Kyle Edmund was beaten by Marin Cilic in straight sets, winning 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to reach his first Melbourne final, where he will face Roger Federer or Hyeon Chung. Victory would have seen him leapfrog Andy Murray as British number one, as the Scot is expected return from hip surgery for the grass-court season in […]
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PREVIEW: Gloucester City Vs Chippenham Town – National League South
Marc Richards’ side will be looking to return to winning ways in the National League South this weekend when hosting Chippenham Town in Evesham on Saturday afternoon.
FEATURE: Hartpury production line firing on all fronts
Gone are the days where private schools rule the rugby world. A new rugby force is emerging. That force is Hartpury College. The latest Hartpury alumni to make an impression at international level are the young back row pair of Seb Negri and Jake Polledri who have been called into Italy’s Six Nations squad by […]
Cheltenham strongman competition proves a huge success
The first Cheltenham strongman competition took place at DW Fitness over the weekend, raising over £800 for charity in the process. With 22 competitors split over 4 weight categories, it attracted a lot of interest from the public. The competition doubled up as a fundraiser for Help for Heroes with event organiser Natalie Turner expressing her determination to […]
Could Brentford full-back Ilias Chatzitheodoridis be on his way to Cheltenham Town?
Former Arsenal academy player Ilias Chatzitheodoridis could be on his way to join Cheltenham Town, but who exactly is the Greek full-back?
TEAM NEWS: Gloucester team named for crunch tie with Pau
Despite rumours of an impending England call up, Ben Vellacott starts at scrum-half in place of the injured Willi Heinz. Embed from Getty Images Tom Savage will captain the side from second row; with Ross Moriarty continuing his return from injury with another start in the back row. Overall, the Cherry and Whites have made 11 […]
UPDATE: Mathieu Bastareaud banned for comment towards former Hartpury Pupil
France international rugby star Mathieu Bastareaud has been banned for three weeks after making a homophobic remark in a game. Bastareaud, 29, admitted verbally assaulting former Hartpury College pupil Sebastian Negri during Sunday’s European Champions Cup match between Toulon and Benetton Treviso. World Rugby rules state the offence comes with a minimum six-week ban, but it was […]
Two Non-League games in Gloucestershire POSTPONED
Briscombe & Thrupp’s home match against Fairford Town that was scheduled to be played Tuesday night has been postponed. The game has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch at the Meadow after there was heavy rainfall throughout most of Monday. In the Southern League Division One West, Cinderford Town’s game against Larkhall Athletic […]
Scotland and Wales name Six Nations squads
Wales and Scotland announced their NatWest Six Nations squads this morning, with current and former Cherry and White players involved. Current players Ross Moriarty and Owen Williams have both been selected for Wales, whilst Gloucestershire born winger Alex Cuthbert is also selected, despite many calling for his omission. Former Cinderford RFC winger, Josh Adams has […]
Gloucestershire Cricket: Andrew Tye confident he can be a success
Gloucestershire’s overseas signing, Andrew Tye made his ODI debut on Sunday after a successful season in the Big Bash League with Perth Scorchers. Embed from Getty Images He bowled ten overs conceding 43 runs without taking a wicket. This is actually a very economical performance from the quick, but the fact that his normal tricks […]