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Rob Edwards Admits Relegated Luton Missed Wales Star Tom Lockyer

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Rob Edwards admitted the doubters were right about Luton after they were relegated from the Premier League following a final-day 4-2 defeat to Fulham at Kenilworth Road. Adama Traore opened the scoring for the Cottagers with Raul Jimenez on target twice and Harry Wilson rounding things off midway through the second half. Carlton Morris (penalty) and Alfie Doughty scored to make it 1-1 and 2-3, but the visitors had too much.

WRU Insist New Tier Will Provide Super Lift-Off

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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

Race winner, Omar Ahmed.
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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Lee Selby Says He's Proud To Have Reached The Top Against All The Odds. . . After Announcing His Retirement From Boxing

By Tom Prosser Lee Selby says he’s proud to have risen to the top against all the odds, after announcing his retirement from boxing following a successful 14-year career as a professional. The 35-year-old’s last fight was a world title final eliminator in Argentina just under two weeks ago, but Selby suffered... Read More

Lee Selby Ready To Call It A Day Following Latest Defeat

By Paul Jones Lee Selby is contemplating retirement after his latest loss, to Argentine Gustavo Lemos in Buenos Aires on Saturday night. Wales’ former world featherweight champion Selby was bidding for a shot at another world title at lightweight but suffered the first stoppage of his long career. The 35-year-old has now been... Read More

Welsh Boxing Star Lee Selby "Hungrier Than Ever". . . As He Heads To Argentina To Secure Another World Title Shot

By Paul Jones Welsh boxing star Lee Selby says he is “hungrier than ever” as he heads to Argentina to face Gustavo Lemos in a world title final eliminator. The 35-year- old from Barry is targeting a world title shot against unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr and he is desperate to... Read More

Lee Selby Determined To Make History . . . And Turn Aussie's Taunts To Dust

Lee Selby is preparing for Saturday night's IBF final eliminator clash with George Kambosos Jr with one eye on making Welsh boxing history. The Barry fighter wants to be the first ever Welsh boxer to become a two weight world champion by adding the IBF lightweight crown to the featherweight... Read More

Lee Selby Vows To Be Ready For Next Step In His Bid For Welsh Boxing History

Lee Selby is ready to send another Aussie packing after his postponed world title eliminator against George Kambosos Jr was given the go-ahead. The 33-year--old from Barry's bout is on the undercard of the Derek Chisora vs Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight blockbuster on 31 October, which will be  live on Sky... Read More

Bloodied But Unbowed, Lee Selby Insists The World Can Be His Again

Lee Selby insists he can become world champion again despite problems suffered when he moved up two weight divisions for the first time at the weekend. The former world featherweight champion had to overcome cuts above both eyes before outpointing Omar Douglas in his first bout at lightweight at the... Read More
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