The first Cheltenham strongman competition took place at DW Fitness over the weekend, raising over £800 for charity in the process. With 22 competitors split over 4 weight categories, it attracted a lot of interest from the public. The competition doubled up as a fundraiser for Help for Heroes with event organiser Natalie Turner expressing her determination to […]
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Gloucestershire Non-League Round-up
Tuesday night’s weather forecast affected two of the local non-league games, but Cirencester Town’s fixture still went ahead, as did Evesham United’s last night. Cirencester Town – 3-1 Win The Centurions managed to grab all three points at home against North Leigh on Tuesday night, thanks to a first-half brace from top goalscorer Benjamin Whitehead. […]
Hartpury Rowing hit the mountains
Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest in land peak, was the training ground for four of Hartpury’s rowers during the New Year’s festivities. High altitude training is one of a rower’s worse nightmares. Sitting on a rowing machine at 2,320 meters above sea level, knocks the breath out of your lungs. It’s not only long miles sat […]
The Task of stopping Danny Rose
Cheltenham’s defence will have to be on the best of form to keep out Mansfield Town striker Danny Rose when the Robins travel to Field Mill on Saturday to face an inform Mansfield Town Rose has netted 13 times in 28 appearances for the Stags this term which has seen them only lose once in their […]
Could Brentford full-back Ilias Chatzitheodoridis be on his way to Cheltenham Town?
Former Arsenal academy player Ilias Chatzitheodoridis could be on his way to join Cheltenham Town, but who exactly is the Greek full-back?
Konta defeated by American ranked 123rd.
Johanna Konta suffered a shock defeat in straight sets during the second round of the Australian Open. The British Number 1 lost 6-4, 7-5 against Bernarda Pera after a trail of losses since playing in the semi-finals at Wimbledon against Venus Williams in July. Pera who is 23-years-old has never competed in a Grand Slam […]
Paul Casey aims for Ryder Cup spot
Cheltenham born Paul Casey has finished his opening round two-under-par as he vies for a winning return to the European tour. Casey has returned from the PGA tour in America with a hope of gaining a place in this year’s Ryder Cup team. Embed from Getty Images The 40-year-old is currently 14th in the […]
Burns: ”We can’t afford any more slip-ups”
Gloucester take on Pau tomorrow evening in what will determine who wins the group and takes home the home tie in the quarter finals. Pau currently lead the group with 24 with Gloucester trailing by three. Tom Savage has been named as captain as the Cherry and Whites set out to overturn the six point […]
NETBALL: Sam Cook: “I’ve known about 80% of the girls anyway”
The 2018 netball season is almost upon, squads are continuing to get announced and teams are preparing for the first round of fixtures in less than a month’s time. One squad that has been preparing for a long time is the Severn Stars who announced their team a couple of months ago. They have recruited […]
Lizzy Yarnold puts the finishing touches to her Winter Olympics preparation
Lizzy Yarnold has the weight of a nation on her shoulders as Team GB’s biggest chance of a medal at next month’s Winter Olympics. The global event kicks off in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 9th and Yarnold will be looking to replicate the gold medal she won in Sochi back in 2014. Yarnold, who is a […]