Tesni Evans earned the praise of two-time world champion Nour El Sherbini after bowing out at the PSA World Championships in Chicago. Wales’ Commonwealth Games medallist lost 3-0 to the world No.2 as she attempted to create a huge upset by making the semi-finals in the sport’s first $1m tournament. But Evans can take much from pushing El Sherbini towards her best form as the Egyptian won through 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 in 31 minutes.

It’s taken nine months to repair his Subaru Impreza WRC, but now multiple Welsh Tarmacadam Champion Bob Fowden is set to return to competition on the Rallynuts of Redditch Tour of Epynt on Sunday 10 March. The Llanelli driver’s 40th year in rallying went off with a bang last season, but not in the way he was hoping – as a broken exhaust manifold on last May’s Manx National Rally caused an under bonnet blaze that badly damaged his Comline Auto Parts-backed WRC S11. Fowden and Den Golding (who was co-driving for him on the Isle of Man event) escaped uninjured, but the ex-Petter Solberg car was severely damaged.

Shaun Edwards insists Alun Wyn Jones is playing the best rugby of his career because he been used so little by the Ospreys this season. The Wales captain – who led his team to victory over England last weekend and in sight of another Grand Slam – has made just eight appearances for his region this season. The 33-year-old will be with Wales for the two matches left of this Six Nations campaign – meaning even if he plays the remaining four matches of the regular Guinness Pro12 programme he would only reach 12 for the season.

Welsh athletes are hoping to make it a St David’s Day to remember on the opening day of the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow. First up on Friday morning will be Cardiff’s Owen Smith, who takes to the track in the first round of the 400m at 10.20am, while Melissa Courtney will feature in the evening’s 3,000m final. Flintshire-raised Smith said: “It’s an important day for Welsh people and for Wales in general, so to be able to actually race on the day, to be representing not just Wales but Great Britain, it gives it that extra special buzz.

Landsman, trained by Aberthin’s Tim Vaughan and ridden by stable jockey Alan Johns, landed the maiden hurdle at far flung Musselburgh. His backers had little to fear as the strongly fancied six-year-old  came home 12 lengths ahead of Animore ridden by Ross Chapman. Vale of Glamorgan trainer Vaughan, his stable jockey Alan Johns and Andrew […]

Tom Barrasso, the Sheffield Steelers coach who brings his team to Cardiff Bay on Sunday, says Cardiff Devils are ‘the best team in Elite League’. American Barrasso says: Devils are an extremely good team. In my opinion, they are the best in Elite League, in my opinion,” said the team boss. “Put them in a […]

Tesni Evans can secure the biggest win of her career is she can shock world No.2 Nour El Sherbini at the PSA World Championships on Thursday night  in Chicago. Evans – the current world No.11 – has already beaten one player ranked above her to reach the quarter-finals, when she disposed of England’s Sarah Jane Perry in the previous round. But Wales’ Commonwealth Games bronze medalist and Welsh Wizards star would eclipse any victory in her time on the professional squash circuit if she beats Egyptian El Sherbini, knows as the Warrior Princess

Penarth Hockey Club continues to chase promotion from four different divisions of the Verde Recreo League after another busy weekend of action across South Wales and the West of England. Wotton-under-Edge 3-3 PENARTH The 1st XI’s trip to the Cotswolds to face Wotton-under-Edge held importance for both teams, with the visitors still chasing potential promotion to the National League and their hosts battling to escape relegation. Penarth had won the first encounter between the two sides, at Stanwell in November by a convincing 4-1 margin, but Wotton’s form had taken an upturn in recent weeks, lifting them off the bottom of the table to within touching distance of safety.

Matt Parry will return to the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for a third season in 2019, but will do so in new colours having inked a deal to race one of R-Motorsport’s distinctive Aston Martins. The 25-year old enjoyed two progressive years in the Blancpain series with Nissan and RJN but, when that relationship ended, was quickly snapped up by R-Motorsport to pilot the all-new #62 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside Belgium’s Maxime Martin and Frenchman Matthieu Vaxiviere.

