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Rhys Jones Already Had His Gold Medal Moment As He Relishes Prospect Of Commonwealth Games Hat-Trick
Rhys Jones has described being selected for a third Commonwealth Games as his “gold medal moment”. Anything else he achieves on the Alexander Stadium track in Birmingham this summer will be a bonus, says the para sprinter.
So, the Ryan Giggs Wales era has officially ended. It was an announcement which almost certainly represents a full-stop conclusion to the strained 30-year association between the Cardiffian and his national football team. The word “officially” is important here: in both practical and emotional terms Robert Page is already Wales manager.
Gareth Bale Backs FAW Pledge To Put World Cup Profit Into Better Pitches
Profits made from Wales qualifying for the World Cup – expected to be around £4m - will go into improving grassroots facilities, the Football Association of Wales have pledged. The overall commercial revenue from Wales reaching their first finals of the tournament for 64 years could be at least £10m, it has been estimated. But the guaranteed part of that income – which comes from the FIFA prize money pot – will go straight into benefitting the game at lower levels.
The Hundred
The Hundred: World Cup Winner Tammy Beaumont Says The Chance To Captain Welsh Fire Was Too Good To Refuse
By Tom Prosser
England international Tammy Beaumont says the opportunity to captain Welsh Fire in the Hundred was too good to turn down.
Both the men’s and women’s squads for the second edition of the Hundred have been announced and the Fire have bolstered their women’s team by signing a trio of... Read More
The Hundred Returns To Sophia Gardens For 2022
By Lucy Rees
The Hundred will return to Cardiff in 2022 - after its off-field success in the inaugural year - with the Welsh Fire teams desperate to improve their finish on the leaderboards.
After an encouraging start to their season, Welsh Fire men finished seventh out of eight teams, while the... Read More
ECB Chief Executive Tom Harrison Delighted With First Year Of The Hundred Reaching New Fans
By James Skeldon
As the domestic cricket season draws to a close, ECB chief executive Tom Harrison believes The Hundred has opened up a whole new audience to the sport.
Welsh Fire were one of eight teams to compete in the brand new competition, aimed at bringing in higher revenues to the... Read More
England And Wales White Ball Captain Eoin Morgan Predicts The Hundred Has Changed Cricket Forever
By Alex Bywater
Eoin Morgan believes the inaugural season of The Hundred has changed cricket in England and Wales forever and will improve the chances of his International side’s success in white-ball cricket.
England’s 50-over and Twenty20 captain Morgan has long advocated the country’s most promising young talent being exposed to the pressures of... Read More
Welsh Fire's Georgia Redmayne Says She's Never Experienced An Atmosphere Like The Hundred Before
By Tom Prosser
“The atmosphere at the grounds in The Hundred is something I’ve never experienced before.”
Those are the thoughts of Georgia Redmayne who’s Welsh Fire side fell to a 7-wicket defeat to London Spirit on Tuesday evening.
The Fire set their opponents a modest target of 96 which was chased down... Read More
Welsh Fire’s David Lloyd Looking To End Hundred Campaign With A Bang
By Tom Prosser
Welsh Fire’s David Lloyd insists the Welsh Fire are looking to ‘go out with a bang’ as they take on Shane Warne’s London Spirit at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday evening.
“It’s been a difficult competition for us,” explained Lloyd who plays his county cricket with Glamorgan.
“We’ve been unfortunate with... Read More
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