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Forest Green Rovers achieved two successive wins for the first time this season as they beat rivals Cheltenham Town for the first ever Gloucestershire Derby in a league as high as League One. Ian Burchnall’s side were the dominant force in the first half at the Bolt New Lawn, before finally finding their breakthrough in […]
Chinese snooker player Yan Bingtao has been suspended from competing at the World Snooker tour due to an investigation into match fixing. Embed from Getty Images The 22-year-old became the youngest Masters Champion in 26 years last year, when he beat John Higgins 10-8 in the final. He was just 20 years old at the […]
De Montfort University won both of the UK’s finals this past weekend, with their least convincing performance taking place at Confetti X in Nottingham, where they played in front of the first live audience NUEL finals after the pandemic. The win qualifies De Montfort for the Amazon University Esports Masters in 2023, a potential route […]
Tiger Woods has undoubtedly been the greatest golfer of the last 30 years, amassing 15 major victories between 1997 and 2019, a total only bested by Jack Nicklaus with 18. But given his physical condition since his near fatal car crash back in February 2021, there are huge doubts that he’ll be able to return […]
Scientific studies show that female footballers are up to six times more likely to suffer ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries than their male counterparts, with the situation reaching an alarming level. Reigning Women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas missed the 2022 European Championships due to an ACL injury, while high-profile stars Ellie Carpenter, Beth Mead […]
“Everything is just to an extreme, not just the driving but the technology around it too,” said Zak O’Sullivan when asked about the difference between driving a Formula 1 car and Formula 3 car. Nowadays it’s become easier for young racing drivers to find an opportunity to test for cars in categories above, but when […]
Forest Green Rovers claimed local bragging rights in ‘El Glosico’, after a 75th minute header from Myles Peart-Harris secured all three points for Ian Burchnall’s side over Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Brentford loanee Peart-Harris would calmly head home from Harry Boyes’ free-kick as Rovers claimed back-to-back league victories for the first time this season. It is […]
Forget the derby day success, the key takeaway from Saturday’s win against Cheltenham Town is the fact that Forest Green finally look like a team who belong in League One. Rovers’ have massively struggled to step up to League One, with the side dropping several points from winning positions, and at one stage found themselves […]
Tuesday morning will see the 12th edition of Australia’s flagship T20 competition, the Big Bash get underway as the Sydney Thunder take on the Melbourne Stars at the Manuka Oval with England’s Alex Hales set to feature. There is plenty of representation from former Gloucestershire stars both past and present with some stalwarts of the […]
Bristol City returned to Championship action with a 3-1 away win over Rotherham United to end their six-match losing run, thanks to goals from unlikely sources Joe Williams and Cam Pring on top of a Wes Harding own goal. Pring, who spent time on loan at Cheltenham Town during the 2018/19 campaign making eight appearances […]