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The University of Gloucestershire men’s football (UOGMF) third team captain Ellis Woodland admits his team “have to learn” from their Western Conference Trophy final defeat to Southampton Solent. UOGMF were beaten 3-0 in the final on Wednesday 9 March, falling to a disappointing defeat following the adulation of their penalty shootout wins over Plymouth second […]
Injuries are a part of football, but when players suffer long term setbacks, it can be as much of a mental challenge than it is a physical one. Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien suffered a shoulder injury back in November and was told that he had to undergo surgery before his recovery, side-lining him for over three […]
Cheltenham Town striker Alfie May has been awarded the League One Player of the Month following eight goals in just six games in February. May, who was Cheltenham’s top scorer in their title-winning League Two season last year, was League One’s top marksman in the month, and is now fifth in the division’s scoring charts […]
Michael van Gerwen became the first player to win back-to-back nights in this year’s Premier League as he defeated Michael Smith 6-4 at The Brighton Centre on Thursday night. ‘The Green Machine’ backed up his win in Exeter last week, taking the £10,000 bonus prize and going top of the table in the process. Van […]
Gloucester City are more than happy to go into their National League North game against Gateshead on Saturday as the underdogs, says co-chairman Alex Petheram. The Tigers go into the match in 17th place, creating an eight point gap from Farsley Celtic in the relegation place after going unbeaten in five games. However, City face […]
Welcome to the ParkLife Sports blog. Here you can keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. We’ll provide updates on the Formula 1 testing, England vs West Indies and a look ahead to next week’s Cheltenham festival. And, after a spell of bad weather, the Players Championship is […]
Gloucester City co-chairman Alex Petheram has admitted there will be a huge turnaround of players in the summer as the club shifts to a hybrid training model for next season. It was reported back in January that The Tigers will be abandoning the full-time status that they have been operating under for the last two […]
Paris Saint-Germain were dumped out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage following a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in a game described as a “meltdown” by Ligue 1 journalist Robin Bairner. Despite a late winner from Kylian Mbappe in the first-leg, and another goal from the Frenchman in the […]
Four games get underway this evening in the Premier League as the race for top four heats up. Last place Norwich City host Chelsea, who’s owner Roman Abramovic has recently been sanctioned by the British government due to the controversy concerning Russia and Ukraine. Chelsea beat Burnley convincingly in their previous game, winning 4-0 againt […]
Eddie Jones has made a trio changes to the side which started in the 23-19 victory over Wales ahead of what he has described as a ‘semi-final’ against Ireland. Joe Marchant comes in at outside-centre for Elliot Daly, who drops to the bench whilst Sam Simmonds starts ahead of Alex Dombrandt who scored England’s only […]