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Bishops Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt has insisted it’s “business as usual” ahead of their historic first-round FA Trophy match against Farnham Town. Cleeve defeated Sholing 2-1 in a third round of qualifying ‘cupset’, and have now reached the first round proper for the first time in their history. Farnham, at step three of non-league, represent […]
Padel has seen a recent rise in popularity over the last few years, with multiple clubs now open across the county. It’s a racket sport, typically played in doubles in an enclosed court slightly smaller than a tennis court. The sport has seen a rise in interest due it’s accessibility across all skill levels, offering […]
The first jump meeting of the season at Cheltenham is underway. And you can have a look at all the results here at Park Life Sport 1:15 William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle 1: 8. French Ship 6/1 2: 7. Navajo Indy 9/4 3: 4. Bowensonfire 9/2 Nicky Henderson’s East India Express fell who […]
A concept has been introduced by The Jockey Club with talks about moving the Cheltenham Festival a day forward, meaning that Gold Cup day will fall on a Saturday instead of the usual Friday and the Champion’s hurdle will move to Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Although there have been no official meetings between stakeholders of […]
Not everyone can say they have gone from playing casually with their mates to being snapped up by a Championship club just months later, well, if your name is Kai Churchley… you can. “I started off with Bishops Cleeve, a nice local club, where I stayed until I was 16. Then I went and played […]
Former Walsall player and now Cheltenham Town loanee Issac Hutchinson is set to face old team Walsall this weekend for his eighth game with the club. “I’m trying to put myself in good positions, shoot and create as well and hopefully the goals and stuff come off the back of that.” He said in an […]
Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell says Chinnor will be a “tough challenge” as the Championship side look to get back to winning ways. The Gloucestershire side lost to Bedford 38-30 last weekend, after two successive wins over Cornish Pirates and Worcester Warriors. Cornwell said on this Saturday’s fixture, “Chinnor’s a different challenge completely to Bedford; […]
We dive into round 5 of England’s Gallagher Prem today, with top two sides Northampton Saints and Saracens facing off tonight before the action pauses for the Autumn Internationals. Northampton Saints v Saracens, Friday 19:45 Just two points separate first and second place in the current standings, with all to play for at cinch Stadium […]
The University of Gloucestershire darts team strolled past Swansea University in a UDUK Challenge Cup clash to reach the second round of the cup. The Gloucestershire team made their way across the bridge to face Swansea at the heart of city on Wednesday in hopes of getting to the next round after failing to do so in […]
Cheltenham Town are faced with top of the table Walsall on Saturday, October 25th for a 12:30 kick off, manager Steve Cotterill has spoken about what he expects from his team. “We know it will be a tough game. “We have to make sure we turn up on the day and until the end of […]