Geraint Thomas’ team will decide on Tuesday if he is continue in the Giro d’Italia. The 34-year-old had x-rays on Monday after a crash on stage three when he cycled over a water bottle in the neutral zone.

Josh Navidi and Owen Lane were among four Cardiff Blues players injured in an internal squad game last week in news which could yet have a big impact on Wales’ autumn preparations. Ahead of the start of the new Guinness PRO14 season, John Mulvihill’s side cranked up their preparations with a training match but it was one which came at a price. Wing Lane, 22 and who has two Test caps, injured his shoulder and is expected to be out for two months. It means he will miss all six of Wales’ upcoming games.

Geraint Thomas hopes of adding the Giro d’Italia’s maglia rosa to the Yellow Jersey of the Tour de France are over. The 34-year-old crashed heavily on his left side in the neutral zone before the real action got underway on stage three in Sicily.

By Steffan Thomas Josh Macleod has been tipped as an international star of the future as Wayne Pivac gets ready to name his squad for Wales’ autumn campaign. The Monte Carlo born openside has been in red hot form for the Scarlets making more turnovers, 23, than any other player in the Guinness PRO14 last […]

Ryan Giggs is still hopeful Aaron Ramsey will play for Wales in the Nations League away double-header against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday and Bulgaria next Wednesday. Giggs remains optimistic one of his key talents is available despite the fact that Ramsey is out of the friendly with England at Wembley on Thursday after Juventus imposed a bio-secure ‘bubble’ around their squad. The Football Association of Wales posted on their Twitter account: “Aaron Ramsey is currently unable to join the squad until after the England match.”

Viktor Gyokeres intends to follow the Rhian Brewster route of using a loan spell at Swansea City as a springboard back into the Premier League. Swedish international Gyokeres made his debut for the Swans on Saturday when he came off the bench during the club’s encouraging 2-1 win at home to Millwall. Back at the end of last season, manager Steve Cooper had hoped to extend Brewster’s stay with another loan but the Liverpool striker’s impact at Swansea – where he scored 11 goals in 22 appearances – eventually led to a £23.5m move to Sheffield United.

By Terry Phillips Manager Dean Keates is working tirelessly on moulding Wrexham’s back four into a solid, reliable defensive unit as they plan to build a promotion challenge this season. The Dragons fielded a new-look defensive unit during their 2-1 win at the Racecourse and goalscoring right-back Reece Hall-Johnson revealed Keates has been taking an […]

Chaz Davies is set to finish third in this year’s truncated World Superbikes Championship after roaring to another podium in France. The Knighton-born rider followed up his fourth place in the first race on Sunday with third on Sunday as Aruba.it Racing Ducati team-mate Scott Redding triumphed.

It says something about how things have changed at the Ospreys that after winning their first away game since the 2018/19 season skipper Justin Tipuric was still disappointed. “When he came off he told me he was disappointed that we didn’t get a bonus point. That shows the attitude of the group – they’re hungry to work hard and to keep improving,” said a beaming head coach, Toby Booth. Not many would have given the Welsh region much of a chance of breaking their duck this season at Murrayfield.

He hasn’t contested a rally for eight months, but now Meirion Evans’ unplanned enforced break will come to an end when he contests the Aarova Rally in Belgium later this month. The 25-year old Llandovery-based driver was all set to challenge for the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship title this year – but Covid-19 restrictions saw the series cancelled after he had finished fourth on the opening round, the Galway International Rally. Since then, Evans has only conducted some high-speed demonstration runs at the Race Retro event at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, and more recently gave the new The Scan Station-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 that he will drive in Belgium the very briefest of shakedown tests in west Wales.

Geraint Thomas will have to ready for the battle for the Giro d’Italia to erupt on Mt Etna on Monday. The 34-year-old moved up one place to third overall after finishing 11th on Sunday’s second stage

Charlotte Carey made a superb return to competition with victory at the Vic International Open in Spain. The 24-year-old triumphed in her first competition for eight months following the break caused by COVID-19.

Josh Griffiths and Charlie Hulson demolished their personal bests in a double boost for Welsh distance running at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday. Swansea Harrier Griffiths was the third Briton home behind Jonny Mellor and Ben Connor in a PB of 2:13.11.

Cardiff RFC chairman Chris Norman believes his Blues counterpart Alun Jones has finally twigged the region’s strength lies in their historic appeal. The two limbs of the Arms Park beast have been moving in different directions for years, but the club side believe the region are now aware where their real appeal stems from. Jones talked about leveraging the Blues as a ‘global brand’ when he first took over from Peter Thomas two years ago, but his more recent comments shifted the emphasis to leveraging the tradition and history of rugby in the Welsh capital to try to bring back the glory days to the Arms Park.

The JD Cymru Premier League reached round six this weekend, but the organisers will be told by clubs at a meeting today that they won’t make Christmas if they can’t get crowds back into their grounds. The league received elite status to allow them to play during the COVID-19 clampdown, but with two matches per week the largely semi-pro tournament is starting to feel the financial squeeze. Most sides are haemorrhaging money due to the lack gate receipts and secondary spend at matches.

Steve Cooper has defended Andre Ayew after Millwall manager Gary Rowett accused the Ghana striker of “embarrassing” behaviour. The flash point came during Swansea City’s 2-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium, which Cooper described as a “men’s performance” as his club stayed among the early season Championship pacesetters. Defenders Jake Bidwell and Ben Cabango scored second-half goals as Swansea made it 10 points from four Sky Bet Championship games and ended Millwall’s unbeaten league record.

Welsh marathon record holder Natasha Cockram was crowned British champ after a brilliant performance at the historic 40th Virgin Money London Marathon. The Micky Morris Racing Club runner was involved in a thrilling race for the British title in the closing stages of the elite-only event which was held in cool and wet conditions within a biosecure course around St James’s Park.

Neil Harris has admitted empty stadia – and the disappearance of the vocal Cardiff City fan base – is hampering his bid to attract new players to the club. The Bluebirds manager insists he will be working hard until the October 16 domestic transfer deadline, but feels one major attraction has been denied to his salesman’s pitch. Harris – whose team drew 0-0 at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday after Lee Tomlin was sent off – reckons the first pandemic transfer window is proving a massive challenge for managers and clubs.

Chaz Davies was happy after consolidating third place in the World Superbikes Championship after a rain-lashed opening race at Magny-Cours. The 33-year-old finished fourth in France having started ninth on the grid.

Glenn Delaney praised a record-breaking performance from Leigh Halfpenny but insists his Scarlets side must learn to close out games after suffering late heartbreak at the hands of Munster. Halfpenny kicked 27 points with his nine penalties a Scarlets record in one game as the Wales and British & Irish Lions full back overtook the […]