Swansea City have set themselves a new target a week on from making history in the south Wales derby – winning three games in a week for the first time under Russell Martin. The 4-0 win at Cardiff City Stadium last weekend allowed Martin’s men to claim the first league double in 110 years of trying by both teams in the derby, while Joel Piroe’s 18th goal of the season in the 1-0 win at Millwall earlier in the week made it 10 points out of the last 12 as they push for a top half finish. That is bad news for Wayne Rooney’s Derby County, who are still fighting to try to complete their own version of the ‘Great Escape’ and avoid relegation.

Welsh distance athlete Rosie Edwards has been selected to represent Great Britain at this summer’s European Athletics Championships. Edwards is amongst the first set of 10 GB athletes confirmed to compete in the marathon in Munich.

Wales manager Gemma Grainger says her team will take the positives from a resilient performance in a tight 2-1 defeat against group leaders France and use them to fuel the remainder of their World Cup campaign. While the hosts conceded two sloppy goals, Grainger was upbeat about the performance insisting that the big nations now respect Wales. The coach was pleased her side showed they can compete against the top nations and really cause issues for some of the best players in the world.

By Matthew Burgess The FAW’s annual club licensing announcement has been met with mixed emotions after the Cymru South’s two leading promotion candidates both failed to achieve the necessary criteria to enable them to compete in the Cymru Premier. Cymru South leaders Llantwit Major and title rivals Pontypridd Town can appeal the initial decision but […]

By Paul Evans Nineteen-year old Ioan Lloyd says that contesting the Junior British Rally Championship will be like a school year, as the Llandysul driver tackles the series for the first time. And whilst the learning curve might be steep, it is unlikely to prevent the talented teenager from challenging for class wins in his […]

By Carl Field There was success for Welsh gymnasts at the 2022 TeamGym British Championships with Cardiff-based Evolve Gymnastics Academy bagging two silver medals to cap a brilliant weekend in Sheffield. In what were two action-packed days of competition at the English Institute of Sport, Saturday saw British champions crowned across the age groups before […]

Richard Hibbard insists the Dragons are capable of a shock win over Gloucester this weekend – but reckons it will need a lot more than that to lift Welsh rugby out of its current malaise. In a match that could be dubbed the “Hibbs derby”, his former region host his previous club in the European Challenge Cup at Rodney Parade. The former Wales and Lions hooker was a firm fan favourite with both sets of fans, whose teams meet on Saturday night in a match that is live on S4C.

Women’s sport in Wales is on the precipice of the biggest weekend in its history. Both the women’s national football and rugby teams are looking to ride the wave of support in a blockbuster month to confirm a seismic shift in interest, activism and commercial appeal. On Friday night, Wales host France at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli, with the prospect of taking a huge step forward towards qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Welsh women’s distance running appears to be producing a golden age with Clara Evans the latest athlete to record an amazing performance in the Berlin Half-Marathon. The Cardiff runner stripped more than two minutes off her previous best as she took the tape in 70 mins, 17 sec last weekend to move up to second on the Welsh all-time list behind clubmate Charlotte Arter. It means there are now four Welsh athletes in the top 10 this year in the UK rankings over the 13.1 mile distance and a further two in the top 20.

Helen Ward says she would not swap her 14-year international career for a more lucrative one in the modern era as she prepares to become the newest member of Wales’ 100-cap club. Ward is set to join Jess Fishlock, Loren Dykes and Sophie Ingle as Welsh centurions in Friday’s 2023 World Cup qualifier against France in Llanelli. Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale and Wayne Hennessey have reached the three-figure milestone in the men’s game.

By Kasey Rees After two thrilling comeback victories, Wales coach Ioan Cunningham has made five changes to the team to face England in round three of the TikTok women’s Six Nations on Saturday. Wales are currently unbeaten in their campaign so far after coming from behind twice to win their respective matches against Ireland and […]

By Gareth James Medi Harris and Harriet Jones made it a Welsh win double at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield on Wednesday night. The pair claimed domestic titles to back up the first Welsh winner, Dan Jervis, who won the men’s 400m freestyle final the day before. For Harris, this was the 19-year-old’s first […]

By David Williams Natasha Harding is hoping for a record women’s football crowd in Wales that can help upset France in their World Cup qualifier. Over 4,000 tickets have already been sold for Friday’s game at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli, with confidence growing that Wales can reach their first major women’s tournament under Gemma […]

Ty Morris thinks the departure of Dale McIntosh from the Indigo Welsh Premiership is a big loss – but that won’t stop the Newport coach from making sure his Merthyr rival tastes defeat on Thursday night. Morris and McIntosh will go head-to-head on the touchline at the Newport Stadium, where the Black and Ambers will be aiming to stay on course for a League and Cup double. The match – which is live on S4C Clic, YouTube and Facebook – will also be McIntosh’s first since the New Zealander known to most as “Chief” announced he would be stepping down at Merthyr at the end of the season to take charge at National League Brecon.

By Paul Jones Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has hailed his team’s professionalism as they made a significant move into second place in the National League. 

By Tom Prosser England international Tammy Beaumont says the opportunity to captain Welsh Fire in the Hundred was too good to turn down. Both the men’s and women’s squads for the second edition of the Hundred have been announced and the Fire have bolstered their women’s team by signing a trio of England internationals.

Dan Jervis set a new personal best and was only 0.10 seconds outside the consideration time for this summer’s World Championships as he cruised to the men’s 400m freestyle title at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield. The Swansea University swimmer – who reached the 1500m final at his first Olympics in Tokyo last year – stormed clear of the field after 100m and never looked like relinquishing his lead as he finished 2.08 seconds ahead of runner-up Luke Turley (Bath National Centre). Another Welsh swimmer, Kieran Bird, – who also swam for Great Britain in Tokyo – from the Bath National Centre, was the bronze medallist.

Russell Martin praised the ruthless attitude of Joel Piroe after the striker put Swansea City on the outer fringes of the Championship play-off race. Dutchman Piroe scored his 18th goal of the season in all competitions as the Swans secured a 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den. The result lifted head coach Martin’s side to 14th in the table – level on points with West Bromwich Albion and Preston and only eight points behind Middlesbrough, who occupy the final play-off spot.

By Tom Prosser Lee Selby says he’s proud to have risen to the top against all the odds, after announcing his retirement from boxing following a successful 14-year career as a professional. The 35-year-old’s last fight was a world title final eliminator in Argentina just under two weeks ago, but Selby suffered a stoppage defeat for the first time in his career against Gustavo Lemos, who is nine years his junior.

By Rob Carbon Anna Bracegirdle rocketed up to seventh in the all-time Welsh women’s marathon rankings as she notched a six-minute personal best time in the Manchester Marathon at the weekend.   The Liverpool radiographer’s time of 2:34.22 took her inside the consideration time for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and gave the team […]