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WRU Insist New Tier Will Provide Super Lift-Off
Welsh Rugby Union head of player development John Alder insists the new Super Rygbi Cymru competition can provide a smooth pathway from the club to the international game. Welsh rugby's new Elite Domestic Competition (EDC) will be branded as the Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) trophy next season.
Omar Ahmed Wins Cardiff Bay 10K
Unusually warm conditions proved challenging for athletes assembled for the flat and fast Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K, meaning no course records were broken, but more than 5,000 registered runners enjoyed a run in the sun. The event was the second fixture of the Run 4 Wales 10K Series, seeing a re-match from the top three athletes in last month’s ABP Newport 10K in the men’s race.
Ospreys’ Morgan Morris Impresses Most Watchers . . . Except Warren Gatland
When two greats of the Welsh game like Shane Williams and Justin Tipuric describe a player as “superb” and “amazing”, that’s praise indeed. Those were their plaudits for the Ospreys No 8 Morgan Morris after he produced yet another Man of the Match performance in his team’s 26-13 victory over the Dragons in Swansea.
Sabrina Fortune Keeps A 'Straight Face' To Smash World Record Twice To Land Shot Gold
Sabrina Fortune broke the women's F20 shot put world record twice as she powered to a third successive gold medal at the World Paralympic Champs in Kobe.
Joe Cordina To Consider Move To Lightweight After Shock World Title Defeat in Saudi Arabia
Joe Cordina will consider moving up to lightweight after the shock loss of his world super-featherweight title in Saudi Arabia. The Welsh fighter lost his belt - and his previously unbeaten professional record to Belfast boxer Anthony Cacace, who delivered the performance of his career to win the IBF crown. Cordina was stopped in the eighth round of a fight that appeared to slip away from him from the early stages.
Anna Hursey Admits She's Tired . . . But She's Off To The Olympic Games At 17
Anna Hursey admitted she had to overcome fatigue as she became the first Welsh table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games. The 17-year-old – who became the youngest athlete to compete at a Commonwealth Games as an 11-year-old six years ago – is through to compete in Paris after a hugely impressive qualification tournament. Hursey beat a string of players above her in the world rankings to take one of five players on offer.
Risky Business Sees Geraint Grab Second Place On Giro d'Italia
Geraint Thomas saw his risky approach pay off as he regained second place at the Giro d'Italia following the individual time trial.
Joe Cordina Ready For Riyadh Title Defence And Confident He Will Deal With Anthony Cacace
Joe Cordina is in confident mood as he prepares to make a second defence of his IBF super-featherweight crown in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night against Belfast’s IBO world champion, Anthony Cacace. Cordina - already Wales’ most successful boxer since the days of Joe Calzaghe - knows he will have the eyes of the world upon him as the warm-up act in Riyadh for Tyson Fury’s monumental undisputed heavyweight title clash against Oleksandr Usyk.
Dewi Lake Keen To Dive Straight Back In For Ospreys And Wales
Dewi Lake is aiming to play his part in helping put some joy back into Welsh rugby. It’s been a difficult season for the game in Wales with the Test team suffering a Six Nations whitewash and three of the regions lying in the bottom four of the BKT URC table.
Wembley Calling For Five Welsh Players As Season Comes To The Boil
Four Welsh players are heading to Wembley and there could be a fifth by around 10pm on Friday night. Leeds United’s quartet of Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Dan James and Connor Roberts are all into the Championship play-off final after their 4-0 demolition of Norwich City. “Towards the end of the season, there was a lot of talk about how we were playing; how we weren’t on the front foot, how we weren’t aggressive, how we weren’t clinical,” said Ampadu.
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Wembley Calling For Five Welsh Players As Season Comes To The Boil
Four Welsh players are heading to Wembley and there could be a fifth by around 10pm on Friday night. Leeds United’s quartet of Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Dan James and Connor Roberts are all into the Championship play-off final after their 4-0 demolition of Norwich City. “Towards the end of... Read More
Scarlets In Danger Of Sharks’ Bite Even Though Opponents Have Few Teeth
It doesn’t need a long, hard stare at the United Rugby Championship table to realise it has not been a vintage season for the Scarlets. The most recent Welsh winners of the tournament seven years ago have won just three matches and stand 14th in the 16-team table. On Friday... Read More
Eirias Hockey Club Are Carrying The Flag For North Wales
Tim Baker knows more than anyone that enabling hockey to thrive in North Wales takes hard graft – on and off the field. President of Eirias Hockey Club in Colwyn Bay, Tim was involved in the merger of Colwyn Bay and Llandudno hockey clubs five years ago. Since then –... Read More
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