterlogged. It’s one of […]
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 […]