By Owen Morgan Jeremiah Azu “gave everything” as he launched Great Britain to 4x100m gold on a night of high drama as the European Athletics Championships came to a close in Munich on Sunday evening. The Cardiff youngster admitted to feeling the pressure in front of a large and noisy home crowd cheering on the […]
Ben Gregory remains on a life support machine as he receives the prayers and best wishes from across Welsh sport following his cycling accident. The Welsh decathlete – who represented Wales at three Commonwealth Games – is in a coma after suffering a fractured skull and neck and brain haemorrhages. The 31-year-old was injured at the weekend and after a social media post from his partner, Naomi Heffernan, there have been expressions of concern and supportive messages from fellow athletes and officials.
By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils came away from their opening weekend of pre-season with plenty to ponder after suffering back-to-back defeats to the Belfast Giants. Saturday night’s 5-1 defeat in Belfast was the Devils second in as many nights, preceding a disappointing 3-1 loss at Ice Arena Wales in which they managed just 11 […]
Joe Brier helped Great Britain’s 4x400m squad win gold at the European Athletics Championships. The Swansea Harrier ran the opening leg in the semi-final as Britain qualified for Saturday night’s final in Munich.
Sheyi Ojo believes he can become the derby day decider for Cardiff City at Bristol City in the Severnside clash. The Bluebirds have suffered a run of five successive derby defeats, but their encouraging start to the campaign has given them optimism ahead of Sunday’s noon showdown. Boss Steve Morison was the first to highlight his side lost both the home and away clashes to arch-rivals Swansea City and Bristol City last season – and pledged to stop the rot in the 2022-23 campaign.
Russell Martin has revealed he must sell Swansea City “assets” such as Joel Piroe if he is to strengthen a squad weakened by long term injuries. The Swans head coach decided to lay bare the policy of the club’s American owners in response to questioning after his team’s 2-0 home defeat to Luton Town on Saturday. Martin’s team have won just once in their opening five games of the Championship campaign, are now winless in their last seven home games, and have lost key defender Joel Latibeaudiere for at least three months with a shoulder injury.
By Gareth James Joel Latibeaudiere will miss at least the next three months of the season following the shoulder injury he suffered in Swansea City’s midweek draw with Millwall. The defender – who dislocated his shoulder in the first half and required pain-killing gas while the joint was re-set – is unlikely to play again […]
By David Williams S4C’s Rygbi Indigo Prem have confirmed they will show matches from every round of the new season, with coverage being shown online and on television. Lauren Jenkins will host Rygbi Indigo Prem, and she will be joined by a host of familiar rugby names throughout the season. S4C’s coverage gets underway at […]
Jake Heyward revealed he believed he would have challenged Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen for gold at the European Championships had illness not taken the edge off his running. Heyward overcame illness earlier in the week to claim a superb silver medal for Great Britain in the 1500m in Munich on Thursday night. The Welsh record holder had edged through to the final as one of the fastest losers after finishing fifth in Monday’s semi-final.
By Matthew Burgess Cardiff Devils fans are set to pack out Ice Arena Wales on Friday night for the visit of reigning Elite League champions Belfast Giants. The two teams will face each other twice in back-to-back exhibition games ahead of the new season. The Devils announced on social media on Thursday morning that just […]
By Owen Morgan Pontypridd RFC has produced a long list of rugby greats during its illustrious history, including the likes of Wales and British Lions legends Tommy David, Neil Jenkins and Martyn Williams. But it was the man known as “The Bionic Elbow” who was celebrated with the naming of lounge at Sardis Road in […]
Welsh sprinting sensation Jeremiah Azu’s coach Gareth Walton has another interest in the European Championships on Friday – the fate of the Ukrainian relay squad. Walton, who played a role in preparing individual bronze medal winner Azu as part of the Great Britain 4 x 100m team, has also been sharing his wisdom with another nation. They are the squad from war-torn Ukraine, who have honed their skills at Cardiff Met University in readiness to take their marks in Munich on Friday morning for the heats.
By Harry Corish Mark Wallace admitted defending champions Glamorgan have underperformed as their defence of the Royal London One Day Cup ended in the group stages at Neath. The Welsh County struggled to mount any sort of challenge up against second placed Lancashire, as they fell to a nine-wicket loss at the Gnoll. Glamorgan were […]
Steve Morison believes Cardiff City have “a swagger” that is helping build an impressive start to their Championship season. The Bluebirds manager was happy with a 0-0 draw away to West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night, a result that kept his new-look team inside the early play-off positions. Despite a huge turnover of players in the summer – conducted on a shoestring budget – Morison’s team have lost just once in their opening four matches and have collected seven points.
Byline David Williams Steve Morison is hoping his old Millwall mate Jed Wallace doesn’t take advantage when Cardiff City head to the Hawthorns on Tuesday night. Wallace made his Millwall debut playing in the same side as Morison at Bradford in 2017 and went on to play alongside him through to the end of the […]
By Gareth James Matt Richards has revealed he was driven by revenge as he struck gold on another brilliant night for Welsh swimmers at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome. The Welsh ace won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain mixed 4 x 200m freestyle team on the penultimate night at, as […]
Jeremiah Azu has vowed to show his blazing talent on the world stage next year and avenge the “nonsense” of the ranking system that denied him earlier this summer. The 21-year-old Welsh star produced a brilliant run to claim a bronze medal in the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday night. Azu clocked a new personal best of 10.13, finishing behind Italy’s Olympic Champion Marcel Jacobs and Great Britain team-mate Zharnel Hughes, who was the reigning European champion.
Russell Martin has told Swansea City fans he takes responsibility for the collapse of their two-goal lead against Millwall that cost them two precious Championship points. The Swans head coach insists the collective lack of authority that resulted in two own goals in injury time – and a 2-2 home draw – is down to him. Martin was angered by one of his benched players – understood to be Jamie Paterson – punching the ball back towards the visitors and enabling them to take a quick throw-in, from which they scored their equaliser.
By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils returned to the ice for the first time on Monday morning for the start of their pre-season training camp. 19 full-time players, as well as four players signed on two-way contracts, checked in at Ice Arena Wales as the Devils look to build on last season’s Play-Off winning campaign. […]
Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett has urged the All Blacks to either sack or back coach Ian Foster. Foster appeared to be on the verge of being dismissed after New Zealand suffered a run of five Test defeats in six matches. But the All Blacks – who play Wales in Cardiff on November 5 – rallied to earn a superb 35-23 victory in South Africa last weekend and since then his bosses have refused to comment on his immediate future.