A total of eight Welsh athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at next month’s European Athletics Championships in Munich. Marathon runners Andy Davies and Rosie Edwards had been pre-selected for what will be the third major championships of this summer. They have now been joined by Jeremiah Azu, Joe Brier, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Jake Heyward, Bethan Davies and Heather Lewis in the 115-strong GB team.

Making predictions in sport always leaves the predictor in a somewhat precarious position. “You can’t win anything with kids,” said Alan Hansen on Match Of The Day following Manchester Untied’s opening day 3-1 defeat away to Aston Villa in August 1995. Hansen’s words of warning have become a haunting catchphrase: by the end of 1995/96, Manchester United had won a Premier League and FA Cup double. 

By Matthew Burgess The New Saints have announced the shock departure of head coach Anthony Limbrick following their elimination from the Europa Conference League this week. A goalless draw at home to Vikingur Reykjavik brought the Saints’ disappointing European campaign to an end on Tuesday night. The Cymru Premier champions were unable to progress in […]

Nia Holt thought she had left her bike racing days behind her. But after a 10-year hiatus, which included raising a family, she is set to compete at the Commonwealth Games just a year after getting back in the saddle. For Nia, that means juggling her time between training and spending time with her young family.

By Daniel Parker The 2021-22 season was far from a vintage year for any of Wales’ three Football League Clubs. Swansea City fans had an historic derby double over rivals Cardiff to celebrate but little else; with Russell Martin’s side playing attractive football but ultimately unable to eke out any kind of consistency en route […]

By Paul Evans The week-long multi-sport and multi-venue Para Sport Festival will start on Monday (1 August) with the biggest in-person insport Series event since 2019 – with over 20 sports for people of all ages and all abilities to come and try, brought to Swansea University (Singleton Park Campus) by local insport Clubs and […]

By Matthew Burgess New Saints manager Anthony Limbrick admitted his side fell short of quality, following last night’s Europa Conference League stalemate against Vikingur Reykjavik. The Cymru Premier champions endured a frustrating night at Park Hall, registering a single shot on target as they found themselves unable to find a response to a 2-0 first-leg […]

By Owen Morgan Geraint Thomas enjoyed vocal and colourful Welsh support at “Cornel Cymru” – set up on one of the hairpin bends on the legendary Alpe D’Huez climb during the recent Tour De France. Now Welsh athletics fans travelling to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games are being urged to set up a similar “cheering […]

By Harry Corish Wales international Izzy Webb started out playing hockey on the gravel pitch at her school. Now, she is poised to appear at the Commonwealth Games to represent her country, facing some of the best players in the world. Historically, in most parts of the UK, hockey has been associated with private schools, […]

By Graham Thomas If you need inspiration to prove it’s never too late to improve your fitness and activity, then listen up to the story of Rhys Jones. Less than three years ago, Jones was a 39-year-old average runner and self-confessed awful swimmer with deteriorating eyesight. Now, he’s off to the Commonwealth Games to compete […]

By Tomos Hughes Among Wales’ top prospects for a medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are a pair of identical twins from Crymych – boxers Ioan and Garan Croft. The 21-year-olds have represented Wales and Team GB over the past year and both claimed silver medals at the U22 European Boxing Championships in […]

By Harry Corish There can be few boxers who first walked into a gym because they felt lonely at the skate park – but Jake Dodd is one of them. The 26-year-old from Wrexham was a keen rollerblader and used to hang out in his local skate park with his friends. But once he had […]

By Harry Corish Harrison Walsh is off to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham – an example to everyone that when one door closes, another one opens. The 26-year-old from Mumbles was at the start of a promising rugby career, playing for the Ospreys and Swansea RFC when he suffered a freak injury on the field […]

By Owen Morgan Wales’ Commonwealth Games athletics joint captains Osian Jones and Olivia Breen have been speaking about their pride at leading the squad and their own individual ambitions for Birmingham. Both athletes will be competing at their third Commonwealths and hope to lead by example through earning podium places at the games which officially […]

David Williams A legal case involving a group of rugby players – including dozens from Wales – diagnosed with early-onset dementia and other irreversible neurological impairments now looks destined for the courts. Proceedings are to be issued by Rylands Law on behalf of a group of professional and semi-professional players against World Rugby, the Rugby […]

By Paul Jones Geraint Thomas admitted he would not be celebrating as hard as in his younger days, but a podium finish at the Tour de France was still an excuse to raise a glass. The 36-year-old Welshman finished third overall when the Tour concluded on Sunday – becoming only the ninth rider in the […]

Gerwyn Price believes he is back to his best – despite having to settle for the runners-up spot at the World Matchplay in Blackpool. The Welsh thrower is back to world No.1 after the event, having contributed fully to a brilliant final which he eventually lost 18-14 to Dutchman Michael van Gerwen. Price had endured a difficult 2022 before the tournament, suffering injury and poor form. 

Quadruple centurion Sam Northeast admits he can’t quite believe the company he is now keeping in cricket’s history books. The Glamorgan batsman became one of only nine men to have hit more than 400 runs in a first-class innings when he struck an unbeaten 410 not out at the weekend, in a victory over Leicestershire. The praise has been widespread since Northeast’s monumental record-breaking effort and he admitted: “It’s just crazy.

Both The New Saints and Newtown face an uphill task to stay in Europe after defeats in the first legs of their Europa Conference League ties. The New Saints were disappointed in losing 2-0 at Icelandic champions Vikingur Reykjavík, while Newtown were hammered 4-1 in Slovakia by Spartak Trnava. It means both Welsh Premier clubs have it all to do in the second legs at home next week. The Saints endured a difficult first half in Iceland and Leo Smith’s foul on Ari Sigurpálsson resulted in a penalty which Kristall Máni Ingason converted.

By Paul Jones Gerwyn Price will bid to secure his place in the semi-finals of the PDC Betfred World Matchplay Darts on Friday night when he takes on Portugal’s Jose De Sousa. Price – Wales’ former world champion, now ranked No.2 in the world – faces previous Grand Slam champion De Sousa, with both players […]