News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Good afternoon! Welcome to our Parklife Sport live blog for Thursday 29 February, lets have a look at what we have in store for you today! Our writers will be keeping you up to date with loads of our university sports action, including Netball, Athletics, Rugby and Women’s Football. We have interviews from Cheltenham goalkeeper […]
First year student, Maddie Brown makes her first swimming debut for the University of Gloucestershire at the BUCS Nationals where she made history. Brown shocked herself over the weekend after a build-up of nerves where she had broken her own personal time. “I did so well in my 50-meter fly. I dropped 0.01 on my […]
Wall’s Club, home of Barnwood United and City of Gloucestershire WFC, has today announced it will be closing their doors on Sunday 31st March leaving the two clubs homeless for the remainder of the season. The venue released a statement during Wednesday morning on their social media and website which read: “It is with deep […]
A solitary goal from Jack Lambert gave Kidderminster Harriers a crucial 1-0 win over promotion chasing Solihull Moors, to boost Harriers’ survival hopes. A commanding run from the former Darlington midfielder Lambert four minutes into the second half ended in a toe-poke finish, comfortably getting past Moors keeper Nick Hayes. The win is Phil Brown’s […]
Describing Fergal O’Brien’s yard as steadily improving would be doing a dis-service to the quality of the work that the team does. However, season upon season the team grow from strength to strength and continue break their own personal records. The hunt for a first festival winner has eluded the team, but this year has […]
Newport make the long journey up to Harrogate on Tuesday evening as the Sulphurites host the Exiles in Sky Bet League Two. The two sides have experienced similar seasons so far with just two points between them, the hosts sit just three points off the play offs. Harrogate Town AFC were formed in 1919, they […]
Gloucestershire-based NFL analyst Liam Horsley, son of the late former Forest Green Rovers owner Trevor Horsley, believes that former Gloucester Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has a “really good chance” of making an NFL roster. Rees-Zammit was recently lured into switching sports from rugby to American football by the NFL and their International Player Pathway Program, […]
Kevin Gallacher, who amassed over 200 combined appearances for Newcastle and Blackburn anticipates a huge crowd at Ewood Park tonight and insists that the players will need to play there part as well as the fans. “If Blackburn are going to get result, the players are going to have to do it on the grass. […]
University of Gloucestershire Cricket’s Varsity has been cancelled this year due to circumstances out of their hands, but the team wants to put that behind them to prepare for the outdoor BUCS season. The Social Secretary speaks about the indoor team making it to the national indoor finals “A really successful Indoor BUCS campaign reaching […]
Bristol Aztecs offensive coordinator James Wilford, has revealed that the Bristol-based American football team are planning to turn semi-final heartbreak into Britbowl glory this season. The Aztecs, led by head coach Pete Jones, have never won the top UK title, but have their eyes set on Britbowl XXXVI when their season begins in April. Jones’ […]