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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.
Laura Rudland Urges Cardiff Dragons To Rock The House For Final Time
Cardiff Dragons goal attack Laura Rudland has urged her team to provide a memorable farewell to fans at the House of Sport in Cardiff when they host Loughborough Lightning on Saturday. The match is the Dragons’ last at the venue this season, before they switch to the bigger Utilita Arena in the capital for their final two home games. The move is part of the club’s strategy to try and increase their fan base in tandem with changes in the Netball Superleague aimed at growing the sport more broadly.
Gladiator Hollie Smashes Rivals To Land Sixth Successive World Title
Hollie Arnold won a sensational sixth consecutive world title to give Great Britain a golden start at the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe24.
Sophie Ingle Bids to Give Emma Hayes Perfect Chelsea Send Off
Sophie Ingle can help provide Emma Hayes with the perfect send off to her spell at Chelsea with a seventh Women's Super League title this weekend. Wales captain Ingle’s team are back in control of the race heading into Hayes’ final game in charge.
Scarlets Bid For Uplift After Season Of Struggle And Farewells
This time 20 years ago, the Scarlets were busy winning what was then the Celtic League and everything in their garden looked, well . . . scarlet. But 2024 appears very different to 2004 and the current side are reaching the end of their season 14th out of 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship.
Ethan Ampadu Insists Leeds United Can Roll All The Way To The Premier League
Ethan Ampadu has insisted he has never lost faith that Leeds United would make it back to the Premier League this season. The Wales star played another key role in guiding Leeds to a powerful 4-0 victory over Norwich City on Thursday night at a pulsating Elland Road.
Welsh Teams Struggling In The Era Of The Ugly Scoreline
It looked like a misprint. But it was true. Gloucester did indeed lose 90-0 away to Northampton. That’s 14 unanswered tries against a club with a proud reputation as representing one of the hotbed areas of English rugby, where regulars in The Shed are renowned for their noisy allegiance.
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Taine Basham Deal Proves Dragons Can Retain Stars, Claims Dai Flanagan
Dragons coach Dai Flanagan has claimed recent new deals reached by the club with some of their leading players proves they can hang on to their talent - even after they become established Wales internationals. Flanagan believes the new contract agreed with flanker Taine Basham is indicative of the region’s... Read More
Tributes Paid Across Racing To Legendary Welsh Trainer Dai Burchell
Dai Burchell, a revered former trainer and one of the most colourful characters in Welsh horse racing, has died at the age of 87. Burchell, who hailed from Ebbw Vale, achieved remarkable success in his career, overseeing the training of over 400 winners from his small stables on a windswept... Read More
Home Comforts Still Matter For Welsh Shield Favourites, Ospreys
Home is still very much where the heart is when it comes to the regional derbies in the BKT United Rugby Championship. After nine of the 12 games played already this season, only three have ended up in away victories. At the start of last month the Scarlets won 29-23... Read More
The Final Judgement . . . Welsh Regions Are Bowed But Not Quite Broken
The season could well end for the Welsh regions on Saturday, if the Scarlets are unable to beat Glasgow in their European Challenge Cup semi-final. For many, there would be a sigh of relief. But within the trauma and turmoil, Daniel Parker claims there can be some reason for optimism... Read More
From A Gravel Pitch To The World Stage . . . Izzy Webb Is Ready To Take On The World's Best
By Harry Corish
Wales international Izzy Webb started out playing hockey on the gravel pitch at her school.
Now, she is poised to appear at the Commonwealth Games to represent her country, facing some of the best players in the world.
Historically, in most parts of the UK, hockey has been associated with... Read More
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