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Wattstown Are Kings Of The Rhondda After Cup Triumph Over Penygraig

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Wattstown bagged the Rhondda derby bragging rights as they defeated 14-man Penygraig, 41-13, to lift the Worthington’s Mid District Division Three Cup at Sardis Road. Penygraig had won both league meetings between the rival clubs in Division Three East Central this season, but this time it was the Ducks who came out on top.

Countdown To Paris – 100 Days To Go To The Paralympic Games For David Smith

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DAVID Smith admits it will be a tough task to become a triple individual Paralympic champion, but believes he is on track with 100 days to go to Paris. Great Britain’s three-time gold medal winner – he also picked up a team gold at his first Games in Beijing in 2008 – will be chasing a hat-trick of successive individual BC1 titles at the Games in France this summer.

Ferndale The Formidable Earn Epic Double With Win Over Tonyrefail

Tonyrefail RFC v Ferndale RFC
Ferndale ended their season by picking up another piece of silverware as they defeated Tonyrefail in their Rhondda derby at Sardis Road to lift the Worthington’s Mid District Division Four Cup. The two sides had both beaten each other once in Division Four East Central this season, where Tonyrefail finished second and earned promotion while Ferndale finished third.

Mason Crane Praised After Lifting Glamorgan Close To Unlikely Win

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Glamorgan coach Grant Bradburn believes his team can take much from their narrow home Vitality County Championship defeat to Middlesex. The visitors secured a two-wicket victory at Sophia Gardens with Mark Stoneman top-scoring in a win that came right down to the last few overs on the fourth day.

Anna Hursey Finds Top Form On The Road To Paris Olympics

Anna Hursey table tennis
Anna Hursey believes she produced some of the best form of her career to qualify for the table tennis women’s singles at this year’s Olympic Games. The teenager became the first Great Britain player to book a place for Paris and will also become the first Welsh player to play at an Olympics after coming through the European singles qualification tournament in Sarajevo at the weekend.

Rob Edwards Admits Relegated Luton Missed Wales Star Tom Lockyer

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Rob Edwards admitted the doubters were right about Luton after they were relegated from the Premier League following a final-day 4-2 defeat to Fulham at Kenilworth Road. Adama Traore opened the scoring for the Cottagers with Raul Jimenez on target twice and Harry Wilson rounding things off midway through the second half. Carlton Morris (penalty) and Alfie Doughty scored to make it 1-1 and 2-3, but the visitors had too much.

WRU Insist New Tier Will Provide Super Lift-Off

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Welsh Rugby Union head of player development John Alder insists the new Super Rygbi Cymru competition can provide a smooth pathway from the club to the international game. Welsh rugby's new Elite Domestic Competition (EDC) will be branded as the Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) trophy next season.

Omar Ahmed Wins Cardiff Bay 10K

Race winner, Omar Ahmed.
Unusually warm conditions proved challenging for athletes assembled for the flat and fast Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K, meaning no course records were broken, but more than 5,000 registered runners enjoyed a run in the sun. The event was the second fixture of the Run 4 Wales 10K Series, seeing a re-match from the top three athletes in last month’s ABP Newport 10K in the men’s race.

Ospreys’ Morgan Morris Impresses Most Watchers . . . Except Warren Gatland

Morgan Morris Ospreys
When two greats of the Welsh game like Shane Williams and Justin Tipuric describe a player as “superb” and “amazing”, that’s praise indeed. Those were their plaudits for the Ospreys No 8 Morgan Morris after he produced yet another Man of the Match performance in his team’s 26-13 victory over the Dragons in Swansea.

Sabrina Fortune Keeps A 'Straight Face' To Smash World Record Twice To Land Shot Gold

Sabrina Fortune broke the women's F20 shot put world record twice as she powered to a third successive gold medal at the World Paralympic Champs in Kobe.

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Matt Richards Leads Five-Star Group Of Welsh Swimmers Eyeing Olympic Glory

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Micky Beckett To Carry Welsh Hopes Into Paris Olympics For Team GB

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Wales Warrior Rosie Eccles On The Road To Olympic Redemption

Rosie Eccles believes the heartbreak of missing out on a place at the Tokyo Olympics will stand her in good stead when she finally realises a long-held boxing ambition in Paris next year. The 27-year-old from Cardiff was denied a second shot at reaching the delayed 2020 Games when Covid forced... Read More

Joe Brier’s Bravery Rewarded As He Takes Silver Medal For GB At World Championships

Joe Brier earned a prized silver medal at the Athletics World Championships in Budapest, even though injury ruled him out of the mixed 4 x 400m relay final. The Welsh star ran a superb opening leg in his heat even though he injured himself early in his run as Great... Read More

Wales' Double World Champion Matt Richards Already Dreaming Of More Gold in Paris Next Year

Matt Richards believes he can stay on top of the world after the Welsh swimming sensation became a double world champion in Japan. With next year's Olympics already in his sights, Richards soared to the top of the podium in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2023 World Aquatics... Read More

Matt Richards Is Now World No.1 . . . But The Wales Hero Can Cope, Says Mark Foster

Matt Richards is “fearless” and could thrive under the pressure of having a “target on his back” according to Great Britain swimming legend Mark Foster. As Richards basks in the glory of becoming Wales’ first swimming world champion and one of the global stars of the sport, Foster believes the... Read More
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