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Carys Cox Ready To Help Underdogs Wales Bite The French
You have to go back eight games to 2016 for the last time Wales managed to beat France in Guinness Women’s Six Nations. That famous 10-8 victory came courtesy of tries from Dyddgu Hywel and Megan York at The Gnoll, in Neath, and steered Rachel Taylor’s side to a fourth place finish in that year’s championship.
Erol Bulut Insists Russell Martin’s Bossing Of The Bluebirds Means Nothing
Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut insists Russell Martin’s mastery over the Bluebirds has no significance as it occurred before the Turkish boss arrived in the capital. When Cardiff host promotion-chasing Southampton on Saturday, it will be an opportunity for Saints manager Martin to target his sixth consecutive win against the men in blue.
Tributes Paid To Leighton James After Wales Star’s Death At 71
Tributes have been paid from across football to former Wales winger Leighton James who has died at the age of 71. James’ former clubs Burnley and Swansea City – where he spent 13 years of a colourful 19-year senior career – were among those to pay tribute to a gifted player who won 54 caps for his country.
Elfyn Evans Tied For Lead In Croatia With WRC Title Rival
Elfyn Evans is locked in a fierce battle with WRC title rival Thierry Neuville - with the duo unable to be separated after the opening day of Rally Croatia.
Wrexham Will Find It Tougher For Next Hollywood Ending
Wrexham may have promotion in the bag but manager Phil Parkinson has a clear warning for any of their new global fanbase who think every season from now on will have a Hollywood ending. The “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary series has mushroomed fan groups of the Reds in the most unlikely dark corners of the football universe.
Welsh Clubs Set To Be Part Of FA Cup Rebellion
Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County and Wrexham could all soon be seeking compensation for changes to the FA Cup that County boss Graham Coughlan has denounced as “disastrous”. The EFL will seek compensation for its clubs over the “frustrating and disappointing” decision to scrap all FA Cup replays from next season.
Ethan Horvath Determined To Finish Season Strongly For Cardiff City As He Chases Copa America place
Cardiff City goalkeeper Ethan Horvath is targeting three wins from their last three games as he looks to secure a spot on the plane for the Copa America this summer. The American has kept four clean sheets in 13 appearances for the Bluebirds, as is eyeing a place in the USA squad this summer, as his country host the tournament in June.
KC Sunshine Can Calm The Storm . . . And Keep Cardiff Dragons In Play-Off Hunt
Cardiff Dragons’ Khanyisa Chawane is desperate to help her team enjoy a successful Super League campaign as she continues to erase the memory of her first all-too-brief season in the tournament. The South African international mid-court player has featured in every match so far for the Dragons, who host Surrey Storm on Friday night at the House of Sport.
Neath Issue Barbed Congratulations To Cardiff After Nigel Walker Declares EDC Verdict
Neath have reacted badly to being beaten by Cardiff to the remaining place in the planned new 10-team Elite Domestic Competition – appearing to suggest the Welsh Rugby Union came to a biased judgement. The decision by the WRU to add Cardiff to the list has brought an end to a long, and sometimes farcical process that looked like musical chairs.
Luxury Limo Taulupe Faletau Revs Up For Cardiff And Wales
The player Cardiff Rugby coach Matt Sherratt described as a Rolls Royce will go through the gears for the first time in six months on Friday night. Taulupe Faletau - who broke his arm playing for Wales at the World Cup - will make his comeback in the capital city region’s United Rugby Championship match against Ulster in Belfast.
Beijing
Adele Nicoll Chasing Summer And Winter Olympic Dream
Adele Nicoll has travelled a long way from the person who was “sad” and “rather lost” in 2020, to the extent that the Welsh star now has a real chance of achieving the rare feat of competing in both a Summer and Winter Olympics. In that relatively short space of... Read More
Emma Finucane Looks For Olympic Marker In Netherlands With GB
Welsh Olympic hopeful Emma Finucane will be aiming to put down an early marker ahead of the Paris Games at the European Track Championships in the Netherlands next week. The 21-year-old world champion from Carmarthen sprung a surprise by winning gold at last year's world championships in Glasgow and leads... Read More
Wales' Menna Fitzpatrick Becomes Britain's Leading Winter Paralympian . . . And Pays Tribute To New Guide Gary Smith
Menna Fitzpatrick hailed an immediate alpine connection with new guide Gary Smith as the key to becoming the most decorated British Winter Paralympian of all-time. Welsh skier Fitzpatrick, 23, won her fifth Paralympic medal in Beijing on Sunday by soaring to a scintillating Super-G silver. The visually impaired athlete claimed... Read More
Menna Fitzpatrick Won't Face Russian Athletes At Winter Paralympics After Dramatic U-Turn
By Hannah Blackwell
Menna Fitzpatrick will not be sharing the athlete’s village with Russian or Belarusion competitors at the Winter Olympics after a dramatic about-turn by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Wales’ Paralympic champion Fitzpatrick is due to defend her slalom skiing title in Beijing when the Games starts this weekend.
She would... Read More
Adele Nicoll . . . Shot Putter, Bobsleigh Olympian And Risk-Taker With A Smile
By Owen Morgan
Adele Nicoll is living proof of the old saying that a change is as good as a rest.
And if you can enjoy both - as Wales’ winter Olympian has managed over recent months - then so much the better.
Nicoll, from Welshpool, is currently at the Winter Olympics in... Read More
Laura Deas Plans Break From Skeleton As Questions Over GB Equipment Continue
By David Williams
Laura Deas is to take some time out from competing after her failure to recapture her 2018 medal form at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Welsh skeleton star – who won bronze at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago – plans to recover from what she described as... Read More
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