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, […]
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‘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 […]
SIX NATIONS: Team announcements
England Rugby head coach Eddie Jones has announced his team to play France this Saturday in Paris. Dylan Hartley misses out due to injury and is replaced by Saracens hooker Jamie George. Embed from Getty Images Owen Farrell will captain the side this week, with England looking to bounce back after their poor performance at […]
RUGBY: Gloucester-Hartpury players to start for England Women
Two Gloucester-Hartpury players are set to start for England Women against France, in the Red Rose’s Six Nations test on Saturday 10th March. Coach Simon Middleton has made seven changes to the side which defeated Scotland 43-8 at the Scotstoun in Glasgow. Embed from Getty Images In the backline Gloucester’s Ellie Kildunne will start as […]
POSTPONED: Gloucester City AFC vs Dartford has been called of unsurprisingly
Embed from Getty Images The visit of top of the table Dartford to Gloucester City will have to wait after this weekends fixture became the latest casualty of the snow. The Tigers who are now based in Evesham were left with no choice but to postpone the match due to the heavy snowfall in Gloucesteshire. […]
BREAKING: Forest Green Rovers trip to Crewe postponed due to extreme weather conditions
Tomorrow’s game between Crewe Alexandra and Forest Green rovers has been postponed following a pitch inspection at Gresty Road. A tweet from Crewe’s twitter addressed the cause of the postponement, ‘The Beast From The East’. ❄ | GAME OFF: #CreweAlex v @FGRFC_Official Postponed The #BeastFromTheEast has won. The match is off due to a frozen […]
NETBALL: Sam Bird: “If we’d scored two extra goals in those two games we’d have six points”
The Severn Stars host Surrey Storm at the University of Worcester Arena tomorrow evening in what could turn out to be a vitally important fifth game in this 2018 Super League season. Stars head coach Samantha Bird has been pleased with the team’s performances so far, despite the lack of results, but realises how important […]
GOLF: Paul Casey falters in Mexico
Paul Casey has struggled in the opening round of the WGC-Mexico Championship carding a two-over-par 73. 40-year-old Casey was level-par following his opening nine holes. However, four bogeys on the back nine has left him near the back of the field. Embed from Getty Images With three rounds still to go, Casey will be hopeful […]
GLOUCESTER RUGBY: 7 changes for Falcons clash
Gloucester Rugby have made 7 changes to the side that drew 25-25 with Wasps last weekend. Captain Willi Heinz returns for the cherry and whites after missing the last two games against Worcester and Wasps due to injury. Matt Scott will partner Heinz on the back row, and despite Henry Trinder’s recent upturn in form, […]
CRICKET: Michael Klinger is calling time on first-class cricket
Gloucestershire opener Michael Klinger has announced he will retire from first-class cricket following the completion of Australia’s Sheffield Shield competition. Klinger who has played for Gloucestershire since 2012 will continue in the limited-overs formats of the game. The decision has not been taken lightly by Klinger, but with his wife Cindy facing the struggles of […]