By Twm Owen   American Football BAFA Southern Conference Division Two West  Torbay Trojans 14 – South Wales Warriors 48  The South Wales Warriors have given themselves a clear advantage in the battle to win the west division after their most impressive victory of the season.  Both the Warriors and the Torbay Trojans had perfect 5-0 records heading into this […]

Ben Pritchard has paid tribute to his Great Britain rival Andy Houghton after beating him to a bronze medal at the second World Rowing Cup regatta in Poland. The Welsh para-rower finished third in Poznan – one place ahead of Houghton in the PR1 single – to continue his rapid rise through the sport. Former triathlete Pritchard, from Swansea, had beaten Houghton to a medal when he took bronze in Italy earlier this month and he repeated the trick in Poland.

Wales and Great Britain discus international James Tomlinson clinched automatic selection for next month’s European Under-20 Championships in Sweden at Bedford on Sunday. The Pembrokeshire athlete took gold at the England Athletics Under-20/U-23 Championships and European trials with a throw of 56.93m to retain his title.

Wales were beaten by England in the first game of the 2019 Student Four Nations in Edinburgh on Sunday, thanks to a solid second half from the holders. Wales were 22-10 down at half-time with the game still in the balance, but England came storming out of the traps after the break and quickly sealed the win.

Matt Clowes powered to his ninth win of the year as he defended his JCP Swansea Half Marathon title as Tracy Barlow retained her women’s crown. The Cardiff AC runner produced another impressive display on Sunday stopping the clock in 65:49 just over a minute shy of his 64:44 course record from last year.

Former Cardiff City goalkeeper Michael Oakes has returned to Wrexham FC as goalkeeping coach. The former Aston Villa, Wolves and Bluebirds goalkeeper, aged 45, was most recently coaching at Walsall and returns to the club in time for pre-season training with our shot-stoppers Rob Lainton and Christian Dibble. Also joining Wrexham’s backroom staff is sports […]

Rhys Enoch opened with a round of 77 on the European Challenge Tour’s Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 in Spain and then improved to 72 on his second round – but still couldn’t make the cut a week on from his heroics at the US Open at Pebble Beach. That left him on +7, 12 shots behind the leader after two rounds, Spain’s Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez.

Kirsty Taylor and Kyron Duke are both celebrating new world records in para-athletics. The Welsh pair produced their leading marks at the Bayer Invitational in Leverkusen, Germany. Taylor, 19, set a new world mark in the T44 long jump with a distance of 4.52m after 26-year-old Duke set a new F41 shot put world record of 14.19m.

Peter Creed is flying the Welsh flag in the PSA Satellite Llantrisant Open semi-finals. Caerphilly-born Creed, from the Rhiwbina club, won his quarter-final against Lewis Doughty in straight games and plays Tom Ford in the last four. Manchester-born Doughty, aged 28 and ranked at 189 in the World, was beaten 11-4, 11-6, 1. Ford will […]

Dewi Lake insists his Wales team should be proud of their efforts at the World U20 Championships, despite losing to England in the fifth-place play-off. Skipper Lake – who led his team to victory over New Zealand in their previous match – admitted Wakes were well-beaten after England completed a convincing 45-26 win in Rosario, Argentina. But the Ospreys hooker said: “We set ourselves the goal of winning the competition, but what’s done is done.

Welsh sprint sensation Jeremiah Azu has set his sights on gold at next month’s European Under-20 Championships despite suffering an injury scare as he clinched automatic qualification. Azu appeared to be in pain as he crossed the line to take 100m gold at the England Athletics Under-20/U-23 Championships and European trials in Bedford on Saturday.

Wales’ No 1 table tennis player Charlotte Carey’s hopes of progressing at the European Games in Minsk were dashed in a second round defeat. The 23-year-old, ranked 152 in the world, was beaten 4-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6) by Amelie Solja.

Wales 1 Italy 4 Wales Women suffered their first defeat on the FIH series finals in Valencia to finish third in Pool B. Coach Kevin Johnson’s side knew that a draw against the Italians – at 17 ranked 10 places above them in the world – would have been good enough to secure runners-up spot in their pool.

Cefn Druids star Alec Mudimu managed to keep Mo Salah quiet last night – but it was not enough to give the Welsh Premier League player a winning start at the Africa Cup of Nations. Mudimu – who plays in midfield for the Druids, but is a central defender for Zimbabwe – did what so many others have failed to do for the past two seasons, when he denied Salah a goal in 90-minute combat. The 24-year-old played the whole game against Salah, but although the Liverpool striker was shut out from scoring his 76th goal inside two years, the Egyptians edged the opening game of the tournament, 1-0 in Cario.

Matty Dolan has committed to Newport County for another two years. Dolan was out of contract with the Exiles, but has a signed a new two-year deal to stay at Rodney Parade until 2021. He was part of the team who lost the League Two play-off final against Tranmere Rovers and says: “I’m delighted to […]

Deon Smith already has a taste for the blood of Englishmen and now he wants another bite. The Wales U20s wing – who is moved to centre – will be part of the age group team bidding for a fifth-place finish at the World U20 Championships when they take on England this afternoon. The game is live on S4C from 2.15pm. Any Wales-England clash is normally high intensity stuff, but the battle in Rosario in Argentina has that extra edge given that Wales beat England at U20 level earlier this year and that Gareth Williams’ side are coming fresh from a rare victory over New Zealand.

Ynys Mon women’s manager Karen Williams believes gold and silver secured on home turf can provide a perfect springboard for Anglesey to host the 2025 Island Games. Williams led her team to the final of the women’s football tournament – played at Holyhead on Friday – before they lost 2-1 to the Isle of Man. Hours later the men’s team went one better by claiming gold after overcoming Guernsey 2-1 at the same venue.

Michael Flynn is ecstatic about his newest Newport County player. The Exiles manager has signed Geordie defender Daniel Leadbitter on a two-year contract. “Daniel is a big signing for us,” says Flynn. “It is a big coup for us.  “He is extremely fit and quick. We have beaten off competition for Daniel and I’m really […]

Sam Duggan is back in South Wales for a second season of Cardiff Devils ice hockey. Reading-born Duggan, aged 20, is the latest player to commit for 2019-20 and head coach Andrew Lord says: “Sam was a great addition for us last season.  “He was somebody we’d looked at closely for a couple of years […]

Dean Ryan believes Dragons’ new recruit Tom Griffiths can make a big impact at Rodney Parade next season. The 23-year-old centre has made the move from Saracens, where he found his chances limited before loan spells at London Scottish and Bedford Blues. Griffiths has played for England at U20 and U18 level but the Gloucester-born player is also Welsh qualified.