Lauren Price came so close to reaching the middleweight final at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in India but will return to Wales with a bronze medal. The Newport figure lost her semi-final bout in New Delhi to the No 1 seed and vastly-experienced Dutchwoman Nouchka Mireille Fontijn.

Aron Gunnarsson ranks his Icelandic team mate Gylfi Sigurdsson right up there among the best of players ever produced by his country. But that won’t stop him from putting on hold their 12-year friendship at Goodison Park this weekend when he tries to continue the Cardiff City revival against Everton. The relationship between the two Icelandic European Championship and World Cup finals stars goes back to when they were 17. They speak every day and will exchange pleasantries on the field on Saturday before hostilities commence.

Warren Gatland still believes New Zealand are the best team in the world and is happy for Wales to stay in their shadow until the next World Cup. Ireland have challenged the order at the very top of the global game with their stunning victory over the All Blacks last week, although they are still officially ranked No.2, with Wales in third. But whilst the Irish have an army of fans and other admirers ready to claim they are already the best, Gatland is happy for his own team – who face fifth-ranked South Africa on Saturday – to remain un-noticed and even unloved in some quarters in the countdown to next year’s tournament in Japan.

Warren Gatland believes the chance to become history-makers will spur on his Wales players against South Africa on Saturday. The coach, who last week suggested this was his strongest squad in a decade in charge, says they are fully aware they can achieve “something special” against the Springboks. Wales have won four of the last five encounters with the Boks, and they are also chasing a ninth successive triumph against all opponents, which would equal their longest unbeaten run since 1999.

Neil Warnock has revealed envious managers – and their agents – have suggested to Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan he should sack the current boss. Warnock is leading something of a revival at the Bluebirds, with two victories in their last four matches. But as he prepares for the trip to Everton this weekend, the manager who will turn 70 next week has spoken of attempts to get him out of his job. Reflecting on the events that led to Fulham’s Slavisa Jokanovic being replaced by Claudio Ranieri, Warnock said: “Vincent tells me every time I see him, how many agents and managers are ringing him up telling him to sack me and bring this or that manager in.

 Merthyr Town will be feeling right at home when the welcome Wimborne Town to the MetCoaches Stadium on Saturday (3pm). The Martyrs have earned seven away victories in 12 fixtures on the road this season, while they have only played seven home games. Ian Traylor’s treble led Merthyr to a 5-1 home win against Tiverton […]

Drew Schiestel made a winning debut for Cardiff Devils and delighted head coach Andrew Lord, who said: “He’s going to be one heck of a D-man for us.” Devils earned a third successive Elite League win, beating Fife Flyers 3-2, and eased into second place in the table behind Belfast Giants. Schiestel made his first […]

Connah’s Quay returned to the top of the JD Welsh Premier League with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Newtown. The Nomads move a point clear of title rivals The New Saints and Barry Town after a second half penalty cancelled out their early lead.

Tesni Evans saw her Hong Kong Open bid ended after a 78 minute battle with English rival Sarah-Jane Perry. The Cardiff-born, Rhyl based ace took the first two sets against the woman who she beat for the first time to reach the semi-finals of the US Open last month.

Charlie Hulson will spearhead an impressive line-up of Welsh athletes heading to Liverpool on Saturday looking for domestic and European glory. The latest British Athletics Cross Challenge event at Sefton Park doubles up as a selection trial for the Great Britain team to compete at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Holland on December 9.

Charles Linglet led the Cardiff Devils charge in their 3-2 win against Fife Flyers at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay. Head coach Andrew Lord was far from happy with the closing minutes when Flyers scored twice, including a shorthanded goal, but the reigning Elite League champions held on. That left the home team facing […]

Former Royal Yachting Association Cymru Wales chair Dafydd Griffiths was amongst the 57 people who were recognised at the RYA Volunteer Awards. The Awards were presented by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, President of the RYA, in recognition of boating’s most dedicated volunteers. At the ceremony, held at One Great George Street, Westminster, London, Anglesey sailor Griffiths received his RYA Regional Award in recognition of his commitment to RYA Cymru Wales and Red Wharf Sailing and Watersports Club.

Regional rugby returns this weekend and for the Dragons that means a home game against Edinburgh on Sunday. The region have lost their last four successive Guinness Pro 14 fixtures, but Geraint Powell says form has to be placed in long-term context and that only time will enable them to end years of failure. The widely expected departure last week of defence coach Hendre Marnitz – a respected coach but one over-complicating the defence of a team at the wrong end of the table and with lots of new players still trying to gel – has thrown into sharp focus the state of the evolution at the Dragons region since the Welsh Rugby Union takeover in 2017.

Welsh athletes could be pulling on the red vest at the European Athletics Championships in future. Currently, the only opportunity for the likes of Melissa Courtney, Ieuan Thomas and Bethan Davies to represent Wales in a major championships is at the Commonwealth Games every four years.

Lauren Price has vowed to give her all as she faces one of the biggest fights of her career at the World Championships in India. Wales’ Commonwealth Games champ will face the No 1 seed, reigning European Champion and two-time world championship medallist, Nouchka Fontijin of Holland in Friday’s semi-final in New Delhi.

The climax to the Under Armour autumn series is fast approaching with the Springboks rumbling into town on Saturday. Robin Davey believes Wales coach Warren Gatland must balance competing demands in selection against a South Africa side who are on the way back. Resurgent Wales go into Saturday’s crucial Test against South Africa with a real opportunity to create history, for victory will give them a clean sweep in an autumn series for the first time.

Ryan Giggs has admitted Wales’ humbling defeat in Albania has given “context” to a young national team the manager says has plenty left to learn. Giggs suffered his fifth defeat in nine matches in charge when the Albanians – 42 places lower than Wales in the FIFA rankings – won a scrappy friendly, 1-0, on Tuesday evening. It was a result and a performance which the former Manchester United star considered a reality check against some of the gushing praise that has come the way of a richly talented but inconsistent group of youngsters.

Andy Morrison believes Championship Conference hopefuls Newtown have the potential to push their way in the top-three ahead of his side’s visit to Latham Park tonight (7.45). A win would take Connah’s Quay three points clear at the top of the JD Welsh Premier League, and Morrison is refusing to take the Robins lightly amidst […]

Ryan Giggs suffered a nasty reminder of the bad old days as Wales stumbled to a 1-0 defeat to Albania. The manager must hope it was a one-off embarrassment, a hangover from the disappointment of the way the Nations League campaign ended as his first year in charge ended on a low note in Elbasan. Albania are ranked 42 spots below 18th-placed Wales in the FIFA rankings, had scored only twice in their previous eight games and were fresh from losing 4-0 at home to Scotland in the Nations League.

Merthyr Town powered to a sensational 5-1 home win against Tiverton Town despite having goalkeeper Joe Perry sent off inside the first 10 minutes, having been penalised for deliberate handball outside the penalty area.  The score was 0-0 at the time and Merthyr did not have a back-up goalie with Joe Hunt taking the gloves. […]