They say a year can be a long time in football. So if that be true, what Forest Green Rovers have done in the past five months has been nothing short of extraordinary. Embed from Getty Images Let’s take it back to October 14th 2017 and not even a gleaming sun over the Nailsworth hillside […]
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WALKING FOOTBALL: University of Gloucestershire Host Men’s Sessions
The University of Gloucestershire are set to host the brand new men’s walking football sessions at their Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester. The first session started last night (Thursday 8th March, 2018) for men aged 30+ and will run every Thursday, for £3.50 per session. Jack Costerton, University of Gloucestershire’s Football Coordinator, explained why now is […]
University of Gloucestershire men’s hockey win 8-7 in dying stages
Having not lost a game this season, UOG men’s hockey headed down the M5 to face Exeter 3rd’s in the final of the Western Conference Cup, after winning against Southampton Solent on Monday. Last year’s club captain and current player Peter Rayward said on his teams 8-7 victory: “The penalty flicks went on a lot […]
FOOTBALL: Phil Neville’s Lionesses fall short in SheBelieves cup final
An unfortunate own goal by Karen Bardsley saw the Lionesses lose the SheBelieves final 1-0 against the United States in Orlando. This was their first tournament under Phil Neville’s management in preparation for the World Cup next summer in France. The girls had an impressive run of games in the tournament winning 4-1 against France, whilst drawing in a […]
International Women’s Day: Who are the biggest names in British women’s sport?
As it is international women’s day, I’m going to take you through who I believe are the biggest names in British women’s sport. Johanna Konta: Tennis is sport where we seem to be hit and miss. We will have a good run and then slip up, but Johanna Konta has been on a roll. Her […]
PREVIEW: Eastbourne Borough v Gloucester City
Gloucester City travel to Eastbourne Borough on Saturday for their first ever visit to Priory Lane, looking to extend the gap between themselves and their opponents. Gloucester currently sit 14th in the Vanarama National League South, with Saturday’s opponents just two places below them in 16th, with the opportunity to leapfrog Gloucester if they win […]
The moment outsider Norton’s Coin stunned the racing world by winning Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1990
It was an incredible race and it was some feat for a horse with such low odds to win a race of the Gold Cup’s prestige, especially taking into factor that he had beaten favourite Desert Orchid to win the race, who was placed at odds of 10/11. It was a superb race, which saw […]
UPDATE: Meadow Park pitch to be re-laid
Significant progress has been made on Gloucester City’s Meadow Park with a new pitch set to be laid. The National League South side have been without a permanent home since their home ground was destroyed by floodwater in the summer of 2007. The Tigers have shared a ground with Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers, Cirencester […]
FIVE reasons that make the Cheltenham Festival special
The Cheltenham Gold Cup first came of age in 1924. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, and next week, when the festival begins, thousands of horse racing fanatics will once again descend on the town when it all kicks off on Tuesday. With the excitement building ahead of the start of race week, […]
‘I may have bitten off more than I can chew’: the Cheltenham cyclist riding to Malta for charity
By Beth Howard and Ellie Kirwin-Jones A cyclist who has lost friends and family to suicide is riding 2,100 miles through Europe to raise money for a mental health charity. Mike Swinford, 26, from Cheltenham, is fundraising for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) by cycling to Malta later this year. On September 1, Mike will […]