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New World Champion Lauren Price Targets Unification Fights At Principality Stadium
Lauren Price will target major unification fights against WBO title holder Sandy Ryan and IBF champion Natasha Jones as part of her mission to create a legacy. Price became the first Welsh female boxer to attain world champion status when she claimed the WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight world title with a comprehensive victory over Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff on Saturday night. Both Ryan and Jones were in attendance and Price can now move forward and target lucrative matches, with the English pair high on her list.
Jessica McCaskill’s Fight Night Menu: Lauren Price, Then Burger And Wings
Jessica McCaskill plans to end Lauren Price’s world title dream and taste success again after spoiling herself with a burger and chicken wings during her stay in Cardiff. American veteran McCaskill has put her WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight world titles on the line as Price attempts to become Wales’ first female boxing champion in just her seventh professional fight.
Newport Bid To Remake History In Welsh Premiership Final Against Llandovery
It has been 20 years since Newport last won what is now the Indigo Premiership title and Ty Morris’ men are 80 minutes away from bridging that gap when they head to Church Bank to face reigning champions Llandovery on their own patch. The ‘Class of 04’ won 27 and drew another of their 30 matches to finish 12 points clear of Neath in the table. Dan Griffiths scored 326 points during the season and Craig Richards scored 30 tries, while Llandovery finished one off the bottom.
Toby Booth Plans Dortmund-Style Determination To Upturn The Form Book
Leinster Rugby v Ospreys, Saturday, 7.35pm. Ospreys coach Toby Booth is calling on his team to draw inspiration from Borussia Dortmund as they take on the Leinster “juggernaut” in Dublin.
Old Wales Mates Craig Bellamy and Rob Edwards Go Toe-To-Toe
Two coaches - both former Wales internationals - will walk the Premier League relegation tightrope this weekend, desperate to avoid the drop. Craig Bellamy and Rob Edwards were once Wales teammates, but they are now both fighting for survival on the penultimate weekend of the season.
Rugby Codebreakers Statue Wins Sporting Heritage Award
A statue honouring Cardiff’s legendary ‘Rugby Codebreakers’ - has won the ‘Celebrating Black Sporting Heritage Award’ category at the Sporting Heritage Awards. Unveiled in Cardiff Bay in July last year, the statue of Billy Boston, Clive Sullivan and Gus Risman is the first in Wales ever to feature non-fictionalised, named black men.
High Value, All Occasion De Beer . . . Cardiff Get Their Money’s Worth
Cardiff have certainly had their money’s worth out of Tinus De Beer since he arrived from South Africa last summer. The fly-half has started all 19 games for the Arms Park outfit in the BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup this season. Remarkably, he has been on the field for all but 82 minutes of the campaign.
Lauren Price Insists World Title Win Would Be Only The Start As She Bids To Follow Katie Taylor
Lauren Price wants to become Wales’ version of boxing great Katie Taylor. Price is bidding to be Wales’ first female boxing world champion in just her seventh professional fight on Saturday, with the undefeated fighter stepping up in class against American Jessica McCaskill for WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight world titles.
The Dragons Have Woken . . . But Won’t Get Scary Until Next Season
Something is stirring in the Dragons’ lair. For too long, the wheezing also-rans among the four Welsh regions – and none have run particularly well in recent years – the Dragons have suddenly found their voice, if not yet, their fire.
Geraint Thomas Stays Second As Giro Rolls On
Geraint Thomas remains in second place in the overall standings at the Giro d’Italia after another bruising stage for the riders. The Welsh star remains 46 seconds behind two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar after five stages of the race.
Nigel Owens
Nigel Owens Not Sold On New Laws Over Red Cards
Nigel Owens has called for clarification on what exactly constitutes a red card in rugby.... Read More
Tom Rogers Given Chance To Stake World Cup Claim As Wales Play It Safe
Tom Rogers has become the latest addition to the Wales starting XV to face the world champions Springboks in the final game in the Vodafone Summer Series. The Scarlets back three player has been brought off the replacements bench to take the place of Alex Cuthbert. Louis Rees-Zammit has been... Read More
Nigel Owens Questions Wales' Ability To Qualify For The Knockout Stages of The World Cup
Former international referee Nigel Owens reckons Wales are as low as they have been for a number of years following Saturday’s shock defeat to Italy, and based on current form, they will struggle to reach the knockout stages of next year’s World Cup. Wales ended up finishing fifth in this... Read More
More Talk, Less Hand-Waving Action . . . The Quiet Advice Given To New Wales Captain Dan Biggar
By Graham Thomas
Dan Biggar can be a dream Six Nations captain – and not the referees’ biggest nightmare – according to the former No.1 official in the world, Nigel Owens.
Biggar has the toughest job in the tournament this year – stepping into the size 12 captaincy shoes of Alun Wyn... Read More
Lyn Jones And Nigel Owens Get Ready To Start Rugby's Japanese Game Show
The greatest rugby show on earth kicks-off in Tokyo today and, if you were a gambling man, you'd surely predict it is going to be the biggest and best of all the editions of Rugby World Cup. It is the first outside one of the major rugby nations, has more... Read More
Nigel Owens Says Israel Folau Sacking Was The Right Call By Australia
Nigel Owens believes Israel Folau only has himself to blame for the termination of his contract by Rugby Australia.
Wales’ and the world’s top referee insists the Wallabies star left his employers with no other option after breaking his code of conduct with series of homophobic tweets.
A devout Christian who has... Read More
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