News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Hello! Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport Liveblog. We’ll be bringing you the latest news from around Gloucestershire and further afield. Stay with us for updates from Forest Green Rovers Women, university sport, and a local legend – cheese rolling! Of course, there will be many developments throughout the day, as we cover breaking news […]
23 years ago today Cheltenham Town celebrated their promotion to the third tier of English football for the very first time in their history in style, with an open-top bus parade through the town. After a strong 2001/02 season Cheltenham finished fourth missing out on the final automatic promotion spot by just a point. A […]
Gloucestershire Women travel to Radlett on Thursday to take on Middlesex Women in the Metro Bank Women’s One Day Cup Division Two. The side hasn’t played since they were knocked out of the Women’s T20 County Cup on May 5 as they fell to a 33-run defeat after they failed to chase down 183. There […]
You might say that it’s a new era at the Memorial Stadium, but it’s also the return of the old. Back-to-back promotion winner Darrell Clarke is now at the helm ahead of 2025/26. They ended the season with no wins in ten and only one point away at Wrexham after falling to nightmare defeats at […]
Cheltenham Neptunes player Adam Walker has shared his delight about the “exciting time” ahead for flag football in the United Kingdom. The sport will be making its debut at the Olympics in 2028 and is a version of American Football. It is fast-paced, skilful and doesn’t involve tackling. It instead uses, as it says in […]
Swindon Town Under-18s midfielder Owen Foye has stated that stepping up as a mentor for younger players has helped his own development as a leader. Foye has enjoyed a breakthrough season including first-team involvement. He made his League Two debut in a 1-1 draw with Gillingham Town, and he has since reflected on the importance […]
Gloucestershire Cricket’s James Bracey believes that they are “raring to go” as they look to retain their T20 Blast trophy. The side is yet to win a game in the County Championship season, but it hasn’t been the worst start possible to their campaign, after two draws and a tight defeat in three of their […]
Featured Image Courtesy of (Jamie Brain) Former Newport County Interim Manager Daffyd Williams has been announced as Gloucester City manager following the departure of Mike Cook. The young Welshman is eager to get started, despite a disappointing end to the season with the Exiles, which resulted in a 2-0 defeat to Fleetwood and a 4-1 […]
Forest Green Rovers have just one week remaining until their biggest game of the season so far. Steve Cotterill’s side will have to wait until tonight to find out who they will be facing as Rochdale hosts Southend United in the National League play-off quarter-final. The league’s format differs significantly from other English leagues with […]
Welcome to another Park Life Sport news day. Bristol Rovers are aiming to bounce back immediately — Peter Hill assesses whether they can. Plus, we’ve got an exclusive interview with Daf Williams and special coverage for Mental Health Awareness Week. Make sure to follow along with our live blog to keep up to date with […]