Bethany Moule claimed a new Welsh Under-20 javelin record as she won a bronze medal at her first Muller British Athletics Championship in Manchester. The Neath Harrier, who missed out on making her debut at last year’s championship due to appendix surgery, produced her record-breaking throw of 51.27m in the third round.

Pembrokeshire’s Heather Lewis missed out on a gold medal in the 5,000m walk at the Muller British Athletics Championships when she was disqualified within sight of the finishing line as Bethan Davies took silver. The current Welsh champion and British indoor champion had led from the gun, opening up a huge lead as she approached the final lap at the Manchester Regional Arena.

The Women’s Super League kicks-off this weekend and Wales’ most-capped player will be hoping she can keep up with the new pace of the game. Jess Fishlock is back in the big time in British football having signed a loan deal with Reading Royals. The last time she played here she was at Bristol Academy and wasn’t sure exactly where the game in the UK was going. Her wanderlust, and desire to better herself as a player, has taken her to Scotland, Holland, Germany, Australia, the United States and France.

Steve Cooper and Michael Flynn may be in opposite corners in today’s Welsh derby that kicks-off the domestic season but they are united on one thing – the huge potential of Ben Cabango. The young Swansea City centre-back will not be part of manager Cooper’s squad as they travel to Newport County for their Carabao Cup first round tie. Instead, 20-year-old Cabango is with Wales preparing for Sunday’s Nations League clash at home to Bulgaria, having made a brief debut appearance in the victory over Finland on Thursday.

Ben Llewellin and his fellow Welsh shooters are celebrating a slice of history after having six athletes named in British Shooting’s World Class Podium and National AcademyProgramme for 2020-2021. The six have been included in five different disciplines: Olympic Skeet, Olympic Trap, Paralympic Rifle, Pistol, and Rifle.

Rebecca Chapman’s return to form continued on Friday night when the Commonwealth Games long jumper won a bronze medal at the Muller British Athletics Championships. On a cold and breezy evening at the Manchester Regional Arena, the Cardiff Athletics stalwart produced a second round jump of 6.14m which was good enough to claim third place behind Abigail Irozuru and champion Jazmin Sawyers. Chapman has struggled with illness and injures since winning a silver medal with a personal best of 6.54 at the 2017 British Championships and representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games the following year.

Teenage javelin star Tom Hewson, was the first Welsh medal winner of the day at the Muller British Athletics Championships in Manchester on Friday. Competing in only his second British senior championships, the Andover athlete threw a season’s best of 68.49m as he finished third behind the day’s first champion, James Whiteaker, of Blackheath (75.99m).

The coronavirus pandemic has simplified many people’s lives. They work from home, they go for walks, they watch sport on TV, and they get exactly half price meals on a Monday night out. But rugby union has gone down a different track – using the crisis as an opportunity to complicate, obfuscate, and confuse as […]

By Paul Evans Ben Taylor, the former boss of Wales Rally GB and now Group Chief Executive of the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) which operates the Pembrey Circuit, says that he is ‘incredibly disappointed’ that it has been forced to cancel yet another race meeting at the venue – thanks entirely to the Welsh […]

Geraint Thomas will return to action in Italy next week for the first time since his Tour de France snub. The 2018 Yellow Jersey winner will line-up in the Tirreno-Adriatico as he sharpens his fitness ahead of a crack at the Giro d’Italia next month.

His two previous outings in Estonia have been brutal and bruising affairs – but that won’t stop Elfyn Evans going for a win on this weekend’s ‘very, very fast’ Rally Estonia, as his challenge for the world rally title finally restarts after a six month coronavirus enforced break. Last year, Evans injured his back after his car’s sumpguard took the full impact of an awkward landing during a promotional event in Estonia – the physical results of the shock waves forcing him out of the next two rounds of the WRC. And a few weeks ago, he walked away from one of the biggest high-speed accidents of his career, after crashing out of a test event in the south of the country.

Kieffer Moore insists Wales have got the winning habit after his goal made it three wins on the bounce for Wales and an unbeaten run of seven matches. The Cardiff City new boy scored the only goal as Wales got their Nations League campaign off to a flying start with a 1-0 win over Finland in Helsinki. It was achieved without Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen and David Brooks – and with Gareth Bale playing for only one half – but with a youthful exuberance that 28-year-old Moore is happy to use as the wind beneath his wings.

Gareth Bale will be fit for Wales’ Nations League game with Bulgaria on Sunday after Ryan Giggs admitted his half-time withdrawal in the 1-0 win over Finland was planned. Wales captain Bale lasted only 45 minutes on his first start since February after finding himself out of favour at Real Madrid amid a worsening relationship with manager Zinedine Zidane. But Wales boss Giggs said his talisman’s early exit was “no problem” and that he had been substituted with Bulgaria’s visit to the Cardiff City Stadium in mind.

Many of Wales’ top athletes will be heading for Manchester this weekend to compete at the Muller British Athletics Championships. With domestic meetings at a premium and some major events having fallen victim to COVID-19 restrictions, the two-day competition will be the highlight of the summer for many athletes.

Christian Malcolm says he is relishing the chance to help future generations of British athletes to global success after being appointed Olympic Programme Head Coach. Wales’ former sprint ace will take over the role later this year once he returns from Australia where he is been Head of Performance and Coaching for Athletics Australia since February last year.

For years she was the best in Britain when it came to rhythmic gymnastics, but now Wales’ Commonwealth Games star Laura Halford is busy developing the next generation. That’s a difficult gig at the best of times – which these are certainly not as the effects of the pandemic and serious allegations within the sport add to the challenge, as she tells Graham Thomas. Laura Halford insists her move into coaching is one of the best decisions she has ever made – but admits even the easy stuff is tough. The five-times British champion and Commonwealth Games silver medalist made the leap from gymnast to coach 18 months ago, a transition that most top class athletes in every sport consider at some stage.

The Be Active Wales fund have helped sporting organisations across the country get back on their feet following the devastation of Covid-19. Steffan Thomas reports on Calsonic Swiss Valley FC and their manager Dean Williams regarding the fund which has boosted football in Llanelli. Calsonic Kansei Swiss Valley FC manager Dean Williams has praised the impact […]

Ryan Ratcliffe is in a close fight for the Pro-Am title on his debut season in the Porsche Carrera Cup. The young Carmarthenshire driver has powered to three wins from eight races and has a 100% points-scoring finishes record. The series has already reached mid-distance, with four completed race meetings crammed into a coronavirus compacted five weekend schedule.

Christian Malcolm is set to be confirmed as the new head coach of UK Athletics, according to reports Wales’ former sprint ace has been head of performance at Athletics Australia since February 2019 but is poised for a return to Britain.

With Wales set to face Finland in the Nations League opener on Thursday, former striker John Hartson tells Steffan Thomas how the exciting current crop of youngsters can exceed the achievements of those who have gone before them. John Hartson insists Wales have a golden generation of youngsters to rival the likes of Gareth Bale […]