News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
The FA Cup. The oldest competition in world football. It allows teams lower down in the footballing pyramid to go on a run, earn money that, to them, means a lot more than to a Premier League team, and best of all, play in front of the TV cameras. Or so it should. There are […]
With the PDC World Darts Championship beginning today at the Alexandra Palace in London, it is of course the most regular time of year for people who are not generally fans of darts to begin an interest in the sport. The tournament will see Gloucestershire-based player, Lee Evans make his debut on the world stage […]
The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship gets underway this evening with Kevin Doets and Stowe Buntz taking to the oche in the first match of the tournament in front of a sold out Alexandra Palace. The iconic tournament takes place once a year in the historic venue and crowns the first sporting champion of the […]
The University of Gloucestershire offer multiple sports, some less popular in the UK, where students can try out new sports and meet new people at the same time. One of these sports is water polo, where Team GB were the winners in the first four Olympic Games. UoG player Lee Burgess joined the team this […]
Joao Pedro sends the Seagulls top of their group to clinch a place in Last 16 of the Europa League. Brighton looked like they were heading for the UEFA Europa League play offs with their encounter against French giants and Group B leaders by one point heading into the night Marseille, stuck in a stale […]
Bristol City Under 18’s captain, Calum Hewlett believes that his side can win the FA Youth Cup after victory in the third round. Hewlett scored a penalty in the 32nd minute as the Young Robin’s ran out 3-0 winners over U-18 Premier League side Stoke City. In the fourth round, Bristol City will take on […]
Gloucester City manager Mike Cook has emphasised that “This is definitely a high tonight” after his side’s impressive 2-1 victory over Peterborough Sports at the TigerTurf Stadium. “I’m feeling a little bit relieved actually. There’s been a couple of games where we’ve deserved a little bit more and we haven’t got it,” Cook said. “You […]
The Rovers make one of their shorter trips of the season to MK Dons tomorrow, on the back of a 4-2 win over National League North opposition, Scarborough Athletic. Their boss David Horseman has suggested that the win over Scarborough was more important than it looks on paper, saying “it is a good lift, it […]
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club are looking at opportunities into selling their home ground, since 1889, the Bristol County Ground as they looked to become more competitive and sustainable for a long period of time. With Nevil Road being located near the centre of Bristol, the potential of expanding and improving the facilities, on the pitch […]
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club head coach Dale Benkenstein and bowling coach Robbie Joseph have recently left the club, taking opportunities with Lancashire and Kent for the upcoming 2024 season. Before spending two years as head coach of Gloucestershire, Benkenstein had previously worked for Lancashire as batting coach on a short-term basis in the summer of […]