Elfyn Evans has had to show more than just driving skills in the past few months. Patience, resolve and single-mindedness have all been necessary, but now he sits close to an historic achievement as Paul Evans reports. Now that Elfyn Evans has resumed his challenge for what could be the first FIA World Rally Championship title for a Welsh driver, fans will be able to follow every gravel twist and Tarmac turn from the sofa, as the hugely popular motorsports programme Ralïo roars back to S4C. Before Covid-19 restrictions interrupted proceedings, Evans had made his best ever start to a WRC campaign when, on his debut for the Toyota Gazoo team, he scored his maiden podium finish on the Monte Carlo Rally.

Sione Kalamafoni arrived at Parc y Scarlets this summer with a reputation as a fearsome ball carrier and a physical enforcer. The Scarlets face a daunting trip to Toulon on Saturday and will need to front up if they are to progress further in Europe. Steffan Thomas talks to the Tongan No.8 about his move […]

By Steffan Thomas Jamie Roberts can help ease the pressure on Sam Davies as the Dragons look to topple Bristol in Europe. The 94 times capped Wales international has brought an air of authority to the Gwent region. While previously outside-half Davies would have been solely calling the shots in the back-line Dragons director of […]

Andy Morrison is saddened that his ‘turn a blind eye’ comments after Connah’s Quay Nomads Europa League defeat by Dinamo Tbilisi were taken out of context. Morrison said after the heartbreaking loss on Thursday – to a penalty seven minutes into injury-time – that several of his players had not been feeling quite right.

Derby day in Welsh women’s football will be beamed into homes across Wales with the first live screening of next week’s clash between Cardiff City and Swansea City. The first live game to be televised from the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League will be broadcast on September 27 on S4C. The match, which will be played behind closed doors at the Leckwith Stadium on Sunday 27 September, will be shown live on Sgorio, with coverage starting at 3.50pm, kick off at 4.00pm.

Andy Morrison has admitted he “turned a blind eye” to players who turned up feeling unwell ahead of Connah’s Quay Nomads’ Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tblisi in Wrexham on Thursday night. The Cymru Premier champions lost 1-0 to their Georgian opposition in the second preliminary round of qualifying. Four players had tested positive for coronavirus before the match and are now self-isolating, with a fifth – who has yet to return a positive test – also entering quarantine.

Colin Caton voiced his pride in a battling Bala Town display despite a defeat in Belgium that ended their European dream. The Lakesiders’ manager watched his team go down 2-0 to Standard Liege in their Europa League second qualifying round tie, but it never became the one-sided rout some had predicted against the vastly experienced 10-times Belgian champions. “It’s the biggest stadium we’ve played in and the biggest team we’ve been able to face and so I’m very proud,” said Caton.

Cardiff Devils forward Matt Pope is retiring from professional hockey. The 26-year-old Canadian has taken the decision after Elite League chiefs decided to suspend this season due to the coronavirus crisis.

Becky Morgan headed the three-strong Welsh challenge after the opening day of the LET Lacoste Ladies Open de France. The 45-year-old from Abergavenny, whose previous victory on the Ladies Tour came in India in 2018, was tied for seventh on one under.

Tesni Evans dug deep to win her opening round match at the PSA Manchester Open after eight months out. Wales’ squash ace, seeded seven for a tournament where she reached the final last year, triumphed 3-2 over Zeina Mickawy of Egypt.

Scott Ruscoe admits he will have a job on his hands to lift his players’ spirits for their return to domestic action after The New Saints’ European dream died in the Faroe Islands on Wednesday night. After going ahead in the penalty shoot-out against Faroese side B36 Torshavn, the former Welsh champions lost 5-4, having been held to a 2-2 draw after extra-time in their Europa League second qualifying round tie. “Penalties are always a bit of a lottery, so it does feel a cruel way to go out,” said Saints manager Ruscoe.

Charlotte Arter and Sam Gordon will be among an array of top Welsh athletes in action as Cardiff finally takes the sport’s centre stage this weekend. After months largely starved of competitive athletics action, the capital city hosts two Welsh Athletics pilot events on Friday and Saturday.

Lauren Price is the world No 1 – and that’s official. The 26-year-old middleweight is top of her division in the new rankings after going unbeaten for almost two years.

Bala Town are in Belgium tonight, taking on one of the traditional European forces in Standard Liege. Few will give them much hope of producing what would be a huge Europa League upset – but midfielder Will Evans has walked this road before, as he tells Graham Thomas. Will Evans used to play Standard Liege all the time on his Xbox – but on Thursday night the Bala Town midfielder will get to do it for real. Evans will be part of the Bala side carrying the flag for Wales when they will be in Belgium for their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie.

Former Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has tested positive for coronavirus, his current club Middlesbrough have announced. A club statement issued on Thursday morning confirmed that the 71-year-old returned a positive test following the club’s 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat on Tuesday, and will now remain in self-isolation until he has recovered. The statement read: “The club can confirm that our manager Neil Warnock has returned a positive test for Covid-19 and will be spending a period in isolation in accordance with guidelines.

Gareth Bale’s agent has admitted the deal to take his client from Real Madrid back to Tottenham is proving “complicated.” Bale is reportedly still in Spain waiting for the move to be tied up before he will fly on his private jet to London to complete a loan deal in which Spurs will pay a large chunk of his wages. But Jonathan Barnett has insisted the deal is not yet done and told Sky Sports News: “There’s a long way to go on some issues.

Connah’s Quay Nomads Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tbilisi will go ahead on Thursday despite three players testing positive for COVID-10. The positive tests were restored after the entire Nomads squad and coaches were tested on Tuesday.

Joel Makin swept into the second round of the Manchester Open as he made a winning return to the court. In his first game for six months due to the COVID-19 disruption, Makin saw off England’s Tom Richards 3-0 in 50 minutes.

Gerwyn Price won a double in the bubble to clinch the PDC Autumn Series crown in Germany – then said he is the best in the world! The Welshman followed up Thursday’s stunning comeback victory over Devon Peterson with a convincing victory in Thursday’s final.

The New Saints will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins over Faroe Islands side B36 Torshavn on Wednesday night as they seek to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. The Oswestry-based side did the double in 2015 when the two teams met for the first time, triumphing 2-1 away and then 4-1 at home. If they can make it a hat-trick of wins in this one-off tie then they will meet either the Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia or the Belarusians club BATE, who meet on Thursday.