Gerwyn Price is chasing more than the £110,000 winner’s cheque at the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix. The 35-year-old will also move up one place to second in the world if he wins the tournament in Coventry.

Wales travel to play England at Wembley Stadium tonight – 40 years after one of the greatest matches in Welsh international football history.  Mike England was the Wales manager on May 17, 1980 and had charge of a Wales team packed with experience and talent in the shape of players like Dai Davies,  Joey Jones, Brian Flynn, Mickey Thomas Leighton James, plus the youth of Ian Walsh and David Giles. What followed was extraordinary, as Terry Phillips recalls.

Ben Cabango has been backed to pass another examination tonight – the Harry Kane test. The 20-year-old defender has already graduated from Newport County’s academy to the Championship with Swansea City, via the Cymru Premier League with The New Saints. Cabango has even managed to squeeze in his first international cap –earned as an 89th minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over Finland at the start of September – even though he is little more than a year into his senior Swans career.

Former world champion 400m hurdler Dai Greene is launching a new career by reaching out to his old college in Carmarthenshire. Wales’ 2011 world gold medallist is preparing for life after hurdling by becoming a mentor for Coleg Sir Gâr, which has a campus in his home town of Llanelli.

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton claimed a Welsh double victory in the first round of the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix in Coventry. Price triumphed 2-0 over Jermaine Wattimena while Clayton celebrated a first victory in the event beating Ian White 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena.

Filippo Ganna has revealed how a message from Geraint Thomas inspired him to a stunning victory at the Giro d’Italia. The Italian – who wore the maglia rosa after winning the opening day time trial  – triumphed by 34 seconds on the 225km stage five from Mileto to Camigliatello on Wednesday after powering away from a breakaway on the final climb.

Scot Bennett will be fit to play at Cambridge on Saturday despite being substituted in the first-half of Newport County’s 5-0 EFL Trophy home drubbing by Norwich U21 on Tuesday. Manager Michael Flynn admitted he had hauled off the experienced defender in the 32nd minute as a precaution ahead of the League Two leaders’ game against Cambridge United this weekend. “I couldn’t risk him. We were able to rest a couple tonight with Saturday in mind and because we’ve had so many games I just can’t risk any injuries,” said Flynn.

Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney, is urging American Football fans in the USA to get behind National League Wrexham. McElhenney, along with Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, are the men behind a proposed Wrexham FC takeover bid and he tweeted after the Dragons’ lost 1-0 at Solihull Moors.

Elfyn Evans is trying not to focus on what is at stake as he heads to Sardinia on the cusp of being crowned Wales’ first World Rally Champion. The 31-year-old from Dolgellau could seal the title this weekend on soil where he first tasted the thrill of driving the latest generation of WRC cars seven years ago.

Wales and Tottenham star Ben Davies has been advising Wayne Pivac on how rugby players should adapt to playing big matches in empty stadia. Wales coach Pivac revealed he approached the Spurs defender during a visit to the club on a fact-finding mission as he prepares for the busy autumn series of matches. Wales are due to play an intense period of six Tests in as many weeks, featuring a friendly against France, a rescheduled Guinness Six Nations appointment with Scotland and four Autumn Nations Cup games against opposition including England and Ireland.

Wales international Sophie Morgan has re-signed for Celtic Dragons saying the decision was a no-brainer. Last season’s captain is the first player announced by the club for the prospective 2021  Vitality Netball Superleague season.

Luka Modric has jumped to the defence of Gareth Bale saying criticism of his time at Real Madrid is unfair. The Croatian midfielder insisted Bale – who has returned to former club Tottenham on loan – was never a bad influence in the dressing room 

Liam Williams has been waiting 10 months to satisfy his desire to get back in the ring and British title challenger Andrew Robinson is the man who is about to feel the full force of his frustration. The man they call “The Machine” hasn’t fought since December and he can’t wait to get back in the ring to defend his domestic middleweight title, while advancing his bid for world shot.

Welsh Gymnastics have announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors (NEDs) to its board – with a fourth joining in January 2021. Dean Williams, Christopher McLarnon and Mark Petherick have taken up roles as independent board members, with Melissa Anderson joining them early next year. They join existing members Barbara Beedham, Sally Church, Dr Lisa Gannon and Tracey Singlehurst-Ward on the board, which is chaired by Bev Smith.

Callum Sheedy has paid tribute to Gavin Henson as he caps a remarkable rise from the second tier of English rugby to the senior Wales squad. During his early years at Bristol the Cardiff born outside-half was sent out on loan to Clifton, Dings Crusaders, Cinderford and Jersey Reds before breaking into the senior Bears side under Pat Lam.

Half the Merthyr team that were mothballed by the club’s board have since moved on to other clubs – with four of them moving to Redditch United. The club’s board decided two weeks ago they were unable to take part in this season’s Southern League Premier South campaign due to the effects of their local lockdown. The Martyrs asked league officials to withdraw them from fixtures for a year as unlike their English-based rivals they had not received permission from Welsh government to allow small crowds of up to 400 into their stadium.

Gareth Anscombe has been ruled out for the majority of this season in a significant blow to the Ospreys and Wales. The 29-year-old was ruled out of last year’s World Cup in Japan after damaging his knee ligaments against England at Twickenham last August.

Wales prop Ben Evans hopes to build a career as a crane supervisor after being handed a grant by a Rugby League charity. The 27-year-old Toulouse Olympique forward has been given the grant by the Rugby League Cares.

By Steffan Thomas Wales have pulled Callum Sheedy away from the clutches of England as Wayne Pivac selects seven uncapped players for their autumn campaign. Cardiff born Sheedy, who also qualified for Ireland, has been pulling up trees for Bristol in the Gallagher Premiership and played for England in an uncapped game against the Barbarians […]

Geraint Thomas has been forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia after fracturing his pelvis in a crash. The 34-year-old’s Ineos Grenadiers team took the decision ahead of Tuesday’s stage four in Sicily after further x-rays revealed the injury. Thomas crashed heavily in the neutral zone on stage three after a loose water bottle […]