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Ash Symonds thinks “it’s going to be an interesting year” in jump racing, as the first meeting at Cheltenham since the 2nd of May gets underway today. The Racing TV journalist predicted it would be a “transitional year” for the sport, as big names like Galopin Des Champs and Constitution Hill look to be slowing […]
Cheltenham’s famous turf is back this weekend as the National Hunt season begins with Willie Mullins amongst the headlines to send runners at the two-day Showcase. While it’s not often that we see Willie Mullins represented at the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting, this year the Irishman has decided to send Chart Topper into the Pertemps Network […]
Back-row Ethan Roots joined the Exeter Chiefs’ in 2023 and has put in over 50 appearances for the squad, as well as four caps for England. Steve Borthwick, captain of the England Rugby squad, named his squad for the three-day Quilter Nations Series training camp on 19 October, but Roots fell short from the list. […]
Swindon Town’s Women’s Development Team took action in the FA Wiltshire Women’s County Cup which saw them take a 14-0 win over Salisbury FC, to take them to the next round. Chiarna Deller, Devs manager, quoted after the game “it’s nice for us (Devs) to control a game, and it gives them a set of […]
Cheltenham welcomes the return of jump racing as this afternoon’s Showcase card unveils the early-season stars of the 2025–26 campaign. The road to the Cheltenham festival starts here. Day one of the Cheltenham Showcase often brings excitement, surprises, and the first real glimpse of what lies ahead for the new jumps season. Prestbury Park’s seven-race […]
Robbie Savage’s Forest Green Rovers make the trip up the North-West to face Carlisle United, who sit in third place in the National League, with Savage reassuring the fans and the players they have ‘nothing to fear’ for the clash against his idol and Carlisle manager, Mark Hughes. FGR have not won in their last […]
When you think of rugby league, places like Wigan, Hull and St Helens automatically spring to mind. But almost nobody, even some of the biggest fans don’t spare a thought for Cheltenham, but, the small Cotswold spa town is indeed the birthplace of International rugby league. February 15th 1908, Great Britain, then the Northern Union, […]
The English football pyramid is something that’s well discussed week on week as fans across the country attend their side’s games – and yet many people know little about its true depths. It’s the level of consequence that makes the English game quite so entertaining, with the ability to be beaten by any team in […]
The forward has eight goals in 14 appearances for Worthing so far this season. Only four days after they knocked Worthing out of the FA Cup with a 4-1 demolishing in front of their own fans, Forest Green Rovers have rubbed further salt in the wounds by signing their leading goal scorer, Temi Babalola. The […]