Josh Adams is taking inspiration from George North as he prepares to keep Wales on track for a crack at the Six Nations title. Adams was the instigator of Wales’ remarkable comeback victory in Paris last Friday as his scintillating second-half break paved the way for a Tomos Williams try and the first step in overcoming a 16-0 deficit. But as the 23-year-old Worcester wing gets ready to face Italy in Rome this weekend, he says it is the long-term example of North – and his impact on the national team for over eight seasons – that he is looking to emulate.

The Bluebirds will face Swansea City in the Welsh Youth Cup semi-finals. Cardiff City scored 10 goals against Llanelli in a one-sided last eight tie, while the Swans defeated Merthyr Town 5-1 at Landore. In the second semi-final The New Saints will play Cardiff Met or Llandudno, whose scheduled match was postponed because of bad […]

Celtic Dragons finished on a high when captain Nia Jones presented head coach Tania Hoffman with a cake – and the players sang happy birthday. It was a moment which showed Dragons’ team spirit and togetherness, but could not hide the frustration felt after the 66-44 Vitality Netball Superleague defeat against Saracens Mavericks. For half of […]

Chaz Davies has unveiled the new bike he hopes will power him to the World Superbikes title. The Knightorn-born rider insists he is more motivated than ever for the season to start after taking the wraps off the new Aruba.it Racing-Ducati Panigale V4R in Italy. Davies’ team will race a four-cylinder Superbike for the first time when the season starts in Australia last this month.

The 2014 Welsh Tarmacadam Rally Champion Rob Tout will contest selected events this year in his rapid Mitsubishi Evo 10 – with an emphasis on Epynt and new closed road stage rallies. The Ammanford-based driver is hugely experienced, having begun road rallying back in the late 1970s. Having stopped rallying for a number of years, Tout returned to competition in 2001 in an Escort, before changing to the first of three Group N Mitsubishi Evos in 2003 and going on to great Group N success – regularly winning his class and clinching the Welsh Tarmac Rally Championship title overall in 2014. For the last two and a half years, Tout has driven a powerful B13 class Mitsubishi Evo 10, which is supported by The Wheel Specialists, Arwel Jones Motors, ABC Hire Services, Owen Developments and The Horsepower Factory.

Jonah Barrington, arguably the biggest name in World squash, played a huge role in the emergence of Egyptian brothers Mohamed and Marwan Elshorbagy. Former World number three Marwan makes his debut for Welsh Wizards in Cardiff on Tuesday in a mouthwatering first string clash with New Zealand’s Paul Coll. The Premier Squash League top of […]

Khalifa McCollin, Celtic Dragons’ shooting star from Trinidad and Tobago, plays against her former team Saracens Mavericks in Cardiff this evening (Monday, 7pm). McCollin returned to Dragons this season and produced a 100 per cent shooting average during their 67-40 win against London Pulse at the Copper Box Arena. Captain Nia Jones and her team […]

Cardiff Devils’ strength in depth shone through during their 7-3 Elite League win against Sheffield Steelers at the Viola Arena. Captain Jake Morissette and his team were without three key players in Layne Ulmer, Joey Haddad and Evan Mosey, but powered to victory after scoring six unanswered goals in the second and third periods. “That […]

Charles Linglet and son Vincent took centre stage for Cardiff Devils over the weekend. Dad Charles fired two goals for Devils in their crushing 7-3 win against Sheffield Steelers at the Viola Arena, while Vincent netted twice on his debut for the Junior Devils. For goals for the Linglet family and Junior Devils tweeted: “Two-goal […]

Manager Michael Flynn described Newport County’s defending during their 3-0 League Two defeat at Grimsby Town as ‘shocking, terrible’. The Mariners even had a penalty saved during the first half, but still earned a convincing win at Blundell Park thanks to a Jordan Cook double plus a late Mickey Demetriou own goal. It was a […]

Newport County’s FA Cup journey brings them back to Rodney Parade in midweek, but it will not be the only home-coming. Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis is one of the city’s most famous footballing sons – a status hard-earned and well deserved, says Tom Prosser.  Tony Pulis once supported Newport County from the terraces at Somerton Park and gave his all as a player for his hometown club, but on Tuesday night he put all that aside when he brings his Middlesbrough team to Rodney Parde for their FA Cup fourth round replay. 

Ben Gregory could be described as a model sportsman in more ways than one. The decathlete is a multiple Welsh champion and national record holder who has worn the red vest at the past three Commonwealth Games. Last month he captained Great Britain to victory in an international combined events international in Cardiff. His inspirational leadership drew praise from coaches and team-mates alike.

Tesni Evans has set-up a Women’s Cleveland Classic final clash with No 1 seed Nour El Tayeb in Ohio. The No 2 seed came from one game down to beat England’s Victoria Lust in her semi-final on Sunday. Evans triumphed 4-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-4 after a 78-minute battle at the Cleveland Racquet Club.

he plane that was carrying Emiliano Sala to Cardiff 13 days ago has been found, according to reports. A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel this morning and the player’s family have been informed. The Piper Malibu aircraft disappeared from radars close to the Channel Islands on 22 January.

Wales Under 20 skipper Tommy Reffell says his side are itching to get back into action in Italy this weekend after their 32-10 opening Six Nations defeat against France in Vannes. Reffell’s men briefly led 7-3 in the first half and looked set to go into the break at 10-10 before the French struck on the stroke of half-time. A third try eight minutes into the second half moved them clear and a fourth in the last move of the match earned them a bonus-point.

Rowland Phillips paid tribute to his players’ character after Wales Women lost 52-3 to reigning Grand Slam champion France in their opening Six Nations game. The gulf in class between France and the team that picked up the wooden spoon was evident from start to finish as the hosts scored nine tries in a record win. But Head Coach Phillips said: “I am so proud of that effort because we were under immense pressure from the first to last minute.

Macauley Southam-Hales has made a dream move from Barry Town to League One side Fleetwood Town. The right-back’s move for an undisclosed fee was completed before the transfer window closed but has just been announced after international clearance was confirmed.

Daniel James will return to Swansea City on Monday morning to find three players and a chairman have all left since he himself thought he had departed the club on Thursday afternoon when he arrived at Leeds. The Wales winger was left out of the team that lost 2-0 at Bristol City on Saturday – a defeat that was overshadowed by the decision of Huw Jenkins to stand down a few hours later. Jenkins’ statement gave the clear impression he had grown disillusioned with the fire sale begun last summer by the club’s American owners and ramped up again on transfer deadline day when Wilfried Bony, Tom Carroll and Jefferson Montero all left.

Joe Naughalty is back in the goals and firing on all cylinders once again in the Wales hockey team. The man who combines working as the director of hockey at Lancing College, coaching at Brighton & Hove HC and playing internationally, notched a sensational hat-trick in Wales’ 4-4 draw with Brazil in the 3 Nations Tournament in Spain. Wales ended the event on a notable on a high as they avenged their earlier defeat against the USA with a thumping 4-0 win and then beat Brazil 3-1 to come out on top of the table.

Connah’s Quay returned top of the JD Welsh Premier League but needed a second-half turnaround to come away with all three points from their visit to Newtown. Newtown, previously unbeaten at Latham Park all season, led when new signing Rio Ahmadi scored 35 minutes into his debut, slotting the ball low into the bottom corner. […]