Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and his cousin, Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy, have complained after being falsely mistaken for Benjamin Mendy amongst news articles surrounding the Manchester City defender’s rape charges. In August, Benjamin Mendy was accused of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, and on Wednesday the 27-year old appeared […]
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Gloucester City Queens’ up and down start to life in the WBBL: Season review
The Gloucester City Queens are making their debut in the WBBL this season and life in the professional game has proved to be tough. Through seven games this season in the WBBL Cup and WBBL Championship, the Queens have only managed to come out victorious on two occasions and have fell short by only a […]
University of Gloucestershire’s Enya Lackie on Rugby defeat to UWE: ‘For myself it was definitely the most physical game so far’
University of Gloucestershire Rugby Women found themselves on the wrong end of a 43-5 hammering yesterday when they faced University of West England at Lockleaze in the BUCS league. Despite the heavy loss, Gloucestershire back and 2nd Year Sports Journalism student Enya Lackie remained positive and said the team’s mindset going into the match was […]
England XV named to face South Africa with Marchant and Blamire handed starts
Gloucester’s Jonny May has kept his place in the England side as they face World Champions South Africa on Saturday. Embed from Getty Images Joe Marchant is recalled onto the wing as Manu Tuilagi moves back to inside centre, while Newcastle hooker Jamie Blamire gets a start in place of the injured Jamie George. Eddie […]
Qatar Grand Prix preview – Will the momentum stay with Lewis Hamilton or will it swing back to Max Verstappen?
The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix is right around the corner, and with just 14 points separating Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, this weekend’s race might be the most important race of the year. After what can only be described as a world class drive from Lewis Hamilton at last week’s Brazilian Grand Prix, the battle […]
Gloucester Rugby Star Ollie Thorley: ‘1 in 8 players currently playing have used the helpline’
The 25-year-old Gloucester Rugby winger gave a detailed description on how a variety of mental health support is made widely available within his club and how much social media can affect some players’ performance levels. After a bleak 18 months dealing with a global pandemic mental health has arguably never been highlighted more within modern […]
Behind the Wheel – The Appeal of Motorsports
By Chloe Hall Go. Your foot goes down hard on the accelerator and off you go. The engine roaring, making the kart shake and tremble beneath you as you speed on ahead. Brake. Round the corner you go. The tyres squeal harshly and your foot goes down to accelerate again. The adrenaline rises, the only […]
Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers set to benefit from new funding announced by Premier League
Clubs across League One, League Two and the National League will be boosted by further funding from the Premier League as they continue their recovery from the Pandemic. The Premier League announced a further £20 million for teams in League One and Two for the 2021/22 season and £5 million to clubs from National League […]
Five things we learned from the 2021 November Meeting
Two runner races can still provide drama Embed from Getty Images Ahead of the November meeting much had been made of the small fields in National Hunt Racing and indeed even Cheltenham could not escape the ongoing issue at the weekend. This was summed up on the Sunday where in six races only 44 runners […]
Forest Green Rovers look to advance through the second round as they take on Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire FA Women’s trophy
First-team coach Chris Hicks predicts a ‘difficult’ game against Pucklechurch in FA Women’s trophy despite playing their games in two leagues above. Pucklechurch play their league games in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League, two leagues below Forest Green Rovers who play in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier. Currently […]










