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Michael Duff Urges Swansea City To Step Up After Key Trio Wiped Out Of 2023

Joe Allen Swansea City
Michael Duff has urged his Swansea City players to seize opportunity as the only way to respond to a devastating triple injury blow. The Swans head coach has thrown down the gauntlet to his whole squad after the loss of Josh Ginnelly, Joe Allen, and Nathan Wood.

Free Spirit Jaz Joyce Is Back For Wales And Ready To Soar Above The Eagles

Jasmine Joyce Wales rugby
Jaz Joyce will play her first match for Wales in almost a year when she returns to the team to face the USA in Colwyn Bay on Saturday. Wales’ most high profile female player missed the 2023 Six Nations, having opted instead for the Sevens circuit, but she has returned home and will start at full-back against the Americans at Parc Eirias.

Cardiff City Wait For Aaron Ramsey Update With Fears He Could Be Out For Months

Aaron Ramsey Cardiff City
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is to seek specialist advice after suffering a knee injury in training which looks set to rule him out of their upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. The 32-year-old said on Instagram he was "absolutely gutted" after suffering the injury only months after returning to lead his boyhood club Cardiff City, having started six of their eight Championship games and scored three goals.

Gareth Bale Back For Wales . . . To Boost Hosting Bid For Euro 2028

Gareth Bale Wales
Gareth Bale will boost the bid from the UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028 by joining the Welsh delegation in Geneva next month. Bale, the Wales men’s team’s most capped player and record goalscorer, retired from football in January after an illustrious career that saw him win five Champions League titles and three FIFA Club World Cups at Real Madrid.

Cardiff City Boss Erol Bulut Admits Carabao Cup Was A Sideshow He Can Do Without

Erol Bulut Cardiff City
Erol Bulut has confessed he threw any chance of progress in the Carabao Cup out of the window as he wanted to keep Cardiff City’s focus on the Championship road instead. Bulut’s Bluebirds were hammered 5-2 at Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday after the Turkish boss decided to change his entire line-up.

Jac Of All Trades . . . Morgan Backed To Add Lions Job To Wales Role

Jac Morgan Wales
Jac Morgan has gone from part-time rugby player to full-time prospect as potential Lions captain in the course of four years. After his superb leadership of the Wales team so far at the Rugby World Cup in France, Morgan is the name on everyone’s lips.

Wales Warrior Rosie Eccles On The Road To Olympic Redemption

Rosie Eccles Wales boxing
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 the cancellation of the second qualifier in London, and three personal bouts with the illness left her fearing the “curse” could strike again.

Bats Hit Crazy For Rounders . . . The Sport That Is Sweeping Wales

Rounders
They play every week and bid to outdo each other as much with their names as on the scoreboard. Base Invaders v Son Of A Pitch. Drum and Bases v Saved By The Balls. Bats Hit Crazy v The Merry Go Rounders.

Wales Can Stay At Top Level Says Gemma Grainger, Despite Demolition By The Danes

Gemma Grainger Wales
Gemma Grainger has insisted Wales can still stay in the top tier of the Nations League despite suffering her biggest defeat as manager in front of her own fans. The Wales boss was left looking for crumbs of comfort after her team were demolished, 5-1, by a slick Denmark side at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Glanmor Griffiths . . . Welsh Rugby Pays Tribute To His Hard-Hatted Determination And Legacy

Glanmor Griffiths
Tributes have been paid from across Welsh rugby to Glanmor Griffiths, the founding father of the Principality Stadium, who has died at the age of 83. During his time as treasurer, chair and president of the Welsh Rugby Union he became a towering and sometimes controversial figure who became known throughout Wales simply as ‘Glanmor’.

UEFA Europa League

Connah's Quay Say Manager Andy Morrison's Comments Were 'Misconstrued' After Europa League Tie

Andy Morrison has admitted he "turned a blind eye" to players who turned up feeling unwell ahead of Connah’s Quay Nomads’ Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tblisi in Wrexham on Thursday night. The Cymru Premier champions lost 1-0 to their Georgian opposition in the second preliminary round of qualifying. Four... Read More

Battling Bala Did Me Proud, Says Colin Caton As Standard Liege End Lakesiders' European Journey

Colin Caton voiced his pride in a battling Bala Town display despite a defeat in Belgium that ended their European dream. The Lakesiders’ manager watched his team go down 2-0 to Standard Liege in their Europa League second qualifying round tie, but it never became the one-sided rout some had... Read More

The New Saints Now Need Some Home Comforts, Says Scott Ruscoe

Scott Ruscoe admits he will have a job on his hands to lift his players’ spirits for their return to domestic action after The New Saints’ European dream died in the Faroe Islands on Wednesday night. After going ahead in the penalty shoot-out against Faroese side B36 Torshavn, the former... Read More

Standard Liege In Europe Is Standard XBox Practice For Bala Town's Will Evans

Bala Town are in Belgium tonight, taking on one of the traditional European forces in Standard Liege. Few will give them much hope of producing what would be a huge Europa League upset – but midfielder Will Evans has walked this road before, as he tells Graham Thomas. Will Evans... Read More

The New Saints Bid To Make It P3 W3 v B36

The New Saints will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins over Faroe Islands side B36 Torshavn on Wednesday night as they seek to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. The Oswestry-based side did the double in 2015 when the two teams met for the... Read More

Bala Town Reach Exacting Standard . . . As Opportunity Knocks For Welsh Club Trio

By Matthew Burgess The Welsh clubs left in the early stages of European competition may not have bagged the main prize but there is still much to look forward to in the next round of the Europa League. Yesterday’s draw groupings made sure that a Welsh club weren’t going to be able... Read More
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