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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.
Osian Roberts Wins Promotion With Como, Takes A Bow . . . And Then Hands Back Reins To Cesc Fabregas
Osian Roberts has achieved hero status in Como after winning promotion to Serie A but has no qualms stepping back for Cesc Fabregas to resume his managerial career. The Welshman masterminded Como’s return to the top flight of Italian football after a 21-year absence last Friday, and the town famous for its lake, tourism and being the home of Hollywood actor George Clooney partied long in to the night. Roberts’ great friend Ian Rush, the former Liverpool and Wales striker, has already been in touch over plans to watch his old team play Como next season.
Alex Cuthbert Weighs Up Next Move With English Clubs Poised
Ospreys head coach Toby Booth has confirmed wing Alex Cuthbert is to leave the club at the end of the season. The departure of the Wales and Lions wing will bring an end to his three-year stay at the club, after joining from Exeter Chiefs in 2021. “This part of the season is always a tough time, especially when you have to say goodbye to players that have given a lot to the club over the years," said Booth.
Girls! Girls! Girls! Big Boost For Girls Golf In North Wales
More than 60 girls in North Wales can look forward to improved golf this summer thanks to the Girls Golf Cymru Programme which ran over the winter.
Rhondda Netball
Sara Bell Backs Bryn Celynnog Bid As Valleys Netball Prepares For Schools' Shootout
Wales international Sara Bell says her Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School team are keen to test themselves against the best the Valleys has to offer at the Rhondda Cynon Taff Schools Netball Championship. The former Celtic Dragons Superleague player – now playing in the Premier League with Bath Toucans – coaches... Read More
Women's Sport In Wales Is Changing . . . But Not Fast Enough, Says Jayne Ludlow
Jayne Ludlow is preparing her Wales team for a vital upcoming Euro qualifier against Northern Ireland. Like the previous World Cup campaign, it’s a momentum-builder that is gathering energy and changing the perception of women’s sport in Wales. But she still sees limits on the opportunities for girls in all... Read More
Sky Has No Limit As Netball Takes Her To New Heights In Tonypandy
Can netball challenge the established order of football and rugby in the Rhondda? It seems Rhondda Netball think so and the numbers of girls packed into clubs like Tonypandy would suggest the challenge is real. Graham Thomas went to find out.
It’s Wednesday evening in Tonypandy and the Sky has fallen... Read More
Fuelled By Ambition, The Rhondda Rockets Are Heading For The Stars
What’s that lighting up the night skies in the Valleys? Probably a Rhondda Rocket, who are scorching towards the title in the A470 netball league – and blazing a trail for others to follow behind as Graham Thomas discovered. Rhondda Rockets are powering towards their first title as they bid... Read More
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