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The Return Of The Regions . . . Same Theme Tune, But Hopefully A Different Plot

The Return Of The Regions . . . Same Theme Tune, But Hopefully A Different Plot
The Welsh regions emerge, bleary-eyed, back into the autumn sunshine this weekend but it would be wrong to think they have been in hibernation. According to Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan, it was far more dramatic than that.

Brennan Johnson Answers Critics By Rescuing Spurs And Ange Postecoglou

Brennan Johnson Answers Critics By Rescuing Spurs And Ange Postecoglou
Brennan Johnson and his Tottenham teammates earned the praise of manager Ange Postecoglou after the Wales striker struck with a 93rd minute winner to avoid an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit at Coventry City. The Wales striker delivered just a day after his manager had defended him in the wake of social media abuse over recent performances.

Colin Ingram Is Best In Class. . . But That’s Unlikely To Save Glamorgan

Colin Ingram Is Best In Class. . . But That’s Unlikely To Save Glamorgan
Colin Ingram’s innings of 82 made him the highest run-scorer in County Championship cricket so far this season - but that failed to satisfy the Glamorgan captain after his team lost the initiative in their match at home to Yorkshire. The visitors took a significant step towards a return to Division One by taking control of Glamorgan’s penultimate Division Two fixture, despite a late fightback from the home tail in saving the follow-on.

‘Jockey’ Finally Feels Comfortable In The Saddle At Cardiff

‘Jockey’ Finally Feels Comfortable In The Saddle At Cardiff
For Matt Sherratt, there’s the sense of a new beginning as he embarks on his second season as Cardiff’s head coach. It’s been a summer of major change at the Arms Park both on and off the field and he is hoping that will now extend to his team’s results as they look to turn those narrow defeats into victories - starting with Friday night’s BKT URC opener at home to Zebre Parma.

Leighton Jones Quits Pontypool After One Game Of New Season

Leighton Jones Quits Pontypool After One Game Of New Season
Leighton Jones has stood down as head coach at Super Rygbi Cymru club Pontypool after just one game of the new season. Tom Hancock has been installed as the interim head coach for this weekend’s game against Bridgend at the Brewery Field. Pooler lost on the opening night of the season when they were beaten at home by reigning Premiership champions Llandovery, 21-18.

The Gareth Bale Champion Is . . . Alicia Kelly

The Gareth Bale Champion Is . . . Alicia Kelly
Abergavenny’s Alicia Kelly became the first girl to win the Gareth Bale Championship at Celtic Manor, dominating the field to earn a seven-shot victory. Beating the boys in such a prestigious competition is a boost for girl’s golf with less than a year to go before hosting the biggest female sporting event ever held in Wales when the AIG Women’s Open takes place in Royal Porthcawl next summer.

Former Scarlets Chief Simon Easterby Ready To Answer Ireland’s Call

Former Scarlets Chief Simon Easterby Ready To Answer Ireland’s Call
Former Scarlets coach and captain Simon Easterby will take over as interim Ireland head coach during Andy Farrell's time in charge of the British and Irish Lions. Farrell is set to oversee autumn Tests against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin before temporarily departing his role to lead next year's Lions tour against the Wallabies.

Owen Watkin Targets 50-Cap Mark For Wales . . . But Knows It Starts With The Ospreys

Owen Watkin Targets 50-Cap Mark For Wales . . . But Knows It Starts With The Ospreys
Owen Watkin is relishing his new found responsibility for club and country as he sets his sights on a major career milestone. The Ospreys centre started both Tests on Wales’ summer tour of Australia to take his tally of caps up to 41 as he took on a key role for Warren Gatland’s team.

Wrexham Boss Phil Parkinson Tells Birmingham City: There’s A Long Way To Go

Wrexham Boss Phil Parkinson Tells Birmingham City: There’s A Long Way To Go
Phil Parkinson has warned Birmingham City there is a long way to go after the Tom Brady-backed club won the battle of the League One headline-grabbers against Wrexham. Parkinson’s Dragons remain top of the table, but suffered their first defeat of the season at St. Andrew’s as they went down, 3-1 in the match billed as the “Hollywood derby.”

