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New Captains Louise and Jordan Breaking The Golfing Mould
Two professional golfers will take on the captaincy of the Wales Golf Women’s and Girls teams for the first time
James Williams Lifts ‘Massive Weight Off Shoulders’ After Claiming First Rally Win
James Williams admitted he lifted “a ‘massive weight off my shoulders’ after scoring his first overall rally win. The Newcastle Emlyn driver achieved what he’s been aiming to do for a while in style, by dominating last weekend’s Manx National Rally.
Flat Racing Opener At Chepstow Features Seven Races
Chepstow Racecourse’s first Flat meeting of 2024 arrives at the track on Tuesday evening, with a competitive seven-race card on offer for punters to get the new campaign at the track underway. The meeting kicks off with a nine-runner Division 1 handicap at 5.40 and rounds off three hours later at 8.40 with a ten-runner handicap in class six.
David Probert Ready To Fire At Chepstow Opener
Welsh jockey David Probert will be aiming to continue his encouraging start to the flat racing season when the opening flat meeting takes place at Chepstow Racecourse on Tuesday night. Probert has already passed 50 winners for 2024, the last of which came at Ascot last Friday when he rode Arctic Thunder to victory for trainer Andrew Balding.
Cup Triumph For Dervishes And Dai Manley As Canton Beat Dinas Powys
There was delight for Canton - Dai Manley’s Dervishes - who ended the season with silverware by defeating Dinas Powys 25-19 at Barry RFC to lift the Worthington’s Malcolm Thomas Cup. The East District showpiece was, like last year, set to be hosted at Glamorgan Wanderers.
New Vale Resort Club Captain Richard Jones Names Friends Of Y Bwthyn As Charity Of Year
New Vale Resort Club Captain Richard Jones has pledged to turn his year-long role into a money-making term for the Y Bwthyn palliative care unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. Jones has made a commitment to fundraise for the Friends of Y Bwthyn volunteers who selflessly give up their own time to support the unit in Llantrisant and patients in the community with life-limiting illnesses.
Rob Edwards Claims Championship Clubs Face Financial Chasm As Promoted Trio Get Set To Return
Former Wales international pair Rob Edwards and Craig Bellamy are dropping out of the Premier League, with Luton Town boss Edwards admitting it is getting harder for clubs from the Championship to compete. For just the second time in Premier League history all three promoted sides are heading back down to the Championship after a season that has exposed the growing gulf between English football's top two tiers.
Lauren Price Inspires New Fight Plans, More Fans . . . And A Poem
Lauren Price’s promoter Ben Shalom believes major opportunities await Wales’ new world champion in both welterweight and middleweight divisions. Price has expressed her determination to unify a stacked women’s welterweight division after winning world belts in only her seventh professional fight.
Welsh Rugby Risks Losing Fan Base, Warns Tom Shanklin
Tom Shanklin has called on the Welsh Rugby Union to show some vision and offer some hope for the future after another bleak weekend for the game in Wales. All four Welsh teams lost in the United Rugby Championship over the weekend – the fifth time this season they have suffered a collective whitewash.
Glamorgan’s Andy Gorvin Vows County Will Build On Overdue Win
Andy Gorvin plans to build on his first five-wicket haul after the Glamorgan bowler inspired the county to their first County Championship win for a year. Glamorgan secured a nine-wicket victory over Sussex at Sophia Gardens with Gorvin starring on his way to career-best figures of five for 40.
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Gemma Collis Leads The Way As Welsh Fencing Thrives At Commonwealth Championships
Welsh Fencing is celebrating a highly successful Senior Commonwealth Championships in which Wales won four medals, including gold for Gemma Collis. The London event – which saw teams from all over the Commonwealth compete in a sport that used to be part of the Games itself – yielded a gold,... Read More
Dai's 2021 Sport Review
By Graham Thomas
There were highs, lows, new heroes and old faithfuls for Welsh sport in 2021 – but the real story was about survival.
Not just of the fittest, either. To survive as a sports enthusiast this year was all about adaptability and resilience.
Whether you were a Welsh athlete winning gold... Read More
The Dai Sport 2021 Quiz . . . What Can You Remember From An Epic Year Of Sport?
After a great year of sport for Glamorgan Cricket, Wales Women in their 2023 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 100-cap Gareth Bale, and Wales on the threshold of qualification for the World Cup finals, plus the men's rugby team winning the Six Nations again, it's time to take stock.
The WRU took... Read More
Outdoor Archery And Metal Detectors. . . Colwyn Bowmen Adapt To The New Normal
Covid-19 has wrecked havoc on grassroots sport all around Wales but Colwyn Bowmen have found a way to survive. While indoor sports are a no go zone during this pandemic Colwyn Bowmen are adapting to the new normal. Archery outside and arrow detectors are the way forward as chairman Rhys... Read More
Pembrey Circuit Operators ‘Incredibly Disappointed’ To Cancel Yet Another Race Meeting Due To Arbitrary Welsh Government Rules
By Paul Evans
Ben Taylor, the former boss of Wales Rally GB and now Group Chief Executive of the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) which operates the Pembrey Circuit, says that he is ‘incredibly disappointed’ that it has been forced to cancel yet another race meeting at the venue – thanks... Read More
Cory McKenna Swaps Tolkien For Disney As She Looks To Propel Herself To New Heights.
Cory ‘The Hobbit’ McKenna became the first Welsh woman to earn a contract in the lucrative and brutal world of UFC. The mixed martial arts fighter has always been known as The Hobbit, but has now re-branded herself as "Poppins". Oh, yes. McKenna explains the name change to Chris Saunders... Read More
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