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Alex Robertson came up through the Manchester City ranks rubbing shoulders with the likes of Phil Foden and Cole Palmer but now he’s just looking forward to his first 90 minutes of Championship action. The Scottish-born, Australian-raised midfielder signed a four year deal with Cardiff City in the summer, leaving the Etihad for £1m after six years in the light blue camp.

All four Welsh regions will be in action this weekend (Saturday, 31 August) as the big build-up to the new season gathers pace. The Ospreys will welcome Aberavon, Bridgend and Swansea to the Swansea.Com Stadium for their innovative ‘Origin Series’, which will include three 30 minute matches against the new Super Rygbi Cymru teams in their reg

Colin Ingram has revealed that simplicity has been the secret of his resurgent form after he struck a career-best 206 not out for Glamorgan. Ingram became the first batter this summer to reach 1,000 first class runs as he plundered his fifth century of the season, and his highest score, to put Glamorgan into a commanding position at the end of the second day against Leicestershire as they led by 180 runs.

If you go by the numbers, then Neil Robinson’s influence on para table tennis in Wales is easy to recognise. Of the 11 Great Britain squad members currently in Paris for the Paralympic Games, four of them are Welsh.

The New Saints manager Craig Harrison has paid tribute to his players after they became the first Welsh domestic league club to qualify for a major European competition group stage. The Saints have written a new page in Welsh football history after they beat FK Panevezys on aggregate.

Daniel James has been ruled out of Wales’ double header against Turkey and Montenegro by Leeds boss Daniel Farke. James was named by new Wales manager Craig Bellamy in his first squad on Wednesday for the two upcoming Nations League fixtures.

Beth Munro is among the favourites to win gold when the taekwondo competition gets underway at the Paris Paralympics on 29 August. The Welsh fighter surprised everyone, including herself, when she claimed silver at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, her second international competition.

Craig Bellamy has named Aaron Ramsey as captain of his first Wales squad but he doesn’t see it as any big deal. The former Arsenal, Rangers, Juventus and Nice star, now plying his trade at his home town team Cardiff City, won the last of his 84 caps in a friendly against South Korea on 7 September 2023, missing the end of the unsuccessful play-off campaign for the Euros this summer.

The Flat racing continues at Ffos Las on Thursday with day one of the Summer Flat Festival at Ffos Las. Racing on the opening day of action gets underway at 2.25pm with a maiden stakes in class five before coming to a close at 5pm with a two-mile handicap in class six.

Leeds goalkeeper Karl Darlow has joined the Wales set-up by being named in Craig Bellamy’s first squad. Northampton-born Darlow – the grandson of former Wales international and 1958 World Cup squad member Ken Leek – turned down the chance earlier in his career to join the Dragons’ squad when choosing to focus on club football.