Team Wales Commonwealth Games star Elizabeth Popova marked her first Rhythmic British Championships as a senior gymnast with a five-medal haul in Telford. Popova took bronze in the senior all-around competition on Saturday, scoring 103.950 overall across her four pieces of apparatus, which included 27.500 with the hoop, 27.700 with ball, 26.050 with clubs and 22.700 with the ribbon.

Wales beat Scotland 56-52 in their final warm-up match before they leave for the Netball World Cup in South Africa. Welsh Feathers led 30-25 at half-time and kept their noses in front, despite Scottish Thistles having the better of a tight second-half at Cardiff’s House of Sport.

By Owen Morgan Christian Malcolm’s 22-year-old Welsh 100-metre record was finally broken by rising star Jeremiah Azu in an electric display of sprinting on day one of the UK Athletics Championships. Thunderstorms had been forecast for Manchester, but it was Azu and new British record-holder Zharnel Hughes who provided the lightening on the track in […]

Wales’ campaign at the World Rugby U20 Championship continues in South Africa on Sunday when they face their final pool match against Georgia. The winners will meet either Australia or New Zealand for fifth place, but Mark Jones’ side must absorb the lessons of their defeat to France, according to Welsh rugby coach, analyst, and consultant, Tomas Marks. Having lost against France in the final pool match, Wales U20s should take a lot of learning from that match going forward into their fourth game and middle tier match against Georgia on Sunday. Wales lost to an exceptional team and the number one seeds of this competition.

Angharad James will realise a dream when she captains Wales against the USA in a friendly in San Jose, California on Sunday. The Tottenham midfielder will wear the armband instead of Sophie Ingle as Wales’ regular skipper is suspended.

Alun Wyn Jones can help toughen up the Toulon dressing room, insists the French club’s director of rugby, Pierre Mignoni. The former Ospreys and Wales legend has joined Toulon on a short-term contract.

Erol Bulut insists he can get new Cardiff City striker Yakou Meite firing again by the time the new seasons begins. The Bluebirds have picked up the former Reading striker on a two-year deal. Meite scored 47 goals in 165 appearances for Reading after joining them from PSG in 2016.

The Scarlets will face opposition from Georgia for the first time next season when they meet Black Lion in the European Challenge Cup. EPCR have announced that Georgia’s Black Lion and the Cheetahs from South Africa have accepted invitations to compete in the 2023/24 tournament.

Matthew Hirst will lead a star-studded field away at the start of the Nicky Grist Stages this Saturday (8 July) as number one seed in his Delta Salvage/Witham Group Ford Fiesta R5. Co-driven by Declan Dear, Hirst won the Nicky Grist Stages Interclub event last year and will be looking to close in on the MRF Tyres BTRDA Gold Star Series lead (he currently lies third, just four points behind the leader) and also extend his advantage at the top of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship points table.

Sion Parry is hoping to make the leap from carpenter and semi-pro rugby player to become an international this summer after being called up into the Canadian national squad. The tough as teak Pontypridd openside enjoyed a stellar season in the Indigo Premiership at Sardis Road last winter and his reward has been a surprise offer from Canadian head coach Kingsley Jones to join the two Test tour to Tonga.

Dylan Levitt believes joining Hibs will provide him with the perfect opportunity to regain his place in the Wales team. The midfielder recently finalised his transfer from Dundee United, becoming Lee Johnson’s sixth signing of the summer. Levitt, along with his new teammates, have departed for a warm weather training camp in Marbella.

Commonwealth Games women’s artistic gymnast Jea Maracha has announced her retirement from elite competition. Maracha began her journey in the sport aged five at Phoenix Gymnastics Cardiff. She was first taken into the British Performance Pathway Development Squad in 2016, following her 10th place finish at the 2015 British Championships – when she was still only 10.

Hannah Dingley insists her appointment as caretaker Forest Green head coach is no gimmick. Welsh coach Dingley, the first woman to take charge of an English Football League club, oversaw her opening game on Wednesday as Forest Green began their pre-season campaign.

Mark Jones’ Wales youngsters restored some pride but made too many mistakes to make it into the top tier semi-finals at the World Rugby U20 Championship. Their 43-19 defeat to the unbeaten reigning champions, France, meant they dropped to third in their pool with seven points from their opening two games.

Welsh coach Hannah Dingley has made history by taking charge of a men’s Football League club. The Carmarthen-born Dingley has been promoted to the top job at Forest Green Rovers, on an interim basis.

New signing Ike Ugbo is convinced Cardiff City is the “perfect” place for him to reignite his career. The 24-year-old striker, who started his career at Chelsea, joins on a season-long loan from French club Troyes having also enjoyed spells in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Warren Gatland has called up uncapped back-row forward Taine Plumtree to Wales’ World Cup training squad for a two-week camp in Switzerland. Plumtree is part of a group that has travelled to Fiesch in the Swiss Alps, the Welsh Rugby Union said.

By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils continue to finalise their roster for next season with defenceman Josh Batch signing for a 12th year with the club, whilst Team GB goalie Ben Bowns also returns. The British duo are the latest pieces to be announced as new head coach Pete Russell plots a bounceback season following […]

Harlequins centre Bryn Bradley is hoping to bring some of the lessons he learned from Jamie Roberts to bear when he tries to guide Wales into a Cup semi-final at the World Rugby U20 Championships. Standing in the way of the rejuvenated Welsh team and a top four finish after the pool stages is a gigantic French side who are seeking a third successive title.

Josh Ginnelly has spoken of his excitement about the opportunity to make an impact at Swansea City. The 26-year-old has become the Swans’ first signing under new head coach Michael Duff. His arrival comes as speculation still continues over the future of the club’s top scorer last season, Joel Piroe.