By Paul Jones  Aaron Ramsey stressed the importance of home advantage as Wales booked a World Cup play-off semi-final date in Cardiff  Wales went into their final qualifier against Belgium needing a point to secure a home tie unless Turkey won their last game by four clear goals.  But Turkey could only win 2-1 in Montenegro and Wales’ 1-1 draw with Belgium, the world’s top-ranked side, clinched a home semi-final game in March. 

Great Britain’s newest senior international cyclist Megan Barker is gearing up for a big year ahead in 2022 that will include Commonwealth Games ambitions with Wales. She also has an exciting family event to look forward to, as she tells Lucy Rees. Megan Barker is hoping she measures up for two testing new roles over […]

Aaron Ramsey aims to replicate his greatest night in a Wales shirt when he faces Belgium on Tuesday evening – and put Wales a step closer to the World Cup finals. The Juventus midfielder says the Euro 2016 3-1 victory over the Belgians was “up there” alongside any of his 70 caps earned for his county. But Ramsey’s focus will be on the prospect of creating even greater memories if Wales can get the point they require to secure runners-up spot in their qualifying group at the Cardiff City Stadium.

By Steffan Thomas Welsh rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back if they are to achieve continued success at test level. This week former Wales centre Jamie Roberts became the latest high-profile figure to criticise the Welsh Rugby Union’s controversial 60 cap selection policy. The Dragons midfielder accused the WRU of blackmailing players with less than 60 caps to remain at one of the four Welsh regions.

By Graham Thomas Danny Ward will have Wales’ World Cup fate in his hands against the deadliest team in the world on Tuesday night – but can’t think of anywhere he would rather be. The Leicester City goalkeeper will be the last line of defence against Belgium, the No.1 ranked team in the world, in Wales’ vital final World Cup qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday night. It means Ward’s task will be to try and keep Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Christian Benteke and others shut out in order that Wales gain the point they require to secure runners-up spot in their group in a match that is live on S4C.

By Steffan Thomas Y-11 Sports & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the Melbourne Rebels.  The Hong Kong based sports marketing group bought a 75.1 per cent stake in the Ospreys in May 2020 creating a new holding company Ospreys International Group. They claimed at the time that all the financial benefits from the transaction would be put back into the Welsh side. 

By Tom Prosser Wayne Pivac was full of praise for his star speedster Louis Rees-Zammit after he scored a crucial try in Wales’ 38-23 comeback win over Fiji on Sunday afternoon. “That’s what he can do and you can’t coach that,” raved Pivac. “That just shows what an impact express pace can have.

By Carl Field A gold medal for the Wales men’s artistic team and individual all-around gold for man of the moment Joe Cemlyn-Jones were the highlights of a memorable two days of Northern Europeans action in Cardiff. The six-strong Welsh team also including Emil Barber, Brinn Bevan, Jacob Edwards, Benji Eyre and brilliant junior Alex […]

By Hannah Blackwell Carys Phillips has admitted it had been a long two years before the comeback game she marked with a hat-trick of tries for Wales. The former Wales captain – mysteriously overlooked since her father Rowland and the Wales Women set-up parted company – scored three tries in Wales’ superb 29-19 victory over […]

Liam Williams doesn’t know if the infamous pitch invader cost Wales victory over South Africa – but he reckons he knows who would have come off worse had they collided. The Wales full-back had to check his stride and wheel around a man wrestled to the ground by two stewards late on during last week’s clash in Cardiff. “It’s just not on, especially in the middle of a game,” says Williams, reflecting on the embarrassing security lapse at the Principality Stadium.

Gareth Bale ruled out any injury fears as his 100th appearance for Wales in their 5-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Belarus ended after 45 minutes. Neco Williams Ben Davies and Connor Roberts added to an Aaron Ramsey brace as Wales made light work of Belarus in Cardiff to move above the Czech Republic into second place. Wales are already guaranteed a World Cup play-off place through their Nations League results last year.

Sorba Thomas will have one very special fan among the tens of thousands of voices trying to roar Wales a big step nearer the World Cup finals this weekend. It’s the woman who has made it all possible – his mother. The Huddersfield Town wing-back is in line for his third cap against Belarus on Saturday at the Cardiff City Stadium and then could add a fourth if he plays against Belgium three days later.

The Cardiff Devils start their weekend with a Saturday night shootout against the Guildford Flames at Ice Arena Wales to determine who will finish as one of the top-seeds in the Challenge Cup. The two teams are level on points heading into their final group stage game and the winner of Group B will be […]

By Gareth James Gareth Bale has won his fitness battle and is ready to crown his “incredible journey” with a 100th Wales cap on Saturday. Bale became Wales’ youngest ever player in May 2006 when making his debut in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago at the tender age of 16 years and 315 days. […]

Hockey Wales chief executive Ria Burrage-Male is hoping the men’s recent qualification for the 2023 Hockey World Cup can help inspire the next generation of players in Wales. The national team qualified for their first Hockey World Cup after an eight team qualifying tournament held at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens saw themselves and France book their tickets to India for January 2023’s showpiece event. It was a momentous occasion for Welsh hockey and Burrage-Male wants the achievement to kickstart a new wave of hockey stars in Wales.

By Paul Jones Wales play the third game of their Autumn Nations Series campaign when they tackle Fiji in Cardiff on Sunday. After defeats against New Zealand and South Africa, Wayne Pivac’s team will look to bounce back ahead of hosting Australia next weekend. Here, we look at some of the key talking points heading into the game.

By Tom Prosser Welsh boxing star Liam Williams says he is looking forward to “shutting up” Chris Eubank Jr when the pair battle it out in Cardiff next month. Eubank (31-2, 23 KO’s) and Williams (23-3, 18 KO’s) both lay claim to being the number one middleweight in the UK and have traded verbal jabs numerous times in recent years. Now Eubank is taking the fight to Williams’ doorstep as he heads to the Motorpoint Arena to face the Welshman from Clydach Vale.  

By Graham Thomas  Gareth Bale was always destined for greatness says the former teammate who shared cups of tea with him on Wales duty when others went out on the town. The Wales skipper will earn his 100th cap on Saturday night when Wales host Belarus at the Cardiff City Stadium in their penultimate World Cup qualifier. It will be a landmark occasion for Bale very few others have reached, but former teammate Sam Ricketts believes the clues were there when the Real Madrid star was a fresh-faced youngster.

By Tom Prosser Cardiff City are reportedly set to appoint Steve Morison as manager until the end of the season after impressing the board and fans with his vision for the team during his three-match spell as caretaker boss. The former Millwall and Wales striker has already ticked a lot of boxes and has proved he is capable of making big decisions at senior level. Cardiff’s style of play has changed considerably under Morison with a focus on increasing possession whilst still utilising their threat from set-pieces and crosses.

By Paul Evans Many of the world’s greatest gravel forest stages will come together to form the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship with an exciting eight round calendar planned for next year. The Welsh Association of Motor Clubs organised series will contain three events in mid-Wales, three in the north and two in the south, giving the 2022 series an excellent geographical spread. With the first round taking place at the end of March, the final round at the end of October and a summer break in between, the calendar is nicely spread out over eight months.