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Forest Green Rovers Women stormed to a 6-2 victory over Ilminster Town Ladies on Sunday afternoon to continue their pursuit for promotion out of the South West Premier Division. Goals from captain Hattie Jones, Nynka Rucker, Holly Hughes and Louise Fensome ensured a fifth league win of the season for Neil Moore’s side to keep […]
Only 44 miles separate Cheltenham and Alvechurch, but the short 56-minute journey up the M5 does not quite emphasise the dramatic distance between the two in the footballing pyramid. Four leagues, and a staggering 96 league places come between the two clubs, a stat that puts in perspective just what an incredible achievement it was […]
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 […]
It has been reported in the last hour that Liverpool FC’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are welcoming offers to sell the Merseyside football club. They have released a statement which is shown in the image below. FSG are an American owned sports organisation, headed by John W. Henry and have been the owners of […]
November is upon us and as well as the month marking the sign of colder times it also marks the start of a long-standing event that is now in its 19th year. Movember was birthed in Melbourne, Australia by Travis Garone and Luke Slattery over a beer as they managed to get 30 people involved. […]
Bristol Bears’ ill-discipline cost them dear as Saracens produced a dominant second-half performance to remain at the top of the Gallagher Premiership, Tries from substitutes Harry Thacker and Jonathan Benz-Solomon were ultimately in vain as a brilliant try from Bristol-bound Max Malins and six Alex Goode penalties extended the league leaders unbeaten run. Bristol Head […]
Old Patesians second-row James McIntosh hailed the positive feeling around the club as his side grinded out a 17-0 win over rivals Gloucester Old Boys on Saturday afternoon to stay within reach of league leaders Stroud. McIntosh has been a 1st XV regular this season and said the fourth successive League win is credit to […]
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 Women skipper Hattie Jones hailed the importance of goal difference this season as Rovers ran out 6-2 winners over Ilminster Town Ladies on Sunday afternoon. It was Jones who opened the scoring inside the opening five minutes powering home a header before top scorer Nynka Rucker pounced on a defensive error to […]
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 […]