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George Harmon “jumped at the opportunity” to join Cheltenham Town on a one-year-deal in August from Scottish Premiership side Ross County, ending a three year affiliation with The Staggies. Harmon made 105 appearances across three seasons for Ross County but acknowledged it was time for a change, following relegation to the Scottish Championship . Embed […]
Slimbridge AFC know that a win against Corsham Town could see them rise back to the summit of the Hellenic Premier Division and on course to return to Step 4. The Swans have lost just one game from thirteen so far this season as they prepare to welcome playoff pushing Corsham to Thornhill Park as […]
Ash Symonds thinks “it’s going to be an interesting year” in jump racing, as the first meeting at Cheltenham since the 2nd of May gets underway today. The Racing TV journalist predicted it would be a “transitional year” for the sport, as big names like Galopin Des Champs and Constitution Hill look to be slowing […]
Cheltenham’s famous turf is back this weekend as the National Hunt season begins with Willie Mullins amongst the headlines to send runners at the two-day Showcase. While it’s not often that we see Willie Mullins represented at the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting, this year the Irishman has decided to send Chart Topper into the Pertemps Network […]
Back-row Ethan Roots joined the Exeter Chiefs’ in 2023 and has put in over 50 appearances for the squad, as well as four caps for England. Steve Borthwick, captain of the England Rugby squad, named his squad for the three-day Quilter Nations Series training camp on 19 October, but Roots fell short from the list. […]
Swindon Town’s Women’s Development Team took action in the FA Wiltshire Women’s County Cup which saw them take a 14-0 win over Salisbury FC, to take them to the next round. Chiarna Deller, Devs manager, quoted after the game “it’s nice for us (Devs) to control a game, and it gives them a set of […]
Cheltenham welcomes the return of jump racing as this afternoon’s Showcase card unveils the early-season stars of the 2025–26 campaign. The road to the Cheltenham festival starts here. Day one of the Cheltenham Showcase often brings excitement, surprises, and the first real glimpse of what lies ahead for the new jumps season. Prestbury Park’s seven-race […]
When you think of rugby league, places like Wigan, Hull and St Helens automatically spring to mind. But almost nobody, even some of the biggest fans don’t spare a thought for Cheltenham, but, the small Cotswold spa town is indeed the birthplace of International rugby league. February 15th 1908, Great Britain, then the Northern Union, […]
“They are a dangerous side especially at home but we want to go there and do really well in the game” Steve Cotterill emphasised ahead of his sides trip over the bridge on Saturday afternoon. Newport who sit in 23rd in the table have had a difficult start to the season, however, Cotterill was keen […]
We have coverage of Gloucestershire’s County Championship match versus Kent, Forest Green Rovers play-off campaign. There’s also news from Laura Winter as she talks F1.