Ioan Cunningham Keeps Faith With New Faces As Wales Face Make-Or-Break South Africa Mission

Ioan Cunningham Keeps Faith With New Faces As Wales Face Make-Or-Break South Africa Mission
New faces Alaw Pyrs, Maisie Davies and Rosie Carr have all held their places in Ioan Cunningham’s Wales squad for the WXV2 tournament in South Africa. The trio made their senior debut appearances in the recent defeat to Scotland, but have stayed in a new-look squad to compete in South Africa at the end of September.

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Former Scarlets Chief Simon Easterby Ready To Answer Ireland’s Call

Owen Watkin Targets 50-Cap Mark For Wales . . . But Knows It Starts With The Ospreys

Wrexham Boss Phil Parkinson Tells Birmingham City: There’s A Long Way To Go

Ioan Cunningham Keeps Faith With New Faces As Wales Face Make-Or-Break South Africa Mission

Little Cuz Carwyn Is Ready To Cope With Big Expectations At The Scarlets

Luke Williams Believes Swansea City Can Build On “Aggressive” Win

Cardiff City Stay Silent On Erol Bulut As Fans Call For Him To Go

Steve Cooper Claims Leicester City Could Have Recruited More If Appeal Ruling Had Come Sooner

Holyhead Golf Club Hosts The Best Of Welsh Grass Roots Golf

Swansea City’s Ollie Cooper Has Answered Bellers’ Calling

Newport Out To Enjoy A Super-Charged Anniversary

Russell Martin Claims He’s Not Feeling The Heat Despite Winless Start In Premier League

Aaron Ramsey Suffers Another Injury Setback For Cardiff City

Welcome To Wrexham. . . Welcome to Prime Time

Sam Northeast Admits Glamorgan Were Run Over By Rampant Sussex

Taulupe Faletau Can See Return Date . . . But Admits Injuries Have “Derailed” Him

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Brennan Johnson Answers Critics By Rescuing Spurs And Ange Postecoglou

Wrexham Boss Phil Parkinson Tells Birmingham City: There’s A Long Way To Go

Luke Williams Believes Swansea City Can Build On “Aggressive” Win

Cardiff City Stay Silent On Erol Bulut As Fans Call For Him To Go

Steve Cooper Claims Leicester City Could Have Recruited More If Appeal Ruling Had Come Sooner

Swansea City’s Ollie Cooper Has Answered Bellers’ Calling

Russell Martin Claims He’s Not Feeling The Heat Despite Winless Start In Premier League

Aaron Ramsey Suffers Another Injury Setback For Cardiff City

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Welsh Athletes Join Paralympics GB Call For Change

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Olivia Breen Will Look To The Future After Painful Paralympic Near Miss

Super Sunday For Sensational Sabrina As She Leads Glory Day For Welsh Para Stars After Matt Bush Triumph

Paris Ready To Dazzle Once More When The Para Party Gets Started

Hollie Arnold Has Thrown Off The Pain Of Tokyo . . . And Believes She Can Strong Arm Her Way Back To Gold

Paris Ready To Embrace Paralympic Games’ New Generation

Paralympics Calling For Welsh Stars As Paris Gears Up For Another Global Show

Da iawn . . . Tout le monde!

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Clara Evans Reflects On Whirlwind Week . . . Late Olympic Call Up, Best Placed Brit, Wedding Prep!

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Jeremiah Azu Goes From Non-Runner To Olympic Medal Winner With Relay Redemption

Jeremiah Azu insisted he had earned “redemption” with his 4 x 100m relay bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. The... Read More

Jeremiah Azu To Follow The Fast Track Set By Welsh Legend Ron Jones

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