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Embed from Getty Images Olivier Giroud scores four as Chelsea top Group E Chelsea set aside Sevilla with ease in a 4-0 win at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, with Giroud’s performance grabbing the headlines. Sevilla, who had only lost once to an English side at home, went behind after eight minutes with Kai Havertz teeing […]
Referee Stephanie Frappart took to the field to officiate a UEFA Champions League game yesterday evening, the first time in history that a woman has done so. The game saw Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv take on Italian giants Juventus in an almost dead rubber clash, with both sides’ fates for progression to knockout football confirmed […]
Gloucester Rugby will welcome Harlequins to Kingsholm this Sunday in what will be the first game this season with fans in attendance. The Cherry & Whites will be hoping to win their first back to back game since September. Both teams are heading into this weekend of rugby with victories in the previous round. Gloucester […]
Gloucester City are still searching for a new manager after James Rowe left the club to join National League side Chesterfield on November 23. The Tigers are currently top of the National League North after 12 games, but they have failed to win any of their three games since Rowe departed. City are expected to […]
In the event of an injury to a driver or, more specifically to this year, a driver falling ill, there must be a replacement driver available for teams to use as a backup to make sure that all 20 drivers are on the grid and teams get a shot at maximum points. This particular topic […]
Northern Irish darts player Kyle McKinstry has been suspended for eight years after fixing two matches in the Modus Online League. The ban is formed of six and a half years for those matches in the summer and a further eighteen months for failing to provide details of his phone billing to the Darts Regulation […]
The much-loved annual Christmas swim at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham has been cancelled, due to fears of safety because of Covid-19. Going for a swim in freezing temperatures may not sound appealing. But locals have been diving in on Christmas Day for years. The last time they closed the Christmas swim was back in […]
England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst has backed the campaign to ban heading in grassroots football. The 78-year-old, who lives in Cheltenham, has also offered his brain to medical science as concern mounts over the links between heading and dementia. Speaking to Sky News the ex-England player said, “Off the top of my head, I […]
There have been some brilliant moments for Wales during the last 10 years but along with the good comes the bad, with many heads in hand moments too. Gatland’s Glory Years Two Six Nations Grand Slams, One Six Nations Championship title along with World Cup Semi Finals in both 2011 and 2019. Gatland had restored […]
The mystery of Diego Costa. Chelsea’s Spanish demon that divided opinions from day one. His £32 million deal in the summer of 2014 was a part of Jose Mourinho’s spending spree to bring Chelsea immediate and long-term success. It worked to some extent, failed in others. Costa’s fiery personality and sporadic performances summed up Chelsea’s […]