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Out of form Aldershot Town face a high flying Forest Green Rovers at 12.30 on Saturday, with both teams hoping to bounce back from FA Cup losses last weekend. Forest Green go into the tie as favourites, sitting fifth in the table, hoping to use their game advantage to close the gap on league leaders, […]
Bishops Cleeve Ladies, who have won three on the bounce in the league, are playing their second consecutive match in Bristol this Sunday as they take on Mangotsfield United Reserves. Cup fever is sure to be in the air for the Mitres on Sunday, as they face tier-below Mangotsfield United Reserves in the Gordon Perrett […]
After a disappointing 11-4 loss to the UOG Men’s 3s, 5s club captain Josh Apostolidis spoke on their upcoming cup game against Cardiff Medics. “It’s a do or don’t kind of moment so the mentality is just win. It was a close game against Swansea, and as much as the score was 11-4 (today) it […]
The UOG Men’s team had a fierce comeback away to defeat Bournemouth 22-19 for their second consecutive win of the season on Wednesday. The long trip to the south coast followed a big 39-19 win for Glos against Plymouth Marjon University the previous week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uni of Glos […]
Former Sheffield Wednesday player Andy Blair says “the demise of the whole club is nothing short of tragic,” following the announcement that The Owls have entered administration. Andy Blair featured for Sheffield Wednesday across a two year spell between 1984-1986 where the club became a staple in the English First Division (now known as the […]
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 […]