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Anna Hursey Ready To Add Another Chapter To The Year Of The Teen
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Anna Hursey intends to add to the teenage triumphs of 2024 when she makes her Olympic Games debut in Paris on Sunday. The 18-year-old will become the first Welsh athlete to compete in table tennis at an Olympics, although making history is nothing new to the veteran of two Commonwealth Games.
Josh Tarling Aims To Take A Big Bite Out Of The Paris Olympics
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Josh Tarling will be gunning for Olympic gold in Saturday’s road time trial, and plans to reward himself with a McDonald’s if he pulls it off. The 20-year-old Tarling is the fresh-faced emerging star who is being tipped by many to pip the likes of world champion Remco Evenepoel, Filippo Ganna and Wout Van Aert to win on the streets of Paris this weekend.
Osian Roberts Is Backing Two Teams To Fly Next Season - Como And Arsenal
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Welsh coaching guru Osian Roberts is spending his summer watching the seeds he has planted across Europe come into full bloom. It might have been a very different few months for Roberts had he not decided to withdraw himself early on from the race to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager.
Jaz In The Park . . . But Can Welsh GB Star Joyce Finally get a Medal?
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If you were to pick two players from the past 20 years who have done more than anyone to personify and showcase Welsh rugby to the wider world, then Shane Williams might be one. The other would probably be Jasmine Joyce.
Warren Gatland Gets Vote Of Confidence From WRU . . . But They “Hope He’ll Stop Losing”
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Welsh Rugby Union chairman Richard Collier-Keywood insists Warren Gatland has his "full support". The head coach is under significant pressure following a run of nine consecutive international defeats, including all five matches at the 2024 Six Nations.
Rosie Eccles Has Finally Made It To Paris . . . But Boxing May Not Make It To 2028 Games
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Rosie Eccles will join Lauren Price, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis as boxers who have appeared at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris. Eccles, 28, has finally made it to the Games after overcoming illness and injuries that scuppered her bid to be alongside fellow Welsh fighter Price in Tokyo three years ago.
Matt Richards: The Pressure On Me Is A Privilege
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Matt Richards is embracing the weight of expectation at the Olympics as he insisted his mindset heading into Paris gives him an almost “invincible” aura. At the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, Wales’ Commonwealth Games star, then only 18, was the junior swimmer alongside Tom Dean, James Guy and Duncan Scott as they captured gold for Team GB in the men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay.
Welsh Athletes Go Digging For Gold In Paris
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Faster. Higher. Stronger. The Olympic motto used to be unchanging and did its job well enough from its introduction back in 1894. That was until 2021 when the organisers/modernisers/do-gooders/diversity officers/woke police (insert depending on political outlook) decided on an upgrade.
Swansea City New Keeper Lawrence Vigouroux Says He Wanted To Reunite With Luke Williams
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New Swansea City goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux has revealed the chance to reunite with head coach Luke Williams played a major part in his move from Burnley. Vigouroux has joined the Swans for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal and will work under Williams for a second time after the pair were together at Swindon Town.
Wales Coach Liza Burgess Insists U20s Can Back Up USA Win
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Head coach Liza Burgess has named her Wales Women U20s side to take on Canada at Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday in the Transatlantic Quad Series (KO 8pm). Both teams enter the match on the back of encouraging wins from the last round
Champions League Final
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Laura McAllister Becomes First Welsh Face On UEFA Executive Committee
Laura McAllister, the former Wales captain, has secured a place on Uefa's executive committee. The 58-year-old had been due to stand for election for the post in April, but she has been appointed unopposed, making her the first Welsh person to serve on Uefa's executive committee. McAllister had been backed... Read More
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Gareth Bale Has Been A "History Maker" For Real Madrid Admits Coach Ahead of Liverpool Showdown
Gareth Bale has been backed by Davide Ancelotti to bow out with yet another trophy when Real Madrid face Liverpool in the Champions League Final at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Bale scored twice for Real against Liverpool in 2018, and the Wales captain has won the... Read More
Ben Davies Set To Join Welsh Football's Elite
Ben Davies will become only the sixth Welshman to play in a European Cup final thanks to Tottenham’s incredible Champions League comeback win over Ajax. The Wales defender – who came on to the field in Amsterdam in the 82nd minute on Wednesday night – was part of the Spurs... Read More
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Wales . . . Land Of My Gareth Bale
Ten days on from Gareth Bale’s wonder goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League final and people around the world are still talking about Wales’ best known export. Rob Cole has been in America, where Mexicans, Armenians, Afghans and Bulgarians nod their heads appreciatively at the mention of Wales,... Read More
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Gareth Bale, Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid: It's Complicated
Gareth Bale’s situation at Real Madrid is “complicated” according to manager Zinedine Zidane. The inspiration and saviour for Wales on so many occasions, Bale proved match-winner for his club with a gravity-defying, momentous, awe-inspiring overhead kick that swing the Champions League final away from Liverpool and in the Spanish club’s... Read More