Dan Jervis went second on the British all-time list behind 2004 bronze medallist David Davies after unleashing a fine solo 1500m freestyle at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The City of Swansea Aquatics athlete swam the entire race alone to touch in a new personal best of 14mins 46.51secs –  0.56secs outside the time that propelled fellow Welshman Davies to third place in Athens in 2004.

Spain’s Edmon Lopez, who plays Premier League squash for Welsh Wizards, is intent on earning professional success in South Wales. Lopez, aged 22, is second seed for the Welsh Open Championships at Rhiwbina Squash Club in Cardiff. Predicted seedings were altered when new World rankings were issued with England’s Richie Fallows, ranked at 56, the […]

Daniel James should forget about where he wants to be playing next season and just focus on football, according to his Swansea City manager Graham Potter. James – arguably the quickest and most dangerous player in the Championship since the turn of the year – has yet to move any closer towards signing a new contract with the Swans who are keen for him to extend his current deal, which has a year left to run. A number of clubs, including some in the Premier League, are interested in signing the Wales winger who could fetch up to three times the £7.5m Leeds United were prepared to pay in a series of installments back in January.

South Pembrokeshire Hunt will be hosting their ever-popular Easter meeting at Lydstep on Monday, April 22 (writes Steph Rogers). The meeting has attracted 82 entries in all with the feature race, The Connolly’s Red Mills Intermediate Race, boasting 10 strong entries.  The impressive Highway Jewel could make it three from three for David and Bradley […]

Merthyr Mawr’s Jack Tudor, aged 16, had his biggest win to date when he won the Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Uno Mas (writes Brian Lee). The horse is trained by former National Hunt jockey Christian Williams at Ogmore-By-Sea.  Five-year-old Uno Mas, a 14-1 chance, got home by a neck from Cornborough, ridden […]

Wales Rugby League have announced that they will be hosting Ireland in an under 19 international on Friday 17th May at Stebonheath Park in Llanelli (kick-off 7pm). It’s the first time in five years that they have met at this level, the last time being in Wrexham in 2014 where Wales ran out 86-12 winners in a game played as a curtain raiser before a senior European Championship game between the two nations.

Stroke survivors around Wales will get the chance to use golf as part of their recovery following the success of a pilot scheme run in partnership with the Stroke Association. The scheme has received a boost in the R&A’s Golf and Health Week, with a focus today (Thursday, April 18) on golf for everyone.

Can netball challenge the established order of football and rugby in the Rhondda? It seems Rhondda Netball think so and the numbers of girls packed into clubs like Tonypandy would suggest the challenge is real. Graham Thomas went to find out. It’s Wednesday evening in Tonypandy and the Sky has fallen in. In fact, both […]

Having attracted thousands of spectators to the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain Grand Depart, world-class cycling will return to Carmarthenshire this June when the finale of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour takes place exclusively within the county. The world’s best riders will tackle a 126-kilometre (79-mile) stage between Carmarthen and Pembrey Country Park on day six of Britain’s most prestigious women’s cycle race (Saturday 15 June).

It will soon be break-up time for Warren Gatland’s Wales coaching team. Robin Davey ponders their next moves and suggests Shaun Edwards’ job-share role as defence coach would leave him plenty of time to also sort out the Dragons. It’s World Cup year and Wales go in as Grand Slam champions but where will the coaches end up when the tournament is over? We already know they’re mostly all going – WRU employee Neil Jenkins apart, and possibly Shaun Edwards – but the question is where will their ultimate destination be?

Georgia Davies was “absolutely devastated” after she finished well outside the consideration time for the World Championships in South Korea this summer. The 29-year-old led from start to finish to win the 100m backstroke British title for the third time in the last four years but her time of 1min 00.31secs was 1.19secs adrift of that guaranteed to make the Great Britain team and 0.84 outside the cut-off for consideration for selection.

Gerwyn Price is to contest his record fine imposed by the Darts Regulation Authority. Price received a £21,500 fine and a suspended three-month ban for his conduct at the Grand Slam last November, which saw the Welshman defeat Gary Anderson in a dramatic showdown to lift his first major PDC title. However, Price’s maiden televised […]

Merthyr Town have signed four former Bluebirds players in Jason Bowen, Andy Legg, Scott Young and Danny Gabbidon. The quartet won’t be pulling on the Martyrs’ shirt, but they will be in the MetCoaches Community Stadium for an evening of Bluebirds’ talk. They played getting on for 1,000 appearances in the Cardiff City first team […]

Cardiff Devils fans turned out in force when head coach Andrew Lord and his players paraded the PredictorBet Elite League Play-Offs Trophy at the Viola Arena. Hundreds of fans packed the main bar area and roared their approval when captain Jake Morissette and head coach Andrew Lord took the trophy on stage. The ages of […]

Celtic Dragons are preparing for an Easter weekend double when they have two Vitality Netball Superleague matches on successive days. The Superleague teams are split between two venues with Dragons playing in Coventry – against Saracens Mavericks on Saturday and Wasps the following afternoon. Britain’s leading netball teams and players take to the court for […]

Matt Parry’s first race for R-Motorsport in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup proved to be something of a washout as heavy rain affected the opening round of the 2019 championship at Monza in Italy. The Briton was embarking on his third season in the Blancpain series, but making only his second outing with his new team, having first appeared in its instantly-identifiable grey-and-blue Aston Martin at the Bathurst 12 Hours.

Welshman Peter Creed is aiming for home club glory in the third annual Welsh Professional Squash Open during May. Caerphilly-born Creed, ranked at 55 in the World men’s list, is number one seed for the 2019 event at his own club, Rhiwbina SRC in Cardiff. Former Welsh Open champion George Parker, who is one place […]

At the age of 16, life opens up for young people. They have reached the age of consent, can continue to study or get a job, ride a moped and gain a National Insurance number. But can they continue to play, enjoy and improve at rugby? Former Pontypridd wing Owen Robins, now coaching a junior section within the club structure, believes there are challenges to be overcome. Welsh Rugby – The Transition Year Welsh rugby is a union of WRU Clubs. The mini and junior sections (M&J) of our WRU clubs are a critical pathway to the success of Welsh rugby and are increasingly the lifeblood and heart of our clubs. These M&J sections are the real academy structures of Welsh rugby.

Neil Warnock believes, that at the very least, Cardiff City have boosted Sky Sports’ viewing figures for the club’s televised clash against title-chasing Liverpool on Sunday. Not many neutrals would have given Cardiff much hope of taking anything from that fixture, had the Bluebirds lost to Brighton on Tuesday night. But their transformational 2-0 victory at the Amex Stadium – only Cardiff’s third victory away from home this season – has dramatically altered their Premier League survival hopes.

Beaconsfield Town 1, Merthyr Town 1 Ian Traylor took his Merthyr Town goals tally for the season to 24 when he scored at Beaconsfield Town. The former Hirwaun, Pontypridd Town and Cwmaman Institute striker has netted 180 goals in total during eight seasons with the Martyrs. ‘Traylz’ netted after 42 minutes to put Merthyr ahead […]