Gerwyn Price produced. a stunning comeback to win the World Series title for the first time in Salzburg. The 35-year-old won seven out of eight legs to beat Rob Cross 11-9 in Austria and extend his winning run to 17 matches.
Tesni Evans and Joel Makin saw their PSA Manchester Open run ended at the quarter-finals. Wales’ top duo both went out against higher-seeded opponents after last eight battles.
Chaz Davies blasted to victory in Barcelona to bag his first World Superbikes win of the season and complete a memorable double for Welsh motorsport. The Knighton-born rider triumphed in Sunday’s second race of the Catalunya round just hours after Elfyn Evans won Rally Turkey.
Elfyn Evans stormed to a stunning victory on Rally Turkey to seize the lead in the World Rally Championship title chase. The Dolgellau racer overturned a one minute deficit to win by over 35 secs on an astonishing final day.
Ryan Taylor has two goals in his locker already for Newport County, but his real target is promotion to League One. The County striker delivered on his promise to build on his debut goal at Scunthorpe as he hammered home the winner on his League debut for Newport in their 2-1 win over Barrow at Rodney Parade. The former Plymouth man bagged a disputed goal in the 1-1 draw against the Iron, but there was no disputing his claims to a rasping shot from the edge of the Barrow area after Sam Hird had gifted him the ball in a defensive howler.
Welsh 100m champion Sam Gordon continued his return from injury with a win at the Sprints Open event held in Cardiff on Saturday. On another day, the Cardiff Athlete would have been happy with a time of 10.25, which would have been a new PB, but a strong tailwind meant he had hoped to run in even faster.
Gerwyn Price says he is ready to bring his A game to his bwin World Series of Darts quarter-final on Sunday as he aims for a 15th straight win. The 35-year-old faces Nathan Aspinall in the last eight in Salzburg in a tournament which has seen fans returning to the arena.
Scarlets coach Glenn Delaney was left wondering what might have been after his side blew two great chances in the final 15 minutes to notch a first win in Toulon. The Welsh region followed the Dragons in bowing out at the quarter-final stages of the European Challenge Cup as they were beaten 11-6, but it could have been different. Steff Evans lost out in a foot race with opposite number Gabin Villiere as he was hauled down five metres short after a sprint from half-way and then replacement centre Tyler Morgan knocked on as he was being driven over from a close range line-out.
Tesni Evans reached the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Manchester Open after coming through another hour long battle. The Rhyl-based player, seeded seven for the event, beat England’s No 9 seed Alison Waters.
Swansea City assistant coach Alan Tate could have his collar felt by the FA after a bust-up with Birmingham City’s Jon Toral. Tate put his hand to the throat of the Spanish player as he left the field at half-time during the Swans’ goalless home draw. Both Swansea head coach Steve Cooper and Birmingham manager Aitor Karanka claimed they had not seen the incident.
Chaz Davies produced another charging display to claim third place in the opening race on the Catalunya Round in World Superbikes. The Knighton-born rider powered his way through the field after qualifying 11th to finish behind Aruba.it Racing team-mate Scott Redding.
Wales’ Becky Morgan claimed a top 10 finish at the Lacoste Ladies Open De France. The 46-year-olf from Abergavenny carded a final round 72 (+1) to finish on level par over the three rounds.
Kieffer Moore insisted there are plenty more goals to come after his double earned Cardiff City their first win of the season at Nottingham Forest. The £2million summer signing from Wigan’s first-half double were his first for the Bluebirds.
Charlotte Arter made a blistering return to the roads after a six month enforced absence caused by COVID-19 to win the Cardiff Sunset 5k. And Osian Perrin took the honours in the men’s race as a small group of invited athletes helped re-start road racing in Wales.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has hailed Gareth Bale’s time at the Spanish giants as ‘spectacular’ as the Wales ace edges closer to a return to Tottenham. Bale is still finalizing the loan move back to his former club having flown into London on Friday.
The footballing revolution at Newport County gathered pace this week with Michael Flynn’s men taking Cambridge United to school in the Carabao Cup second round. It may only have ended in a 1-0 win, and earned the Exiles another home draw with Watford in the next round, but it was the emphatic style with which they played the game that really caught the eye. Flynn has told his players to carry on in the same mode when Barrow arrive at Rodney Parade today for the second League Two outing of the new campaign.
By David Williams Joe Rodon is already benefitting from missing international duty with Wales, claims his club coach Steve Cooper. Swansea City centre-half Rodon – who was on Manchester United’s radar last season – sat out his country’s Nations League wins over Finland and Bulgaria earlier this month. The 22-year-old made his first Championship start […]
Dean Ryan has admitted his Dragons team still have a long way to go and much to learn if they are to trouble the best teams in Europe. The region have transformed themselves in the past couple of seasons from the regular whipping boys of the Guinness Pro14 to a rising force within the domestic structure. But if ever there was clear evidence of the gap between at least three of the Welsh regions and the best teams across the border in England, then it was starkly underlined in the Dragons’ thumping 56-17 defeat at Bristol Bears in the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup on Friday night.
Joel Makin has reached the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Manchester Open without dropping a set. The Haverfordwest-born layer triumphed 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 14-14) against Scotland’s No 15 seed Greg Lobban.
Connah’s Quay Nomads manager Andy Morrison is facing an FAW investigation into his ‘turn a blind eye’ comments after the Europa League defeat by Dinamo Tbilisi. The FAW says they are looking into whether the comments bring the association into disrepute.