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In a recent poll by Sportsbreak.com the 2023 edition of Wimbledon has been voted the most anticipated sporting event of 2023. This comes ahead of events such as the FA Cup final, UEFA Champions League final, Six Nations and the Cricket World Cup. Who fill out the rest of the top five. Perhaps surprisingly the […]
Wednesday night’s Gloucestershire derby between Slimbridge and Cinderford has been postponed due to poor weather conditions and the ground not ready to be played on. The game was at Slimbridge ground at the Thornhill Park stadium at 19:45. Both sides currently sit in 16th and 19th looking to get points to move away from the […]
Last night Cheltenham Town managed to reach the semi-final of the Papa John’s Trophy for the first time in the club’s history after a convincing second half display in a 3-1 victory over Salford City. The Robins conceded an early goal when Callum Hendry acrobatically finished past Luke Southwood from close range, giving the away […]
The Football Association have handed out a three-match ban to West Bromwich Albion striker Brandon Thomas-Asante following an incident during their FA Cup third-round tie with Chesterfield. Video footage showed the former Salford City and MK Dons forward striking an arm towards Spireites defender Jeff King during added time of the cup tie. Details of […]
Chelsea’s next signing is confirmed to be Atletico Madrid player Joao Felix on a 6-month loan, costing the Blues £10 million while also paying 100% of his wages. But is he the attacker Chelsea need and what does this mean for attackers already in the squad. What can he bring to Chelsea? It’s no secret […]
Cheltenham Town beat Salford City 3-1 in the Papa John’s Trophy to reach their first semi-final in the competition. Wade Elliott suggested his side was deserving of their win by saying “Quarter final of a cup you want to get through by hook or crook but I felt we were good value for it”. Elliott […]
Jofra Archer returned to cricket after an 18-month injury lay-off with a 3-27 bowling performance for MI Cape Town in the South Africa T20 League. The all format bowler last played in 2021 but has slowly been returning returning to fitness, including bowling for the England Lions in Pakistan in November. Archer stormed into international […]
Chelsea have officially announced that Striker Joao Felix will be joining the club on a 6-month loan from Atletico Madrid. The forward has scored five goals in 20 matches for the Spanish side this season, as well as enjoying a successful World Cup where he scored one goal and assisted twice, before Portugal were knocked […]
Joao Felix has been announced as a Chelsea player after completing his loan move from Atletico Madrid for the remainder of the campaign. The Portuguese international joins on a six-month loan deal after being cast aside by Atleti manager Diego Simeone so far this season. Felix was touted as one of the world’s most exciting […]
England international Owen Farrell will to be available to Steve Borthwick ahead of the 2023 Six Nations. This comes after the RFU Citing commission set his ban to just four weeks, potentially reduced to three if he completes ‘tackle school’. The England fly-half came under scrutiny once again as his tackle on Jack Clement was […]