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Price Is Right For Saturday Night Coronation
Imagine if Gareth Bale - or Jess Fishlock, for that matter – had packed in football at the age of 20 as a full Wales international to take up another sport. Now, consider the reaction if they had not only become an Olympic champion, but also world champion by the time they were still in their 20s.
What A Sport! James's Gesture Costs Him Lytham Trophy
An outstanding piece of sportsmanship may have cost James Ashfield The Lytham Trophy, but still Welsh golfers showed they are in form to compete with the best in Europe.
Lloyd Scores Stellantis Cup Victory In Ireland
Ioan Lloyd scored a fantastic victory on the Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup in Ireland (4-5 May). The 21-year old from Llandysul was contesting the Killarney Rally of the Lakes, which was round three of the new series for young drivers in identical Rally4 cars, and claimed his second win of the year with a superb drive against fierce opposition.
Cardiff New Boy Ed Byrne Excited To Swap Dublin Blue Of Leinster For Blue And Black
Cardiff have moved quickly to replace the departing Rhys Carre by signing two new looseheads for next season. Six-times capped Irish international Ed Byrne, a veteran of 10 seasons at Leinster, will be heading to the Arms Park this summer along with 25-year-old Exeter Chiefs prop Danny Southworth.
Aaron Collins Ready To Join Welsh Championship Brigade With Bolton
Bolton’s Welsh striker Aaron Collins is 90 minutes away from playing in the Championship next season after his wonderful goal sent his club on their way to a Wembley play-off final. Collins - a former Wales U19 cap- secured his place in the League One play-off final despite Bolton being beaten by Barnsley at the Toughsheet Community Stadium as Ian Evatt’s side edged the visitors 5-4 on aggregate.
Dragons Back Filo Tiatia As The Man To Finally Plug The Gaps
Filo Tiatia has been backed as the man to finally plug the leaky Dragons’ defence next season. The former Ospreys ‘Galactico’ is returning to Wales as the defence coach at Dragons RFC.
Dragons Boss Says Shane Means Pain For Opponents Next Season
Dragons coach Dai Flanagan believes he has added another piece to the jigsaw of the region’s rebuild with the capture of Shane Lewis-Hughes from Cardiff. The former Wales back row forward will move to Rodney Parade ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Sam Northeast Helps Save Glamorgan But Admits Team Must Improve
Sam Northeast admits Glamorgan need to improve if they are to challenge for promotion this season after it needed another epic innings from the captain to save his team. In-form duo Northeast and Colin Ingram hit superb final-day rearguard centuries to help Glamorgan secure a Vitality County Championship draw against frustrated Yorkshire at Headingley.
Jak Will Be Back . . . Jones Vows To Build Future Success On Brave World Title Bid
Jak Jones believes he can build on his career-highlight run to the final of the World Snooker Championship. Jones’ dream of winning the tournament as a qualifier ended with an 18-14 defeat to Kyren Wilson at the Crucible on Sunday night, but not without plenty of drama after the Welsh player’s stirring fightback.
Ruby Evans Takes Silver Medal On Her European Gymnastics Championships Debut For GB
An assured debut in the European Gymnastics Championships from Ruby Evans could not quite inspire Great Britain to a successful defence of their title in Italy. The GB women’s senior team – of Welsh star Evans, Becky Downie, Alice Kinsella, Abigail Martin and Georgia-Mae Fenton – had to settle for silver behind the host nation in Rimini, Italy.
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Peake Bows Out With A Bronze
Pole vaulter Sally Peake won a bronze medal at the Muller British Athletics Championships on Saturday and promptly announced it would probably be the last time she competes at the Alexander Stadium event. Peake, who won a silver medal for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, made the announcement shortly... Read More
Welsh Athletics Looking For New Coaching Chief
Welsh Athletics will this month launch a hunt for a new Head of Coaching and Performance after Scott Simpson announced his departure from the top role. Having overseen the preparations for two Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow in 2014 and Gold Coast earlier this year, Simpson is moving to a new... Read More
Peake Soars On Debut As Cardiff's Women Hit The Heights
Cardiff AAC women's team celebrated the club's 50th anniversary in fine style on Saturday as they got their UK Women's Athletics League First Division season off to a winning start. There was a celebratory atmosphere in the air as the club hosted the women's fixture along with a men's British... Read More
Wales Owes A Debt To The Modern Day Alfs And Alfesses
With the Commonwealth Games poised to begin in Australia, Owen Morgan salutes the Welsh competitors who all put a shift in even before they get to the track, pool, or stadium. The athletic exploits of working class comic book hero Alf Tupper thrilled and enthralled generations of youngsters throughout the... Read More
Bethan Davies Breaks UK Record As She Steps Up The Pace For Gold Coast
Bethan Davies proved she is on course for a medal shot at the Commonwealth Games in two months’ time as she smashed another British record to strike gold over 5K at the British Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Cardiff race walker, who had joined in the 10th anniversary celebrations of parkrun... Read More
Gordon Wins In A Flash
Cardiff sprinter Sam Gordon saved the best until last as he rounded off a thrilling afternoon's action at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff with a record-breaking win in the men's 60metre sprint. The final event of the Welsh Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday saw Gordon lining up against... Read More
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