Neil Warnock never likes to leave anyone wondering about what he thinks and his Cardiff City players got a piece of their manager’s mind in a behind-closed-doors session this week. On the back of two heavy home defeats to Watford and Everton, and having slipped back into the relegation zone, it was a timely reminder to the players what is at stake.

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones and Lions star Jamie Roberts are among a group of top international players who have reacted angrily to plans for a new World League in rugby. Jones and Roberts are on the 24-player council of the group International Rugby Players who have voiced their concerns towards the leaked proposals drawn up by World Rugby. The players have spoken of serious “player welfare and integrity concerns” around the intended restructuring of the global game.

Cardiff Devils 5, Glasgow Clan 2 Cardiff Devils remain on course to win the Elite League title for a third successive season following a convincing home win against Glasgow Clan. Head coach Andrew Lord’s team remain level on points alongside Belfast Giants with a game in hand. Two quick goals in the second period helped […]

Welsh Athletics has named a 34-strong team to take on England in an under-20 indoor international in Cardiff on Sunday. As well as the best young athletes from either side of the Severn Bridge going head to head, the meeting will feature guest senior athletes in selected events. The senior Welsh indoor 3,000m championships will also be staged during what promises to be an action packed afternoon at the National Indoor Athletics arena.

Elinor Barker blasted her way to Britain’s first gold medal of the World Track Championships Pruszkow, Poland. Wales’ Olympic champion triumphed in a dramatic finale to the women’s scratch race which saw a crash on the penultimate lap.

Project Reset has been. . err . . . re-set – at least until the start of the 2020-21 season. But the various ideas for the reform of the regional game in Wales have not been shelved, just shuffled along the desk a little. Robin Davey looks at the options and says money, as usual, will trump those quant little considerations like performance or fair play. Those people disturbed and confused by Brexit ought to turn for comparison to domestic rugby in Wales, where the future is at best uncertain and at worst a nightmare. Project Reset – which was supposed to be the new deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the regions – has yet to be signed. The players are increasingly anxious about their future, contracts can’t be finalised, and nobody knows where they stand.

Wales U18s star Ioan Lloyd has been backed to make a big impact at Bristol Bears after signing a new four-year deal at the club. The fly-half – one of the stars of the age-group side that beat England last summer – has already become the second youngest player to make a competitive appearance for Bristol when he came on as a second-half replacement during the club’s Premiership Cup clash with Northampton Saints back in the autumn. Now, 17-year-old Lloyd has been tipped to make further breakthroughs after being given the confidence-boost of a new four-year contract.

Cardiff Devils are relying on their Red Army fans to play a major role in the Welsh club’s bid to win a third successive Elite League title. Captain Jake Morissette and his Devils are at home against Glasgow Clan in Cardiff Bay this evening, the first fixture in a 12 game run-in (7.30pm). More than […]

Same again for Wales next week? Start with Gareth Anscombe and then bring on Dan Biggar to guide the team home? No, says Robin Davey. Biggar should be there from the outset on the fast-flowing open spaces of Murrayfield. Dan’s the man! Warren Gatland gets most things right and if he is to continue in that vein he ought to hand Dan Biggar the keys to No.10 at Murrayfield next week. The former Ospreys player, now plying his trade for Northampton, has been a key figure for Wales as they have stormed to a record breaking 12 wins in a row, none more so than in the thriller against England last Saturday.

Young sailor Rhys Lewis has been revealed as the RYA Cymru Wales winner of the RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards. The Cardiff Bay sailor had an outstanding season last year, with RYA CymruWales Performance Director Paul Simes saying he has the potential to reach British sailing’s Olympic pathway.

Gylfi Sigurdsson enjoyed his Welsh home-coming but says Cardiff City can only survive in the Premier League if they sort out their form on their own patch. Sigurdsson returned to Wales with Everton on Tuesday night and scored two typically classy goals as the Bluebirds were humbled 3-0 in front of their own fans. It was the Icelander’s first trip back over the border since he left Swansea City in a £45m move 18 months ago – an acrimonious departure that saw him refuse to go on the club’s pre-season tour of the USA.