News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Our Champ wins the season opener at Cheltenham Racecourse, routing his rivals in the Foundation Developments Conditional Jockey’s Handicap Hurdle. There was strong support through the day for the winner, who originally opened up at 9/1 before finishing at 9/2 joint-favourite. It was a facile success for Chris Gordon’s 5-year-old, who finished 7 lengths clear […]
After the sad news of Sir Bobby Charlton’s passing, Park Life Sport took to the streets of Cheltenham to find out what the locals had to say. Brendan Jones was a teenager at the time of the 1966 World Cup, he recalled watching the final at his sister’s house with all the family on Alstone […]
Gloucester City travel to Boston United on Saturday as they look for their third win of the 2023/24 Vanarama National League North season. Mike Cook’s side travel to the Jakeman’s Community Stadium in Lincolnshire, after a resounding 3-0 win over Alfreton on Saturday October 21. Joe Hanks, Danny Wright, and Brandon Smalley got the […]
Nelmes makes the 30-minute trip up north to play for Bishop Cleeves who play in the Southern League Division One. Nelmes joined Cirencester in 2019 from Bristol Manor Farm, he’s had some success before winning the Southern League Division One title with Taunton Town and Cinderford Town under current Cirencester manager John Brough. It’s been […]
Darrell Clarke wants to use Saturdays League one match against Port Vale to say goodbye to his former fans as Cheltenham Town travel to Vale Park. Clarke was let go by Vale back in April after he only managed two wins in 18 League One matches despite leading the club to promotion the season before. […]
Gloucester Rugby come into this in great form winning their first two games in the Premiership against Newcastle Falcons and Harlequins. The Cherry and Whites are also unbeaten over the season with them not losing a game in the premiership cup where a couple of sides had slip-ups against the Championship sides and one of them […]
The number of referees in football has seen a drop in recent years, with many local leagues struggling to have enough officials for the weekend games. This could be due to suffering abuse from players, not having enough time to officiate or simply not having enough interest in the first place. After all, why would […]
Kim Bailey has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season, operating at an impressive 23% strike-rate. The trainer is certainly no stranger to success at the highest level, as he has trained winners in The Grand National, The Cheltenham Gold Cup and The Champion Hurdle. Hoping to continue the positive start to the season, […]
Cheltenham Association Football League expert Rob Morrison has predicted AFC Kempsey and Montpellier dominance in the current CAFL campaigns. Morrison is the league website’s administrator whilst refereeing when he is called upon, as well as being the president of Cheltenham Civil Service. He also reports for Severn Sport, providing a roundup on a bi-weekly basis […]
David Horseman says he wants Forest Green Rovers to make The New Lawn a fortress ahead of their League Two clash with Crawley Town on Saturday. Rovers have only managed two home wins this season with only one coming in the league against Colchester United with a record 5-0 win. Tuesday night saw Rovers fall […]