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The Importance of playing the Lions tour in South Africa
Further COVID-19 restrictions in both the U.K and South Africa have left further uncertainty regarding the Lions tour in the summer. Many are calling for the Tour to be hosted in the U.K but as of yet no decision has been made. A decision is expected to be made by February. There are currently three […]
Premier League Preview: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Manchester Evening News reporter Simon Bajowski says that Aston Villa are very much an “unknown quantity” ahead of their trip to title-chasing Manchester City this evening (kick-off 6pm). City will end Wednesday evening top of the Premier League if they beat Villa and Manchester United drop points at relegation threatened Fulham. This will be Villa’s […]
Philip Rivers announces his retirement from the NFL
By Nathan Russell Embed from Getty Images After 17 years in the National Football League, Indianapolis Colts and former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has retired from American football. Rivers came along during a period of time when we have been blessed with so many phenomenal talents in his position that he can sometimes […]
Premier League announces agreement to trial concussion substitutes from next week
The Premier League has agreed to trial the use of concussion substitutes following an agreement with shareholders. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) created the trial and is now just waiting for conformation of the process which will be used before it starts in England’s top league. IFAB are believed to now only need information […]
Aston Villa Women’s defender Natalie Haigh: We can take inspiration from Dean Smith’s men’s team
Aston Villa Women’s defender Natalie Haigh says her side can take inspiration from the men’s team in their battle to avoid relegation from the Women’s Super League. Villa Women, who were promoted from the Championship last year, are currently second bottom of the WSL with two wins from nine games, with their most recent result […]
Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates believes Leeds United “didn’t post tweet about Karen Carney because she’s a woman” among Premier League club’s social media backlash
Sky Sports and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Kelly Cates has weighed in with her say on Leeds United’s tweet aimed at Karen Carney. In the aftermath of the tweet, Carney received hundreds of abusive, sexist messages which has resulted in her deactivating her account. The initial tweet from Leeds’ official account also sparked debate […]
England’s Eddie Jones to self-isolate
England Rugby will be without head coach Eddie Jones for the start of Six Nations training after being told to self-isolate. Jones had come into contact with forwards coach Matt Proudfoot who has recently tested positive. Proudfoot is currently showing no symptoms. Embed from Getty Images The positive case was caught during pre-tournament screening, along […]
ParkLife Sport LIVE Sport Blog
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport Live Sport Blog, the central hub for all of our newsday and newsweek sporting content! We’re on day two of our newsweek and here’s a brief look at some of the things coming up. We will have some reaction to how our two Gloucestershire teams got on in […]
Wales Six Nations squad announcement: Priestland misses out as Gloucester’s Rees-Zammit returns
Embed from Getty Images Wales coach Wayne Pivac unveiled his 36-man squad for the 2021 Six Nations, selecting the uncapped Josh MacLeod of the Scarlets along with Gloucester Rugby’s own Louis Rees-Zammit, who retains his place in the team. There was much talk of the possibility of a WRU-approved exceptional circumstances clause that would allow […]