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The Cardiff Bulut . . . To Fire, Or Not To Fire
Not for the first time since he purchased Cardiff City, owner Vicent Tan has a big call to make. Does he bite the Bulut . . . or fire it? Manager Erol Bulut is out of contract at the end of the season - his sole campaign in charge - and discussions over a new deal have not really gone beyond ordering the coffees.
Huy Of A Ride: Stevie Williams Powers Into Record Books
Stevie Williams bagged the biggest victory of his career when he became the first Brit to win the La Flèche Wallonne classic race.
Former Ryder Cup Wales Chief Rob Holt Is New Chair Of Wales Golf
The former chief executive of Ryder Cup Wales is to become the next Chair of Wales Golf.
Ken Owens Bows Out After 91 Caps And 20 Years Of Hooking
Wales’ most capped hooker, Ken Owens, has confirmed his retirement from rugby. The 37-year-old Scarlets forward – who has not played for almost a year because of a back injury – says he was advised to stop playing.
Gold Coins For Gold Medals Is Wrong, Says Cycling Chief
The decision by World Athletics to award prize money at the Paris 2024 Games goes against the Olympic spirit and solidarity among international federations, the head of cycling's global governing body (UCI) has claimed. Athletics became the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions when WA President Sebastian Coe announced last week that gold medallists in Paris will each earn £40,000.
Matt Richards Backs Olympic Prize Money As Way To Crush Enhanced Games
Wales’ world champion swimmer Matt Richards - one of five Team Wales stars selected for Great Britain at this summer’s Olympic Games - believes financial rewards for Olympic gold medals are the only way to shut down the controversial Enhanced Games. Australian freestyle swimmer James Magnussen has become one of the first athletes to sign up for the Enhanced Games. Magnussen will intentionally dope in an attempt to win $1 million by breaking a world record at the event.
“Rolls Royce” Taulupe Faletau Is Ready To Cruise Back Into Lane For Cardiff And Wales
Taulupe Faletau is poised to return from injury for Cardiff this weekend - providing a huge boost to Wales’ hopes of picking themselves up off the floor this summer. The peerless Lions No.8 has not played since breaking his arm at the World Cup six months ago.
Matt Richards Heads Five Star Welsh Group Heading For Paris Olympics
World champion Matt Richards will head five Welsh swimmers who have been selected for Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Richards, Medi Harris, Daniel Jervis and Kieran Bird will fly the flag for Wales as part of Team GB during the Olympic pool programme, while Hector Pardoe - who earned a bronze medal at February's World Championships - will race in the 10km open water marathon event. The five-star showing is only one swimmer fewer than the super six Welsh swimmers who went to the delayed Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
So Solid Elfyn Evans Looking For More Croatian Magic
Elfyn Evans is looking to grab the lead in the World Rally Championship title battle in Croatia this week.
Welsh Regions Reminded Of Task Ahead As Leinster Sign Jordie Barrett
Welsh regions hoping to assemble squads to become competitive with the best in the United Rugby Championship have been given a sobering reminder of the size of that task after Leinster announced the capture of All Blacks star, Jordie Barrett.
Jacques Rudolph
Jacques Rudolph Insists Future Can Be Bright For Glamorgan Despite T20 Heartbreak
Jacques Rudolph bowed out of one-day cricket insisting Glamorgan can be proud of their efforts despite an agonising defeat to Birmingham Bears at T20 Finals day on Saturday. Even though the county’s skipper – who retires at the end of the season – scored a classy 65, Glamorgan lost their... Read More
Colin Ingram Guides Glamorgan To T20 Finals Day And Says Resolve Was Key
Colin Ingram revealed Glamorgan had been driven by a fierce determination to make amends for last season as they reached the Nat West T20 Blast Finals Day. Ingram struck an unbeaten 70 from 43 balls and Craig Meschede took three wickets for 17 as Glamorgan booked their place on Wednesday... Read More
Sleepless In The Swalec As David Miller Jets In To Give Glamorgan Blast Off
David Miller has jetted in to the Glamorgan squad for Wednesday night’s NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final clash with Leicestershire Foxes at The Swalec Stadium. The South African batsman arrived on an overnight flight from Johannesburg on Wednesday morning, just hours after playing match in his homeland. The big-hitting left-hander arrives... Read More
Glamorgan In The Pink And Ready To Blast Through To T20 Finals This Time
Pink is the new red, but is winning the new feeling for Glamorgan in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals? Richard Thomas sees reasons for optimism, especially if results lead to the county having to hit the road. It is pink ball time this week as England take on West Indies... Read More
Five Wicket Michael Horgan Denied As Glamorgan Washed Out By Rain And The Calculator
After Jacques Rudolph’s dismissal ultimately cost Glamorgan a T20 Blast victory, Michael Hogan refused to blame his captain for the outcome of Thursday night’s match, which Gloucestershire won by five runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. Had Rudolph not been dismissed off the last ball of the fifth over – what... Read More
Jacques Rudolph Aiming To Bow Out With A Blast For Glamorgan
Jacques Rudolph is making his mark in the Professional Cricketers’ Association Most Valuable Player Rankings in his final season of county cricket. The 36-year-old left-hander will retire next month but he will hope to bow out with silverware having made a significant contribution to Glamorgan’s impressive start to their NatWest... Read More
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