News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Swindon Town Women defeated Cheltenham Town Ladies 3-1 this past weekend in the FA Women’s National League Cup Round of 16. Following Sunday’s emphatic win, club captain Annie Colston issued high praise to her team stating that “Every single player on the pitch today played their part in getting the win” Swindon fell behind inside […]
Former Team GB Water Polo academy player Alice Shields claims authorities must do more to protect young prospects mental health, not just in water polo, but sport as a whole. Alice was selected by the South-West water polo under-17 squad at just 12 years old and then represented Team GB’s under-19 squad, however the pressure […]
Current second year film student Charlie Herbert contemplates the balance of playing a sport alongside his university degree, and mulls over his experience of playing away from home. Golf isn’t currently a society at the University of Gloucestershire, with its predecessor discontinued following the 2020 lockdown. Herbert believes the difficulty of the sport plays a […]
Cinderford Town booked their place in the third round of the FA Vase at The Causeway after a dramatic 5-3 win on penalties over Cornish side Helston Athletic. Both sides struggled to find rhythm in possession in the first minutes of the game. Helston, who had travelled with confidence after a strong run of league […]
Football is called the Beautiful Game for a reason; it can be played anywhere. Military man Luke East, who squeezes the game into his weekly schedule no matter what, proves exactly that. When you think of the army, soldiers in particular, I can almost guarantee that them playing football doesn’t spring to mind. I mean, […]
Kayleigh Jones, who is a sports therapist, is supporting the BBC Gloucestershire radio station and the BBC Bristol radio station. The radio presenters are taking part in BBCs three-legged thousand mile challenge for children in need. “So our local teams will be completing 25 miles each between Bristol and Gloucestershire from early Tuesday yesterday to […]
Forest Green Rovers have dipped into the free agent market and signed goalkeeper Harry Isted on a short-term deal until the end of the season. Formerly of Luton Town, Barnsley and most recently Burton Albion, the 28-year-old keeper have made his way to the National League to boost Robbie Savage’s options between the sticks. Embed […]
Lacey Chivers-Hickton is an aspiring referee coming from Wiltshire who is looking to make her way up the footballing pyramid. She first found her passion for refereeing from her “stepdads dad,” who did “everything across the Wessex League,” from refereeing to running the line. Starting with under 14s games, she enjoyed refereeing, first doing it […]
“We have to be targeting UWE and Exeter” University of Gloucestershire tennis player Josh Davies targets these two matches as they look to climb up the table. The UOG tennis team have just come off the back of a clean 6-0 victory over Cardiff met University, and look to take more victories on the road […]