Swansea City have signed teenage goalkeeper Lewis Webb from Southern League Merthyr Town. Webb, aged 17, played first team football for the Martyrs last season and manager Gavin Williams said: “I wish Webby all the best in his career.  “He has been an absolute pleasure to work with. The commitment and dedication he has shown […]

Coming back from serious spinal surgery and attempting to regain your place among the elite of world sport is a difficult enough prospect. Doing so having just become a mum for the second time, and combining training with the demands of looking after two children aged under two, makes it even more daunting. Yet, that is exactly what Helen Jenkins, Wales’ most successful triathlete, is attempting to do as she looks to win back her spot in the British team for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Cardiff City striker Mark Harris has signed for National League Wrexham on a season-long loan. Wales Under-21 international Harris, nicknamed ‘Sparky’, has previously spent time on loan with Newport County and Port Vale. “Cardiff City rang me to say Wrexham were interested a couple of weeks ago,” said Harris. “I spoke to the gaffer (Bryan […]

Ffion Tynan led the way as Wales golfers took three of the top four places at the Henry Cooper Junior Masters Girls in Nizels golf club in Kent. The Pontyclun schoolgirl underlined her status as one of Wales’ top young golfers as she took a five shot lead into the final round and sensible golf saw her preserve that lead, with a competitive race behind her for second.

Kayne McLaggon used to climb over a Jenner Park fence to watch Barry Town play European matches – and now he is preparing to play for his home town club in the Europa League. Barry Town United take on Cliftonville at Leckwith Stadium on Thursday when McLaggon will experience playing European football for the first […]

Jeremiah Azu, James Tomlinson and Sarah Omoregie have been named in Britain’s team for next month’s European Under-20 Championships in Sweden. The Welsh trio are among the first wave of selections for the championships in Boras from July 18-21. All three have set new personal bests in their respective disciplines this season to book their ticket to Sweden.

Just hours after defeat at the Wimbledon singles qualifying tournament, Welsh Tennis number one Evan Hoyt was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the men’s doubles tournament. Hoyt’s Wimbledon dreams seemed to be in tatters after he suffered a hard fought straight sets singles defeat at the hands of Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva at Roehampton on Monday afternoon.

Gleason Fournier, last season’s Elite League Defenceman of the Year, is back for another season with the Cardiff Devils. The 27-year-old joined the Devils midway through the 2015-16 season from ECHL side Alaska Aces. In 3 and a half years with the Devils, Gleason has played 248 games across all competitions and recorded an impressive 202 points (60+142).

Wales Women put up a brave fight but narrowly lost to Spain in the FIH Series finals in Valencia. Coach Kevin Johnson’s side went into the crossover match for a place in the semi-finals ranked 27 in the world – 20 places below the Spaniards.

Ian Watson, Wales’ joint record highest cap holder, has been appointed as one of the assistant coaches to Wayne Bennett for the return of the Great Britain Rugby League Lions this autumn. London Broncos’ head coach Danny Ward, who like Watson is recoginsed at two of the brightest British coaches in the Betfred Super League, is the other assistant coach.

Cardiff Blues are set to dump Grand Slam-winning Wales U20 coach Jason Strange and are replacing him as backs coach with former Wales scrum-half Richie Rees. The move comes as part of an on-and-off-field revamp by the region who are also quitting their training base at the Vale of Glamorgan resort. Instead, the Blues are going to split their training venue between the Arms Park and Sophia Gardens, with players shuttling between the two city centre locations.

Wrexham have lifted the Welsh Ladies Team Championships after none of their players lost a match throughout the competition held at Abergele golf club. It ended an unwanted streak after four semi-final losses in the last four years, the final win over Aberdovey bringing a second ever victory for Wrexham 21 years after their previous success.

Roger Thomas gave his newly acquired Ford Fiesta RX Supercar its competition debut at the Welsh Motorsports Centre at the weekend, finishing a flying fourth in both the double-header Toyo Tires Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship races. The Penrhiwllan driver had brought the ex-Global Rallycross car over to West Wales from the USA, where it had been driven by former rally star Patrik Sandell.

Seb Morris’ frustrating British GT Championship season continued last weekend at Donington Park, when the Wrexham-born driver could only muster a seventh place finish. With an unfavourable ‘Balance of Performance’ ruling applied to his Bentley Continental GT3, Morris and team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr were at a disadvantage as they tried to challenge the front-running Aston Martins and Lamborghinis, although they did everything possible to deliver a wholly professional showing in the two-hour encounter. “We were hampered from the moment we got to the track unfortunately,” said Morris. “It was one of those horrible feelings – the car JRM gave us felt really good and handled well in the first two sectors, but we just had no speed.

Rosie Eccles lost a tough contest against Grainne Walsh at the European Games in what her Irish opponent described as a dogfight. Wales’ Commonwealth Games silver medallist was beaten 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards in her welterweight (-69kg) bout in Minsk.

Wales’ top judoka Natalie Powell had to settle for seventh place at the European Games in Minsk as she missed out on a  fourth straight medal. The 28-year-old won her second round contest in the -78kg category against Russia’s  Russia’s Antonina Shmeleva having been handed a first round bye.

Evan Hoyt’s dream of playing in the men’s singles at Wimbledon this year is over. Wales’ number one lost in straight sets to Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva in the opening round of qualifying at Roehampton. But it was a desperately close battle which went against 24-year-old Hoyt as he lost 7-6, 7-6 to the world No.223 – a ranking almost 200 places above the Llanelli-born player.

Former European Junior champion Patrick Rooney is the new Llantrisant Open squash champion. Rooney, aged 22 and from St Helen’s, defeated top seed Nathan Lake in his semi-final and then lifted the trophy thanks to a 3-2 victory against Tom Ford in the PSA Satellite tournament. Worcester-born Ford battled through two fiercely contested matches on […]

The road to winning the most cherished title in world golf starts today as 13 courses around the UK and Ireland host more than 1,400 wannabee Open champions as Regional Qualifying for the 148th Open at Royal Portrush begins. The players are all competing for a spot in the Final Qualifying rounds before the main event starts on 14-21 July. There are 41 Welsh players in action, all dreaming of staying on course for a ticket to Portrush.

Builth Wells champion rally driver Jason Pritchard will contest his home forestry event, the Nicky Grist Stages, for the first time on Saturday 13 July in his North Road Garage-backed Ford Escort RS1800. Having won the MSA British Historic Rally Championship title for a record three times in a row (2015, ’16 and ’17), this will be the first time that Pritchard has competed against the Historic crews in the Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series. So competitive is the Historic section this year that class leader George Lepley (Hillman Avenger) is also lying third in the overall BTRDA Series drivers’ points table! Co-driven by Phil Clarke, Pritchard is contesting the Nicky Grist Stages as part of his on-going preparations for another attempt at this winter’s Roger Albert Clark Rally. He’s done that event twice before, and after a broken half-shaft ruined a one minute lead, the talented 31-year old driver is aiming to win the November classic for the first time this year.