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Wembley Calling For Five Welsh Players As Season Comes To The Boil

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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

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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

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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

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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 Como
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

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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.

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Rob Page Intends To Recruit Michael Sheen To Wales' World Cup Bandwagon

Wales manager Rob Page plans to recruit Michael Sheen to his World Cup campaign after the Hollywood actor’s rousing team talk went viral on social media. Page has revealed he intends to invite Sheen into camp after being urged to do so by his players, who were among the 13... Read More

Six Nations TV Cash Comes With A Price . . . And It's Not Worth Paying

After the Six Nations admitted nothing was off the table – including big bags of cash – when it comes to negotiating the next TV deal for the tournament from 2022, Robin Davey says the pay back would be unacceptable. For every pound gained, there would be a future follower... Read More

Eight Bluebirds Players Commit To Premier Future

Aron Gunnarsson has committed to playing Premier League football for Cardiff City in 2018-19. ‘Gunnar’ has been on duty with Iceland during the World Cup finals in Russia, but he has verbally agreed a new contract with the Bluebirds. “Aron wants to repay the club and Vincent Tan for the support he’s... Read More

BBC To Lose More Rugby Rights. . . . This Time For Wales

Wales’ autumn Tests are set to be televised on Sky from 2019 in another huge blow for BBC Wales. In a further disappointment for the corporation, they have also missed out on the TV rights for the Wales tour game against South Africa on June 2. That fixture is poised... Read More

The Rugby Revolution Will Not Be Televised. . . Not By The BBC, Anyway

Live top level rugby on BBC Wales will end this season after the broadcaster opted not to meet the bidding price reached in rights negotiations with the Guinness Pro14. Robin Davey says the final whistle could soon be blown on all live rugby on free-to-air TV. Rugby has become the... Read More

Thomas Admits Tour Was a Weighty Issue As He Refocuses His Goals

Geraint Thomas admitted his confidence got knocked this year after he dropped... Read More
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