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With the January transfer window open and Bristol City currently sitting just three points above the relegation zone in the Championship, the Robins will be keen to make signings to prevent a late season relegation battle. Nigel Pearson’s side have won just one of their last 12 matches in all competitions, and there have been […]
Championship side Birmingham City were set to face League One outfit Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup this weekend but the game was cancelled at the very last second. Since the postponement, I have spoken to frustrated fans from both sides who travelled a long way to the ground, only for it to be […]
With the retirement of Gareth Bale, sports journalist Matt Jordison is tuning into the live press conference of Wales manager Rob Page. The former Real Madrid winger reached 111 caps for his country and bagged 40 goals, one of which was a free-kick to send Wales to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Bale in his […]
Oxford United face high-flying Premier League side Arsenal on Monday night as Premier League and Championship clubs enter the FA Cup in the third round. Two leagues separate the two sides, with Oxford sitting comfortably in 15th in League One, as The U’s welcome The Gunners to the Kassam Stadium. Oxford’s last fixture saw them lose […]
England captain Owen Farrell has been at the forefront of rugby controversy this week following a dangerous tackle he made to the head of Gloucester’s Jack Clement. Saracens took on the Cherry and Whites at the Kingsholm on Friday night, in a last minute winning thriller. Farrell, who won the game for his team with […]
Cheltenham Town lost 2-1 away to Morecambe on Saturday leaving the Gloucestershire side 18th in League One, with only one win in five games. Goals from Jensen Weir and Kieran Phillips secured all three points for the home side. “We’ve given up a couple of cheap goals. “We’ve been in the same position numerous times, […]
Bristol City U21s face Cardiff City U21s tomorrow in the Professional Development League 2 and star forward Sam Bell previewed their match-up, as well as talking about his blistering form. The Young Robins currently sit top of the southern league of the competition, 11 points ahead of tomorrow’s opponents Cardiff who sit in third. “Games […]
University of Gloucestershire Prop James Sampson believes that there is ‘more to come’ and ‘a lot to play for’ in 2023 for the Men’s Rugby Union team. He reflected on their results earlier in the season, and their goals going into 2023 and the few games that they have left of the season. The Men’s […]
The weekends’ racing saw a competitive Tolworth, a big-priced winner in the Veterans’ Chase and another runner added to Mullins’ Cheltenham army over at Naas. Tahmuras enhanced his chances for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle as he won the Grade One Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle, in testing ground at Sandown Park. Racing keen early on, Tahmuras sat […]
Cheltenham Civil Service: dead and buried, or just getting started? Head coach Steve Holend remains positive despite his side struggling for form so far this season. Currently sitting twelfth with ten games played, there’s a long way to go until the end of the season, which gives Civil Service plenty of time to turn things […]