News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
East Glos Club receptionist Charlotte Pallister highlighted the importance of being part of a sports club as a way to support and improve mental health. Mental Health Week a chance for, players, coaches and communities to come together and open up about well-being. Cheltenham has always been the place to raise awareness whether that be […]
Emma Raducanu lost in the Indian Wells last night in first match since her harrowing stalking incident at the Dubai Open, meaning four Brits remain in the singles draw. ‘Tennis Paradise’ was anything but for Raducanu last night, with windy conditions and a string of errors leading to a 3-6 2-6 loss to No. 52 […]
In recent years, racket sports have grown massively in popularity. In Gloucestershire, one of the biggest clubs is East Glos Club, which started off as just a tennis club but has now expanded into all racket sports. The club, which was formed during the reign of Queen Victoria, now has over 2,000 members, Racket Manager […]
East Glos Club has been part of Cheltenham’s sport scene since the reign of Queen Victoria, and has welcomed thousands of members throughout the years. The club first started out as a cricket club in 1882, and it wasn’t until 1885 when tennis was first played on the grounds; as the wives of the cricketers […]
Andy Murray has said “I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do as best as I can these last few months,” in a recent BBC Sport post match interview. Murray exclaimed this after a hard fought two sets to one win over Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships. “I probably […]
Marcus Willis and his double partner Scott Duncan won the Maspalomas Challenger, beating Markos Kalovelonis and Kelsey Stevenson. Willis had some challenges this year as in July, he was waiting for a call, which never came, so he was left without sponsors and said, “I was not able to afford a coach.” But the British […]
Third year student, Oli Lewis and captain of Tennis society has put the blame on himself despite not doing anything wrong after closure to facilities in Gloucester have paused their chance to play and prepare themselves for tournaments. “Even though it’s out of my control, I still promised them training, matches and I can’t provide […]
Naomi Osaka has beaten the Swiss Belinda Bencic in the semi-final of the Miami Open to reach the final and will face new WTC World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Osaka beat Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 to complete a comeback and reach the Miami Open final for the first time in her career. Bencic had won each […]
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport Blog. We’ll be bringing you all of the latest sports stories around Gloucestershire and the UK, including the build up to a massive weekend of rugby with the start of the always exciting Six Nations championship and Gloucester in action against London Irish. We will have all the […]
All eyes were on British US Open champion Emma Raducanu as she faced US former world ranking number 3 Sloane Stephens in the first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park. This years tournament is Raducanu’s debut in Oz and just 17 minutes into the match she led 6-0, with Stephens eventually fighting […]