England Hockey have announced that the league structure will be re-organised from next season, affecting the remainder of the current season for several teams. With only three games left to play, it has now been announced that now only one team will be relegated from the Premier Division in both the men and women’s competition. […]
Tag: Cheltenham
Michael Duff on Cheltenham Town’s trip to Sheffield Wednesday and the Hillsborough disaster
Cheltenham Town travel to Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday, with Michael Duff’s men looking for a return to winning ways. The Robins were beaten by Plymouth Argyle 2-0 mid-week, but Duff says he’s looking forward to the opportunity to bounce back. Embed from Getty Images “But It’s one of the big ones., your Sheffield’s your Sunderland’s. […]
Cheltenham Festival 2022: your day-by-day guide on who to look out for in the key races
The 2022 Cheltenham festival starts in four days time and horse racing fans alike will be flocking to town to see if they can win big. However, with casual fans as well as non-sport fans getting involved, many of them may be unsure as to who to bank on. That is where we come in. […]
LIVE BLOG: Roman Abramovich Chelsea Saga Continues, Formula 1 Testing And A Look Forward To The Cheltenham Festival
Welcome to the ParkLife Sports blog. Here you can keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. We’ll provide updates on the Formula 1 testing, England vs West Indies and a look ahead to next week’s Cheltenham festival. And, after a spell of bad weather, the Players Championship is […]
Cheltenham Town and Ipswich play out goalless draw in League One fixture
Michael Duff’s Cheltenham came away with a point from play-off hopefuls Ipswich in the Gloucestershire club’s first trip to Portman Road since 1938. The former Southern League adversaries were of vastly differing opinions at the final whistle with the home side left frustrated by ‘boring boring Cheltenham’ while Duff’s makeshift side were happy to have been […]
LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers press conference reaction and Great Britain secure first medal of the Olympics
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport blog. Keep up to date with the latest news breaking from in and around Gloucestershire. Including the latest from Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff ahead of the Robin’s trip to Wycombe Wanderers. We’ll also have the latest from Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards ahead of Walsall’s trip […]
Ruaridh McConnochie’s ex-University of Gloucestershire Rugby teammate reveals all about the day he realised the future England winger was a “different calibre”
It has been far from a straight forward journey from the University of Gloucestershire 1st XV in 2015 to starting for England at the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Since signing for Premiership outfit Bath in 2018, he has become a first team regular whenever he has been able to have prolonged periods of time […]
Pete Haynes praises Cheltenham Town starlet after completing six-figure deal move to Southampton
Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player has completed a six figure move to Premier League side Southampton recently, with professional development phase lead coach Pete Haynes seeing it as a testament to the fine work done by the academy staff. Will Armitage, 16, joined Cheltenham at age 15 after some time in local grassroots football and […]
REACTION: Gloucestershire to host Tour of Britain 2022 stage
Gloucestershire will host a full stage of the prestigious Tour of Britain for the first time when the race reaches it’s sixth stage. Whilst the race has run through Gloucestershire previously, this is the first time the entire route will be within the county borders. The penultimate stage of the 2017 tour finished in Cheltenham, […]
“His housemate broke a rib, they had to phone an ambulance” Adam Leaning of the UOG League of Legends first team explains
Both the University of Gloucestershire’s League of Legends first and second teams have started their 2022 Spring season. The first team only lost one game out of three in their first day of the competition, and the loss could be solely attributed to the absence of their ‘jungler’, Will. Will’s teammate, Adam Leaning, revealed to […]









