News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Hello and welcome to the live ParkLife Sport blog. Today we have a reaction to Manchester United’s FA Cup victory against Aston Villa last night including the VAR controversy, game build up to Forest Green’s latest match as well as all the latest as the clock ticks down to matchday two of the Africa Cup […]
The World Cup is one of sport’s greatest ever concepts – an all-inclusive competition uniting the entire globe. Teams from all the metaphorical corners of Earth will ascend upon a single nation – this time Russia – and compete to show why they are the best. A downside to this though, is there needs to […]
They say a year can be a long time in football. So if that be true, what Forest Green Rovers have done in the past five months has been nothing short of extraordinary. Embed from Getty Images Let’s take it back to October 14th 2017 and not even a gleaming sun over the Nailsworth hillside […]
The University of Gloucestershire are set to host the brand new men’s walking football sessions at their Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester. The first session started last night (Thursday 8th March, 2018) for men aged 30+ and will run every Thursday, for £3.50 per session. Jack Costerton, University of Gloucestershire’s Football Coordinator, explained why now is […]
Two Gloucester-Hartpury players are set to start for England Women against France, in the Red Rose’s Six Nations test on Saturday 10th March. Coach Simon Middleton has made seven changes to the side which defeated Scotland 43-8 at the Scotstoun in Glasgow. Embed from Getty Images In the backline Gloucester’s Ellie Kildunne will start as […]
Paul Casey has struggled in the opening round of the WGC-Mexico Championship carding a two-over-par 73. 40-year-old Casey was level-par following his opening nine holes. However, four bogeys on the back nine has left him near the back of the field. Embed from Getty Images With three rounds still to go, Casey will be hopeful […]
Gloucestershire opener Michael Klinger has announced he will retire from first-class cricket following the completion of Australia’s Sheffield Shield competition. Klinger who has played for Gloucestershire since 2012 will continue in the limited-overs formats of the game. The decision has not been taken lightly by Klinger, but with his wife Cindy facing the struggles of […]
Cheltenham Town have announced they will be hosting iconic pop group Steps at the LCI Rail Stadium on Saturday 26 May. The announcement comes after the group announced their outdoor tour; GRANDSLAM 2018: SUMMER OF STEPS, that will see them perform across the UK. Boy band Blue will join Steps on their tour with tickets being available […]